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RNS Number : 3988P

Jaguar Holdings Limited

17 November 2016

For immediate release

Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY in, into or from any RESTRICTED jurisdiction (INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION.

17 November 2016

RECOMMENDED MANDATORY CASH OFFER

FOR

JOURNEY GROUP PLC

BY

JAGUAR HOLDINGS LIMITED

FURTHER ACQUISITION OF JOURNEY SHARES AND UPDATED LEVEL OF ACCEPTANCES

Further to Journey's announcement yesterday regarding the exercise of options held by certain Journey directors and employees, Jaguar Holdings announces that yesterday it acquired a further 1,379,864 Journey Shares (representing approximately 10.43 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Journey following the exercise of such options) from the Journey Directors and employees concerned, at a price of 240 pence per Journey Share (the "Option Shares Purchase").

The Option Shares Purchase, when aggregated with the Journey Shares already held by Jaguar Holdings, results in Jaguar Holdings being interested, in aggregate, in 3,519,303 Journey Shares, representing approximately 26.60 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Journey.

Jaguar Holdings also announces that, as at 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 16 November 2016, valid acceptances of its Recommended Mandatory Offer had been received in respect of 6,645,060 Journey Shares, representing approximately 50.24 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Journey. This figure includes acceptances in respect of 513,780 Journey Shares in relation to the previously outstanding irrevocable commitment from a non-executive director of Journey as set out in Jaguar Holdings' announcement of 16 November 2016.

In total, Jaguar Holdings has therefore received valid acceptances of its Recommended Mandatory Offer in respect of, or has acquired, 10,164,363 Journey Shares, representing approximately 76.84 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Journey and of the voting rights normally exercisable at general meetings of Journey.

Since the Recommended Mandatory Offer is wholly unconditional and Jaguar Holdings now holds or has received acceptances in respect of Journey Shares carrying more than 75 per cent. of the voting rights attaching to the ordinary share capital of Journey, Jaguar Holdings intends to take steps to procure, as soon as practicable, the making of an application by Journey to the London Stock Exchange for the cancellation of admission to trading of Journey Shares on AIM and a further announcement will be made by Journey giving at least 20 Business Days' notice prior to the anticipated cancellation of admission to trading on AIM.

The cancellation of admission to trading of Journey Shares on AIM will significantly reduce the liquidity and marketability of any Journey Shares for which the Recommended Mandatory Offer is not accepted. Once cancellation has taken effect, Journey Shareholders will no longer be able to effect transactions in Journey Shares on AIM.

Journey Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Recommended Mandatory Offer are reminded that the Recommended Mandatory Offer remains open for acceptance until 29 November 2016 (any further extensions of the Recommended Mandatory Offer will be publicly announced by 8.00 a.m. on the business day following the day on which the Recommended Mandatory Offer was otherwise due to expire, or such later time or date as the Panel may agree).

Capitalised terms and expressions used in this announcement shall, unless otherwise defined herein and save as the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings as given to them in the Offer Announcement dated 11 October 2016 and the Original Offer Document, as updated by the additional definitions set out in Appendix III to the Mandatory Offer Document.

All percentage figures for interests in relevant Journey securities and acceptances of the Recommended Mandatory Offer are given in this announcement based on the 13,225,743 Journey Shares in issue outside treasury.

Enquiries:

 
 Jaguar Holdings Limited                  Tel: +44 (0) 207 
  Christopher Mills, Director              640 3200 
  Tim Sturm, Director 
 Strand Hanson Limited                    Tel: +44 (0) 207 
  (Financial Adviser to Jaguar             409 3494 
  Holdings and Harwood Capital) 
  Stuart Faulkner 
  Matthew Chandler 
  James Dance 
 Journey Group plc                        Tel: +44 (0) 208 
 Stephen Yapp, Executive Chairman          606 1300 
 Alison Whittenbury, Chief Financial 
 Officer 
 Stockdale Securities Limited             Tel: +44 (0) 207 
  (Financial adviser to Journey)           601 6100 
  Tom Griffiths 
  Edward Thomas 
 
 
 

Strand Hanson Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Jaguar Holdings and Harwood Capital and no-one else in connection with the Recommended Mandatory Offer and other matters described in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Jaguar Holdings and Harwood Capital for providing the protections afforded to clients of Strand Hanson Limited or for providing advice in relation to the Recommended Mandatory Offer, the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein.

Stockdale Securities Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Journey and no-one else in connection with the Recommended Mandatory Offer and other matters described in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Journey for providing the protections afforded to clients of Stockdale Securities Limited or for providing advice in relation to the Recommended Mandatory Offer, the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein.

In accordance with Rule 30.3 of the Code, you may request a hard copy of this announcement by contacting the Receiving Agent, Capita Asset Services, during business hours on 0371 664 0321 from within the UK or +4420 8639 3399 if calling from outside the UK or by submitting a request in writing to Capita Asset Services at The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Kent, BR3 4TU. It is important that you note that unless you make a request, a hard copy of this announcement and any such information incorporated by reference in it will not be sent to you. You may also request that all future documents, announcements and information to be sent to you in relation to the Recommended Mandatory Offer should be sent in hard copy form.

SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE MANDATORY OFFER DOCUMENT AND THE ORIGINAL OFFER DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO, AND DOES NOT, CONSTITUTE OR FORM ANY PART OF AN OFFER TO SELL OR AN INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES OR THE SOLICITATION OF ANY VOTE OR APPROVAL IN ANY JURISDICTION, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE, ISSUANCE OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ANY JURISDICTION IN CONTRAVENTION OF APPLICABLE LAW. THE RECOMMENDED MANDATORY OFFER IS BEING MADE SOLELY BY MEANS OF THE MANDATORY OFFER DOCUMENT AND THE ORIGINAL OFFER DOCUMENT (TO THE EXTENT NOT REVISED BY THE MANDATORY OFFER DOCUMENT), WHICH CONTAIN THE FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RECOMMENDED MANDATORY OFFER, AND IN THE CASE OF JOURNEY SHARES HELD IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THE FORM OF ACCEPTANCE. ANY ACCEPTANCE IN RELATION TO THE RECOMMENDED MANDATORY OFFER SHOULD BE MADE ONLY ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE DOCUMENTS.

The availability of the Recommended Mandatory Offer and the release, publication and distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by the laws of those jurisdictions and therefore persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the companies and persons involved in the Recommended Mandatory Offer disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions by any person. Copies of this announcement and any formal documentation relating to the Recommended Mandatory Offer are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send them in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction.

This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with English law, the Code and the AIM Rules and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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