Offer update re OPD Group
24 Julho 2009 - 12:17PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMOPD
RNS Number : 2766W
Offerco Limited
24 July 2009
OFFER UPDATE
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO OR
FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT
IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO
24 July 2009
For immediate release
Recommended Cash Offer
by
Offerco Limited ("Offerco")
for
OPD Group plc ("OPD")
Acceptance level as at 24 July 2009
Offer closed
Summary
* The Board of Offerco announces the level of acceptances for its Offer for OPD as
at 1.00pm on 24 July 2009 and at that time the Offer was declared closed.
Acceptance level and closure of Offer
* As at 1.00 pm on 24 July 2009 valid acceptances had been received in respect of
a total of 8,185,039 OPD Shares representing approximately 30.81 per cent of
OPD's existing issued share capital.
* Offerco owns 8,526,087 OPD Shares and accordingly as at 1.00 pm on 24 July 2009
Offerco either owned or had received valid acceptances in respect of a total of
16,711,126 OPD Shares, representing approximately 62.91 per cent of OPD's
existing issued share capital.
Definitions and availability of this announcement
* The definitions used in this announcement shall have the same meaning given to
them in the Offer Document dated 5 June 2009.
* This announcement, the Offer Document and all other documents, announcements or
information published in relation to the Offer by Offerco will be available on
the website of OPD (www.opdgroup.com).
Enquiries:
Herax Partners LLP
(Acting on behalf of Offerco)
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| Angus MacPherson | +44 (0) 20 7355 |
| | 9980 |
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| Andres Reig-Schmidt | +44 (0) 20 7355 |
| | 9981 |
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Herax Partners LLP ("Herax"), which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Offerco
and no one else in connection with the Offer and the matters referred to in this
Announcement. Herax will not be responsible to any person other than Offerco for
providing the protections afforded to customers of Herax, nor for providing
advice in relation to the Offer or any other matter referred to in this
Announcement.
The full terms of and conditions to the Offer are set out in the Offer Document
and the Form of Acceptance. In deciding whether or not to accept the Offer, OPD
Shareholders should rely solely on the information contained in, and follow the
procedures set out in, the Offer Document and Form of Acceptance. Terms defined
in the Offer Document have the same meanings in this Announcement.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR BUY ANY SECURITIES NOR THE SOLICITATION OF ANY VOTE OR
APPROVAL IN ANY JURISDICTION, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE, ISSUE OR TRANSFER OF
THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ANY JURISDICTION, IN
CONTRAVENTION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW. THE OFFER WILL BE MADE SOLELY BY MEANS OF
THE OFFER DOCUMENT AND THE FORM OF ACCEPTANCE ACCOMPANYING THE OFFER DOCUMENT.
The distribution of this Announcement in jurisdictions other than the United
Kingdom and the availability of the Offer to persons outside the United Kingdom
may be affected by the laws of other jurisdictions. Therefore any persons who
are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom or OPD
Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom will need to inform
themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements of such
jurisdictions.
Unless otherwise determined by Offerco or required by the Code and permitted by
applicable law and regulation, and subject to any dispensation required from the
Takeover Panel, the Offer is not being and will not be made, directly or
indirectly, in or into or from or by the use of the mails, or by any other means
or instrumentality (including without limitation, telephonically or facsimile,
telex, internet or any other form of electronic communication) of interstate or
foreign commerce of, or through any facilities of a national securities exchange
of the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan and any other jurisdiction to
which or where the extension or acceptance of the Offer would breach or violate
the law of that jurisdiction (each a "Restricted Jurisdiction"), and the Offer
is not capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or
facilities from or within any Restricted Jurisdiction. Accordingly, unless
otherwise determined by Offerco or required by the Code and permitted by
applicable law and regulation copies of this Announcement and any other related
document are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly mailed,
transmitted or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into any
Restricted Jurisdiction and persons receiving this Announcement (including,
without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) should observe these
restrictions and not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send it in or into
or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. Doing so may render invalid any purported
acceptance of the Offer. Any person (including, without limitation, custodians,
nominees and trustees) who would, or otherwise intends to, or who may have a
contractual or legal obligation to, forward this Announcement and/or the Offer
Document and/or any other related document to any jurisdiction outside the
United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal or
regulatory requirements of their jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Offerco will retain the right to permit the Offer to be accepted and any sale of
securities pursuant to the Offer to be completed if, in its sole discretion, it
is satisfied that the transaction in question can be undertaken in compliance
with applicable law and regulation.
The directors of Offerco, John Pike and Peter Hearn, accept responsibility for
the information contained in this Announcement. To the best of the knowledge and
belief of the directors of Offerco (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure
that such is the case), the information contained in this Announcement is in
accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import
of such information.
Further Information on the Offer
This Announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English
law and the Code and 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 England.
The Offer will be subject to the applicable rules and regulations of the
Financial Services Authority, the London Stock Exchange and the Code.
Forward Looking Statements
This Announcement, including information included or incorporated by reference
in this Announcement, may contain "forward-looking statements" concerning the
financial condition, results of operation(s) and business(es) of OPD and
Offerco. Generally, the words "will", "may", "should", "continue", "believes",
"expects", "intends", "anticipates" or similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties which because they relate to factors and events and depend on
circumstances that will occur in the future could or may cause actual results or
developments to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to
factors that are beyond the companies' abilities to control or estimate
precisely, such as future market conditions and the behaviours of other market
participants, and therefore undue reliance should not be placed on such
statements which speak only as at the date of this Announcement. Offerco assumes
no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements,
except as required pursuant to applicable law.
If you are in any doubt about the Offer, the contents of this Announcement or
what action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own personal
financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor,
accountant or independent professional adviser duly authorised under the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 if you are resident in the United
Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately authorised independent financial
adviser.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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