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RNS Number : 6817R

SCISYS Group PLC

30 October 2019

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

30 October 2019

RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER

for

SCISYS Group plc ("SCISYS")

by

CGI GROUP HOLDINGS EUROPE LIMITED ("Bidco")

A WHOLLY-OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF CGI INC. ("CGI")

TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY WAY OF A SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT

UNDER CHAPTER 1 OF PART 9 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2014

Court Hearing and Cancellation of Listings

SCISYS Group PLC announces that further to its announcement on 25 October 2019, the Court Hearing, where sanction of the Scheme by the High Court will be sought, has been set for 14 November 2019 at 10.30am.

An updated expected Timetable of Principal Events is set out below.

The Acquisition remains conditional on the Conditions being satisfied or (where permissible) waived on or before the sanction of the Scheme by the High Court.

 
 Event                                    Time and/or date 
 Scheme Court Hearing                                 14 November 2019 
 Expected last day of dealings in,                    14 November 2019 
  and for the registration of transfers 
  of, SCISYS Ordinary Shares 
 Dealings in SCISYS Ordinary Shares       7:30 a.m on 15 November 2019 
  expected to be suspended 
 Expected Scheme Record Time                 11.59 p.m. on 14 November 
                                                                  2019 
 Expected Effective Date of the Scheme                15 November 2019 
 Expected Cancellation of listings            8.00 a.m. on 18 November 
  of SCISYS Ordinary Shares on AIM                                2019 
  and Euronext Growth 
 Expected date of despatch of cheques              By 29 November 2019 
  and crediting of CREST accounts for 
  cash consideration due under the 
  Scheme 
 

All references to times are to Irish time unless otherwise stated.

Definitions

Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Scheme Document.

A copy of this announcement will be available free of charge (subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions) on the SCISYS website at https://www.scisys.co.uk/who-we-are/investors/soa.html.

For further information please contact:

 
SCISYS Group PLC                                   +44 (0)1249 466 466 
Mike Love                     Chairman 
Klaus Heidrich                Chief Executive 
                               Officer 
Chris Cheetham                Finance Director 
finnCap 
 (NOMAD & AIM Broker)                              +44 (0)20 7220 0500 
Julian Blunt/James Thompson   Corporate Finance 
 
 Andrew Burdis                 Corporate Broking 
Walbrook PR                                        +44 (0)20 7933 8780 
Tom Cooper/Paul Vann                               +44 (0)797 122 1972 
                                                   tom.cooper@walbrookpr.com 
Davy (ESM Broker)                                  +353 1 679 6363 
     John Frain                                    john.frain@davy.ie 
 

Responsibility

SCISYS Group PLC Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure such is the case), the information contained in this Announcement for which they accept responsibility is in accordance with the facts stated therein and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Rule 8 Dealing Disclosure Requirements of the Takeover Rules

Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Rules, if any person is, or becomes, "interested" (directly or indirectly) in 1% or more of any class of "relevant securities" of SCISYS, all "dealings" in any "relevant securities" of SCISYS (including by means of an option in respect of, or a derivative referenced to, any such "relevant securities") must be publicly disclosed by not later than 3.30 p.m. on the "business day" in Dublin following the date of the relevant transaction. This requirement will continue until the date on which the Offer Period ends. If two or more persons co-operate on the basis of any agreement, either express or tacit, either oral or written, to acquire an "interest" in "relevant securities" of SCISYS, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Rules.

Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the Takeover Rules, all "dealings" in "relevant securities" of SCISYS by CGI or Bidco, or by any party Acting in Concert with any of them, must also be disclosed by no later than 12.00 p.m. on the "business day" in Dublin following the date of the relevant transaction.

A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose "relevant securities" "dealings" should be disclosed, can be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie.

"Interests in securities" arise, in summary, when a person has long economic exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price of securities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an "interest" by virtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option in respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities.

Terms in quotation marks above are defined in the Takeover Rules, which can also be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie.

If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are required to disclose a "dealing" under Rule 8, please consult the Irish Takeover Panel's website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie or contact the Irish Takeover Panel on telephone number telephone number +353 1 678 9020 or fax number +353 1 678 9289.

About SCISYS Group:

Employing approximately 670 staff, SCISYS Group, whose holding company, SCISYS, is a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland, is a leading developer of information and communications technology services, e-business, web and mobile applications, editorial newsroom solutions and advanced technology solutions. SCISYS operates in a broad spectrum of market sectors, including Media & Broadcast, Space, Government and Defence and Commercial sectors. SCISYS' clients are predominantly blue-chip and public-sector organisations. Customers include the Environment Agency, the Ministry of Defence, Airbus Defence & Space, Thales Alenia Space, Arqiva, Vodafone, the European Space Agency, Eumetsat, the BBC, Radio France, RTL, RNLI, Pets at Home, Siemens and the National Trust. SCISYS' registered office is in Dublin, with UK offices in Chippenham, Bristol, Leicester and Reading and German offices in Bochum, Dortmund, Darmstadt and Munich.

This announcement has been released by Natasha Laird, Company Secretary, on behalf of the Company.

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