Result of Court Hearing
10 Agosto 2009 - 8:22AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMCOT TIDMCOT
RNS Number : 1541X
Concateno plc
10 August 2009
Concateno plc
10 August 2009
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO OR
FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION
RECOMMENDED OFFER
FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CONCATENO PLC
by
INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC.
(TO BE EFFECTED BY MEANS OF A SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT)
Result of Court Hearing
On 5 June 2009, the Company announced a recommended offer by Inverness to
acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Concateno to be
implemented by way of a Court approved Scheme of Arrangement. The Scheme
Circular, containing the terms and conditions of the Proposal and further
information on the Proposal, was posted to qualifying holders of Concateno
Shares on 26 June 2009. Terms defined in this announcement have the same
meanings as in the Scheme Circular unless the context requires otherwise.
On 22 July 2009, the Company announced that at the Concateno Court Meeting the
resolution approving the Scheme was passed by a majority in number of
shareholders present and voting representing 99.98 per cent. of the Concateno
Scheme Shares held by such shareholders and that certain other resolutions
concerning the Scheme were passed at the Concateno General Meeting.
Today, at the Court Hearing required as part of the Scheme, the Court sanctioned
the Scheme and the capital reduction required by the Scheme. The Scheme is now
conditional only on the delivery of the Court Orders to the Registrar of
Companies and registration of the Court Order confirming the capital reduction
by the Registrar of Companies. It is expected that this final condition will be
satisfied on 11 August 2009.
It is expected that cancellation of the listing of Concateno Shares from AIM
will take effect from 07:00 am on 11 August.
Enquiries:
Concateno Plc
Keith Tozzi Tel: +44 (0)20 7004 2800
Fiona Begley Tel: +44 (0)20 7004 2800
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.
Doug Guarino Tel: +1 781 647 3900
UBS Investment Bank (financial adviser to Concateno)
Thomas Onions Tel: +44 (0)20 7567 8000
Ewan Davis Tel: +44 (0)20 7567 8000
Collins Stewart Europe Limited (financial and rule 3 adviser to Concateno)
Piers Coombs Tel: +44 (0)20 7523 8350
Bruce Garrow Tel: +44 (0)20 7523 8350
IDJ Limited (financial adviser to Inverness)
John Incledon Tel: +44 (0)20 7355 1200
David Bolton Tel: +44 (0)1932 868074
M: +44 (0)7768 598436
The Concateno Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in
this Announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Concateno
Directors (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.
UBS Investment Bank, is acting exclusively for Concateno and no one else in
connection with the Proposal and the Scheme and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Concateno for providing the protections afforded to the
clients of UBS Investment Bank nor for providing advice in relation to the
Proposal and the Scheme or any other matter or arrangement referred to in this
announcement.
Collins Stewart, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the
Financial Services Authority for investment business, is acting exclusively for
Concateno and no one else in connection with the Proposal and the Scheme and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Concateno for providing the
protections afforded to the clients of Collins Stewart nor for providing advice
in relation to the Proposal and the Scheme or any other matter or arrangement
referred to in this announcement.
IDJ Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the
Financial Services Authority for investment business, is acting exclusively for
Inverness and no one else in connection with the Proposal and the Scheme and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Inverness for providing the
protections afforded to the clients of IDJ Limited nor for providing advice in
relation to the Proposal and the Scheme or any other matter or arrangement
referred to in this announcement.
The release, publication or distribution of this Announcement in jurisdictions
other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any persons
who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom
should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. This
Announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English law
and the Takeover Code 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 and regulations of any jurisdiction outside of England.
This Announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to
purchase or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote or
approval in any jurisdiction whether relating to the Proposal or otherwise. This
Announcement does not constitute a prospectus or a prospectus equivalent
document. The Proposal will be made solely through the Scheme Circular which
contains the full details, terms and conditions of the Proposal, including
details of how to vote in respect of the Proposal. Concateno Scheme Shareholders
are advised to read the Scheme Circular carefully once it has been received.
The New Inverness Shares to be issued in connection with the Proposal have not
been and will not be registered under, nor have the relevant clearances been,
nor will they be, obtained from the Securities Commission of any province or
territory of Canada, nor has any prospectus in relation to the New Inverness
Shares been lodged with, or registered by, the Australian Securities &
Investments Commission nor any securities authority in Japan. Accordingly,
unless an exemption under the relevant securities law is available, the New
Inverness Shares may not be offered, sold, re-sold or delivered, directly or
indirectly, into or from Canada, Australia or Japan.
NOTICE TO US SHAREHOLDERS
For US securities law purposes, the exchange offer described in the Scheme
Circular will be made for the securities of a foreign company by means of a
scheme of arrangement under Part of the United Kingdom Companies Act 2006. The
offer is subject to disclosure and procedural requirements of a foreign country
that are different from those of the United States. Financial statements
relating to Concateno included or incorporated in the Scheme Circular have been
prepared in accordance with foreign accounting standards that may not be
comparable to the financial statements of United States companies. It may be
difficult for you to enforce your rights and any claim you may have arising
under United States federal securities laws, since Concateno is located in a
foreign country, and some or all of its officers and directors may be residents
of a foreign country. You may not be able to sue Concateno or its officers or
directors in a foreign court for violations of the U.S. securities laws. It may
be difficult to compel Concateno and its affiliates to subject themselves to a
U.S. court's judgment. You should be aware that Inverness may purchase
securities otherwise than pursuant to the Scheme, such as in open market or
privately negotiated purchases. Concateno is circulating the Scheme Circular to
its shareholders in connection with its solicitation of proxies in connection
with the Scheme. The Scheme Circular contains important information about
Concateno, Inverness, the Scheme and related matters. Concateno shareholders are
urged to read the Scheme Circular carefully.
Words and expressions defined in the Scheme Circular shall, unless the context
provides otherwise, have the same meanings in this Announcement.
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