Posting of Scheme Document
22 Julio 2009 - 6:22AM
UK Regulatory
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fountains PLC
22 July 2009
22 July 2009
Fountains plc
("Fountains" or the "Company")
Posting of Scheme Document
Further to the announcement on 15 July 2009 in relation to the recommended share
offer by Connaught plc for Fountains plc (the "Offer"), the Company confirms
that the circular containing, amongst other things, the terms of the scheme of
arrangement and an explanatory statement (in compliance with Part 26 of the
Companies Act 2006) to Fountains Shareholders (the "Scheme Document") is being
posted to Fountains shareholders today, and for information only, to Fountains
optionholders.
The Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously recommended the Offer and
the Company has received irrevocables in respect of 0.35% of the Company's
issued share capital, amounting to 53,000 shares, and non-binding letters of
intent in respect of 38.3% of the Company's issued capital, amounting to
5,760,278 shares, from shareholders to vote in favour of the scheme resolutions.
The court and shareholder meetings to approve the Scheme of Arrangement are
scheduled to take place on 14 August 2009.
Copies of the Scheme Document will be available for inspection during normal
business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted)
up to and including the Scheme Effective Date (3 September 2009) at the
registered office of the Company (Blenheim Court, George Street, Banbury,
Oxfordshire, OX16 5RA) and at the offices of Hammonds LLP (7 Devonshire Square,
London EC2M 4YH).
The Scheme Document will also be available on the websites of Fountains and
Connaught until the Scheme Effective Date or such later date as Fountains and
Connaught might decide at www.fountainsplc.com and www.connaught.plc.uk.
Enquiries:
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Fountains plc | Tel: +44 (0) 1295 750 000 |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Richard Haddon, Chief Executive Officer | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Matthew Turnock, Financial Director | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Collins Stewart Europe Limited (financial adviser | Tel: +44 (0) 207 523 8350 |
| and broker to Fountains) | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Mark Dickenson | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Bruce Garrow | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Stewart Wallace | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Connaught plc | Tel: +44 (0) 1392 444 546 |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Mark Davies, Chief Executive Officer | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Stephen Hill, Financial Director | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Close Brothers Corporate Finance Ltd (financial | Tel: +44 (0) 207 655 3100 |
| adviser to Connaught) | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Peter Alcaraz | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Jonathan Arrowsmith | |
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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