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Wilmington Group Plc01 August 2006 1 August 2006 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR UNITED STATES PROPOSED RECOMMENDED MERGER OF METAL BULLETIN PLC ("METAL BULLETIN") AND WILMINGTON GROUP PLC ("WILMINGTON") Wilmington notes the announcement by Metal Bulletin today which states its intention to adjourn the extraordinary general meeting, convened for 9:30am on 2 August 2006, to 9:30am on 10 August 2006. As a result, Wilmington therefore advises its shareholders that it intends to seek an adjournment of the court meeting and extraordinary general meeting, which have been convened for 10:00am and 10:15am, respectively, on 2 August 2006, at such meetings to 10:00am and 10:15am, respectively, on 10 August 2006 or such other date as is consistent with any adjournment of the Metal Bulletin extraordinary general meeting. A further announcement will be made as appropriate. Enquiries: Weber Shandwick +44 20 7067 0700PR adviserNick OborneHelen Thomas Hoare Govett +44 20 7678 8000Financial adviserJustin JonesStephen Bowler Corporate brokerSara HaleJohn Fishley Marshall Securities +44 20 7490 3788Rule 3 adviserRobert LuetchfordJohn Webb Responsibility The directors of Wilmington accept responsibility for the information containedin this announcement and, to the best of their knowledge and belief (havingtaken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the informationcontained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omitanything likely to affect the import of such information. Dealing Disclosure Requirements Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the City Code, if any person is, or becomes,"interested" (directly or indirectly) in 1% or more of any class of "relevantsecurities" of Wilmington or Metal Bulletin, all "dealings" in any "relevantsecurities" of Wilmington or Metal Bulletin, (including by means of an option inrespect of, or a derivative referenced to, any such "relevant securities") mustbe publicly disclosed by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the LondonBusiness Day following the date of the relevant transaction. This requirementwill continue until the date on which the offer becomes, or is declared,unconditional as to acceptances, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn or on whichthe "offer period" otherwise ends. If two or more persons act together pursuantto an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire an"interest" in "relevant securities" of Wilmington or Metal Bulletin, they willbe deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3. Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the City Code, all "dealings" in "relevantsecurities" of Wilmington or Metal Bulletin by Wilmington or Metal Bulletin, orby any of their respective "associates", must be disclosed by no later than12.00 noon (London time) on the London Business Day following the date of therelevant transaction. A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose "relevantsecurities" "dealings" should be disclosed, and the number of such securities inissue, can be found on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/."Interests in securities" arise, in summary, when a person has long economicexposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price ofsecurities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an "interest" byvirtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option inrespect of, or derivative referenced to, securities. Terms in quotation marks are defined in the City Code, which can also be foundon the Panel's website. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you arerequired to disclose a "dealing" under Rule 8, you should consult the Panel. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF ANOFFER TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR BUY ANY SECURITIES, NOR THE SOLICITATION OF ANY VOTEOR APPROVAL IN ANY JURISDICTION, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE, ISSUE OR TRANSFEROF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ANY JURISDICTION INCONTRAVENTION OF APPLICABLE LAW. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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