13th Mar 2025 07:00
13 March 2025
Bigblu Broadband plc
(the "Company")
Change of Date for Court Meeting & General Meeting
On 3 March 2025, Bigblu Broadband plc (AIML BBB.L), a leading provider of alternative super-fast and ultra-fast broadband services, announced the proposed return of capital to Shareholders of up to £6.1 million by way of a purchase of up to 15,250,000 Ordinary Shares held by Qualifying Shareholders (the "Tender Offer").
The Company announces that the dates of the upcoming Directions Hearing for Capital Reduction and the Confirmation Hearing for Capital Reduction (together, the "Hearings"), to be held on 31 March 2025 and 15 April 2025 respectively, have been rescheduled.
The Hearings will now take place at:
Directions Hearing for Capital Reduction | 28 March 2025 |
Confirmation Hearing for Capital Reduction | 8 April 2025 |
The remaining expected timetable of principal events for the Tender Offer remains as set out in Part I of the Circular, as below:
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy and electronic voting instructions | 10.00 a.m. on 17 March 2025 |
General Meeting | 10.00 a.m. on 19 March 2025 |
Anticipated date to announce results of the General Meeting | 20 March 2025 |
Directions Hearing for Capital Reduction | 28 March 2025 |
Confirmation Hearing for Capital Reduction | 8 April 2025 |
Effective date for Capital Reduction | 17 April 2025 |
Latest time and date for receipt of Tender Forms and settlement of TTE instructions and share certificates in relation to the Tender Offer (i.e. close of Tender Offer) | 1.00 p.m. on 22 April 2025 |
Tender Offer Record Date | 6.00 p.m. on 22 April 2025 |
Announcement of results of the Tender Offer | 23 April 2025 |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the Tender Offer | 24 April 2025 |
CREST accounts credited for revised, uncertificated holdings of Ordinary Shares (or, in the case of unsuccessful tenders, for entire holdings of Ordinary Shares) | by 24 April 2025 |
CREST accounts credited in respect of Tender Offer proceeds for uncertificated Ordinary Shares | by 29 April 2025 |
Despatch cheques in respect of Tender Offer proceeds for certificated Ordinary Shares | by 6 May 2025 |
Return of share certificates in respect of unsuccessful tenders of certificated Ordinary Shares | by 6 May 2025 |
Despatch of balancing share certificates (in respect of certificated Ordinary Shares) for revised, certificated holdings in the case of partially successful tenders | by 6 May 2025 |
All times are references to London times and are indicative only and may change. Each of the above times and dates is based on the Company's expectations as at the date of this Circular. If any of the above times and/or dates change, the revised times and/or dates will be notified to Shareholders by an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.
For further information
Bigblu Broadband PLC | www.bbb-plc.com | |
Frank Waters, Chief Executive Officer | www.bbb-plc.com | |
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and Broker) Marc Milmo / Finn Gordon (Corporate Finance) Tim Redfern / Jamie Anderson (ECM) | Tel: +44 (0)20 7220 0500 | |
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