30th Jan 2006 07:01
Lookers PLC30 January 2006 Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or part, in, into or from the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. 30 January 2006 Lookers plc RECOMMENDED ACQUISITION of REG VARDY PLC ("REG VARDY") by LOOKERS PLC ("LOOKERS") to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement under section 425 of the companies act 1985 Circular to Shareholders and Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting Further to the announcement made on 17 January 2006 in connection with arecommended acquisition of Reg Vardy (the "Acquisition"), Lookers announces thaton Friday 27 January 2006 it posted to its shareholders a circular setting outthe details of the Acquisition and convening an extraordinary general meeting ofshareholders to approve the Acquisition and its funding (the "EGM"). The EGMwill be held at 776 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0QH on Tuesday 14February 2006 at 10.00 a.m. A copy of the circular has been submitted to the Financial Services Authorityfor publication through the document viewing facility which is situated at TheFinancial Services Authority, 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Copies of the circular are available for collection by Lookers shareholders fromthe offices of Addleshaw Goddard, 150 Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4EJ duringnormal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays and public holidays excepted). A copy of the scheme document containing details of the Scheme has also beenposted to the Company's shareholders for information purposes only. Enquiries: Lookers plc Tel.: 0161 291 0043Ken Surgenor, Chief ExecutiveDavid Dyson, Finance Director NM Rothschild & Sons Limited Tel.: 0161 827 3800Andrew Thomas Hudson Sandler Tel.: 020 7796 4133Andrew Hayes/Nick Lyon/James Hill Numis Securities Tel.: 020 7766 1500Christopher Wilkinson N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, which is authorised and regulated by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Lookers and for no-oneelse in connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyoneother than Lookers for providing the protections afforded to customers of N MRothschild & Sons Limited or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisitionor any matters referred to herein. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation topurchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of an offer topurchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote orapproval in any jurisdiction. Any response in relation to the Acquisition shouldbe made only on the basis of the information contained in the Scheme Document. The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictionsother than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore persons insuch jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published ordistributed should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. Anyfailure to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of thesecurities laws of any such jurisdiction. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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