29th Nov 2005 08:57
Fuller,Smith&Turner PLC29 November 2005 OFFERS UPDATE NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 November 2005 Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. (Fuller's) Recommended cash offers for George Gale and Company Limited ("Gales") Result of Extraordinary General Meeting At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders of Fuller, Smith &Turner PLC held at 8.30 a.m. today to consider the resolution which is necessaryto approve and implement the offers by Fuller's for the entire issued and to beissued share capital of Gales as set out in the offer document dated 9 November2005 (the Offer Document), the resolution (as set out in the notice contained inthe circular to shareholders of Fuller's dated 11 November 2005) was approved. Terms defined in the Offer Document have the same meaning as in theannouncement. Enquiries: Merlin 020 7653 6620Vanessa Maydon / Rebecca Penney The availability of the Offers to persons outside the United Kingdom may beaffected by the laws of other jurisdictions. Such persons should informthemselves and observe any applicable requirements of those jurisdictions. The Offers, including the Loan Note Alternative, are not being made, directly orindirectly, in or into and will not be capable of acceptance in or from Canada,Australia or Japan. The Offers, including the Loan Notes, are not being made andwill not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of mails or anymeans or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission,telephone or internet) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or by anyfacilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States, and theOffers will not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means instrumentalityor facility or from within the United States. Accordingly, copies of thisdocument, the Offer Document, the Form(s) of Acceptance and also any otherdocument relating to the Offers are not being, and must not be, mailed orotherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from the United States,Canada, Australia or Japan. Custodians, nominees and trustees should observethese restrictions and should not send or distribute the document in or into theUnited States, Canada, Australia or Japan. Doing so may render invalid anypurported acceptance of the Offers. The Loan Notes have not been, nor will they be, registered under the USSecurities Act and may not be offered, sold, resold, delivered or transferred,directly or indirectly, in or into the United States. The Loan Notes have not obtained, and will not obtain, the relevant clearancesfrom the securities commission of any province of Canada and no prospectus hasbeen lodged with, or registered by, the Australian Securities and InvestmentsCommission or the Japanese Ministry of Finance. Accordingly, the Loan Notes maynot be offered, sold, resold, delivered or transferred, directly or indirectly,in or into Canada, Australia or Japan or any other jurisdiction if to do sowould constitute a violation of the relevant laws of, or require registrationthereof in, such jurisdiction or to, or for the account or benefit of, a personlocated in Canada, Australia or Japan. This announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase anysecurities or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities pursuant to theOffers or otherwise. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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