23rd Jun 2006 14:36
Redstone PLC23 June 2006 23 June 2006 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTOTHE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TODO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION Recommended cash offer by Evolution Securities Limited (the "Offer") on behalfof Redstone plc ("Redstone") to acquire the whole of the issued and to be issuedshare capital of Symphony Telecom Holdings plc ("Symphony"). Following the announcement made on 22 June 2006 of the Offer to be made byEvolution Securities Limited on behalf of Redstone for the whole of the issuedand to be issued share capital of Symphony, the Board of Redstone announces thatthe Offer Document relating to the Offer has, today, been posted to SymphonyShareholders. Copies of the Offer Document, and the Form of Acceptance (for useby holders of Symphony Shares in certificated form only) are available forcollection, free of charge, during normal business hours from Capita Registrars,Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckham, Kent BR3 4TH, fromthe offices of Redstone, 80 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3RS, and from theoffices of Evolution Securities Limited, 9th Floor, 100 Wood Street, London EC2V7AN. As set out in the Offer Document, acceptances of the Offer should be received nolater than 3.00pm on 14 July 2006. Redstone has also today sent a circular to its own shareholders convening anextraordinary general meeting for the purpose of, amongst other things, seekingauthority to allot new Redstone Shares pursuant to the Placing announced on 22June 2006 to part fund the Offer. The Circular is available to the public, freeof charge, from the offices of Evolution Securities Limited, 100 Wood Street,London EC2V 7AN for a period of one month from today. Enquiries: Redstone plc Tel. +44 (0)845 200 2200Martin Balaam, Chief ExecutiveTim Perks, Chief Financial Officer Symphony Telecom Holdings plc Tel. +44 (0)1442 283300Martin Turner, Chief ExecutiveIan Brewer, Finance Director ICIS Limited Tel. +44 (0)20 7651 8688Tom Moriarty or +44 (0)7769 937 626 This announcement has been issued by Evolution Securities Limited. EvolutionSecurities Limited, which is regulated in the UK by the Financial ServicesAuthority, is acting exclusively for Redstone in connection with the Offer andno one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than Redstone forproviding the protections afforded to clients of Evolution Securities Limitednor for providing advice in relation to the Offer. Daniel Stewart & Company Limited, which is regulated in the UK by the FinancialServices Authority, is acting as financial advisor to Symphony and no one elsein connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other thanSymphony for providing the protections afforded to clients of Daniel Stewart &Company Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer. No offer or invitation to acquire or exchange securities in Redstone or Symphonyis being made now. Any such offer or invitation will only be made in documentsto be published in due course (if any) and any such acquisition or exchangeshould be made solely on the basis of information contained in any suchdocuments. The Offer will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use ofmails or any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation,telephonically or electronically) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or anyfacility of a national securities exchange of, the United States, Canada,Australia or Japan and the Offer will not be capable of acceptance by any suchuse, means, instrumentality or facilities from or within the United States,Canada, Australia or Japan. Accordingly, copies of this announcement and anyrelated documents are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailedor otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from the UnitedStates, Canada, Australia or Japan and persons receiving this announcement andany related document (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mailor otherwise forward, distribute or send it in, into or from the United States,Canada, Australia or Japan or such other jurisdiction where to do so wouldconstitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. Doing so mayrender invalid any purposed acceptance of the Offer. The availability of the Offer to persons who are not resident in the UnitedKingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Persons whoare not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves about andobserve any applicable requirements. Terms used in this announcement have the same meaning as those defined in theannouncement made on 22 June 2006. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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