23rd Mar 2005 08:00
Aviva PLC23 March 2005 News release NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN 23 March 2005 Aviva plc Recommended Cash Offer for RAC plc (the "Offer") Posting of Offer Document Aviva plc ("Aviva") announces that an Offer Document formally making the Offerfor the whole of the issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of RAC plc("RAC"), together with the associated Forms of Acceptance, are today beingposted to RAC shareholders. The Offer Document will be available for viewing viaAviva's website*, although the Offer may only be accepted by returning a Form ofAcceptance or (in the case of uncertificated RAC Shares) through CREST. TheOffer Document is not available for viewing via Aviva's website by certainoverseas shareholders. Goldman Sachs International and JPMorgan Cazenove Limited, which are authorisedand regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, areacting exclusively for Aviva and no one else in connection with the Offer andthis announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Aviva forproviding the protections afforded to their clients nor for providing advice inconnection with the Offer or this announcement or any matter referred to herein. Lazard & Co., Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdomby the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for RAC and no oneelse in connection with the Offer and this announcement and will not beresponsible to anyone other than RAC for providing the protections afforded toits clients nor for providing advice in connection with the Offer or thisannouncement or any matter referred to herein. * TUTUhttp://w3.cantos.com/05/Aviva-RAC/UUTT -ends- Enquiries: Aviva plc Analysts and investorsNicole Marques, investor relations executive +44 (0)20 7662 8302 Media Hayley Stimpson, director of external affairs +44 (0)20 7662 7544Sue Winston, head of group media relations +44 (0)20 7662 8221Liz Kennett, senior media relations manager, NUI +44 (0)1603 688 263 Goldman Sachs International +44 (0)20 7774 1000 John RafterAndrew Dodd JPMorgan Cazenove +44 (0) 20 7588 2828 Tim WiseConor Hillery Financial Dynamics +44 (0)20 7269 7200 Rob BailhacheNic Bennett RAC plc MediaNeil Lovell, Corporate Communications Director +44 (0)7768 298 636 Lazard +44 (0)20 7187 2000 Will SamuelPaul JamesonSamuel Bertrand Hoare Govett +44 (0)20 7678 8000 Bob PringleCaroline Griffiths Brunswick +44 (0)20 7404 5959 Anita ScottNigel Prideaux This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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