25th Aug 2005 11:11
Greene King PLC25 August 2005 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR FROM AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN 25 August 2005 RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER for THE BELHAVEN GROUP PLC by DEUTSCHE BANK on behalf of the Offeror a wholly-owned subsidiary of GREENE KING PLC and in the United States by the Offeror POSTING OF OFFER DOCUMENTATION Further to the Announcement of the Offer made on 22 August 2005, Greene King plcis pleased to announce that the Offer Document containing the full terms andconditions of the Offer was posted to Belhaven Shareholders yesterday, 24 August2005. To accept the Offer in respect of Belhaven Shares held in certificated form, theForm of Acceptance should be completed, signed and returned by BelhavenShareholders, in accordance with the instructions set out in the Offer Documentand on the Form of Acceptance, so as to be received by Capita Registrars as soonas possible and, in any event, by no later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 15September 2005. To accept the Offer in respect of Belhaven Shares held in uncertificated form(that is, in CREST), Belhaven Shareholders should ensure than an ElectronicAcceptance is made by them or on their behalf and that settlement is not laterthan 1.00 p.m. on 15 September 2005. Terms defined in the Offer Document have the same meaning in this announcement. 25 August 2005 Enquiries: Greene King +44 (0) 1284 763 222Rooney AnandMichael Shallow Deutsche Bank +44 (0) 20 7545 8000Jeremy QuinCharles Roast Financial Dynamics +44 (0) 20 7831 3113Ben FosterCharles Watenphul Deutsche Bank (authorised by Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht(BaFin) and by the Financial Services Authority (FSA)), which is regulated bythe FSA for the conduct of UK business and a member of the London StockExchange, is acting for Greene King and the Offeror and no one else inconnection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other thanGreene King and the Offeror for providing the protections afforded to clients ofDeutsche Bank nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any matterreferred to in this announcement. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or an invitation topurchase, any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in anyjurisdiction. The Offer has been made solely by the Offer Document and the Formof Acceptance which contains the full terms and conditions of the Offer(including details of how it may be accepted). The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certainjurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in any suchjurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributedshould inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. The ability of Belhaven Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdomto accept the Offer may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions inwhich they are located. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdomshould inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements. Copies of this announcement and any formal documentation relating to the Offerare not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwiseforwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction andpersons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees)must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send them in or into or from aRestricted Jurisdiction. The Offer (unless otherwise determined by the Offerorand permitted by applicable law and regulation), will not be made, directly orindirectly, in or into, or by the use of mails or any means or instrumentality(including, without limitation, telephonically or electronically) of interstateor foreign commerce of, or any facility of, a national, state or othersecurities exchange of a Restricted Jurisdiction and the Offer will not becapable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities. In accordance with normal UK market practice, Greene King or the Offeror ortheir nominees or broker (acting as agents) may from time to time make certainpurchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Belhaven Shares outside the UnitedStates, other than pursuant to the Offer, before or during the period in whichthe Offer remains open for acceptance. These purchases may occur either in theopen market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiatedprices. Any information about such purchases will be disclosed as required inthe UK. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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