26th Jan 2007 13:12
Countrywide PLC26 January 2007 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITEDSTATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 January 2007 RECOMMENDED CASH AND SHARE OFFER FOR COUNTRYWIDE PLC Results of Reconvened Extraordinary General Meeting The Company and Charlie Holdco 4 announce that following the lapsing of theScheme, the motion to indefinitely adjourn the Reconvened EGM of the Company wasduly passed by the required majority of Shareholders. Terms defined in the Scheme Document sent by the Company to Shareholders on 21December 2006 and the subsequent Adjournment Circular sent by the Company toShareholders on 17 January 2007 shall have the same meaning in thisannouncement. Hawkpoint, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Countrywide plc andno-one else in connection with the Proposals and will not be responsible toanyone other than Countrywide and the Independent Directors for providing theprotections afforded to clients of Hawkpoint nor for providing advice inrelation to the Proposals, the content of this announcement or any matterreferred to therein. Panmure Gordon, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Countrywide plc andno-one else in connection with the Proposals and will not be responsible toanyone other than Countrywide and the Independent Directors for providing theprotections afforded to clients of Panmure Gordon nor for providing advice inrelation to the Proposals, the content of this announcement or any matterreferred to therein. Hoare Govett, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Countrywide plc andno-one else in connection with the Proposals and will not be responsible toanyone other than Countrywide and the Independent Directors for providing theprotections afforded to clients of Hoare Govett nor for providing advice inrelation to the Proposals, the content of this announcement or any matterreferred to therein. Citigroup, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for 3i Investments, the 3iInvestors and Charlie Holdco 4 and no one else in connection with the Proposalsand will not be responsible to anyone other than 3i Investments, the 3iInvestors and Charlie Holdco 4 for providing the protections afforded to clientsof Citigroup nor for providing advice in relation to the Proposals, the contentof this Announcement or any matter referred to herein. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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