20th Apr 2007 08:00
Wimpey(George) PLC20 April 2007 Not for release, publication or distribution in or into Canada, Australia orJapan Announcement of an extension to the posting date of the Scheme Document 20 April 2007 Following the announcement of the proposed merger of George Wimpey Plc ("GeorgeWimpey") and Taylor Woodrow plc ("Taylor Woodrow") on 26 March 2007 (the"Announcement"). George Wimpey announces that there will be, with the consent ofthe Panel, a short delay in posting its Scheme Document to the George WimpeyShareholders. George Wimpey currently anticipates that it will post the SchemeDocument to the George Wimpey Shareholders in early May. Terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in theAnnouncement. -Ends- Enquiries: George Wimpey Plc Taylor Woodrow plcTel: +44 20 7963 6352 Tel: +44 121 600 8520 Peter Redfern Ian SmithAndrew Carr-Locke Peter Johnson JPMorgan Cazenove UBS Investment Bank(sole financial adviser and joint-broker to George (lead financial adviser and joint-broker to TaylorWimpey) Woodrow)Tel: +44 20 7588 2828 Tel: +44 20 7568 1000 Mark Breuer Tom CooperRichard Cotton Bill HutchingsAndrew Truscott James Robertson Hoare Govett Morgan Stanley(joint-broker to George Wimpey) (joint financial adviser and joint-broker to Taylor Woodrow)Tel: +44 20 7678 8000 Tel: +44 20 7425 8000 Antonia Rowan Gavin MacDonaldLuke Simpson Jean-Eudes Renier Peter Moorhouse The Maitland Company Finsbury(PR adviser to George Wimpey) (PR adviser to Taylor Woodrow)Tel: +44 20 7379 5151 Tel: +44 20 7251 3801 Liz Morley James Murgatroyd JPMorgan Cazenove is acting as sole financial adviser and joint-broker to GeorgeWimpey in connection with the Merger and will not be responsible to anyone otherthan George Wimpey for providing the protections afforded to the clients ofJPMorgan Cazenove nor for providing advice in relation to the Merger or anyother matter referred to herein. Hoare Govett is acting as joint-broker to George Wimpey, and no one else inconnection with the Merger and will not be responsible to anyone other thanGeorge Wimpey for providing the protections afforded to the clients of HoareGovett nor for providing advice in relation to the Merger or any other matterreferred to herein. UBS is acting as lead financial adviser and joint-broker to Taylor Woodrow, andno one else in connection with the Merger and will not be responsible to anyoneother than Taylor Woodrow for providing the protections afforded to the clientsof UBS nor for providing advice in relation to the Merger or any other matterreferred to herein. Morgan Stanley is acting as joint financial adviser and joint-broker to TaylorWoodrow in respect of the Merger, and no one else in connection with the Mergerand will not be responsible to anyone other than Taylor Woodrow for providingthe protections afforded to the clients of Morgan Stanley nor for providingadvice in relation to the Merger or any other matter referred to herein. The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictionsother than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any personswho are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the UK should informthemselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Taylor Wimpey