7th Jul 2005 16:15
Ashtead Group PLC07 July 2005 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, FRANCE, JAPAN OR NEW ZEALAND ASHTEAD GROUP PLC PLACING AND OPEN OFFER TO RAISE c.£70 MILLION Ashtead Group plc is today posting a Prospectus, setting out details of thePlacing and the Open Offer, and a Circular to shareholders convening anExtraordinary General Meeting on 1 August 2005. Two copies each of the Prospectus and Circular are being submitted to theFinancial Services Authority and will be available shortly for inspection at theFinancial Services Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E145HS (Tel: 020 7066 1000). The Prospectus has also been made available to the public pursuant to section3.2 of the Prospectus Rules and copies of the Prospectus will be available fromor can be inspected at the registered office of the Ashtead Group Plc (King'sCourt, 41-51 Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7AP) and the offices ofSlaughter and May (One Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YY). Definitions used in the Prospectus sent to Shareholders dated 7 July 2005 shallhave the same meanings when used in this announcement, unless the contextrequires otherwise. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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