7th Mar 2006 17:04
Galliford Try PLC07 March 2006 Galliford Try plc Proposed Acquisition of the Morrison Construction Division and Proposed Placing and Open Offer of 46,834,753 New Ordinary Shares at 107 pence per share Posting of Circular Galliford Try has today posted a circular to its shareholders in connection withthe proposed Acquisition of the Morrison Construction Division and the ProposedPlacing and Open Offer of 46,834,753 New Ordinary Shares at 107 pence per share.The circular contains notice of an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders(the "EGM") to approve the Acquisition, Placing and Open Offer. The EGM will beheld at the offices of CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, Mitre House, 160 AldersgateStreet, London EC1A 4DD at 10.00 a.m. on 30 March 2006. The circular constitutesa prospectus relating to Galliford Try plc prepared in accordance with theProspectus Rules and has been approved by the Financial Services Authority. A copy of the circular has been submitted to the Financial Services Authority for publication through the document viewing facility which is situated at The Financial Services Authority, 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. The definitions used in this announcement shall have the same meaning given to them in the announcement of the Acquisition and the Placing and Open Offer dated 2 March 2006. Enquiries: Galliford Try plcGreg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive +44 (0) 1895 855 219Frank Nelson, Finance Director +44 (0) 1895 855 226 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Financial Adviser)Simon Boadle +44 (0) 20 7583 5000Gerry Young +44 (0) 20 7583 5000Jonathan Raggett +44 (0) 20 7583 5000 KBC Peel Hunt (Broker and Underwriter)Simon Hayes +44 (0) 20 7418 8900Julian Blunt +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial (PR adviser)David Rydell +44 (0) 20 7861 3232Geoff Callow +44 (0) 20 7861 3232 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which is authorised and regulated in the UnitedKingdom by the Financial Services Authority for designated investment business,is acting exclusively for Galliford Try plc and for no one else in relation tothe Acquisition and the Placing and Open Offer and will not be responsible toanyone other than Galliford Try plc for providing the protections afforded toclients of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or for giving advice in relation to theAcquisition, the Placing and Open Offer, or any other matter referred to in thisannouncement. KBC Peel Hunt Limited, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the FinancialServices Authority, is acting as corporate broker to Galliford Try plc inrelation to the Placing and is not acting for any other person and will not beresponsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded tocustomers of KBC Peel Hunt nor for advising them on the contents of thisannouncement or any other matter in relation to the Placing and Open Offer. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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