12th Feb 2015 07:04
Pre-stabilisation notice
12 February 2015
Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States , Canada, Japan or Australia or any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful.
John Laing Group plc
Stabilisation Notice
Barclays Capital Securities Limited (Contact: Ben West; Telephone: +44 20 7773 9531) hereby gives notice that the Stabilising Manager named below may stabilise the offer of the following securities in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003 implementing the Market Abuse Directive (2003/6/EC).
The securities: | |
Issuer: | John Laing Group plc |
Securities: | Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each |
ISIN: | GB00BVC3CB83 |
Offering Size: | 127,625,418 Ordinary Shares |
Description: | Initial Public Offering of Ordinary Shares |
Offer price: | 195 pence per Ordinary Share |
Associated securities: | There are no associated instruments that are subject to stabilisation |
Stabilisation: | |
Stabilising Manager: | Barclays Capital Securities Limited, 5 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4BB, United Kingdom
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Stabilisation period expected to start on: | 12 February 2015 (approximately 08.00) |
Stabilisation period expected to end no later than: | 13 March 2015 (close of business) |
Existence, maximum size and conditions of use of over-allotment facility. | The Stabilising Manager may over-allot the securities to the extent permitted in accordance with applicable law, up to the maximum size of 19,143,812 Ordinary Shares. |
Over-allotment Option: | |
Terms: | HPC Nominees Limited has granted Barclays Capital Securities Limited, in its capacity as Stabilising Manager and for the account of the underwriters, the option to acquire up to an additional 19,143,812 Ordinary Shares at the offer price. |
Duration: | This option may be exercised in full or in part at any time during the stabilisation period. |
In connection with the offer of the above securities, the Stabilising Manager may over-allot the securities or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilising Manager will take any stabilisation action and any stabilisation action, if begun, may be ended at any time. Any stabilisation action or over-allotment shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.
In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State (other than the United Kingdom) that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive (or which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in that Member State.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.
Related Shares:
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