15th Jun 2005 09:25
T&F Informa PLC15 June 2005 For immediate release 15 June 2005 T&F Informa Proposed $1.4bn (£768m) acquisition of IIR Proposed 2 for 5 Rights Issue at 265p to raise £311m net T&F Informa plc ("T&F Informa") yesterday sent to shareholders a Circular(including a prospectus) regarding the proposed acquisition of IIR HoldingsLimited ("IIR") and the proposed Rights Issue. Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London StockExchange for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List and tobe admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listedsecurities. An expected timetable of principal events is set out on page 2 Copies of this Circular are available for inspection at the UK ListingAuthority's Document Viewing Facility situated at the Financial ServicesAuthority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS, telephone 0207066 1000. Approval will be sought for the acquisition and rights issue at the time of T&FInforma's extraordinary general meeting to be held on 30 June 2005 at 11:00am atthe offices of CMS Cameron McKenna, Mitre House, 160 Aldersgate Street, LondonEC1A 4DD. For further information please contact: T&F Informa +44 20 7017 4302Peter RigbyDavid GilbertsonAnthony Foye Greenhill +44 20 7440 0400Financial adviserSimon BorrowsPeter BellGreg Miller Hoare Govett +44 20 7678 8000BrokerSara HaleCaroline GriffithsJohn Fishley Financial Dynamics +44 20 7831 3113Press RelationsTim SprattCharles Palmer The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certainjurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in suchjurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributedshould inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE, OR FORM PART OF, AN OFFER TO SELL OR THESOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR BUY ANY SECURITIES, NOR THESOLICITATION OF ANY VOTE OR APPROVAL INANY JURISDICTION, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE, ISSUE OR TRANSFER OF THESECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ANY JURISDICTION IN CONTRAVENTIONOF APPLICABLE LAW. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THEUNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OR IRELAND OR THE REPUBLIC OFSOUTH AFRICA EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS (1) Record Date for the Rights Issue close of business on 27 June 2005Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy 11.00 a.m. on 28 June 2005Extraordinary General Meeting 11.00 a.m. on 30 June 2005Despatch of Provisional Allotment Letters (2) 30 June 2005(Qualifying non-CREST Shareholders only)Ordinary Shares commence trading ex-rights 8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2005Admission, dealings in new Ordinary Shares, nil paid, 8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2005commence on the London Stock ExchangeNil Paid Rights and Fully Paid Rights enabled in CREST after 8 a.m. on 1 July 2005as soon as practicable (2)Recommended latest time and date for requesting 4.30 p.m. on 18 July 2005withdrawal of Nil Paid Rights or Fully Paid Rights fromCRESTLatest time and date for depositing renounced 3.00 p.m. on 19 July 2005Provisional Allotment Letters, nil or fully paid, intoCREST or for dematerialising Nil Paid Rights or FullyPaid Rights into a CREST stock accountLatest time and date for splitting Provisional 3.00 p.m. on 20 July 2005Allotment Letters, nil or fully paidLatest time and date for acceptance and payment in full 11.00 a.m. on 22 July 2005and registration of renunciationDealings in New Ordinary Shares expected to commence, 8.00 a.m. on 25 July 2005fully paidNew Ordinary Shares credited to CREST stock accounts 8.00 a.m. on 25 July 2005Despatch of share certificates for new Ordinary Shares by 2 August 2005in certificated form (1) Certain terms referred to in this timetable are defined in the Circular. (2) This does not apply to Overseas Shareholders as further described in theCircular. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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