18th Dec 2009 15:29
IFG GROUP PLC
Prospectus available
Further to the announcement made by the Company on 9 December 2009 concerning the Acquisition of James Hay Holdings Limited (the "Acquisition") the Company announces that a Prospectus in respect of the 48,263,932 New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing and Open Offer has been approved by the Financial Regulator.
Application Forms in respect of the Open Offer to Qualifying Shareholders are being posted today and entitlements will be credited to the CREST system at 8.00 am on Monday, 21 December, 2009. The latest time and date for acceptance and payment in full in respect of entitlements under the Open Offer is 11.00 a.m. on 7 January. 2010.
The Prospectus has been made available to the public in accordance with Part 8 of the Prospectus Regulations by the same being made available, free of charge, in electronic form on the Company's website www.ifggroup.com and in printed format for a period of 14 days from the date of publication of the Prospectus at the Company's registered office at IFG House, Booterstown Hall, Booterstown, Co Dublin, Ireland and at the registered offices of Davy, Davy House, 49 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, Ireland, and at the offices of Computershare Investor Services (Ireland), Heron House, Corrig Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.
The timetable that was announced on 11 December, 2009 in respect of these matters is updated as below:
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
Each of the times and dates is subject to change without further notice. References to time of day are to Dublin time (unless stated otherwise).
Event Time and/or Date
Open Offer Entitlements credited to stock accounts of Qualifying
CREST Shareholders in CREST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m. on 21 December 2009
Recommended latest time for requesting withdrawal of Open Offer
Entitlements from CREST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:30 p.m. on 29 December 2009
Latest time for depositing Open Offer Entitlements into CREST . . . . . …… 3 p.m. on 4 January 2010
Latest time and date for splitting Application Forms (to satisfy bona
fide Market Claims) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …3 p.m. on 5 January 2010
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 a.m. on 2 January 2010
Extraordinary General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m. on 4 January 2010
Latest time and date for receipt of completed Application Forms and
payment in full or settlement of relevant CREST instructions
under the Open Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .11 a.m. on 7 January 2010
Admission to trading and commencement of dealings in the New
Ordinary Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... on or around 20 January 2010
Crediting of the New Ordinary Shares to CREST accounts . . . . . . . . . ... .8 a.m. on 20 January 2010
Dispatch of definitive share certificates for the New Ordinary Shares
in certificated form by no later than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . …..22 January 2010
Notes:
• The times and dates set out in the expected timetable of principal events above and mentioned throughout therein may be adjusted by IFG in consultation with Davy in which event details of the new times and dates will be notified to the Irish Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange and, where appropriate, Qualifying Shareholders.
• The Directors' current expectation is that Admission will occur on or around 20 January 2010.
For further information please contact:
D M Lynch
Director and Secretary
Telephone 01 2752800
18 December 2009
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