11th May 2006 16:20
Soco International PLC11 May 2006 Not for distribution in or into the United States May 11, 2006 SOCO International plc - Publication of Prospectus The following prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and isavailable for viewing: Prospectus regarding SOCO Finance (Jersey) Limited U.S.$250,000,000 4.50 percent. Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2013 unconditionally and irrevocablyguaranteed by SOCO International plc. This document will shortly be available for inspection at the UK ListingAuthority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: The Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HS Copies of the document are also available from Merrill Lynch International,Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London, EC1A 1HQ To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8429c_-2006-5-11.pdf For further information please contact: SOCO International plc Tel: +44 20 7747 2000 Roger Cagle, Deputy CEO and CFO Merrill Lynch International Tel: +44 20 7996 1000 Michael Hammond Andrew Osborne Russell Alton Pelham PR Tel: +44 20 7743 6676 James Henderson Alisdair Haythornthwaite This press release is for information only and does not constitute an offer tosell, purchase, exchange or transfer any securities or a solicitation of anysuch offer in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securitiesreferred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S.Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not beoffered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption fromregistration under the Securities Act. Neither SOCO nor any other participant inthe transactions described herein intends to register any securities under theSecurities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or otherjurisdiction in the United States in connection with the proposed transactionsdescribed in this announcement. This communication is directed only at personswho (i) are outside the United Kingdom (other than in Jersey) or (ii) haveprofessional experience in matters relating to investments or (iii) are personsfalling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies,unincorporated associations etc") of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (all such persons together being referred to as"relevant persons"). This communication must not be acted on or relied on bypersons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity towhich this communication relates is available only to relevant persons and willbe engaged in only with relevant persons. Securities to be issued pursuant toany offer may not be offered to, sold to or purchased or held by, or for theaccount of, persons resident for income tax purposes in Jersey (other thanfinancial institutions in the normal course of business). In member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA"), this announcement andany offer if made subsequently is directed only at persons who are "qualifiedinvestors" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Directive 2003/71/EC(the "Prospectus Directive") ("Qualified Investors"). Any person in the EEA whoacquires the securities in any offer (an "investor") or to whom any offer of thesecurities is made will be deemed to have represented and agreed that it is aQualified Investor. Any investor will also be deemed to have represented andagreed that any securities acquired by it in the offer have not been acquired onbehalf of persons in the EEA other than Qualified Investors or persons in the UKand other member states (where equivalent legislation exists) for whom theinvestor has authority to make decisions on a wholly discretionary basis, norhave the securities been acquired with a view to their offer or resale in theEEA to persons where this would resulting a requirement for publication by SOCOor Merrill Lynch International of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of theProspectus Directive. SOCO and Merrill Lynch International and any of theirrespective affiliates, and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of theforegoing representations and agreements. Merrill Lynch International is acting solely for SOCO and no-one else and willnot be responsible for providing the protections afforded to customers ofMerrill Lynch International, respectively nor for providing advice in relationto the transaction. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is orwill be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is orwill be accepted by Merrill Lynch International or by any of their affiliates oragents as to or in relation to the accuracy or completeness of this release, orany other written or oral information made available to or publicly available toany interested party or its advisers and any liability therefore is herebyexpressly disclaimed. The distribution of this announcement and the offering orsale of the securities in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Noaction has been taken by SOCO, Merrill Lynch International or any of theirrespective affiliates that would permit an offering of the securities orpossession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering orpublicity material relating to such securities in any jurisdiction where actionfor that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcementcomes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any suchrestrictions. Merrill Lynch International is authorised and regulated by the UKFinancial Services Authority. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THEUNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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