19th Apr 2007 11:27
Lupus Capital PLC19 April 2007 Not for release, publication or distribution into the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia Lupus Capital plc ("Lupus Capital" or "the Company") Results of the Extraordinary General Meeting On 19 March 2007 Lupus Capital announced the proposed acquisition of theSecurity Systems Division of The Laird Group PLC ("Laird Security Systems").Subsequently, on 26 March 2007 the Company announced the terms of the Placingand Open Offer of 755,555,556 New Ordinary Shares at an issue price of 18 penceper share to finance part of the Acquisition. At the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of the Company held today, all ofthe resolutions set out in the notice of EGM and the Prospectus dated 26 March2007 were duly passed. The Company also confirms that the waiting period under the US Hart-Scott-RodinoAnti-trust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired and that the approval for thesale of Laird Security Systems by shareholders of The Laird Group PLC occurredon 12 April 2007. Accordingly, following the satisfaction of the remaining conditions of theAcquisition Agreement as set out in the Prospectus, it is expected that, witheffect from 8 a.m. on 27 April 2006, the Company's current listing on AIM willbe cancelled and simultaneously the Enlarged Group will be admitted to tradingon AIM. Terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as set out in theProspectus dated 26 March 2007. Enquiries: Equity Development Alan Frame 020 7405 7777 HSBC Bank plc: Investment Banking Rupert Faure Walker 020 7992 2101 James Pincus 020 7992 2121 Equity Capital Markets Nick Donald 020 7991 1504 James Taylor 020 7992 2179 Further information on Lupus Capital is available on the company's website(www.lupuscapital.co.uk) Not for release, publication or distribution into the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia HSBC is acting exclusively for Lupus Capital and no one else in relation to theAcquisition and Placing and Open Offer referred to in this announcement and willnot be responsible to anyone other than Lupus Capital for providing theprotections afforded to their clients or for providing advice in relation to theAcquisition and Placing and Open Offer or any other matter referred to in thisannouncement. This announcement and the information contained herein are not an offer for saleof securities in or into the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan or in anyother jurisdiction. The Ordinary Shares, nor any rights to subscribe for suchOrdinary Shares, have not been and are not being registered under the UnitedState Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and may not beoffered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of USpersons (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under such Act) absentregistration under, or an exemption from registration under, or in a transactionnot subject to the requirements of, the Securities Act. There will be no publicoffer of securities in the United States. This announcement and the information contained herein does not constitute anoffer to sell, exchange or transfer any securities of Lupus Capital and is notsoliciting an offer to purchase, exchange or transfer such securities in anyjurisdiction where the offer, sale, exchange or transfer is not permitted or toany person or entity to whom it is unlawful to make that offer, sale, exchangeor transfer. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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