10th Jan 2006 15:45
10 January 2006Not for release, distribution or publication in or into the United States,Canada, Australia, Japan or the Republic of South AfricaLogicaCMG successfully completes Tender Offer for Unilog S.A.Didier Herrmann appointed to the BoardLogicaCMG announced today that it had successfully completed its tender offerfor the outstanding share capital of Unilog. LogicaCMG acquired approximately6.3 million shares for EUR 73.00 per share during the tender offer period.Together with those shares acquired separately, LogicaCMG now ownsapproximately 96.6% of the issued share capital of Unilog and 95.8% of thevoting rights.At the same time LogicaCMG confirmed the appointment to the Group Board ofDidier Herrmann as Executive Vice President with responsibility for France,Germany and Switzerland in the Enlarged Group.LogicaCMG CEO Dr Martin Read commented:"We are very pleased to have received the very strong support of more than 96%of Unilog shareholders in our mission to create a world wide top ten player. Iwelcome Didier Herrmann to the Group Board. We look forward to demonstratingour potential for further growth and increasing value for all ourstakeholders".Gĩrard Philippot, Executive President of Unilog commented:"I observe with satisfaction the support of our shareholders for this project.With their backing, we are now able to proceed with integrating our twobusinesses. In this way, we will be responding effectively to our clients'growing demand for a comprehensive, integrated offering with the ability todeliver it globally."For further information please contact:LogicaCMG investor relations - Tony Richards +44 (0)20 7446 4341Citigate Dewe Rogerson - Toby Mountford/Seb Hoyle +44 (0)20 7638 9571BNP Paribas Paris - Daniel Weisslinger +33 1 43 16 94 82BNP Paribas London - Oliver Ellingham/Nicholas Groen +44 (0)20 7595 2000BNP PARIBAS, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial ServicesAuthority, is acting as joint financial adviser and underwriter to LogicaCMGand is acting for no-one else in connection with the Acquisition or the RightsIssue and will not be responsible to anyone other than LogicaCMG for providingthe protections afforded to customers of BNP PARIBAS nor for providing advicein connection with the Acquisition or the Rights Issue or the contents of thisannouncement or any other matter referred to therein.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 ordistributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.No offer, invitation or inducement to acquire shares or other securities inLogicaCMG is being made by or in connection with this announcement. Any offer,invitation or inducement to acquire shares in LogicaCMG will be made solely bymeans of the prospectus, published on 19 September 2005, as updated by thesupplementary prospectus published on 13 October 2005, and any decision tokeep, buy or sell shares in LogicaCMG should be made solely on the basis of theinformation contained in such document(s).This announcement is not for distribution or transmission, directly orindirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or theRepublic of South Africa and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer tosell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy and any securities('Securities'), nor the solicitation of any vote or approval in anyjurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issue or transfer of the Securitiesreferred to in this announcement in any jurisdiction in contravention ofapplicable law.The Securities have not been and will not be registered under the US SecuritiesAct of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act') and may not be offered or soldin the United States unless registered under the Securities Act or an exemptionfrom such registration is available. No public offering of Securities of theCompany is being made in the United States.ENDLOGICACMG PLCRelated Shares:
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