10th Feb 2006 07:00
Merrill Lynch International 10 February 2006 10 February, 2006 Stabilisation notice QinetiQ Group plc (the 'Company') Global Offer (the 'Global Offer') of 308,756,269 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each of the Company (the 'Ordinary Shares') at a price of 200 pence per Ordinary Share (with over-allotment arrangements in respect of up to 46,313,440 Ordinary Shares) Merrill Lynch International notifies you that it is the stabilising manager in respect of the Global Offer announced on 10 February 2006 and may conduct stabilising activities in relation to the Ordinary Shares in connection with the above transaction. Merrill Lynch International confirms the following: 1. The securities to be stabilised are the Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB00B0WMWD03) referred to above. There are no associated instruments that are subject to stabilisation; 2. The stabilising manager is Merrill Lynch International (Contact: Mark Gwynne; Telephone: 020 7995 3700); 3. Stabilisation transactions may occur during the stabilisation period, which is expected to commence at 8.00 am on 10 February 2006 and will end at close of business on 10 March 2006; 4. The issue price of the Ordinary Shares (the 'Issue Price') is 200 pence per Ordinary Share; 5. In connection with the Global Offer, Merrill Lynch International, as stabilising manager, has entered into over-allotment arrangements with certain of the shareholders in the Company, pursuant to which Merrill Lynch International may acquire, or procure acquirors for, up to 46,313,440 Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price, for the purpose of allowing Merrill Lynch International to meet over-allocations in connection with the Global Offer and to cover short positions resulting from sales effected by it during the stabilisation period. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange EERelated Shares:
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