24th Oct 2008 14:09
Daniel Stewart Securities plc
("Daniel Stewart" or "the Company")
Statement re Dowgate Capital Plc ("Dowgate")
The Board of Daniel Stewart has seen the announcement made by Dowgate, which was released earlier today and confirms that, whilst it had very preliminary discussions with Dowgate, these discussions have been terminated.
For the purposes of Rule 2.8 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the 'City Code'), Daniel Stewart reserves the right to announce an offer or a possible offer for Dowgate and/or to take any other action which would otherwise be restricted under Rule 2.8 of the City Code within six months from the date of this announcement if there is a material change in Dowgate's circumstances.
Enquiries:
Daniel Stewart Securities plc
Peter Shea, Chief Executive Office Tel: 020 7776 6550
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William Vandyk Tel: 020 7448 4400
In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Daniel Stewart Securities plc confirms that it has 235,311,066 ordinary shares of 0.25p each in issue and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange under UK ISIN code GB0004602842.
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