Grandtop shareholder approval received

 

TIDMBMC 
 
RNS Number : 8783Z 
Grandtop International Holdings Ltd 
29 September 2009 
 

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For Immediate Release 29 September 2009 
 
 
 
 
Grandtop International Holdings Limited ("Grandtop") 
 
 
All cash offer for Birmingham City PLC ("Birmingham City") 
 
 
Offer update 
 
 
Grandtop Shareholder approval received for the acquisition of Birmingham City 
 
Reference is made to the announcement by Grandtop dated 21 August 2009 in 
relation to, among other things, the proposed conditional offer by Grandtop to 
acquire all the issued and to be issued share capital of Birmingham City PLC not 
already held by Grandtop (the "Offer"). The Offer was set out in the Offer 
Document dated 15 September 2009 ("Offer Document") and the accompanying Form of 
Acceptance. Terms defined in the Offer Document shall have the same meanings 
when used herein. 
 
 
On 29 September 2009 the Grandtop Shareholders, in line with applicable 
requirements of the HK Listing Rules, voted at the Grandtop Meeting to approve 
the acquisition of Birmingham City Shares pursuant to the Offer.Such approval by 
the Grandtop Shareholders was a condition to the Offer and that condition has 
now accordingly been satisfied.  The Offer remains subject to the other Offer 
conditions set out in the Offer Document. 
 
Birmingham City Shareholders wishing to accept the Offer should do so no later 
than 1.00pm on 6 October 2009, the first closing date for the offer, in 
accordance with the instructions set out in the Offer Document, and, where 
appropriate, the accompanying Form of Acceptance. 
 
 
 
 
Enquiries: 
 
 
Bankside Consultants (Public Relations Adviser to Grandtop) 
 
 
Steve Liebmann      Tel: [phone] 
Andrew Harris       Tel: [phone] 
 
 
 
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