Additional Irrevocable Commitment

 

TIDMCYH 
 
RNS Number : 5978E 
CybIT Holdings PLC 
23 December 2009 
 

Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in, into or 
from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the 
relevant laws of such jurisdiction 
23 December 2009 
 
 
Recommended proposal for the acquisition of Cybit Holdings Plc 
by Cyberspace Bidco Limited 
to be implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement 
 
 
Additional Irrevocable Commitments 
 
 
On 10 December 2009 Cyberspace Bidco Limited ('Bidco') announced that it had 
reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the whole of the 
issued and to be issued share capital of Cybit Holdings Plc ('Cybit') to be 
implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement. 
 
 
In addition to the irrevocable commitments announced on 10 December 2009, Bidco 
is now pleased to disclose that it has received an additional irrevocable 
commitment to vote in favour of the proposed scheme of arrangement from Robin 
Bligh, a former director of Cybit, who holds 406,620 shares in Cybit which 
represents approximately 1.4 percent of the current issued share capital of 
Cybit. The irrevocable commitment entered into by Robin Bligh will cease to be 
binding in the event that a higher competing offer is made representing an 
improvement of at least 10 per cent. above 75.0 pence per share. 
 
 
Bidco is in now in receipt of irrevocable undertakings and letters of intent to 
vote in favour of the proposed scheme of arrangement at the relevant shareholder 
meetings in respect of a total of 11,072,336 shares, representing, in aggregate, 
approximately 40.3 per cent. of the existing issued ordinary share capital of 
Cybit. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enquiries: 
Francisco Partners    020 7907 8600 
Deep Shah 
 
Investec    020 7597 5000 
Andrew Pinder 
Dominic Emery 
 
Cybit    0845 6027 123 
Richard Horsman, CEO 
Neil Johnson, Chairman 
 
Cenkos    020 7397 8900 
Stephen Keys 
Adrian Hargrave 
 
Redleaf Communications    020 7566 6700 
Emma Kane 
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett 
 
 
Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in 
the Scheme Document. 
 
 
Bidco, the sole director of Bidco and Francisco Partners accept responsibility 
for the information contained in this announcement.To the best of the knowledge 
and belief of Bidco, the sole Bidco Director and Francisco Partners (who have 
each taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information 
contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit 
anything likely to affect the import of such information. 
 
 
Investec, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FSA, is 
acting exclusively for Bidco and no one else in connection with the Acquisition 
and other matters referred to in this Announcement and the Scheme and will not 
be responsible to anyone other than Bidco for providing the protections afforded 
to clients of Investec nor for giving advice in relation to the Acquisition and 
the Scheme or any other matter or arrangement referred to in this Announcement. 
 
 
Cenkos, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FSA, is 
acting exclusively for Cybit and no one else in connection with the Acquisition 
and the Scheme and will not be responsible to anyone other than Cybit for 
providing the protections afforded to clients of Cenkos nor for giving advice in 
relation to the Acquisition and the Scheme or any other matter or arrangement 
referred to in this Announcement. 
 
 
The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United 
Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to 
the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom should inform 
themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. Any failure to 
comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws 
of any such jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute an offer or an 
invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of an 
offer to buy any securities pursuant to this announcement or otherwise in any 
jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. This announcement 
has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English law, the Code and 
the AIM Rules and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which 
would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance 
with the laws of any jurisdiction outside England. 
 
 
Dealing disclosure requirements 
 
 
Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Code, if any person is, or becomes, 
"interested" (directly or indirectly) in one per cent. or more of any class of 
"relevant securities" of Cybit or Bidco, all "dealings" in any "relevant 
securities of that company (including by means of an option in respect of, or a 
derivative referenced to, any such relevant securities") must be publicly 
disclosed by no later than 3.30 p.m. on the business day following the date of 
the relevant transaction. This requirement will continue until the Effective 
Date or until the date on which the Scheme lapses or is otherwise withdrawn or 
on which the "Offer Period" otherwise ends (or, if Bidco elects to effect the 
Acquisition by way of a Takeover Offer, until the date on which such Takeover 
Offer becomes, or is declared, unconditional as to acceptances, lapses or is 
otherwise withdrawn or on which the relevant "offer period" otherwise ends). If 
two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, 
whether formal or informal, to acquire an "interest" in "relevant securities" of 
Cybit or Bidco, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of 
Rule 8.3. 
 
 
Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the Code, all "dealings" in relevant 
securities of Cybit or Bidco by Cybit or Bidco, or by any of their respective 
associates, must be disclosed by no later than 12.00 noon on the business day 
following the date of the relevant transaction. 
 
A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose "relevant 
securities" "dealings" should be disclosed, and the number of such securities in 
issue, can be found on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
 
"Interests in securities" arise, in summary, when a person has long economic 
exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price of 
securities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an "interest" by 
virtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option in 
respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities. 
 
 
Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Code, which can also be found on the 
Panel's website. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are required 
to disclose a dealing under Rule 8, please contact an independent financial 
adviser authorised under FSMA, consult the Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk or contact the Panel on telephone number + 44 (0) 20 
7638 0129. 
 
 
 
 
 
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