Brady plc Statement re Possible Offer (7197T)

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RNS Number : 7197T

Brady plc

18 November 2019

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 OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FALLING UNDER RULE 2.4 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE "CODE") AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FIRM INTENTION TO MAKE AN OFFER UNDER RULE 2.7 OF THE CODE. THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY THAT AN OFFER WILL BE MADE FOR BRADY PLC, NOR AS TO THE TERMS ON WHICH AN OFFER MAY BE MADE

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF EU REGULATION 596/2014

18 November 2019

Brady plc

(the "Company")

Statement re Possible Offer

The Board of Directors of the Company announces that the Company has received an approach from a potential offeror ("Potential Competing Offeror"), which may or may not lead to an offer being made by the Potential Competing Offeror to acquire the Company's entire issued and to be issued share capital.

Discussions remain at an early stage. Accordingly, there can be no certainty that a competing offer will be made for the Company, nor as to the terms on which any such offer may be made.

In accordance with Rule 2.6(e) of the Code, the Potential Competing Offeror must, by not later than 5.00 p.m. on 9 December 2019, either (i) announce a firm intention to make an offer for the Company in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the Code; or (ii) confirm to Brady plc that it does not intend to make an offer, in which case Brady plc must promptly announce that fact and the Potential Competing Offeror would be treated as if it had then made a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies.

This is an announcement falling under Rule 2.4 of the Code and does not constitute an announcement of a firm intention to make an offer under Rule 2.7 of the Code.

In accordance with Rule 2.4(b) of the Code, the Company is not required to identify the Potential Competing Offeror and this announcement has been made without the consent of the Potential Competing Offeror.

Further announcements will be made as and when appropriate.

For further information please contact:

 
   Brady plc 
    Carmen Carey, Chief Executive                Telephone: +44 (0)20 
    Martin Thorneycroft, Chief Financial         3301 1200 
    Officer 
  Cenkos Securities                            Telephone: +44 (0)20 
   Ben Jeynes / Cameron MacRitchie              7397 8900 
  Newgate Communications                       Telephone: +44 (0)20 
   Bob Huxford / Ian Silvera / Megan Kovach     7382 4730 
 

Publication of this announcement

A copy of this announcement will be available, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in restricted jurisdictions, at www.bradyplc.com no later than 12 noon (London time) on 19 November 2019. The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

Disclosure requirements of the Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on [phone] if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

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