Offer Update

    RNS Number : 6248G
  Enodis PLC
  24 October 2008
   

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    24 October 2008
    Offer Update: Court confirmation of Reduction of Capital/Suspension of listing 

    Further to the announcement dated 22 October 2008, Enodis Plc (L: ENO) and The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE: MTW) are pleased to
announce that the High Court of Justice has today made an order confirming the reduction of Enodis' share capital in connection with the
Scheme of Arrangement by which Manitowoc's Acquisition of Enodis is being implemented. This follows the Court's sanction of the Scheme at a
hearing held on 22 October 2008. 

    The Scheme will become effective upon the Court Orders being delivered to the Registrar of Companies (and, in relation to the Reduction
Court Order, the registration of such order by the Registrar of Companies) which is expected to take place on 27 October 2008.  

    With effect from 5.00 p.m. today, trading in Enodis Shares on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities and the listing
of Enodis' Shares on the Official List will be suspended. The listing of Enodis Shares is expected to be cancelled at 8.00 a.m. on 27
October 2008, the anticipated Effective Date of the Scheme. An expected timetable of principal events is set out in the Appendix to this
announcement. 

    Terms defined in the Scheme Document shall have the same meaning(s) when used in this announcement. 

    Enquiries: 
    
 
    Enodis plc
    [phone]
    Dave McCulloch (Chief Executive Officer)
    Dave Wrench (Chief Financial Officer)

    Rothschild (Financial Adviser to Enodis)
    [phone]
    Robert Leitao
    Paul Simpson
    Ravi Gupta

    Financial Dynamics (PR Adviser to Enodis)
    [phone]/7113 
    Richard Mountain
    Andrew Lorenz 

    The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
    Carl J. Laurino, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 
    [phone] 

    JPMorgan Cazenove (Financial Adviser to Manitowoc)
    [phone]
    Mark Breuer
    Dwayne Lysaght
    Niklas Kloepfer

    Rothschild, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for
Enodis and no-one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Enodis for providing the
protections afforded to the customers of Rothschild nor for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other matter referred to
herein. 

    JPMorgan Cazenove, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Manitowoc and MTW County
and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Manitowoc and MTW County for providing
the protections afforded to customers of JPMorgan Cazenove or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other matter
referred to in this document.

      Appendix
    Expected Timetable of Principal Events
    EVENT                                                                                                               TIME and DATE
    Last day of dealings in, and time for registration of                                                  5.00 p.m. on 24 October 2008
transfers of, and disablement in CREST of, Enodis shares
    Scheme Record Time                                                                                            6.00 p.m. on 24 October
2008

    Effective Date                                                                                                      27 October 2008

    Cancellation of listing of Enodis Shares                                                                   8.00 a.m. on 27 October 2008

    

    Latest date for despatch of cheques and crediting                                                   10 November 2008
    of CREST accounts for cash consideration due under 
    the Scheme



        


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