Pattington Limited Posting of Offer Document (5152Y)

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RNS Number : 5152Y

Pattington Limited

22 February 2013

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22 February 2013

RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER FOR

FFASTFILL PLC

BY

PATTINGTON LIMITED

Posting of Offer Document

On 15 February 2013, the boards of FFastFill Plc ("FFastFill") and Pattington Limited ("Pattington"), a member of the ION Group, announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash Offer by Pattington for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of FFastFill not already held by Pattington, whereby FFastFill Shareholders will receive 20 pence per FFastFill Share.

The boards of FFastFill and Pattington are pleased to announce that the Offer Document which sets out, amongst other things, the full terms and conditions of the Offer, a timetable of principal events and details of the actions to be taken by FFastFill Shareholders, was posted to FFastFill Shareholders yesterday. Participants in the FFastFill Share Schemes are also being sent further details of the actions they can take in respect of the Offer.

The anticipated timetable of principal events is as follows:

 
 Event                                    Time and/or date 
 
 Publication of the Offer Document        21 February 2013 
 
   First Closing Date                         1.00 p.m. on 
                                             15 March 2013 
   Latest time and date for FFastFill 
   Shareholders to accept the                 1.00 p.m. on 
   offer (if the Offer becomes               29 March 2013 
   or is declared unconditional 
   as to acceptances on the First 
   Closing Date) 
 
 

Copies of the Offer Document will be available for inspection during normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) at the offices of Pattington's solicitors, Allen & Overy LLP, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD and at Pattington's and FFastFill's websites www.pattingtonlimited.com and www.ffastfill.com.

Unless otherwise stated, all references in this announcement are to London time.

Terms and expressions used in this announcement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings as given to them in the announcement of 15 February 2013 and the Offer Document.

Enquiries:

Pattington [phone]

Yohannah Walford, Corporate M&A

Investec (Financial Adviser to Pattington) [phone]

David Currie / Andrew Pinder

Dominic Emery

FFastFill [phone]

Keith Todd, Executive Chairman

Hamish Purdey, Chief Executive Officer

Mark Carlisle, Chief Financial Officer

   Canaccord Genuity Limited (Financial Adviser to FFastFill)                     [phone] 

Simon Bridges

Cameron Duncan

FTI Consulting [phone]

Matt Dixon

finnCap [phone]

Marc Young

Notices

This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or subscribe for or any invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Offer or otherwise. The Offer is made solely through the Offer Document, which contains the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including details of how to vote in respect of the Offer. Any approval, decision or other response to the Offer should be made only on the basis of the information in the Offer Document. FFastFill Shareholders are strongly advised to read the formal documentation in relation to the Offer.

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