John Laing Environmental Assets Grp John Laing Pension Trust - Proposed Sale of Shares (2411S)

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RNS Number : 2411S

John Laing Environmental Assets Grp

08 March 2019

8 March 2019

This announcement is not an offer to sell, or an offer to acquire or subscribe for ordinary shares in John Laing Environmental Assets Group Limited in any jurisdiction. This announcement shall not form the basis of or be relied on in connection with or act as an inducement to enter into any contract or commitment whatsoever.

John Laing Environmental Assets Group Limited

The John Laing Pension Trust Ltd - Proposed Sale of Shares

John Laing Environmental Assets Group Limited ("JLEN" or the "Company") today announces that it has received notification from The John Laing Pension Trust Ltd ("JLPT") of its intention to sell up to 21,982,157 ordinary shares (the "JLPT Shares"), being JLPT's entire holding in JLEN (the "Transaction").

The JLPT Shares are being made available to investors through a bookbuilding process being co-ordinated by Winterflood which will be launched immediately following this Announcement.

The bookbuild is expected to close at 1:00 p.m. on 13 March 2019 but may close earlier or later at the discretion of Winterflood. The settlement date is expected to be 8.00 a.m. on 15 March 2019.

For the avoidance of doubt, the JLPT Shares rank pari passu with the ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, including the right to receive all future dividends and distributions declared, made or paid.

For further information please contact:

 
 John Laing Capital Management Limited 
  Chris Tanner 
  Chris Holmes                            [phone] 
 Winterflood Securities Limited 
  Darren Willis                             [phone] 
  Innes Urquhart                            [phone] 
  Neil Langford                             [phone] 
 

About JLEN

JLEN's investment policy is to invest in environmental infrastructure projects that have the benefit of long-term, predictable, wholly or partially inflation-linked cash flows supported by long-term contracts or stable regulatory frameworks.

Environmental Infrastructure is defined by the Company as infrastructure projects that utilise natural or waste resources or support more environmentally-friendly approaches to economic activity. This could involve the generation of renewable energy (including solar, wind, hydropower and biomass technologies), the supply and treatment of water, the treatment and processing of waste, and projects that promote energy efficiency.

Further details of the Company can be found on its website www.jlen.com

LEI: 213800JWJN54TFBMBI68

Important Information

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