Compulsory Acqn of Shares

 

TIDMHMV TIDMMAMA 
 
RNS Number : 0062I 
HMV Group PLC 
03 March 2010 
 

HMV Group plc 
                                                           For immediate release 
3 March 2010 
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                             RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER 
                                       BY 
                                  HMV GROUP PLC 
                                      FOR 
                                 MAMA GROUP PLC 
 
          Compulsory Acquisition of Outstanding MAMA Group Plc Shares 
HMV Group plc ("HMV") announces that valid acceptances in connection with the 
offer made by HMV for MAMA Group Plc ("MAMA") on 15 January 2010 (the "Offer") 
have been received in respect of more than 90 per cent of the MAMA Shares to 
which the Offer relates and more than 90 per cent of the voting rights attaching 
those shares.  Accordingly HMV is today issuing notices under s.979 Companies 
Act 2006 to MAMA Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer that it now 
intends to exercise its rights to acquire compulsorily all those MAMA Shares 
still outstanding. In the meantime, the Offer remains open for acceptance. 
Enquiries 
HMV Group plc 
Telephone:        [phone] 
 
Paul Barker 
 
Nomura (financial adviser and broker to HMV)                     Telephone: 
  020 7102 1000 
 
Aidan Clegg 
Peter Bell 
Ed Matthews (Corporate Broking) 
 
Citi (broker to HMV) 
 Telephone:        [phone] 
 
Andrew Seaton 
 
Brunswick (public relations adviser to HMV)                       Telephone: 
   020 7404 5959 
 
Susan Gilchrist 
Laura Cummings 
Saadia Saeed 
Nomura, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial 
Services Authority, is acting exclusively as financial adviser and broker to HMV 
and no one else in connection with the contents of this announcement and the 
Offer and will not be responsible to any person other than HMV for providing the 
protections afforded to clients of Nomura, nor for providing advice in relation 
to the Offer or any matters referred to herein. 
Citi, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial 
Services Authority, is acting as broker exclusively for HMV and no one else in 
connection with the matters described in this announcement and is not advising 
any other person and accordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than 
HMV for providing the protections afforded to clients of Citi nor for providing 
advice in relation to the matters described in this announcement. 
 
 
 
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