Offer Deadline
25/08/2010 10:48am
UK Regulatory
TIDMPNE
RNS Number : 6034R
Preston North End PLC
25 August 2010
Preston North End plc
("Preston North End" or the "Company")
Offer Deadline
The directors of the Company confirm today that the deadline for shareholders to
respond to the Offer made by Deepdale PNE Holdings Limited for the ordinary
shares of Preston North End (the "Offer") ends at 1pm on 8 September 2010. As a
consequence, shareholders have two weeks to reply before the offer period ends.
The details of the Offer were announced to the market on 4 June 2010 and 16 June
2010 and are more particularly summarized in the Offer Document dispatched to
shareholders on 16 June 2010 and posted on the Company's website:
www.pnefc.net/page/companydetails.
As at 4.00pm (London time) on 24 August 2010, Deepdale PNE Holdings Limited had
received valid acceptances of the Offer in respect of 739,025 Preston North End
Shares. Together with the shares already held by Deepdale this represents
approximately 90.47 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of the
Company.
Shareholders who wish to accept the Offer, and have not yet done so are urged to
do so as soon as possible. The procedure for acceptance is set out in paragraph
13 of Part III of the Offer Document.
Any shareholders who have not received the Offer document should contact
Equiniti Limited on 0871 384 2121 or, if calling from outside the UK, on +44 121
415 0299 between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. (London time) Monday to Friday. Any
queries concerning the procedure for the Offer, including any concerning a
change of address or the loss of share certificates should also be directed to
Equiniti Limited.
The details of the Offer were announced to the market on 4 June 2010 and 16 June
2010 and are more particularly summarized in the Offer Document dispatched to
shareholders on 16 June 2010 and posted on the Company's website:
www.pnefc.net/page/companydetails.
For further information please contact:
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| Kevin Abbott, Preston North | Tel: 0844 856 1964 |
| End plc | |
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| Katy Mitchell, WH Ireland | Tel: 0161 832 2174 |
| Limited | |
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