Promethean PLC Extension of Offer Acceptance Period (7540J)

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RNS Number : 7540J

Promethean PLC

17 June 2014

17 June 2014

Promethean plc

("Promethean" or the "Company")

Extension of Offer Acceptance Period

The board of Promethean plc announces that it has extended the period for which the Offer will remain open for acceptances. The Offer to PATF Participating Shareholders is now open to acceptances until 5.00 p.m. on 15 July 2014.

The Offer and the Proposed Transaction remain subject, amongst other things, to the receipt of acceptances from PATF Participating Shareholders holding PATF Participating Shares representing In Specie Assets valued at a minimum of GBP40 million though the Board in its absolute discretion may accept a lesser amount, such lesser amount not being materially less than GBP40 million. To date acceptances from PATF Participating Shareholders holding PATF Participating Shares representing In Specie Assets valued at GBP5.5 million* have been received by the Company.

The Company expects to announce the result of the Offer on 16 July 2014.

A revised timetable of principal events is set out below.

Expected Timetable of Principal Events

 
                                                2014 
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 Latest time and date for receipt               5.00 p.m. 
  of Form of Election from PATF Participating    on 15 July 
  Shareholders 
---------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Announcement of result of Offer                16 July 
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 Record time and date for entitlement           5.00 p.m. 
  to Bonus Shares                                on 16 July 
---------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Record time and date for entitlement           5.00 p.m. 
  to Conditional Return of Capital               on 16 July 
---------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Completion of the Proposed Transaction,        8.00 a.m. 
  Admission effective and dealings               on 17 July 
  in the Enlarged Issued Share Capital 
  expected to commence on AIM 
---------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 CREST accounts expected to be credited         17 July 
  with Bonus Shares and New Ordinary 
  Shares 
---------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Ex-date for the purpose of the                 17 July 
  Bonus Shares and Conditional Return 
  of Capital 
---------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Distribution of cash pursuant to               31 July 
  the Conditional Return of Capital 
  to be made by 
---------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Definitive share certificates for              31 July 
  the New Ordinary Shares to be despatched 
  by 
---------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 

Each of the times and dates above is conditional, amongst other things, upon the Minimum Acceptance Level being met and is subject to change. Any such change will be notified by an announcement on a Regulatory Information Service.

Unless defined herein, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning attributed to them in the prospectus published on 2 May 2014 (the "Prospectus").

* value calculated using prevailing US Dollar and Euro foreign currency exchange rates and the latest available share prices of the PATF Sub-Funds.

Enquiries:

S. P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP: [phone]

Stuart Gledhill

Jeff Keating

Laura Harrison

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS AND PERSONS SHOULD NOT MAKE A DECISION TO BUY OR SUBSCRIBE FOR THE ORDINARY SHARES OF THE COMPANY (THE "ORDINARY SHARES") EXCEPT ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS.

The Prospectus is not intended for distribution, publication or disclosure in or within the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, or Japan.

The distribution of the Prospectus outside the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore persons outside the United Kingdom who are seeking to access the Prospectus should inform themselves about and observe any restrictions as to the Ordinary Shares and the distribution of the Prospectus. The Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or issue, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The Prospectus should not to be copied or distributed by recipients and, in particular should not be distributed, published, reproduced or otherwise made available by any means, including electronic transmission, in, into or from the United Stated of America, Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would be in breach of any other law and/or regulation.

The Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered in the United States of America under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) (the "Securities Act") or under the securities laws of any state of the United States of America or under the securities laws of any of Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa or Japan and, subject to certain exemption, may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, within or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) or to any national, resident or citizen of Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, or Japan. Neither the Prospectus nor any copy of it may be distributed in or sent to or taken into the United States, Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, or Japan, nor may it be distributed to any US person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act). In addition, the Ordinary Shares to which the Prospectus relates must not be marketed into any jurisdiction where to do so would be unlawful. Persons into whose possession the Prospectus comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.

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