Offer Document Posted (6915D)

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RNS Number : 6915D

Watford FC Limited

28 March 2011

Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly in, into or from ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 March 2011

Watford FC Limited

Cash Offer for Watford Leisure PLC

Posting of Offer Document

Watford FC Limited announced a cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Watford Leisure PLC on 10 March 2011.

The Offer Document was posted on 25 March to Watford Leisure Shareholders with registered addresses outside Restricted Jurisdictions. Watford Leisure Shareholders whose shares are held in certificated form have also been sent a Form of Acceptance.

The first closing of the Offer is at 1.00 p.m. on 15 April 2011.

Enquiries:

 
 Seymour Pierce Limited (Financial Adviser to WFCL) 
 Jonathan Wright       Tel: [phone] 
 Tom Sheldon           Tel: [phone] 
 
 
 Maitland (PR Adviser to WFCL) 
 Neil Bennett   Tel: [phone] 
 Daniel Yea     Tel: [phone] 
 
 
 Watford Leisure PLC 
 Julian Winter, Chief Executive   Tel: [phone] 
  Officer 
 
 
 Strand Hanson Limited (Financial Adviser to Watford Leisure) 
 Rory Murphy                Tel: [phone] 
 Matthew Chandler           Tel: [phone] 
 

Documents made available for inspection in connection the Offer, including the Offer Document and Form of Acceptance, will be available from no later than 12 noon on 28 March 2011 and for so long as the Offer is open for acceptance, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in any Restricted Jurisdiction, on Watford Leisure's website at www.watfordleisureplc.com and WFCL's website at www.watfordfcltd.co.uk.

The WFCL Director accepts responsibility for all of the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the WFCL Director (who has taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement for which he is responsible is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Seymour Pierce, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to WFCL and no-one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than WFCL for providing the protections afforded to clients of Seymour Pierce or for providing advice in relation to the Offer.

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended to, and does not, constitute, or form any part of, an offer to sell or an invitation to subscribe for or purchase Watford Leisure Shares or any other securities, nor shall there be any sale, issue or transfer of the securities referred to in this announcement in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. The Offer is being made solely through the Offer Document, which contains the full terms and conditions of the Offer. Any acceptance in relation to the Offer should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Offer Document. Watford Leisure Shareholders are advised to read the formal documentation in relation to the Offer carefully.

All capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the Offer Document.

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