Dentsu Inc. Recommended Convertible Bond Cash Offer Update (9024A)
26 Mars 2013 - 1:30PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMAGS
RNS Number : 9024A
Dentsu Inc.
26 March 2013
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD
CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION
26 March 2013
Recommended Convertible Bond Cash Offer by Dentsu Inc.
("Dentsu") to the holders of all of Aegis Group Capital (Jersey)
Limited's outstanding GBP190,600,000 2.50 per cent. Guaranteed
Convertible Bonds due 2015 (ISIN: XS0497975838), unconditionally
and irrevocably guaranteed by Aegis Group plc ("Aegis") (the "Aegis
Convertible Bonds")
Change of Control Date and Offer Amount
As announced by Aegis today, the scheme of arrangement to effect
the recommended cash acquisition of Aegis by Dentsu under the
scheme document issued by Aegis on 23 July 2012 has become
effective and the entire issued share capital of Aegis is now owned
by Dentsu.
Further to the offer made on 14 March 2013 by Dentsu to holders
of the outstanding Aegis Convertible Bonds to purchase their Aegis
Convertible Bonds for cash (the "Offer"), holders of the Aegis
Convertible Bonds are advised that:
-- the Change of Control Date is today, 26 March 2013; and
-- based on a conversion price of GBP1.3912, the Change of
Control Amount is GBP172,512.00 per GBP100,000 in principal amount
of the Aegis Convertible Bonds; and
-- the Offer Amount is GBP173,762.00 per GBP100,000 in principal
amount of the Aegis Convertible Bonds, provided that the settlement
of the Convertible Bond Offer is completed on or prior to 19 April
2013.
The Expiration Deadline in respect of the Offer is 5:00 p.m.
(London time) on 11 April 2013.
Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used in this
announcement have the meanings given in the offer memorandum dated
14 March 2013 relating to the Offer.
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For further information:
A copy of this announcement will be made available free of
charge (subject to any applicable restrictions) on Dentsu's website
(www.dentsu.com) and Aegis' website (www.aegisplc.com) by no later
than noon (London time) on the day following this announcement.
You may request a hard copy of this announcement by contacting
Aegis's registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC on 0870 889
3174 (from inside the UK) or +44 870 889 3174 (from outside the
UK). You may also request that all future documents, announcements
and information to be sent to you in relation to the Offer should
be in hard copy form.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to purchase any
securities, or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities,
nor shall there be any offer to purchase securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or purchase would be
unlawful.
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in
certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons who are not
resident in the United Kingdom or who are subject to other
jurisdictions should inform themselves of, and observe, any
applicable requirements.
This information is provided by RNS
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