Offer Document Posted
24 Juin 2009 - 7:26PM
UK Regulatory
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Astaire Group Plc
24 June 2009
24 June 2009
Astaire Group PLC
Offer for Dowgate Capital PLC
Posting of Offer Document
The board of Astaire Group PLC ("Astaire") announced on 22 June 2009 an offer
(the "Offer") for the whole of the issued and to be issued share capital of
Dowgate Capital PLC ("Dowgate"). The Offer Document and Form of
Acceptance, which set out the full details and terms of the Offer, are today
being posted to the shareholders of Dowgate.
The first closing of the Offer is at 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 15 July 2009.
If you hold your Dowgate Shares in certificated form (that is, not in CREST), to
accept the Offer you should complete, sign and return the Form of Acceptance
(together with your share certificate(s) and any other documents of title) as
soon as possible and, in any event, so as to be received by no later than 1.00
p.m. (London time) on 15 July 2009 by Neville Registrars, Neville House, 18
Laurel Lane, Halesowen, B63 3DA. Additional Forms of Acceptance are available
from Neville Registrars by telephoning 0121 585 1131.
If you hold your Dowgate Shares in uncertificated form (that is, in CREST), to
accept the Offer you should follow the procedure for Electronic Acceptance
through CREST so that the TTE Instruction settles as soon as possible and, in
any event, no later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 15 July 2009. If you are a
CREST sponsored member, you should refer to your CREST sponsor before taking any
action as only your CREST sponsor will be able to send the necessary TTE
Instructions to Euroclear in relation to your Dowgate Shares.
Copies of the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance and other documents on
display for the purposes of the Offer are available for inspection during normal
business hours on any business day at the offices of Memery Crystal LLP, 44
Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AP throughout the period during which the
Offer remains open for acceptance.
A copy of the Offer Document and the announcement on 22 June 2009 are available
on Astaire's website at www.astairegroup.co.uk.
If the Offer is unconditional in all respects on the first closing date, being
15 July 2009, it is expected that the New Astaire Shares being issued pursuant
to the Offer will be admitted to trading on AIM within 14 days thereafter and
not later than 29 July 2009.
Terms used in this announcement have the same meaning given to them in the Offer
Document.
Enquiries:
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| Astaire Group PLC | Tel: 020 7448 4400 |
| Edward Vandyk | www.astairegroup.co.uk |
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| Astaire Securities PLC | Tel: 020 7448 4400 |
| Shane Gallwey and Toby Gibbs | |
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| Fairfax I.S. PLC | Tel: 020 7598 5368 |
| Adam Hart and Jeremy Porter | |
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| Maitland | Tel: 020 7379 5151 |
| Neil Bennett and George Hudson | |
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The Astaire Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in
this Announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Astaire
Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case),
the information contained in this Announcement for which they accept
responsibility is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely
to affect the import of such information.
This announcement is not intended to be and does not constitute, or form any
part of, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or
buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale, issue or transfer of the
securities referred to in this announcement in or into any jurisdiction in
contravention of any applicable law. The Offer will be made solely by means of
the Offer Document and, in the case of certificated Dowgate Shares, the Form of
Acceptance accompanying the Offer Document.
Astaire Securities plc and Fairfax I.S. plc, which are authorised and regulated
in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, are acting
exclusively for Astaire Group plc and no-one else in connection with the Offer
and will not be responsible to anyone other than Astaire Group plc for providing
the protections afforded to their respective customers, nor for providing advice
in relation to the Offer or any other matter referred to in this announcement.
Not for release, publication or distribution in whole or in part into ANY
JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF
SUCH JURISDICTION
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