Dentsu Inc. Offer Update (8608A)
March 26 2013 - 2:04AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMAGS
RNS Number : 8608A
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 cash offer
for
Aegis Group plc
by
Dentsu Inc.
CHINESE MERGER CONTROL CONDITION SATISFIED
Dentsu and Aegis announce that clearance from the Ministry of
Commerce of the People's Republic of China ("MOFCOM") pursuant to
the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China has now
been received and that the condition contained in paragraph 2(c) of
Part A of Part Three of the Scheme Document relating to Chinese
merger control has been satisfied.
As announced on 22 March 2013, the Court has sanctioned the
Scheme and the Second Court Hearing is expected to take place on 26
March 2013. Subject to the Scheme becoming effective in accordance
with the Scheme Document, the Scheme is expected to complete on 26
March 2013.
Defined terms used in this announcement have the same meanings
as are given to them in the Scheme Document.
Enquiries:
+81 3 6216
Dentsu 5111
Tadashi Ishii, President & Chief
Executive Officer
Shoichi Nakamoto, Executive Vice
President
Tim Andree, President & Chief Executive +1 212 397
Officer, Dentsu Network 3333
Yumiko Toyoda, Senior Manager, Investor +81 3 6216
Relations Group 8015
Shusaku Kannan, Senior Manager, +81 3 6216
Corporate Communications Division 8042
Morgan Stanley +44 20 7425
(Dentsu's Financial Adviser) 8000
Ian Hart
Laurence Hopkins +81 3 5424
Hironobu Wakabayashi 5000
+44 20 7070
Aegis 7700
Jerry Buhlmann, Chief Executive
Officer
Nick Priday, Chief Financial Officer
Rob Gurner, Head of Investor Relations
Louise Evans, Group Director of +44 7920
Communications 492400
+44 20 7198
Greenhill 7400
(Aegis's Lead Financial Adviser)
Richard Hoyle
Pieter-Jan Bouten
J.P. Morgan Cazenove
(Aegis's Corporate Broker & Financial +44 20 7742
Adviser) 1000
Tim Wise
+44 20 7134
Chris Wood 7387
Tulchan +44 20 7353
(Aegis's PR Adviser) 4200
Susanna Voyle
James Macey White
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Morgan Stanley is acting exclusively for Dentsu and no one else
in connection with the Acquisition and this announcement and will
not be responsible to anyone other than Dentsu for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Morgan Stanley or for providing
advice in connection with the Acquisition or any matter referred to
herein.
Greenhill, which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively
for Aegis and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Aegis for providing
the protections afforded to clients of Greenhill or for providing
advice in connection with the Acquisition or any matter referred to
herein.
J.P. Morgan Limited, which conducts its UK investment banking
business as J.P. Morgan Cazenove and is authorised and regulated in
the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting
exclusively for Aegis and no one else in connection with the
Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Aegis
for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for
providing advice in connection with the Acquisition or any matter
referred to herein.
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 Acquisition
should be in hard copy form.
Publication on Website
A copy of this announcement will be made available subject to
certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted
Jurisdictions, free of charge, on www.aegisplc.com and on
www.dentsu.com by no later than noon (London time) on 27 March
2013.
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