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RNS Number : 7220D
Clarkson PLC
02 February 2015
This announcement and the information contained herein is
restricted and is not for release, publication or distribution,
directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in, into or from
australia, canada, Japan, the republic of south africa, the united
states or any other jurisdiction in which the same would be
unlawful. please see the important notice at the end of this
announcement.
CLARKSON PLC
Completion of the Acquisition of RS PLATOU ASA, Re-Admission and
total voting rights
2 February 2015
Further to the announcement on 28 January 2015, Clarkson PLC
("Clarksons") is pleased to announce that completion of its
acquisition of RS Platou ASA took place today.
Pursuant to paragraph 5.6.19G of the Listing Rules, the premium
listing of Clarksons' Existing Ordinary Shares on the Official List
will at 8am this morning be cancelled and the Existing Ordinary
Shares immediately re-admitted and the Consideration Shares
immediately admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official
List and trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for
listed securities.
As described in the prospectus published by the Company on 17
December 2014 (the "Prospectus"), the appointments of Peter M.
Anker and Birger Nergaard to the board of directors of Clarksons
have now taken effect.
Andi Case, Chief Executive of Clarksons, commented:
"I am delighted to announce the completion of the acquisition of
RS Platou ASA and we look forward to welcoming the Platou team into
the enlarged group. The priority now is to implement our
integration plans and we are excited about the enhanced offering we
will be able to provide our clients following the combination of
the two businesses".
Following Re-Admission, the number of ordinary shares that
Clarksons has in issue is 30,116,758, and this figure may be used
by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which
they will determine if they are required to notify their interest
in, or a change to their interest in Clarksons, under the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the
meanings as set out in the Prospectus.
For further information contact:
Clarkson PLC +44 207 334 0000
Andi Case
Jeff Woyda
Nomura International plc +44 207 102 1000
Andrew McNaught
Andrew Forrester
Nicholas Marren
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited +44 207 886 2500
Richard Gray
Andrew Potts
Tom Salvesen
Hudson Sandler +44 207 796 4133
Andrew Nicolls
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This Announcement and the information contained in it is
restricted and is not for release, publication or distribution,
directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in, into or from the
United States (including its territories and possessions, any state
of the United States and the District of Columbia, collectively the
"United States") Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South
Africa or any other state or jurisdiction in which the same would
be restricted, unlawful or unauthorised (each a "Restricted
Territory"). This Announcement is for information purposes only and
does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for shares in the capital
of the Company in any Restricted Territory or to any person to whom
it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Any failure to
comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the
securities laws of such jurisdictions. Subject to certain
exemptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or
sold in any Restricted Territory or for the account or benefit of
any national resident or citizen of any Restricted Territory.
This Announcement and the information contained herein is not an
offer of securities for sale in the United States and there will be
no public offer of securities in the United States. The securities
discussed herein have not been and will not be registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act") or the securities laws or with any securities regulatory
authority of any other state or other jurisdiction of the United
States, and may not be offered, sold or transferred, directly or
indirectly, in the United States absent registration under the
Securities Act or an available exemption from, or in a transaction
not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any other
state or jurisdiction of the United States.
This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole
responsibility of the Company. No representation or warranty
express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to,
and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by Nomura
International plc ("Nomura") or Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
("Panmure Gordon") or by any of their respective affiliates or
agents as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of
this Announcement or any other written or oral information made
available to or publicly available to any interested party or its
advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.
Nomura, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation
Authority and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in
the United Kingdom, is acting solely for the Company in relation to
the Acquisition and nobody else and will not be responsible to
anyone other than the Company for providing the protections
afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the
Acquisition or any other matter referred to in this Announcement.
Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may
be imposed on Nomura by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
or by the regulatory regime established under it, neither Nomura
nor any of its respective affiliates accepts any responsibility
whatsoever for the contents of the information contained in this
Announcement or for any other statement made or purported to be
made by or on behalf of Nomura or any of its respective affiliates
in connection with the Company or the Acquisition. Nomura and its
respective affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any liability,
whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to
above) in respect of any statements or other information contained
in this Announcement and no representation or warranty, express or
implied, is made by Nomura or any of its respective affiliates as
to the accuracy, fairness, verification, completeness or
sufficiency of the information contained in this Announcement.
Nothing in this Announcement is, or shall be relied upon as, a
promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past
or the future.
Panmure Gordon, which is regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting solely for the Company
and nobody else and will not be responsible to anyone other than
the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients
nor for providing advice in relation to any matter referred to in
this Announcement. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities,
if any, which may be imposed on Panmure Gordon by the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 or by the regulatory regime
established under it, neither Panmure Gordon nor any of its
respective affiliates accepts any responsibility whatsoever for the
contents of the information contained in this Announcement or for
any other statement made or purported to be made by or on behalf of
Panmure Gordon or any of its respective affiliates in connection
with the Company. Panmure Gordon and its respective affiliates
accordingly disclaim all and any liability, whether arising in
tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) in respect
of any statements or other information contained in this
Announcement and no representation or warranty, express or implied,
is made by Panmure Gordon or any of its respective affiliates as to
the accuracy, fairness, verification, completeness or sufficiency
of the information contained in this Announcement. Nothing in this
Announcement is, or shall be relied upon as a promise or
representation in this respect, whether as to the past or the
future.
This Announcement does not constitute or form part of, and
should not be construed as, an offer, solicitation or invitation to
subscribe, for, underwrite or otherwise acquire, any securities of
the Company or any member of its group in any jurisdiction or an
inducement to enter into investment activity.
The information in this Announcement may not be forwarded or
distributed to any other person and may not be reproduced in any
manner whatsoever. Any forwarding, distribution, reproduction, or
disclosure of this information in whole or in part is unauthorised.
Failure to comply with this directive may result in a violation of
the Securities Act or the applicable laws of other
jurisdictions.
The information contained in this Announcement is subject to
change without notice and, except as required by applicable law,
the Company does not assume any responsibility or obligation to
update publicly or review any of the forward-looking statements
contained herein. You should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
Announcement.
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