Update re Scheme of Arrangement
June 03 2010 - 11:46AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMOMH
RNS Number : 0583N
Osmetech PLC
03 June 2010
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR
FROM THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE
A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AIM RULES
FOR COMPANIES.
Osmetech plc
Scheme of Arrangement update: Scheme becomes effective, GenMark listed on NASDAQ
and GenMark Fundraising closes
Further to the announcement by Osmetech plc on 29 May 2010 regarding the High
Court of Justice in England and Wales having made an order sanctioning the
Scheme and the Capital Reduction by which GenMark's acquisition of Osmetech is
being implemented, the Company is pleased to announce that the Scheme has become
effective, GenMark has become listed on NASDAQ and the GenMark Fundraising has
closed. The Underwriters continue to have an option to purchase up to an
additional 690,000 GenMark Shares at $6 per share ("Fundraising Price") to cover
over-allotments made by the Underwriters in connection with the GenMark
Fundraising. It is expected that the Osmetech Shares will be cancelled from
their quotation on AIM at 7.00 a.m. on 4 June 2010.
DRS statements in relation to the GenMark Shares are expected to be despatched
to GenMark Shareholders by 2 July 2010.
Terms defined in the Scheme Circular shall have the same meaning(s) when used in
this announcement.
Contacts
For further information contact:
Osmetech plc
Steven Kemper, Chief Financial Officer - +1 626 463 2004
Jon Faiz Kayyem, Chief Executive Officer - +1 626 463 2000
Canaccord Genuity Limited
(Nominated Advisor)
020 7050 6500
Robert Finlay
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY
ANY SECURITIES OF GENMARK OR OSMETECH, NOR SHALL IT FORM THE BASIS OF, OR BE
RELIED UPON IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTRACT FOR SUCH PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIPTION.
THE GENMARK SHARES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE SCHEME HAVE ONLY BEEN ISSUED TO
OSMETECH SHAREHOLDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEME AND THE SCHEME CIRCULAR.
the GenMark Shares issued pursuant to the Scheme HAVE not beEN registered with
the SEC under the Securities Act, but HAVE BEEN issued in reliance upon an
exemption from the registration requirements.
A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF GENMARK SHARES IN THE
GENMARK FUNDRAISING HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SEC AND HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE.
OFFERS OF THESE SECURITIES MAY BE MADE ONLY BY MEANS OF A PROSPECTUS MEETING THE
APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF UNITED STATES LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND THE LAWS AND
REGULATIONS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE LAWFULLY
OFFERED FOR SALE.
Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on
Canaccord Genuity Limited by the FSMA or the regulatory regime established
thereunder, Canaccord Genuity Limited does not accept any responsibility
whatsoever for the contents of this announcement or for any statement made or
purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with Osmetech,
GenMark, the Osmetech Shares, the GenMark Shares or the Proposal. Canaccord
Genuity Limited accordingly disclaims all and any liability whether arising in
tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which it might otherwise
have in respect of this statement or any such statement.
Canaccord Genuity Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the FSA, is acting exclusively for Osmetech and GenMark and no one
else in connection with the Proposal and will not be responsible to anyone other
than Osmetech and GenMark for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Canaccord Genuity Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Proposal
or the contents of this announcement, or any matter referred to herein.
Statements in this announcement regarding the Scheme, including expectations
with respect to the Scheme and the GenMark Fundraising, future financial
operating results, potential benefits of the Scheme, and future opportunities
for Osmetech or GenMark as well as any other statements about the future
expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects of the management of Osmetech
or GenMark constitute "forward-looking" statements. Any statements that are not
statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words
"believe", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "estimate", and similar expressions)
should also be considered to be forward-looking in nature. There are a number
of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ
materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, decreases in
demand for Osmetech's products and other factors described in Osmetech's Annual
Report for the year ended 31 December 2008. Osmetech disclaims any intention or
obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments
occurring after the date of this announcement. Osmetech Shareholders are
cautioned not to place undue weight on these forward-looking statements. Actual
results may differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected
results expressed or implied therein may not be realised.
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