PER Perform

TIDMPER

RNS Number : 7266W

Access Industries (UK) Limited

11 November 2014

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

11 November 2014

MANDATORY FINAL CASH OFFER

(the "Offer")

by

AI PG LLC (the "Purchaser")

(part of the ACCESS INDUSTRIES GROUP)

for

PERFORM GROUP PLC ("Perform")

Final closing date of the Offer

The Purchaser announces that its Offer for Perform will close at 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 2 December 2014 and will not be further extended.

Any further acceptances of the Offer must be received by that time. The procedures for accepting the Offer are set out in paragraph 11 of Part 1 of the Offer Document.

The Purchaser is today writing to those Perform Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer to notify them of the final closing date.

ENQUIRIES:

For further information contact:

The Purchaser / PTV

Lincoln Benet

Jorg Mohaupt

Thomas Harding

   Phone:   +44 207 368 4100 

Brunswick Group (Press agent for Purchaser and PTV)

Ben Fry

bfry@brunswickgroup.com

Andrew Garfield

agarfield@brunswickgroup.com

   Phone:   +44 207 404 5959 

Credit Suisse (Financial adviser to Purchaser)

David Wheeler

Stuart Upcraft

Stuart Field

Joe Hannon

   Phone:   +44 207 888 8888 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in, into or from jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom, and the availability of the revised Offer to Perform Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom, may be restricted by the laws of those jurisdictions and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Purchaser disclaims any responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions by such persons.

Credit Suisse, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to the Purchaser and for no one else in connection with the revised Offer and will not be responsible to any person other than the Purchaser for providing the protections afforded to clients of Credit Suisse, nor for providing advice in relation to the revised Offer, the content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein. Neither Credit Suisse nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Credit Suisse in connection with this revised Offer, any statement contained herein or otherwise.

In accordance with normal United Kingdom market practice and subject to applicable regulatory requirements, the Purchaser or its affiliates or its nominees or its brokers (acting as agents) may from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Perform Shares outside the United States, other than pursuant to the revised Offer, before or during the period in which the revised Offer remains open for acceptance. These purchases may occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. These purchases, or arrangements to purchase, shall comply with applicable rules in the United Kingdom, including the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers and the rules of the London Stock Exchange and applicable US securities laws (except to the extent of any exemptive relief granted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission). Any information about such purchases will be disclosed as required in the United Kingdom and communicated in the United States in accordance with and under applicable regulatory requirements (including applicable US securities laws).

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