TIDMSHRE
RNS Number : 5797R
Share PLC
30 June 2020
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR
REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION
30 June 2020
Recommended Offer
for
Share plc
by
Antler Holdco Limited ("ii")
(the holding company of Interactive Investor and the ii
Group)
RULE 2.9 ANNOUNCEMENT
In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the Takeover Code, the Company
confirms that, following the issue of 7,144,391 new ordinary shares
as announced on 26 June 2020, it has 150,796,725 ordinary shares of
0.5 pence each in issue ("Ordinary Shares"). The ISIN reference for
these securities is GB0001977866. The Company holds no Ordinary
Shares in treasury.
Enquiries:
ii/Interactive Investor
Richard Wilson Tel: +44 (0) 207 930 0777
Barry Bicknell
Rothschild & Co (Financial Adviser to ii)
Stephen Fox Tel: +44 (0) 20 7280 5000
Toby Ross
Peter Brierley
TB Cardew (PR Adviser to ii)
Tom Allison Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0777
Shan Shan Willenbrock
Share plc
Gavin Oldham OBE, Executive Chairman Tel: +44 (0) 1296
414141
Richard Stone, Chief Executive
Mike Birkett, Finance Director
Stephens (Financial Adviser to Share plc)
Hugh Elwes Tel: +44 (0) 20 3757 9900
Jake Delaney
Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and broker to Share
plc)
Mark Connelly Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900
Katy Birkin
KTZ Communications (Financial Public Relations Adviser to Share
plc)
Katie Tzouliadis Tel: +44 (0) 20 3178 6378
Dan Mahoney
Important notices
N.M. Rothschild and Sons Limited ("Rothschild & Co"), which
is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is
acting as financial adviser to ii and no one else in connection
with the matters described in this announcement and will not be
responsible to anyone other than ii for providing the protections
afforded to clients of Rothschild & Co nor for providing advice
in connection with any matter referred to herein. Neither
Rothschild & Co nor any of its affiliates (nor their respective
directors, officers, employees or agents) 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 Rothschild & Co in connection
with this announcement, any statement contained herein, the Offer
or otherwise.
Stephens Europe Limited ("Stephens"), which is authorised and
regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial
adviser to Share plc and no one else in connection with the matters
described in this announcement and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Share plc for providing the protections afforded
to clients of Stephens nor for providing advice in connection with
any matter referred to herein. Neither Stephens nor any of its
affiliates (nor their respective directors, officers, employees or
agents) 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 Stephens in connection with this announcement, any statement
contained herein, the Offer or otherwise.
Cenkos Securities plc ("Cenkos"), which is authorised and
regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as nominated
adviser and broker to Share plc and no one else in connection with
the matters described in this announcement and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Share plc for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Cenkos nor for providing advice
in connection with any matter referred to herein. Neither Cenkos
nor any of its affiliates (nor their respective directors,
officers, employees or agents) 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 Cenkos in connection with this announcement, any
statement contained herein, the Offer or otherwise.
Further information
This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute, or
form part of, any offer to sell or subscribe for or an invitation
to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of
any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Offer or
otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of
securities of Share plc in any jurisdiction in contravention of
applicable law.
This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or a
prospectus equivalent document.
The Offer is made solely by means of the Scheme Document, which
contains the full terms and conditions of the offer.
Publication of this Announcement
A copy of this announcement will be available subject to certain
restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted
Jurisdictions on ii.co.uk/share and
https://www.share.com/share-plc.
The contents of Interactive Investor's website and Share plc's
website are not incorporated into and do not form part of this
announcement.
Share plc shareholders may request a hard copy of this
announcement and the Scheme Document (and any information
incorporated by reference in the Scheme Document) by contacting
Share plc at Oxford House, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
HP21 8SZ or by telephoning 01296 414141 or by emailing
agm@share.co.uk. Share plc Shareholders may also request that all
future documents, announcements and information in relation to the
Offer be sent in hard copy form.
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