Posting of Scheme Document

Calyx Group PLC 08 June 2007 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM ANY RESTRICTED JURISDICTION 8 June 2007 Recommended Acquisition for cash of Calyx Group plc ('Calyx') by Stornoway Limited ('Stornoway') On 25 May 2007 the Board of Stornoway and the Independent Directors of Calyx announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition by Stornoway of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Calyx. The Acquisition will be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement under Section 201 of the Companies Act. Stornoway and Calyx announce that Stornoway is today posting a circular to Calyx Shareholders (the 'Scheme Document') in relation to the recommended Acquisition. The Scheme Document sets out details of various aspects of the Acquisition which require the approval of Calyx Shareholders at two court meetings and an extraordinary general meeting (the 'EGM') which will all take place at Crowne Plaza Hotel Dublin Airport, Northwood Park, Santry, Dublin 9 on 2 July 2007 with the first court meeting commencing at 11.30 am, the second court meeting commencing at 11.45 am (or as soon thereafter as the first court meeting has concluded or being adjourned), and the EGM commencing at 12.00 noon (or as soon thereafter as the second court meeting has concluded or being adjourned). In relation to the court meetings to be held on 18 July 2007, a High Court order convening these meetings was issued on 7 June 2007. The forms of proxy for the court meetings and the EGM relating to the Acquisition which accompany the Scheme Document sent to Calyx Shareholders should be returned to Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited no later than 48 hours prior to the commencement of each meeting. If the forms of proxy for the court meetings are not lodged 48 hours prior to the commencement of the meetings they may be handed to the chairman of the relevant court meeting before the start of the relevant court meeting. The completion and return of a form of proxy for any of the meetings will not prevent Calyx shareholders from attending and voting at the meetings in person if they wish to do so. Copies of the Scheme Document may be obtained from Calyx's Registrar, Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited, PO Box 954, Heron House, Corrig Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18. Enquiries: Deloitte Corporate Finance +44 (0) 20 7936 3000 Financial Adviser to Stornoway Limited Jonathan Hinton David Smith Davy Corporate Finance +353 (0) 1 679 6363 Financial Adviser to Calyx Group plc Ronan Godfrey John Frain Unless otherwise defined terms used in this announcement have the same meaning as in the announcement of a firm intention to make the Acquisition issued by Stornoway on 25 May 2007. The directors of Stornoway, Stornoway I, Clayfox Timid and Clayfox Gilttop, acting in their capacity as such, the directors of Alchemy Partners (Guernsey), the Management Team and the Calyx Directors (together the 'Responsible Parties '), accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Responsible Parties (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement for which they accept responsibility is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. Davy Corporate Finance, which is authorised in Ireland by the Financial Regulator under the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995, is acting exclusively for Calyx and no-one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Calyx for providing the protections afforded to clients of Davy Corporate Finance or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition Deloitte Corporate Finance is acting exclusively for Stornoway and no-one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not regard any other person as its client nor be responsible to anyone other than Stornoway for providing the protections afforded to clients of Deloitte Corporate Finance nor for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition, or any matter referred to in this announcement. Deloitte Corporate Finance is a division of Deloitte & Touche LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in respect of regulated activities. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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