Court Sanctioning of Scheme

RNS Number : 8224J

Guinness Peat Group PLC

05 July 2011

 



GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC

ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO SCHEME AND REDUCTION OF CAPITAL

Guinness Peat Group plc ("GPG") announces that the orders of the High Court of Justice for England and Wales (the "Court") sanctioning the scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme") and confirming the reduction of capital were delivered to the Registrar of Companies on 4 July 2011 and 5 July 2011 respectively. Accordingly, the Scheme and the Reduction of Capital are now both effective.

As a result, the issued share capital of GPG has been reduced from £91,147,996.85 divided into 1,822,959,937 ordinary shares of 5 pence each, as at the date of GPG's most recent TVR announcement dated 30 June 2011, to £79,755,052.65 divided into 1,595,101,053 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. The reduction of share capital has been effected by cancelling 227,858,884 ordinary shares of 5 pence each (the "Cancellation Shares") in exchange for the payment of 35.07 pence per cancelled share, as detailed in the circular sent to shareholders on 12 May 2011 (the "Scheme Circular").

Pursuant to rule 5.6.1A of the UK Disclosure and Transparency Rules, GPG announces that the total number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each in issue as at the date of this notice is 1,595,101,053 and the total number of voting rights in GPG is therefore 1,595,101,053.

GPG does not hold any shares in treasury.

From the commencement of trading on 6 July 2011, the ISIN of the Cancellation Shares held in uncertificated form will be disabled and the balance of ordinary shares of 5 pence each will be given a new ISIN by the LSE, which will be GB00B4YZN328.

Terms and expressions used in this announcement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings given to them in the Scheme Circular dated 12 May 2011.

Enquiry details are:
New Zealand and Australian media:	Geoff Senescall on:	[phone]
UK media:	Kevin Smith on:	[phone]

Chris Healy

Company Secretary

Guinness Peat Group plc

Tel: [phone]

5 July 2011

 

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