Result of Open Offer

RNS Number : 7972G

Falkland Islands Holdings PLC

03 July 2012

 



3 July 2012

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This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities discussed herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. No public offering of the securities discussed herein is being made in the United States and the information contained herein does not constitute an offering of securities for sale in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or the Republic of South Africa.

Falkland Islands Holdings plc

("FIH" or "the Company")

Result of Open Offer

Falkland Islands Holdings plc, the AIM quoted international group which owns essential services businesses focused on retail, transport and logistics announces that the open offer announced on 14 June 2012 closed for applications at 11 a.m. on 2 July 2012 and that the Open Offer of 619,837 shares  has been fully subscribed . Valid applications have been received for 1,601,914 Offer Shares, being 258 per cent. of the amount available.

Basic entitlement applications for the 619,837 shares available amount to 487,393 shares, whilst excess applications for the 132,444 shares not applied for total 1,114,521 shares. As a result excess applications will be scaled back as provided in the Circular posted to shareholders on 14 June 2012 ("the Circular").

The Open Offer remains conditional upon inter alia Admission occurring by 8:00 a.m. on 4 July 2012 (or such later time or date as the Company may determine).

This announcement should be read in conjunction with the full text of the Circular, a copy of which is available on the Company's website at www.fihplc.com. Capitalised terms in this announcement have the meanings defined in the Circular.

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Enquiries:

Falkland Islands Holdings
David Hudd, Chairman	Tel: [phone]
John Foster, Managing Director	Tel: [phone]
WH Ireland Ltd. - NOMAD and Broker to FIH	Tel: [phone]
Adrian Hadden / Nick Field
FTI Consulting	Tel: [phone]
Billy Clegg / Edward Westropp / Georgina Goodhew

 

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