Statement re: VPS Healthcare

RNS Number : 7820C

Al Noor Hospitals Group PLC

20 October 2015

 



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

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A FIRM INTENTION TO MAKE AN OFFER UNDER RULE 2.7 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE "CODE") AND THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY THAT AN OFFER WILL BE MADE, NOR AS TO THE TERMS ON WHICH ANY OFFER WILL BE MADE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

20 October 2015

The Board of Al Noor Hospitals Group Plc (the "Company") notes the comments made to the media by CEO Ronald Lavater, and confirms it has received a highly preliminary indication of interest from VPS Healthcare ("VPS"), however no formal proposal or indicative terms were received.

In accordance with Rule 2.6(a) of the Code, VPS is required, by not later than 5.00 p.m. on November 17^th, 2015, to either announce a firm intention to make an offer for the Company in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the Code or announce that it does not intend to make an offer, in which case the announcement will be treated as a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies. This deadline can be extended with the consent of the Panel in accordance with Rule 2.6(c) of the Code.

A copy of this announcement will be available at www.alnoorhospital.com/investors by no later than 12 noon BST on 21 October 2015.

The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

Enquiries

Rothschild (lead financial adviser and co-sponsor) Robert Leitão Hedley Goldberg    Chris Hawley	Tel:       [phone]
Goldman Sachs International (co-financial adviser and corporate broker) Ben Thorpe Nimesh Khiroya Rainer Lenhard	Tel:       [phone]
Jefferies (corporate broker and co-sponsor) Paul Nicholls Henry Elphick	Tel:       [phone]

N M Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"), which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not  be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Rothschild or for providing advice in relation to the matters set out in this announcement.

Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting for the Company and no-one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs International nor for providing advice in relation to the matters in this announcement. Neither Goldman Sachs International 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 Goldman Sachs International in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.

Jefferies International Limited ("Jefferies"), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Jefferies or for providing advice in relation to the matters set out in this announcement. The information contained in this announcement is not for release, publication or distribution to persons in any jurisdiction where to do so would breach any applicable law.

Disclosure requirements of the Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror

and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by

any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening

Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure

Table on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of

the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any

offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44

(0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening

Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

 

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