Further re Offer

Terrace Hill Group PLC 04 December 2003 Terrace Hill Group PLC ('the Group') Further re Offer Further to the previous announcements released by the Group regarding the cash offer by Corbett Keeling Limited on behalf of Hodgson & Faraday Property Management Services Limited ('Hodgson & Faraday') for the Shares in Oakburn Properties plc ('Oakburn') not already owned or controlled by Hodgson & Faraday and parties in concert with it, the Group has undernoted an announcement released by Hodgson & Faraday this afternoon. Contacts: Ross Macdonald, Terrace Hill Group plc - 0141 332 2014 Undernote: Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan 4 December 2003 CASH OFFER ('the Offer') by Corbett Keeling Limited on behalf of Hodgson & Faraday Property Management Services Limited ('Hodgson & Faraday') for the Shares in Oakburn Properties plc ('Oakburn') not already owned or controlled by Hodgson & Faraday and parties in concert with it Offer unconditional as to acceptances The number of ordinary shares of £1 each of Oakburn ('shares') held by Hodgson & Faraday and parties with which it is in concert before the offer period commenced on 17 October 2003, amounted to 198,570 shares. These shares represent 21.08% of the number of issued shares of Oakburn. On 16 October 2003, Peter Blausten undertook with Hodgson & Faraday in respect of his holding of 119,285 shares, representing 12.66% of the number of issued shares, not to accept any competing offer for Oakburn for a period of six months. Since the commencement of the offer period, Hodgson & Faraday and parties with which it is in concert have acquired 308,855 shares. These shares represent 32.79% of the number of issued shares of Oakburn. These acquisitions have been validated in accordance with the requirements of the City Code, such that, once the Offer is made, such acquisitions may be counted towards the acceptance condition of the Offer. Accordingly, the total number of shares owned by Hodgson & Faraday and parties with which it is in concert amounts to 507,425 representing 53.87% of the total number of issued shares of Oakburn and the Offer, when made, will be unconditional as to acceptances. The Offer, when made, will lapse (unless otherwise agreed with the Panel) if a reference is made to the Competition Commission or if the European Commission either initiates proceedings under Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) 4064/89 or following a referral by a competent authority in the United Kingdom, there is a subsequent reference to the Competition Commission before 3.00 p.m. on the First Closing Date of the Offer. Save as set out above, neither Hodgson & Faraday nor any person acting in concert with it held any Oakburn Shares or rights over such shares, before 17 October 2003; nor has any such person dealt in any Oakburn Shares (or rights over Oakburn Shares) since 17 October 2003, the date of the commencement of the Offer Period of Oakburn. The offer document is expected to be despatched to Oakburn shareholders shortly. Enquiries Terrace Hill: Hodgson & Faraday: Nigel Turnbull, tel: 020 7631 1666 Douglas and Simon Blausten, tel: 020 7408 2222 Corbett Keeling: Simon Keeling, tel: 020 7626 6266 The directors of Hodgson & Faraday accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of Hodgson & Faraday (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. The contents of this announcement have been approved for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 by Corbett Keeling of 13 St Swithin's Lane London EC4N 8AL which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority. Corbett Keeling is acting exclusively on behalf of Hodgson & Faraday and no-one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to any person other than Hodgson & Faraday for providing the protections afforded to clients of Corbett Keeling nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer, the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein. The Offer will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails of, the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or by any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, telex and telephone) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or of any facility of a national securities exchange of the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. Accordingly, copies of the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance will not be, and must not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in, into or from the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute or send them in, into or from the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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