Publication of Prospectus

RNS Number : 5309M

Cookson Group PLC

30 January 2009

 



30 January 2009

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale or purchase of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.  The availability of the Rights Issue to persons not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such persons should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements. 

Cookson Group plc

Publication of Prospectus and Circular 

Further to the announcement on 29 January 2009 of a fully underwritten rights issue, Cookson Group plc announces that two copies of the related Prospectus and Circular have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority (the 'UKLA') and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel. no. + 44 (0) 20 7066 1000

A full version of the Prospectus and Circular may be downloaded from the Company's website at www.cooksongroup.co.uk

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to buy, sell, issue, or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell or issue, or subscribe for any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. 

The distribution or transmission of this announcement and offering of the New Shares pursuant to the Rights Issue to persons located or resident in, or who are citizens of, or who have a registered address other than, the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of any such person (including, without limitation, nominees and trustees) wishing to apply for New Shares under the Rights Issue to satisfy himself or herself as to the full observance of the laws of any relevant territory in connection therewith, including obtaining any governmental or other consents that may be required, observing any other formalities required to be observed in such territory and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such territory. Any failure to comply with such laws may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. 

The Rights Issue will not be made, directly or indirectly, in Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States or South Africa (the 'Restricted Jurisdictions') unless by means of lawful prior registration or qualification under the applicable laws of the Restricted Jurisdiction, or under an exemption from such requirements. Accordingly, copies of this announcement, including the appendices, are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction into which the same would be unlawful. Persons receiving this announcement (including, without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute, mail or send it in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction, and so doing may render any purported acceptance of the Rights Issue invalid. 

These materials are not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and dependencies, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada,  Japan or South Africa. These materials do not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The New Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act.

The Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the Securities in the United States.

The New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Rights Issue have not been, and will not be, admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the London Stock Exchange. 

 Neither the content of Cookson's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on Cookson's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement. 

 

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