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RNS Number : 3127D
Clarkson PLC
28 January 2015
This announcement and the information contained herein is
restricted and is not for release, publication or distribution,
directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in, into or from
australia, canada, Japan, the republic of south africa, the united
states or any other jurisdiction in which the same would be
unlawful. please see the important notice at the end of this
announcement.
CLARKSON PLC
Update re acquisition
28 January 2015
Further to the announcement by Clarkson PLC ("Clarksons") on 27
November 2014 of its proposed acquisition of RS Platou ASA and the
further announcement on 23 December 2014 regarding the result of
the General Meeting and shareholder approval of the Acquisition,
Clarksons is today pleased to announce that it has now obtained
certain regulatory approvals that were conditions to Completion of
the Acquisition.
As a result, in accordance with paragraph 5.6.19G of the Listing
Rules, applications have been made to the Financial Conduct
Authority for re-admission of the Existing Ordinary Shares and the
admission of the Consideration Shares to the premium listing
segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that,
subject to the fulfilment of the remaining conditions, Completion
of the Acquisition and Re-Admission will occur at 8.00 a.m. on 2
February 2015.
Under the terms of the Acquisition, the final number of
Consideration Shares to be allotted and issued by Clarksons to the
Sellers is 9,518,369 and following Re-Admission it is anticipated
that the total number of ordinary shares that the Company has in
issue will be 30,116,758.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the
meanings as set out in the prospectus published by Clarksons on 17
December 2014.
For further information contact:
Clarkson PLC +44 207 334 0000
Andi Case
Jeff Woyda
Nomura International plc +44 207 102 1000
Andrew McNaught
Andrew Forrester
Nicholas Marren
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
Richard Gray
Andrew Potts
Tom Salvesen +44 207 886 2500
Hudson Sandler +44 207 796 4133
Andrew Nicolls
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This Announcement and the information contained in it is
restricted and is not for release, publication or distribution,
directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in, into or from the
United States (including its territories and possessions, any state
of the United States and the District of Columbia, collectively the
"United States") Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South
Africa or any other state or jurisdiction in which the same would
be restricted, unlawful or unauthorised (each a "Restricted
Territory"). This Announcement is for information purposes only and
does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for shares in the capital
of the Company in any Restricted Territory or to any person to whom
it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Any failure to
comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the
securities laws of such jurisdictions. Subject to certain
exemptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or
sold in any Restricted Territory or for the account or benefit of
any national resident or citizen of any Restricted Territory.
This Announcement and the information contained herein is not an
offer of securities for sale in the United States and there will be
no public offer of securities in the United States. The securities
discussed herein have not been and will not be registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act") or the securities laws or with any securities regulatory
authority of any other state or other jurisdiction of the United
States, and may not be offered, sold or transferred, directly or
indirectly, in the United States absent registration under the
Securities Act or an available exemption from, or in a transaction
not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any other
state or jurisdiction of the United States.
This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole
responsibility of the Company. No representation or warranty
express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to,
and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by Nomura
International plc ("Nomura") or Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
("Panmure Gordon") or by any of their respective affiliates or
agents as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of
this Announcement or any other written or oral information made
available to or publicly available to any interested party or its
advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.
Nomura, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation
Authority and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in
the United Kingdom, is acting solely for the Company in relation to
the Acquisition and nobody else and will not be responsible to
anyone other than the Company for providing the protections
afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the
Acquisition or any other matter referred to in this Announcement.
Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may
be imposed on Nomura by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
or by the regulatory regime established under it, neither Nomura
nor any of its respective affiliates accepts any responsibility
whatsoever for the contents of the information contained in this
Announcement or for any other statement made or purported to be
made by or on behalf of Nomura or any of its respective affiliates
in connection with the Company or the Acquisition. Nomura and its
respective affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any liability,
whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to
above) in respect of any statements or other information contained
in this Announcement and no representation or warranty, express or
implied, is made by Nomura or any of its respective affiliates as
to the accuracy, fairness, verification, completeness or
sufficiency of the information contained in this Announcement.
Nothing in this Announcement is, or shall be relied upon as, a
promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past
or the future.
Panmure Gordon, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation
Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the
United Kingdom, is acting solely for the Company and nobody else
and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for
providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing
advice in relation to any matter referred to in this Announcement.
Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may
be imposed on Panmure Gordon by the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 or by the regulatory regime established under it, neither
Panmure Gordon nor any of its respective affiliates accepts any
responsibility whatsoever for the contents of the information
contained in this Announcement or for any other statement made or
purported to be made by or on behalf of Panmure Gordon or any of
its respective affiliates in connection with the Company. Panmure
Gordon and its respective affiliates accordingly disclaim all and
any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save
as referred to above) in respect of any statements or other
information contained in this Announcement and no representation or
warranty, express or implied, is made by Panmure Gordon or any of
its respective affiliates as to the accuracy, fairness,
verification, completeness or sufficiency of the information
contained in this Announcement. Nothing in this Announcement is, or
shall be relied upon as a promise or representation in this
respect, whether as to the past or the future.
This Announcement does not constitute or form part of, and
should not be construed as, an offer, solicitation or invitation to
subscribe, for, underwrite or otherwise acquire, any securities of
the Company or any member of its group in any jurisdiction or an
inducement to enter into investment activity.
The information in this Announcement may not be forwarded or
distributed to any other person and may not be reproduced in any
manner whatsoever. Any forwarding, distribution, reproduction, or
disclosure of this information in whole or in part is unauthorised.
Failure to comply with this directive may result in a violation of
the Securities Act or the applicable laws of other
jurisdictions.
The information contained in this Announcement is subject to
change without notice and, except as required by applicable law,
the Company does not assume any responsibility or obligation to
update publicly or review any of the forward-looking statements
contained herein. You should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
Announcement.
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