Result of Placing

RNS Number : 6779F

4imprint Group PLC

28 April 2014

 

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28 April 2014

4imprint Group plc

("4imprint" or the "Company")

RESULT OF PLACING AND

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS

Further to the announcement made earlier on 28 April 2014 by the Company that four Directors and one senior employee intended to sell up to 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares, we can now confirm that 994,548 Ordinary Shares have been sold at a placing price of 630 pence per ordinary share.

Transactions by Directors

The Company was notified on 28 April 2014 of the following transactions by Directors of the Company pursuant to the 2011 Performance Share Plan.

Director	Options Exercised	Shares Sold	Resultant Holding	Resultant % Holding
John Poulter	300,000	210,000	120,000	0.429%
Gillian Davies	300,000	260,000	159,681	0.570%
Kevin Lyons-Tarr	300,000	150,000	249,432	0.891%
Andrew Scull	300,000	274,548	140,000	0.500%

Contacts:

4imprint Group plc                                     [phone]

John Poulter

Chairman

Espirito Santo Investment Bank             [phone]

John Dean

Execution Noble Limited (which conducts its UK investment banking business as Espirito Santo Investment Bank) ("Espirito Santo Investment Bank" or "BESI") is acting on the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than its clients for providing the protections afforded to its clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing, the contents of this announcement, or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of an offer or invitation to acquire or dispose of any securities of 4imprint, or constitute a solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in any jurisdiction, including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or The Republic of South Africa. 4imprint's shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the securities legislation of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.

4imprint's shares may not, directly or indirectly, be offered or sold within the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or The Republic of South Africa or offered or sold to a resident of Canada, Australia, Japan or The Republic of South Africa. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.

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This announcement and any offer of securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at persons who are (1) qualified investors within the meaning of directive 2003/71/EC and any relevant implementing measures (the prospectus directive) and (2) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within article 19(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or are persons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("High Net Worth Companies, Unincorporated Associations, etc") of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). The information regarding the Placing set out in this announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

 

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