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RNS Number : 1795W

Aminex PLC

23 July 2009

 



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

23 July 2009

Aminex PLC

("Aminex" or the "Company)

EGM APPROVAL FOR PLACING AND OPEN OFFER

The Board of Aminex is pleased to announce that the resolution to approve the Placing and Open Offer, announced on 30 June 2009, was passed at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company today in London. 

Application Letters were despatched to Qualifying Non-Crest Shareholders on 17 July 2009. The latest time and date for receipt of completed Application Forms and payment in full or settlement of the relevant CREST instructions under the Open Offer is 11.00 a.m. on 4 August 2009.

Application has been made to the Irish Stock Exchange and to the London Stock Exchange for the Placing Shares to be admitted to the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and the Official List maintained by the UK Listing Authority, and to the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange for admission of the Placing Shares to trading on their respective main market for listed securities. It is expected that admission will become effective and that dealings in the Placing Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 24 July 2009.

Aminex's Executive Chairman, Brian Hall said:  "The passing of this resolution and the completion of our recently announced placing will enable Aminex to move ahead strongly with its most significant projects. We are grateful to our shareholders for supporting this resolution and will keep them informed on operational progress over the coming months".

Notes:

(1)    Terms defined in the Prospectus dated 17 July 2009 shall have the same meaning in this announcement.

For further information:
Aminex
Brian Hall, Chairman	Tel: [phone]
Simon Butterfield, Finance Director
Davy
Eugenee Mulhern	Tel: [phone]
Astaire Securities
Shane Gallwey	Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7448 4492
Pelham Public Relations
Archie Berens	Tel: [phone]

J&E Davy (''Davy'') (which is regulated in Ireland by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority) and Astaire Securities plc (''Astaire Securities") (which is regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority) are acting exclusively for Aminex in connection with the requirements of the Placing and Open Offer and for no one else and will not be responsible to any other person for providing the protection afforded to customers of Davy or Astaire Securities respectively nor for providing advice in connection with this announcement.

Participation in the Open Offer will not be available to shareholders resident in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland or any other jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to offer participation.

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer of, or the solicitation of any offer to subscribe for or buy, any of the New Ordinary Shares to be issued or sold in connection with the Placing and/or Open Offer. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the Prospectus to be published by the Company in due course in connection with the Placing and Open Offer.

The offer of the New Ordinary Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore potential investors should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland or any other jurisdiction in which such publication or distribution would be a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. This announcement is for information only and does not constitute an offer or invitation to acquire or dispose of New Ordinary Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland or any other jurisdiction in which such offer or invitation would be a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. In particular, the Placing and Open Offer will not be an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. There will be no public offering of New Ordinary Shares in Aminex in the United States. The New Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended ('the Securities Act'), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. 

Past performance is no guide to future performance and persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.

The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law. No action has been taken that would permit the possession or distribution of this announcement in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required.

 

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