ANNOUNCEMENT RE ARBUTHNOT SECURITIES LIMITED

RNS Number : 7336V

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC

17 January 2012

 



                                                                                                              For Immediate Release

PRESS RELEASE                                                                                            17 January 2012

 ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC

ANNOUNCEMENT RE ARBUTHNOT SECURITIES LIMITED

Further to the announcement made by Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC ("Arbuthnot") on 18 November 2011 regarding the sale of Arbuthnot Securities Limited to Westhouse Holdings plc, Arbuthnot announces that the FSA has today provided regulatory approval for the transaction.

Completion of the transaction is due to take place on 20 January 2012.

Enquiries:

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC                                                        Tel:     [phone]

Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive

Andrew Salmon, Chief Operating Officer

James Cobb, Group Finance Director

David Marshall, Director of Communications

Hawkpoint Partners Limited (Nominated Adviser)                         Tel:     [phone]

Lawrence Guthrie

Numis Securities Limited                                                                  Tel:     [phone]

Christopher Wilkinson

Mark Lander

Pelham Bell Pottinger                                                                        Tel:     [phone]

Ben Woodford

Dan de Belder

 

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