Circular re Tender Offer

RNS Number : 2390E

Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc

16 December 2009

 



16 December 2009

Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc (the "Company")

Tender Offer 

The Company is today publishing a circular to Shareholders setting out details of a Tender Offer for up to 15 per cent. of the Company's issued Shares at a discount of 3 per cent. to Formula Asset Value (the "Circular").

The Tender Offer is available to Shareholders (other than certain Overseas Persons) on the Register as at the close of business on 10 November 2009.

Expected Timetable

Record Date for participation in the Tender Offer	Close of business on 10 November 2009
Latest time and date for receipt of Tender Forms from Shareholders in respect of the Tender Offer	11.00 a.m. on 12 January 2010
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy from Shareholders in respect of the General Meeting	12.00 noon on 13 January 2010
General Meeting	12 noon on 15 January 2010
Calculation Date for Realisation NAV	close of business on 15 January 2010
Results of the Tender Offer and Repurchase Price announced	by 22 January 2010
Settlement date - cheques despatched and CREST accounts credited with proceeds in respect of successfully tendered Shares and with unsold uncertificated Shares	by 27 January 2010
Balancing certificates despatched in respect of unsold certificated Shares	week commencing 1 February 2010

Terms used and not defined in this announcement bear the meaning given to them 

in the Circular dated 16 December 2009. 

A copy of the Circular has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will 

shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document 

Viewing Facility, which is situated at: 

The Financial Services Authority 

25 The North Colonnade 

Canary Wharf 

London E14 5HS 

Enquiries: 

William Hemmings                                              020 7463 6000

Head of Investment Companies 

Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited

Jane Lewis                                                         020 3100 0295 

Winterflood Investment Trusts 

 

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