Acquisition of Shares in Eaga

RNS Number : 1328B

Carillion PLC

11 February 2011

 



Acquisition of Shares in Eaga plc

Further Share Purchases Take Interests in Eaga plc to 57.3%

Carillion announces that it has acquired, subject to settlement, a further 11,118,294 Eaga Shares, representing approximately 4.4 per cent. of the issued share capital of Eaga. The Eaga Shares were acquired at a price of 120 pence per share.

Together with the shares purchased earlier today, Carillion now owns, subject to settlement, a total of 41,580,041 Eaga shares, representing approximately 16.5 per cent. of the issued share capital of Eaga

Such Eaga Shares, together with the Eaga Shares which are the subject of the irrevocable undertakings (which continue to be binding even in the event of a higher competing offer) received from the Eaga Directors and the ePTs to vote (or procure to be voted) in favour of the Acquisition and the Scheme, represent in aggregate approximately 57.3 per cent. of the issued share capital of Eaga.

Terms herein have the same meaning as in the announcement of the Acquisition dated 11 February 2011, save where the context requires otherwise.

Enquiries
Carillion plc	[phone]
John McDonough, Chief Executive Officer Richard Adam, Finance Director John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs	[phone]

 

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