Tender Offer

CLS Holdings PLC 19 April 2002 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND OR JAPAN CLS Holdings plc ('CLS' or 'the Company') - Proposed purchase of up to 2,481,660 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') by way of a tender offer ('the Tender Offer') On 28 February 2002, the board of CLS announced in its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2001 that the Company intends to purchase 1 in every 35 Ordinary Shares by way of a tender offer at 255p per share. Since this announcement, however, the Company's share price has risen significantly from a price of 212.5p per share on 27 February 2002, the day before announcement of these terms. The board is therefore proposing to amend the Tender Offer such that 1 in every 40 Ordinary Shares are tendered for purchase at 295p per share. CLS is today posting a circular to shareholders in relation to the Tender Offer on the amended terms set out above. The Tender Offer is being made in lieu of the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2001. If the maximum number of 2,481,660 Ordinary Shares under the Tender Offer is acquired, this will result in an amount of £7,320,897 being paid by the Company to participating shareholders. The Tender Offer is open to all shareholders on the Company's register at 5.00 p.m. on 13 May 2002, who may participate by tendering all or a proportion of their holdings of Ordinary Shares at the above price. No Ordinary Shares will be purchased in relation to the Tender Offer unless the relevant resolutions to be proposed at the annual general meeting of the Company to be held on 14 May 2002 (the 'AGM') are passed. The Tender Offer will be void if less than 0.1 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company in aggregate is tendered. Acceptances of the Tender Offer, which may only be made on the tender form accompanying the circular to shareholders, should be returned as soon as possible and, in any event, so as to be received by 10.00 a.m. on 13 May 2002, the latest time and date for receipt of the tender forms and forms of proxy for the AGM. Enquiries: CLS Holdings plc Sten Mortstedt Executive Chairman 020 7582 7766 Tom Thomson Vice Chairman and Acting Chief 020 7582 7766 Executive The directors of CLS accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of CLS (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement for which they are responsible is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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