Return of Cash - Completion

RNS Number : 1997J

De La Rue PLC

28 November 2008

 



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De La Rue plc

28 November 2008

28 November 2008

De La Rue plc ('De La Rue' or the 'Company')

RETURN OF CASH - Completion

Following the announcement on 25 November 2008, it is confirmed that JPMorgan Cazenove acted as principal to purchase 39,101,452 B Shares in respect of which valid acceptances of the Purchase Offer had been received for 305 pence, free of all dealing expenses and commission, in an on-market transaction on the terms set out in the circular to shareholders dated 21 October 2008 (the 'Circular').  De La Rue has acquired the 39,101,452 B Shares from JPMorgan Cazenove for an aggregate consideration of approximately £119.3 million and these B Shares will be cancelled.

As referred to in the Circular, each B Share in respect of which a dividend of 305 pence per share was declared on 25 November 2008 has now been converted into deferred shares of 1 penny nominal value.  The Deferred Shares will not be admitted to the Official List nor to trading on the London Stock Exchange. They have very limited economic rights and no voting rights and therefore have negligible value.

The B Shares have today been delisted from the Official List and have ceased trading on the London Stock Exchange. 

Definitions used in the Circular shall have the same meanings when used in this announcement. 

Enquiries:

De La Rue [phone]

Leo Quinn, Chief Executive

Stephen King, Finance Director

Gary Williams, Head of Corporate Affairs

Financial Dynamics [phone]

Richard Mountain

Rothschild [phone]  

Crispin Wright

Stuart Vincent

JPMorgan Cazenove [phone]

Michael Wentworth Stanley

Dermot McKechnie

JPMorgan Cazenove Limited is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom for the conduct of investment business by the Financial Services Authority and is acting exclusively for De La Rue and no-one else in connection with the Return of Cash and will not be responsible to anyone other than De La Rue for providing the protections afforded to clients of JPMorgan Cazenove Limited, or for providing advice in relation to the Return of Cash.

NM Rothschild & Sons Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for De La Rue and no one else in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to any person other than De La Rue for providing the protections afforded to clients of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited, or for providing advice in relation to the Return of Cash.

 

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