Re Offer Announcements

EcoSecurities Group plc 16 July 2009 EcoSecurities Group plc ("EcoSecurities") Intended offer from Guanabara, withdrawal of possible offer from EDF and portfolio purchase agreement The Board of EcoSecurities notes EDF Trading Limited's conditional portfolio purchase agreement with Guanabara Holdings B.V. ("Guanabara") and that it no longer intends to progress the possible offer for EcoSecurities that it announced on 8 June 2009. The Board also notes Guanabara's intention to make a cash offer of 77 pence per share announced this afternoon which it considers to be wholly inadequate and strongly advises shareholders to take no action. The Board also notes that neither it nor its advisers has had any contact with Guanabara or its advisers. ENQUIRIES: RBS Hoare Govett +44 (0) 20 7678 8000 Justin Jones Hugo Fisher Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0) 20 7638 9571 Kevin Smith Ged Brumby The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best knowledge and belief of the directors of the Company (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. RBS Hoare Govett Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for EcoSecurities and no one else in connection with this matter and will not be responsible to anyone other than EcoSecurities for providing the protections afforded to clients of RBS Hoare Govett Limited nor for providing advice in relation to this matter, the content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein. Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules, 2007 (the "Rules"), if any person (other than a "recognised market-maker") owns or controls 1% or more of any class of "relevant securities" of the Company (excluding for this purpose options or derivatives), all dealings in any "relevant securities" of the Company (including by means of an option in respect of, or a derivative referenced to, any such class of "relevant securities") must be publicly disclosed by written notice to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and the Irish Takeover Panel, including the details set out in Rule 8.6 of the Rules, by no later than 12.00 noon (London / Dublin time) on the London / Dublin business day following the date of the relevant transaction. This requirement will continue until the date on which the offer becomes, or is declared, unconditional as to acceptances, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn or on which the "offer period" otherwise ends. If two or more persons "act in concert", to acquire or control "relevant securities" of the Company, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3. Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the Rules, all dealings in "relevant securities" of the Company by the offeror or the Company, or by any of their respective "associates", must be disclosed by no later than 12.00 noon (London / Dublin time) on the London / Dublin business day following the date of the relevant transaction. A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose "relevant securities" "dealings" should be disclosed, and the number of such securities in issue, can be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie. The Irish Takeover Panel also provides an appropriate form for any disclosures under Rules 8.1 or 8.3. Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Rules, which can also be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are required to make a disclosure under Rule 8, you should consult the Irish Takeover Panel.
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