Admission to AIM and First Day of Dealings

RNS Number : 1703N

Epwin Group PLC

24 July 2014

 



THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale or subscription, or a solicitation of an offer to acquire securities, in the United States or any other jurisdiction.  Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any transferable securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the admission document (the "Admission Document") published by Epwin Group Plc (the "Company" and, together with its subsidiary undertakings, "Epwin" or the "Group") in connection with the admission of its ordinary shares to trading on the AIM market ("AIM") of the London Stock Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange"), ("Admission").  Copies of the Admission Document are available for inspection from www.epwin.co.uk, subject to applicable securities laws. 

For immediate release

Epwin Group Plc

Admission to AIM and First Day of Dealings

Epwin Group Plc, the vertically integrated manufacturer of extrusions, mouldings and fabricated low maintenance building products, is pleased to announce that admission will take place and dealings in its ordinary shares, priced at 100p, will commence at 8am today on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc under the ticker EPWN. 

ENQUIRIES

Epwin Group                            01242 243 444

Jon Bednall, Chief Executive Officer

Chris Empson, Group Finance Director

Zeus Capital Limited   

Corporate Finance                    0161 831 1512

Nick Cowles

Andrew Jones

Institutional Sales                     0207 533 7727

Dominic King

Maitland                                  0207 379 5151

Neil Bennett

Brian Hudspith

Tom Eckersley

Important Notice

Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or transmitted, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant securities laws of such jurisdiction. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of United States, Australian, Canadian, Japanese or South African securities laws. The distribution of this announcement in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for any shares or other securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The Placing  (as defined in the "Admission Document") and the distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the Placing and Admission in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement, any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Neither this announcement nor any part of it nor the fact of its distribution shall form the basis of or be relied on in connection with or act as an inducement to enter into any contract or commitment whatsoever.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which such offer or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent (i) registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "Securities Act") or (ii) an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act and will not be offered to the public in the United States. There will be no public offer of the securities referred to herein in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. The securities referred to herein have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa.

This announcement is only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA") who are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC), as amended ("Qualified Investors"). In addition, in the United Kingdom, this announcement is addressed and directed only at Qualified Investors who (i) are persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"), (ii) are persons who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, and (iii) to persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful to communicate it to (all such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons in the United Kingdom and Qualified Investors in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, and will be engaged in only with such persons. Other persons should not rely oract upon this announcement or any of its contents.

Zeus, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Placing and Admission, and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing or the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

 

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