Result of Open Offer

Stobart Group Limited 03 April 2008 Not for release, publication or distribution in whole or in part, in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, Japan or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction Stobart Group Limited ('Stobart' or the 'Company') RESULT OF OPEN OFFER On 10 March 2008, Stobart announced a placing and open offer of 57,675,188 new Ordinary Shares at 130 pence per share to raise approximately £75.0 million which will be used to finance, inter alia, the cash and loan note elements of the consideration for the Acquisitions. The Board of Stobart announces that on 3 April 2008, being the latest date for receipt of completed Application Forms and payment in full under the Open Offer or settlement of the relevant CREST instruction, valid applications had been received from Qualifying Shareholders in respect of 21,939,525 new Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 60.81% per cent. of the new Ordinary Shares available under the Open Offer, excluding those new Ordinary Shares which certain Shareholders had irrevocably undertaken not to take up. 14,141,459 new Ordinary Shares not applied for by Qualifying Shareholders under the Open Offer will be taken up by placees under the terms of the Placing. The new Ordinary Shares will, on Admission, rank in full for all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid on the Ordinary Shares after Admission (save that they will not rank for the final dividend declared by the Company for the year ended 29 February 2008) and will otherwise rank pari passu in all respects with the Ordinary Shares in issue at the date of the Prospectus. The Acquisitions and the Placing and Open Offer remain conditional upon, inter alia, admission of the new Ordinary Shares to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities. Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for admission to trading on its market for listed securities. It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the new Ordinary Shares will commence on 4 April 2008. Terms used in this Announcement shall have the same meanings as in the Prospectus which was sent to Shareholders on 10 March 2008. Stobart Group 01925 605 400 Andrew Tinkler, Chief Executive Officer Ben Whawell, Chief Financial Officer Julie Gaskell, Head of Communications Cenkos Securities 020 7397 8900 Ian Soanes Adrian Hargrave Lansons Communications 020 7490 8828 Charlie Field 07884 001148 Karen Mignon 07766 651327 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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