THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM, THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
GALLIFORD TRY PLC
PUBLICATION OF PROSPECTUS
Further to its earlier announcement relating to the proposed rights issue of the Company, Galliford Try plc announces that copies of the prospectus dated 10 September 2009 (which includes a notice of general meeting) relating to the rights issue (the 'Prospectus') have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection during normal business hours on any weekday (public holidays excepted) at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
In addition, the Prospectus will shortly be available to view on the Company's website (www.gallifordtry.co.uk) or can be inspected at the offices of Galliford Try plc, Cowley Business Park, Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 2AL.
Contacts
For further information, please contact:
Galliford Try plc:
Richard Barraclough, Company Secretary 01895 855204
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This Announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction into which the same would be unlawful.
This Announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, securities to any person in Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, or the United States or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or the United States. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or the United States. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States. The availability of the Rights Issue to persons not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such persons should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements.
The Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights, the New Ordinary Shares and the Provisional Allotment Letters have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States or under any securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction where to do so would be unlawful and may not be offered, sold, taken up, exercised, resold, renounced, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States, or within any of Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction where to do so would be unlawful. There will be no public offer of the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights, the New Ordinary Shares or the Provisional Allotment Letters in the United States.
The distribution of this Announcement and the Provisional Allotment Letters and the offering of the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary Shares in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company or any of Rothschild, RBS Hoare Govett Limited, KBC Peel Hunt Ltd, HSBC Bank plc, Barclays Bank PLC or Lloyds TSB Bank plc that would permit an offering of such rights or shares or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company and each of Rothschild, RBS Hoare Govett Limited, KBC Peel Hunt Ltd, HSBC Bank plc, Barclays Bank PLC and Lloyds TSB Bank plc to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This Announcement is for information only and does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to issue, acquire or dispose of any securities or investment advice in any jurisdiction.
This Announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any New Ordinary Shares referred to in this Announcement in connection with the Rights Issue except on the basis of information contained in the Prospectus.
The Prospectus will shortly be available to view on the Group's website (www.gallifordtry.co.uk) or can be inspected at the offices of Galliford Try plc, Cowley Business Park, Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 2AL.
This Announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied is, or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is, or will be, accepted by any of Rothschild, RBS Hoare Govett Limited, KBC Peel Hunt Ltd, HSBC Bank plc, Barclays Bank PLC or Lloyds TSB Bank plc or by any of their affiliates or agents as to, or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this Announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.
Each of Rothschild, RBS Hoare Govett Limited, KBC Peel Hunt Ltd, HSBC Bank plc, Barclays Bank PLC and Lloyds TSB Bank plc are authorised and regulated in the UK by the FSA and are acting exclusively for the Company in connection with the Rights Issue and not for any other person and will not be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to their respective customers, or for providing advice in relation to the Rights Issue, the contents of this document and the accompanying documents or any arrangements referred to therein.
Terms defined in the Prospectus issued by the Company on 10 September 2009 have the same meanings as in this Announcement, unless otherwise defined.