Circular Publication and Notice of General Meeting

RNS Number : 4835A

Helical PLC

02 February 2022

 

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO, OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2 February 2022

Helical plc ("Helical" or the "Company")

Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

Further to the announcement on 17 December 2021 in relation to the proposed acquisition of the Guernsey incorporated single asset company, FPM 100 New Bridge Street Limited (the "Acquisition"), Helical confirms that its class 1 circular in relation to the Acquisition (the "Circular") has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA"). Copies of the Circular will shortly be sent to Helical's shareholders ("Shareholders").

The Acquisition is conditional, among other things, upon the approval of Shareholders at a general meeting of the Company (the " General Meeting "). Accordingly, the Circular contains a notice convening the General Meeting (the " Notice of General Meeting "), which is to be held at 5 Hanover Square, London W1S 1HQ at 11 a.m. on 18 February 2022 at which an ordinary resolution will be proposed for the Shareholders to approve the Acquisition.  

The Circular (including the Notice of General Meeting) will shortly be submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection on its website at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . The Circular (including the Notice of General Meeting) will also be available for viewing on Helical's website at https://www.helical.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/egm/ .

Unless otherwise defined, terms used in this announcement (including in the Important Notice below) shall have the same meaning as those used in the Circular.

Helical plc

Enquiries

Helical plc    + 44 (0) 20 7629 0113

Gerald Kaye 

Tim Murphy   

Peel Hunt LLP        + 44 (0) 20 7418  8900

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Capel Irwin 

Carl Gough 

Henry Nicholls    

Important Notice

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. The information disclosed in this announcement may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside of the United Kingdom.

This announcement is not intended to, and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or a prospectus equivalent document. Shareholders are advised to read carefully the Circular in relation to the Acquisition. Any vote in respect of the resolutions to be proposed at the general meeting to approve the Acquisition should be made only on the basis of the information in the Circular.

Disclaimer

Peel Hunt LLP ("Peel Hunt"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting exclusively for Helical and for no-one else in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to any person other than Helical for providing the protections afforded to clients of Peel Hunt, nor for providing advice in relation to the matters referred to herein. Neither Peel Hunt nor any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Peel Hunt in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement, or otherwise.

 

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