Offer by Willmott Dixon Ltd

Inspace Plc 19 December 2007 Willmott Dixon Limited 19 December 2007 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY RELEVANT JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION 19 December 2007 Recommended Cash Offer of 183 pence per Inspace Share for Inspace Plc ('Inspace') by Willmott Dixon Limited ('Willmott Dixon') Summary and Highlights The Independent Directors of Inspace and the Board of Willmott Dixon are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer of 183 pence per Inspace Share to be made by Willmott Dixon to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Inspace that is not already owned by Willmott Dixon. At the date of this announcement, Willmott Dixon owned approximately 10.3 per cent. of the issued share capital of Inspace. In addition, the Panel has deemed that all of the shareholders in Willmott Dixon, and certain other persons, who together hold a further 56.6 per cent. of the issued share capital of Inspace, are acting in concert with Willmott Dixon for the purposes of the Offer. Further details of the concert parties of Willmott Dixon can be found at section 14 of this announcement. Therefore, in aggregate, Willmott Dixon and those persons who are deemed to be acting in concert with it, hold approximately 66.9 per cent. of the issued share capital of Inspace. The Offer will be made on the following basis: for each Inspace Share 183 pence in cash • The Offer Price represents a premium of approximately 66.4 per cent to Inspace's share price of 110.0 pence at the close of business on 7 December 2007, being the last Business Day prior to the announcement by Inspace on 10 December that it was in talks with Willmott Dixon regarding a possible Offer by Willmott Dixon for Inspace. • The terms of the Offer value Inspace's existing issued share capital at approximately £148.2 million. • Willmott Dixon has received irrevocable undertakings from those Inspace Directors who hold Inspace Shares to accept the Offer (and, in certain cases, to procure the acceptance of the Offer by certain persons connected with them) in respect of a total of 5,958,587 Inspace Shares, representing in aggregate approximately 7.4 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Inspace. • In addition to the irrevocable undertakings given by the Inspace Directors, Willmott Dixon has received irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer (and, in certain cases, to procure the acceptance of the Offer by certain persons connected with them) in respect of a further 37,289,159 Inspace Shares, representing approximately 46.0 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Inspace. • In aggregate, therefore, Willmott Dixon has received irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer (or procure the acceptance of the Offer) in respect of 43,247,746 Inspace Shares, representing approximately 53.4 per cent. of the existing issued ordinary share capital of Inspace. • The Independent Directors, who have been so advised by their financial adviser, Dresdner Kleinwort, consider the terms of the Offer to be fair and reasonable. In giving its advice to the Independent Directors, Dresdner Kleinwort has taken into account the Independent Directors' commercial assessments. • Accordingly, the Independent Directors intend to recommend that Inspace Shareholders accept the Offer, as those Independent Directors, who hold Inspace Shares, have irrevocably undertaken to do in respect of their beneficial shareholdings amounting, in aggregate, to 640,183 Inspace Shares, representing 0.8 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Inspace. Commenting on the proposed Offer, Rick Willmott, Chief Executive of Willmott Dixon said: 'We are pleased to have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended offer for Inspace. This forms part of Willmott Dixon's revised strategy of developing a broader construction services business. We look forward to re-establishing relationships with many former customer organisations and indeed to forging new partnerships with the next generation of client bodies.' David Batchelor, an Independent Director of Inspace, said: 'The offer represents a significant premium to the share price before the approach was announced and gives shareholders certainty of value.' This summary should be read in conjunction with the full text of the following announcement and the Appendices. Appendix 1 sets out the conditions and certain further terms of the Offer. Appendix 2 contains source notes relating to certain information contained in this announcement. Appendix 3 contains details of the irrevocable undertakings received in relation to the Offer. Certain terms used in this announcement are defined in Appendix 4 to this announcement. Enquiries: Seymour Pierce (Financial Adviser to Willmott Dixon) Douglas Harmer +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 Mark Percy +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 Dresdner Kleinwort (Financial Adviser to Inspace) Chris Treneman +44 (0) 20 7623 8000 Christian Littlewood +44 (0) 20 7623 8000 Keith Welch +44 (0) 20 7623 8000 Seymour Pierce, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority is acting exclusively for Willmott Dixon in connection with the Offer and no-one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than Willmott Dixon for providing the protections afforded to clients of Seymour Pierce nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any other matter referred to in this announcement. Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Inspace (in the form of the Independent Directors) and for no-one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Inspace (in the form of the Independent Directors) for providing the protections afforded to clients of Dresdner Kleinwort Limited nor for affording advice in relation to the Offer or any other matter referred to in this announcement. This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute or form any part of an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Offer or otherwise. The Offer will be made solely through the Offer Document and, in the case of certificated Inspace Shares, the Form of Acceptance, which will together contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including details of how to accept the Offer. Any acceptance or other response to the Offer should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance. The release, distribution or publication of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the UK may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the UK should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements. Copies of this announcement and any documentation relating to the Offer are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send such documents in or into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction. The Offer (unless otherwise determined by Willmott Dixon and permitted by applicable law and regulation), will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use of the mails, or by any means of instrumentality (including without limitation, telephonically or electronically) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of any Restricted Jurisdiction, and the Offer will not be capable of acceptance from or within any Restricted Jurisdiction. This announcement, including information included or incorporated by reference in this announcement, may contain 'forward-looking statements' concerning Willmott Dixon, Inspace and their respective subsidiaries. Generally, the words 'will', 'may', 'should', 'continue', 'believes', 'expects', 'intends', 'anticipates' or similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond the companies' abilities to control or estimate precisely, such as future market conditions and behaviours of other market participants, and therefore undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Willmott Dixon and Inspace assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required pursuant to applicable law. Dealing disclosure requirements Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Code, if any person is, or becomes, 'interested' (directly or indirectly) in 1 per cent. or more of any class of 'relevant securities' of Inspace, all 'dealings' in any 'relevant securities' of that company (including by means of an option in respect of, or a derivative referenced to, any such 'relevant securities') must be publicly disclosed by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 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 together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire an 'interest' in 'relevant securities' of Inspace, 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 Code, all 'dealings' in 'relevant securities' of Inspace by Willmott Dixon or Inspace, or by any of their respective 'associates', must be disclosed by no later than 12.00 noon (London time) on the London 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 Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 'Interests in securities' arise, in summary, when a person has long economic exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price of securities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an 'interest' by virtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option in respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities. Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Code, which can also be found on the Panel's website. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are required to disclose a 'dealing' under Rule 8, you should consult the Panel. This summary should be read in conjunction with the full text of the following announcement and the Appendices. NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY RESTRICTED JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION 19 December 2007 Recommended Cash Offer of 183 pence per Inspace Share for Inspace Plc ('Inspace') by Willmott Dixon Limited ('Willmott Dixon') 1. Introduction The Independent Directors of Inspace and the Board of Willmott Dixon are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Willmott Dixon to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Inspace, not already owned by Willmott Dixon. At the date of this announcement, Willmott Dixon owns approximately 10.3 per cent. of the issued share capital of Inspace. In addition, the Panel has deemed that the shareholders in Willmott Dixon, and certain other persons, who together hold a further 56.6 per cent. of the issued share capital of Inspace, are acting in concert with Willmott Dixon for the purposes of the Offer. Further details of the concert parties of Willmott Dixon can be found at section 14 of this announcement. Therefore, in aggregate, Willmott Dixon and those persons who are deemed to be acting in concert with it, hold approximately 66.9 per cent. of the issued share capital of Inspace. 2. Summary of the recommended Offer Willmott Dixon will offer to acquire, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out below and in Appendix 1 and on the full terms which will be set out in the Offer Document, the entire issued share capital of Inspace (other than those Inspace Shares already held by Willmott Dixon) on the following basis: for each Inspace Share 183 pence in cash The Offer Price represents a premium of approximately 66.4 per cent. to Inspace's share price of 110.0 pence at the close of business on 7 December 2007, being the last Business Day prior to the announcement by Inspace on 10 December that it was in talks with Willmott Dixon regarding a possible Offer by Willmott Dixon for Inspace. The terms of the Offer value Inspace's existing issued share capital at approximately £148.2 million. 3. Independent Directors Since certain members of the Board of Inspace were involved in helping the Board of Willmott Dixon formulate the Offer and/or hold financial interests in the issued share capital of Willmott Dixon, the Board of Inspace constituted an Independent Committee of the Board to consider the Offer. This Independent Committee consists of David Batchelor, Duncan Forbes and Christopher Sheridan. 4. Background to and reasons for the Offer The Board of Willmott Dixon does not believe that the expected benefits of the demerger and subsequent admission to AIM of Inspace in May 2005 have been fully realised by Inspace Shareholders. In particular, it believes that a lack of liquidity in Inspace Shares has led to a volatile share price since its admission and, on occasions, significant price movements which have been driven by only modest trading volumes. Furthermore, the Board of Willmott Dixon believes that the recent turmoil in the credit markets has and will continue to accentuate these unfavourable conditions, especially within the wider construction sector. This, it believes, will also have negative repercussions on the ability of companies such as Inspace to raise additional equity capital in the public markets. This, coupled with the significant cost and management constraints associated with a stock market listing, lead the Board of Willmott Dixon to consider that the future of Inspace is best served away from the public markets. Upon the Offer for Inspace becoming wholly unconditional, and as part of an integrated strategy going forward, the Board of Willmott Dixon will seek to restructure the combined business. Principally, this would involve, in due course, the transfer of the corporate assets division of Inspace under the control of Willmott Dixon. The resultant Willmott Dixon business will be a focused provider of construction, maintenance and interior fit out services to the commercial and public sectors. Correspondingly, Inspace will be entirely focused on the provision of social and affordable housing to the UK market. 5. Background to and reasons for recommending the Offer Since its demerger from Willmott Dixon in January 2005 and subsequent flotation on AIM, Inspace has made good progress in positioning itself in line with the Board's view of likely future government expenditure on social and affordable housing. The acquisition of Widacre in August 2006 from Willmott Dixon represented an important part of Inspace's strategy, strengthening the Inspace Group's position in the social housing market, providing access to the private housing market, bringing to the group a number of new relationships with registered social landlords ('RSLs') and providing new build skills for both the social housing and affordable homes markets. This progress was reflected in the interim results of the Inspace Group for the six months ended 30 June 2007 with earnings per share (on a diluted and adjusted basis) up 35 per cent. and improved visibility of future revenue. Despite this progress, the Independent Directors of Inspace continue to see a number of challenges in growing the Inspace business. As previously announced and set out under the Current Trading section of this announcement, the Board of Inspace believes there remains uncertainty regarding the Company's ability to meet its short and medium term forecasts. The Board believes this uncertainty arises, inter alia, by reason of margin pressure on existing contracts within maintenance and stock reinvestment and the difficulty in winning new contracts in this area at margins which the Board believes are acceptable, reducing demand for certain of the Corporate Assets division's services and increased near term risk associated with the affordable housing division. The Independent Directors of Inspace believe these risks, in addition to general market uncertainties, have led to a recent fall in Inspace's share price. Prior to the announcement on 10 December 2007, the fall over the last six months has been in excess of the fall in the benchmark indices during that period and more in line with the fall during that period experienced by UK listed house builders. In addition, the Independent Directors believe that share price growth has been inhibited by a number of other issues including the relative low liquidity of the Inspace Shares, due to the aggregate holding of approximately 67 per cent. held by the Willmott and Dixon family members and Willmott Dixon, and the need to further develop the Board structure. The Independent Directors have considered the possibility of finding alternative buyers for Inspace. However, in light of the aggregate shareholdings of the Willmott and Dixon families and Willmott Dixon's shareholding in Inspace, the Independent Directors have concluded that this was unlikely. Against this background, the Independent Directors consider the Offer to be made by Willmott Dixon to be fair and reasonable and, in the absence of a higher offer, should be put to shareholders. 6. Independent Directors' recommendation The Independent Directors, who have been so advised by their financial adviser, Dresdner Kleinwort, consider the terms of the Offer to be fair and reasonable. In giving its advice to the Independent Directors, Dresdner Kleinwort has taken into account the Independent Directors' commercial assessments. Accordingly, in the absence of a higher offer, the Independent Directors unanimously recommend that Inspace Shareholders accept the Offer. The Independent Directors who hold Inspace Shares have given irrevocable undertakings to Willmott Dixon to accept the Offer in respect of their legal and beneficial holdings in such shares, which in aggregate amount to 640,183 Inspace Shares representing approximately 0.8 per cent. of the existing issued ordinary share capital of Inspace. These undertakings will remain binding in the event of a higher offer. 7. Irrevocable Undertakings Willmott Dixon has received irrevocable undertakings from those Inspace Directors who hold Inspace Shares to accept the Offer (and, in certain cases, to procure the acceptance of the Offer by certain persons connected with them) in respect of a total of 5,958,587 Inspace Shares, representing in aggregate approximately 7.4 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Inspace. Willmott Dixon has also received irrevocable undertakings from certain other shareholders to accept the Offer (and, in certain cases, to procure the acceptance of the Offer by certain persons connected with them) in respect of a total of 32,206,281 Inspace Shares, representing in aggregate approximately 39.8 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Inspace. All of the above undertakings continue to be binding even if a competing offer is announced for Inspace which exceeds the value of the Offer and whether or not such competing offer is recommended for acceptance by the Inspace Board. In addition, Willmott Dixon has received a further irrevocable undertaking to accept the Offer in respect of 5,082,878 Inspace Shares, representing approximately 6.3 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Inspace. This undertaking will cease to be binding if a competing offer is announced for Inspace which exceeds the value of the Offer by not less than 10 per cent. In aggregate, therefore, Willmott Dixon has received irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer (and, in certain cases, to procure the acceptance of the Offer) in respect of 43,247,746 Inspace Shares, representing approximately 53.4 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Inspace. All of the above irrevocable undertakings will lapse if an event occurs which means that Willmott Dixon is no longer required by the Code to proceed with the Offer or the Offer lapses or is withdrawn. Further details of the irrevocable undertakings are contained in Appendix 3 to this announcement. 8. Financing the Offer The cash consideration payable under the Offer will be funded through a combination of the existing cash resources of Willmott Dixon and bank debt. Full details of the financing arrangements will be set out in the Offer Document. It is the intention to refinance a proportion of this bank debt as soon as is reasonably practicable after the Offer has become or being declared unconditional in all respects through the Proposed Underwritten Equity Issue, with maximum underwriting commitments in respect of the equity issue in the sum of approximately £32.0 million. Seymour Pierce is satisfied that sufficient financial resources are available to Willmott Dixon to satisfy in full the cash consideration payable to Inspace Shareholders in the event of full acceptance of the Offer. 9. Information on Willmott Dixon Willmott Dixon is a leading provider of construction services across England and Wales. The principal services of Willmott Dixon surround the construction and development of real estate assets across a variety of sectors including commercial, health, education, law and order, leisure and hotels. Willmott Dixon also offers a range of construction related consultancy services through its Re-Thinking division. In addition to its operations within the private sector, Willmott Dixon operates a focused public sector operation. Willmott Dixon Public Private Investments Limited aims to specialise in assembling bids, developing projects and ultimately holding assets in what it sees is a growing market for public private partnerships. For the year ended 31 December 2006, Willmott Dixon had total sales of £359.3 million (2005 £412.7 million) and pre-exceptional profit before tax of £8.7 million (2005 £10.5 million), with net assets at that date of £27.9 million (2005 £23.7 million). The decline in the reported turnover and profit of Willmott Dixon in 2006 was due to the disposal of Widacre Limited, a subsidiary undertaking of Willmott Dixon, which was sold to Inspace in August 2006. In its unaudited interim accounts for the six months ended 30 June 2007 Willmott Dixon reported total sales of £178.4 million (2006 £192.1 million) and pre-exceptional profit before tax of £4.1 million (2006 £3.9 million) with net assets at that date of £29.6 million (2006 £27.7 million). Further financial information on Willmott Dixon can be found in Appendix III to the Offer Document. 10. Information on Inspace Inspace plc is a property based services company, providing specialist services to the social and affordable housing markets. It was demerged from Willmott Dixon in January 2005 and acquired Widacre from Willmott Dixon in August 2006. Inspace has three divisions: social housing, affordable housing and corporate assets. Social Housing- creating and maintaining sustainable homes The division is one of the UK's specialist service providers to social housing landlords through long term framework contracts. Its services comprise major 'repair and maintenance', 'stock reinvestment' and new build programmes for local authorities, Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs) and Registered Social Landlords (RSLs). Affordable Housing - developing integrated communities The affordable housing division specialises in the provision of low cost homes for sale, usually in partnership with RSLs, and alongside social housing built by the Social Housing division, as part of more extensive mixed tenure schemes. It has already established a number of joint venture companies with RSLs and through its involvement in the Key London Alliance consortium, has been appointed to provide mixed tenure developments under the Government's London Wide Initiative. Corporate Assets - improving and maintaining public and private real estate The corporate assets division provides a comprehensive repair, maintenance, capital works and interior fit-out service across public and private sector non-residential real estate. For the year ended 31 December 2006, Inspace had total sales of £175.1 million (2005: £147.5 million) and profit before tax of £9.5 million (2005: £7.4 million), with net assets at that date of £32.6 million (2005: £16.0 million). In its unaudited interim accounts for the six months ended 30 June 2007 Inspace reported total sales of £139.9 million (2006: £62.6 million) and profit before tax of £5.4 million (2006: £3.7 million) with net assets at that date of £36.1 million (2006: £17.8 million). 11. Current trading and prospects of Inspace On 10 December 2007, Inspace issued the following update on current trading and prospects: 'Despite a more challenging second half year, overall trading is in line with market forecasts for the year ended 31 December 2007. As usual, there are issues to be resolved before the accounts are closed, most notably the agreement of annual performance-related incentive payments with clients. Whilst these are running at higher levels than normal, the Directors remain optimistic that satisfactory settlements will be reached. Social housing Our core Social Housing market remains robust, particularly in terms of new build activity which is expected to provide the majority of future revenues for this division. With many good opportunities on the ground, sales and preconstruction teams are working across a variety of framework and project specific bids, and conversion rates are good. Sourcing land and securing planning consents remain the key frustrations for social housing customers, creating the main constraint on what might otherwise be higher growth rates. Decent Homes work continues to be difficult for Inspace to procure with pricing levels becoming more aggressive as existing programmes draw to an end. This has now translated into growing competitiveness on maintenance tenders, in part due to Decent Homes contractors migrating into this area. Affordable housing Recent uncertainty about house prices is now impacting our Affordable Housing division. In some instances, launch prices have been reduced in order to keep reservation levels at an acceptable level. Investor interest, which has traditionally fed a material proportion of sales, has declined in broad terms although we are seeing some larger strategic investors prepared to speculate on multiple unit deals in order to induce greater discounts. With just four developments currently on site, we are less exposed to short term market fluctuations than the volume builders. One of those sites will be complete in the first quarter of 2008 and is fully sold; the second, launched in the summer, is almost fully reserved. The two remaining sites have just been launched with all unit sales budgeted for the last quarter of 2008. Looking further ahead, the three London Wide Initiative and Dee Park regeneration schemes provide the backbone of our sales programme from 2009. Corporate assets Our Corporate Assets division operates in two sectors: the property maintenance sector and the interior fit-out sector. The former remains robust in terms of volume, albeit the fragmented structure of the supply side and low barriers to entry continue to create a competitive pricing environment. Efforts to segment our customer base, growing volumes with higher spending property portfolio holders and reducing volumes with those offering lower or less predicable spending patterns, continues and is progressing satisfactorily alongside the roll-out of the new technology platform aimed at improving efficiency. Interior fit-out remains our most volatile sector, being dependent upon the commercial office market, particularly in central London. Whilst we have seen good growth during 2007, we are now seeing reduced confidence levels, a corresponding reduction in our sales pipeline and some pending orders being shelved. Forward order book The forward order book at the year end is expected to be marginally lower than our declared targets of 85 per cent. of revenue for the Social Housing division and 75 per cent. for the Corporate Assets division. The Social Housing shortfall, which relates mainly to maintenance activity, will be rectified if we secure a maintenance contract with Birmingham City Council where a decision is expected early in the New Year. The Corporate Assets shortfall relates mainly to interior fit-out where we are more exposed approaching 2008 than we would have liked. Experience has taught us that volumes can also improve quickly, but we are monitoring the position carefully and will retain the flexibility to reduce capacity if required. Revenues in the Affordable Housing division are becoming less predictable, with a noticeable reduction in viewings and reservations over recent weeks.' Since 10 December 2007, Inspace has been advised by Birmingham City Council that it is the Council's intention to award Inspace the housing maintenance contract for the north area of the city for a period of four and a half years with the possibility of a further three year extension. Subject to contracts being concluded, which cannot occur before 28 December 2007, the contract is expected to contribute revenues of up to £100 million if extended for the full seven and a half year period. 12. Management and employees Save for as is described in paragraph 4 above, Willmott Dixon intends to continue to build upon the success of Inspace as a leading specialist within the market for social and affordable housing and, in this respect, it has no current intentions to either change the principal location of the operations of Inspace or materially redeploy other significant assets within the business, although it may consider any potential opportunities if and when they were to arise. Willmott Dixon attaches importance to the skills and experience of the management team and employees of Inspace. Willmott Dixon has therefore confirmed to the Independent Directors that the existing employment rights, including pension rights, of the employees of Inspace will be fully safeguarded and that it has no current intentions to materially change their conditions of employment. In the period following the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, David Batchelor intends, at an appropriate time, to step down from the board of Inspace on specific terms to be agreed. David will only receive any payments in relation to the termination of his appointment in line with any contractual entitlement. Upon the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects and subject to the passing of a shareholder resolution by Willmott Dixon shareholders, Willmott Dixon intends to implement a Group Reorganisation, pursuant to which Willmott Dixon Holdings (a newly formed company) will become the parent company of Willmott Dixon. If the Group Reorganisation does occur, a new board of directors will need to be appointed in respect of Willmott Dixon Holdings, whose members will be drawn from certain individuals currently serving on either the Willmott Dixon or Inspace boards as follows: • Colin Enticknap (currently Group Chairman of Willmott Dixon and Executive Chairman of Inspace) will be appointed as a director and Group Chairman of Willmott Dixon Holdings; • Rick Willmott (currently Chief Executive Officer of Willmott Dixon) will be appointed as a director and Group Chief Executive of Willmott Dixon Holdings; • Andrew Telfer (currently Chief Financial Officer of Inspace) will be appointed as a director of Willmott Dixon Holdings; • Christopher Sheridan (currently Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Inspace) will be appointed as a non-executive director of Willmott Dixon Holdings; • Stephen Dixon (currently a non-executive director of Willmott Dixon) will be appointed as a non-executive director of Willmott Dixon Holdings In addition, if the Group Reorganisation does occur, it is proposed that the boards of Willmott Dixon and Inspace will eventually be constituted as follows: Board of Willmott Dixon • Rick Willmott will remain as a director and will be appointed as Chairman of Willmott Dixon; • John Frankiewicz will remain as a director and will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Willmott Dixon; • Sir Michael Latham will remain as Non Executive Deputy Chairman of Willmott Dixon; • Duncan Canney will become a director of Willmott Dixon; • Duncan Forbes (currently a director of Inspace) will be appointed as a director of Willmott Dixon; • Colin Enticknap will resign as a director and Stephen Dixon will resign as a non-executive director of Willmott Dixon Board of Inspace • Rick Willmott will be appointed as a director and Chairman of Inspace; • Chris Durkin will remain as a director and be appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Inspace; • Duncan Canney will become a director of Inspace • Andrew Telfer will remain as a director of Inspace; • Sir Michael Latham will be appointed as a Non Executive Deputy Chairman of Inspace; • Both Colin Enticknap and Duncan Forbes will resign as directors and Christopher Sheridan will resign as a non-executive director of Inspace It is not currently intended that those individuals who come to serve on the boards of Willmott Dixon Holdings, Willmott Dixon or Inspace will, in the short term, be offered any significantly improved conditions of service than they currently enjoy with Willmott Dixon or Inspace. In the event that the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional in all respects and the Group Reorganisation does not occur, it is intended that, save for David Batchelor (whose intentions have been described above), the boards of Willmott Dixon and Inspace will remain unchanged. Thereafter, Willmott Dixon would intend to put in place appropriate arrangements such that the management structure of the combined Willmott Dixon and Inspace businesses materially reflect the management structure that would have been in place had the proposed Group Reorganisation been effected. 13. Inspace Share Option Schemes The Offer will extend to any Inspace Shares issued or unconditionally allotted or issued whilst the Offer remains open for acceptance (or by such earlier date as Willmott Dixon, subject to the Code, may decide), including any Inspace Shares unconditionally allotted or issued upon exercise of options under the Inspace Share Option Schemes. To the extent that such options are not so exercised, and if the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional in all respects, Willmott Dixon will make appropriate proposals to holders of options in Inspace Shares in due course, to the extent required by the Code or the Panel. 14. Disclosure of interests in relevant securities of Inspace At the date of this announcement, Willmott Dixon owns approximately 10.3 per cent. of the issued share capital of Inspace. Willmott Dixon's issued ordinary share capital is held by the shareholders listed below, all of whom are deemed, by the Panel, to be acting in concert with Willmott Dixon for the purposes of the Offer. Certain of the concert parties listed below do not hold Willmott Dixon Shares but are, nevertheless, deemed to be acting in concert with Willmott Dixon for the purposes of the Offer. In addition, certain of the concert parties listed below also hold Inspace Shares. As regards the information disclosed below in respect of interests in Inspace Shares (excluding share options or other interests granted under Inspace Share Schemes) held by Willmott Dixon shareholders and the other concert parties listed below, Willmott Dixon and the Willmott Dixon Directors are reliant on those Willmott Dixon shareholders to accurately provide such information. In some cases, that information has not been independently confirmed to Willmott Dixon by Willmott Dixon shareholders and Willmott Dixon and the Willmott Dixon Directors have therefore needed to compile the information, where it is available, from published sources, which may or may not be reliable. Registered Inspace % of total issued share capital of Holder Shares Inspace Mrs D E Fisher 1,741,667 2.15% Mrs P A Willmott and Mr Hill 0 0.00% Mr D Willmott 431,709 0.53% Mr J Willmott 431,709 0.53% Mr P Willmott 431,709 0.53% Mrs L Willmott 14,775 0.02% Mr W Willmott 431,709 0.53% Mr & Mrs R Moulton 2,490,738 3.07% Dr A Millar 1,273,238 1.57% Mr J F Willmott 918,544 1.13% Mrs P N Willmott 1,132,340 1.40% Mr P W Willmott 3,157,069 3.90% Miss S Willmott 1,893,133 2.34% Revere CharitableTrust 100,000 0.12% Mr P W Willmott & I R Woolfe No 1 540,901 0.67% Mr P W Willmott & I R Woolfe No 2 1,324,263 1.63% P W Willmott 1992 Grandchildrens Trust 1,001,650 1.24% Mrs P A Willmott 69,682 0.09% Mr N J Fisher 499,071 0.62% Mrs R Willmott 304,860 0.38% Mrs E A Joyce 250,000 0.31% Mr R J Willmott 7,395,625 9.13% Mr S I G Dixon 3,135,400 3.87% Mrs A J Maylin 435,515 0.54% Mr M G Dixon 435,515 0.54% Lady Dixon 5,330,665 6.58% Mr J W Bayliss 871,031 1.08% Mrs E R Bayliss 783,927 0.97% Mrs K Larkin 871,031 1.08% Mrs M Carr/G Carr 114,431 0.14% Mr M A Organ 0 0.00% Mr G Runcie 62,548 0.08% Mr C Enticknap 3,561,496 4.40% Mr C Durkin 622,788 0.77% Mr A Telfer 329,173 0.41% Mr J Campion 282,501 0.35% Mr T Carpenter 282,501 0.35% Mrs S M Canney 35,616 0.04% Mrs C M Cantor 59,553 0.07% Mrs J Hart 0 0.00% Sir Michael Latham 307,263 0.38% Mr D Canney 174,297 0.22% Mr B Drysdale 100,000 0.12% Mr J Frankiewicz 432,850 0.53% Mr M Hart 182,948 0.23% Ms W McWilliams 96,648 0.12% Mr P Owen 75,195 0.09% Mrs K Owen 9,464 0.01% Mr M Tant 75,195 0.09% Mrs S Enticknap 643,832 0.79% Enticknap Trust 1 150,000 0.19% Enticknap Trust 2 150,000 0.19% Enticknap Trust 3 150,000 0.19% MrsT Willmott 92,500 0.11% Mrs M Telfer 161,115 0.20% Total 45,849,390 56.60% Note: The holding in Inspace Shares of Mr G Runcie of 62,548 Inspace Shares includes 52,548 Inspace Shares which have been transferred to his spouse, but have not, at the date of this announcement, been registered in her name. As at the date of this announcement options or other interests over the following Inspace Shares had been granted to or acquired by the following persons (who are deemed to be acting in concert with Willmott Dixon) under the Inspace Share Schemes and remained outstanding: The Inspace plc Discretionary Share Option Scheme Registered Date of Exercise Number of Inspace Shares Exercise holder Grant Price under option Period Mr A 5.4.2006 £1.69 73,964 5.4.2009- Telfer 5.4.2016 Mr A 28.3.2007 £1.585 75,000 28.3.2010- Telfer 28.3.2017 Mr G 28.3.2007 £1.585 30,000 28.3.2010- Runcie 28.3.2017 The Widacre Limited Employee Share Acquisition Scheme * Date of **Acquisition Number of Inspace Shares in ***Vesting Beneficial Allocation Price which interested Date Holder Mr C 17.1.2006 6.79 pence 122,788 2007 Durkin Mr C 17.1.2006 6.79 pence 122,788 2008 Durkin Mr J 6.6.2006 6.79 pence 73,673 2007 Campion Mr J 6.6.2006 6.79 pence 73,673 2008 Campion Mr T 6.6.2006 6.79 pence 73,673 2007 Carpenter Mr T 6.6.2006 6.79 pence 73,673 2008 Carpenter *The legal title to the Inspace Shares held under the Widacre Limited Employee Share Acquisition Scheme is held by Rathbone Jersey Trustees Limited and, until such shares have vested, the individuals listed above hold a beneficial interest in such shares subject to the risk of forfeiture. **The acquisition price reflects the aggregate value payable by participants per Inspace Share before they can obtain full ownership of the relevant shares without the risk of forfeiture. ***Inspace Shares vest, subject to the achievement of certain Widacre Limited PBT targets, in the financial year to 31 December 2007 and the financial year to 31 December 2008. As at the date of this announcement, save as disclosed above (including the irrevocable undertakings referred to above and the Inspace Shares represented thereby), neither Willmott Dixon nor, so far as the Directors of Willmott Dixon are aware, any person acting in concert with it, has any interest in or right to subscribe for any relevant securities of Inspace nor are they party to any short positions (whether conditional or absolute and whether in money or otherwise) relating to relevant securities of Inspace, including any short positions under derivatives, agreements to sell or any delivery obligations or rights to require another person to purchase or take delivery of any relevant securities of Inspace nor does any such person have any arrangement in relation to relevant securities of Inspace. Neither Willmott Dixon nor the Directors of Willmott Dixon nor, so far as Willmott Dixon is aware, any person acting in concert with Willmott Dixon, has borrowed or lent any relevant securities of Inspace. For these purposes, 'interest' includes any long economic exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the prices of securities. A person is treated as having an 'interest' by virtue, inter alia, of the ownership or control of securities or by virtue of any option in respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities. 'Relevant securities' in Inspace include any securities of Inspace which are being offered for under the Offer or carry voting rights, any equity share capital of Inspace and any securities of Inspace carrying conversion or subscription rights into any of the foregoing. 15. Cancellation of trading, compulsory acquisition and re-registration If the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional in all respects and if sufficient acceptances are received under the Offer, Willmott Dixon intends to exercise its rights pursuant to the provisions of Part 28 of the Companies Act 2006 to acquire compulsorily the remaining Inspace Shares to which the Offer relates on the same terms as the Offer. If Willmott Dixon acquires, by virtue of its shareholdings and acceptances of the Offer, Inspace Shares carrying at least 75 per cent. of the voting rights of Inspace, subject to the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, and subject to any applicable requirements of the AIM Market, as soon as practicable thereafter, Willmott Dixon intends to procure that Inspace applies to the AIM Market to cancel admission of its shares to trading on the AIM Market. The cancellation of admission to trading on AIM of Inspace Shares would significantly reduce the liquidity and marketability of any Inspace Shares held by Inspace Shareholders who have not accepted the Offer. It is proposed that as soon as practicable following the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects Inspace will be re-registered as a private company. 16. General Your attention is drawn to the further information contained in the Appendices which form part of this announcement. The full text of the conditions and further terms of the Offer set out in Appendix 1 to this announcement forms part of, and should be read in conjunction with, this announcement. Appendix 2 to this announcement provides details of the basis of calculations and sources of certain information included in this announcement. Appendix 3 to this announcement contains details of the irrevocable undertakings received in relation to the Offer. Appendix 4 to this announcement contains definitions of certain terms used in this announcement. The Offer Document setting out in full the terms and conditions of the Offer is expected to be posted to Inspace Shareholders as soon as practicable and must, in any event, be posted to Inspace Shareholders not later than 28 days after the date of this announcement unless otherwise agreed with the Panel. Enquiries: Seymour Pierce (Financial Adviser to Willmott Dixon) Douglas Harmer +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 Mark Percy +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 Dresdner Kleinwort (Financial Adviser to Inspace) Chris Treneman +44 (0) 20 7623 8000 Christian Littlewood +44 (0) 20 7623 8000 Keith Welch +44 (0) 20 7623 8000 Seymour Pierce, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority is acting exclusively for Willmott Dixon in connection with the Offer and no-one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than Willmott Dixon for providing the protections afforded to clients of Seymour Pierce nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any other matter referred to in this announcement. Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Inspace (in the form of the Independent Directors) and for no-one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Inspace (in the form of the Independent Directors) for providing the protections afforded to clients of Dresdner Kleinwort Limited nor for affording advice in relation to the Offer or any other matter referred to in this announcement. This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute or form any part of an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Offer or otherwise. The Offer will be made solely through the Offer Document and, in the case of certificated Inspace Shares, the Form of Acceptance, which will together contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including details of how to accept the Offer. Any acceptance or other response to the Offer should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance. The release, distribution or publication of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the UK may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the UK should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements. Copies of this announcement and any documentation relating to the Offer are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send such documents in or into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction. The Offer (unless otherwise determined by Willmott Dixon and permitted by applicable law and regulation), will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use of the mails, or by any means of instrumentality (including without limitation, telephonically or electronically) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of any Restricted Jurisdiction, and the Offer will not be capable of acceptance from or within any Restricted Jurisdiction. This announcement, including information included or incorporated by reference in this announcement, may contain 'forward-looking statements' concerning Willmott Dixon, Inspace and their respective subsidiaries. Generally, the words 'will', 'may', 'should', 'continue', 'believes', 'expects', 'intends', 'anticipates' or similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond the companies' abilities to control or estimate precisely, such as future market conditions and behaviours of other market participants, and therefore undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Willmott Dixon and Inspace assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required pursuant to applicable law. Dealing disclosure requirements Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Code, if any person is, or becomes, 'interested' (directly or indirectly) in 1 per cent. or more of any class of 'relevant securities' of Inspace, all 'dealings' in any 'relevant securities' of that company (including by means of an option in respect of, or a derivative referenced to, any such 'relevant securities') must be publicly disclosed by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 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 together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire an 'interest' in 'relevant securities' of Inspace, 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 Code, all 'dealings' in 'relevant securities' of Inspace by Willmott Dixon or Inspace, or by any of their respective 'associates', must be disclosed by no later than 12.00 noon (London time) on the London 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 Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk . 'Interests in securities' arise, in summary, when a person has long economic exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price of securities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an 'interest' by virtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option in respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities. Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Code, which can also be found on the Panel's website. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are required to disclose a 'dealing' under Rule 8, you should consult the Panel. APPENDIX 1 CONDITIONS AND CERTAIN FURTHER TERMS OF THE OFFER The Offer will comply with the applicable rules and regulations of the Code and will be governed by English law and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England. In addition it will be subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Appendix 1, the further terms set out in the Offer Document and, in relation to Inspace Shares held in certificated form, the related Form of Acceptance. Conditions of the Offer The Offer will be subject to the following conditions: (a) valid acceptances being received (and not, where permitted, withdrawn) by not later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) on the first closing date of the Offer (or such later time(s) and/or date(s) as Willmott Dixon may, subject to the rules of the Code or with the consent of the Panel, decide) in respect of not less than 90 per cent. (or such lower percentage as Willmott Dixon may decide) in nominal value of the Inspace Shares to which the Offer relates and not less than 90 per cent. (or such lower percentage as Willmott Dixon may decide) of the voting rights carried by the Inspace Shares to which the Offer relates, provided that this condition will not be satisfied unless Willmott Dixon (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries) shall have acquired or agreed to acquire (whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise) directly or indirectly Inspace Shares carrying in aggregate more than 50 per cent. of the voting rights then normally exercisable at general meetings of Inspace, including for this purpose (except to the extent, if any, required by the Panel) any such voting rights attaching to Inspace Shares that are unconditionally allotted or issued before the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional as to acceptances, whether pursuant to the exercise of any outstanding subscription or conversion rights or otherwise. For the purposes of this condition: (i) Inspace Shares which have been unconditionally allotted shall be deemed to carry the voting rights they will carry upon issue; (ii) the expression 'Inspace Shares to which the Offer relates' shall be construed in accordance with Part 28 of the Act; and (iii) valid acceptances shall be deemed to have been received in respect of any Inspace Shares which Willmott Dixon shall, pursuant to section 979 of the Act, be treated as having acquired or contracted to acquire by virtue of acceptance of the Offer; (b) no Third Party having intervened (as defined below) and there not continuing to be outstanding any statute, regulation or order of any Third Party in each case which would or might reasonably be expected, to an extent which is material to the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole to: (i) make the Offer, its implementation or the acquisition or proposed acquisition by Willmott Dixon of any shares or other securities in, or control of, Inspace or any member of the Wider Inspace Group void, illegal or unenforceable in any relevant jurisdiction, or otherwise directly or indirectly restrain, prevent, prohibit, restrict or delay the same or impose additional conditions or obligations with respect to the Offer or such acquisition, or otherwise impede, challenge or interfere with the Offer or such acquisition, or require amendment to the terms of the Offer or the acquisition or proposed acquisition of any Inspace Shares or the acquisition of control of Inspace or the Wider Inspace Group by Willmott Dixon; (ii) limit or delay, or impose any material limitations on, the ability of Willmott Dixon or any member of the Wider Inspace Group to acquire or to hold or to exercise effectively, directly or indirectly, all or any rights of ownership in respect of shares or other securities in, or to exercise voting or management control over, any member of the Wider Inspace Group; (iii) require, prevent or materially delay the divestiture by Willmott Dixon of any shares or other securities in any member of the Wider Inspace Group; (iv) require, prevent or materially delay the divestiture either by Willmott Dixon or by any member of the Wider Inspace Group of all or any material portion of their respective businesses, assets or properties or limit the ability of any of them to conduct any of their respective businesses or to own or control any of their respective assets or properties or any portion thereof, in any such case in a manner or to an extent which is material in the context of Willmott Dixon Group taken as a whole or, as the case may be, the Wider Inspace Group taken as a whole; (v) except pursuant to Part 28 of the Act, require Willmott Dixon or any member of the Wider Inspace Group to acquire, or to offer to acquire, any shares or other securities (or the equivalent) in any member of either the Willmott Dixon Group or the Wider Inspace Group owned by any third party; (vi) materially limit the ability of Willmott Dixon or any member of the Wider Inspace Group to conduct or integrate its business, or any part of it, with the businesses or any part of the businesses of any other member of the Wider Inspace Group; or (vii) otherwise materially and adversely affect the financial or trading position of any member of the Wider Inspace Group or, as the case may be, the Wider Inspace Group taken as a whole, and all applicable waiting and other time periods during which any Third Party could intervene under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction having expired, lapsed or been terminated. (c) all Authorisations which are necessary or are reasonably considered necessary by Willmott Dixon in any relevant jurisdiction for or in respect of the Offer or the acquisition or proposed acquisition of any shares or other securities in (except pursuant to Part 28 of the Act), or control or management of, Inspace or any other member of the Wider Inspace Group by Willmott Dixon or the carrying on by any member of the Wider Inspace Group of its business having been obtained, in terms and in a form reasonably satisfactory to Willmott Dixon, from all appropriate Third Parties, in each case, where the absence of such Authorisation would have a material adverse effect on the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole, and all such Authorisations remaining in full force and effect and there being no notice or intimation of any intention to revoke, suspend, restrict, modify or not to renew any of the same; (d) save as Publicly Announced or Disclosed there being no provision of any arrangement, agreement, licence, permit, franchise or other instrument to which any member of the Wider Inspace Group is a party, or by or to which any such member or any material part of its assets is or are or may be bound, entitled or subject or any circumstance, which, in each case as a consequence of the Offer or the acquisition or proposed acquisition of any shares or other securities in, or control of, Inspace or any other member of the Wider Inspace Group by Willmott Dixon or otherwise, could or might reasonably be expected (in any case, to an extent which is or in a manner which is material to the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole) to result in: (i) any amount of monies borrowed by or any other indebtedness or liabilities (actual or contingent) of, or any grant available to, any member of the Wider Inspace Group being or becoming repayable or capable of being declared repayable immediately or prior to its stated repayment date or the ability of any member of the Wider Inspace Group to borrow monies or incur any indebtedness being withdrawn or inhibited or becoming capable of being withdrawn; (ii) the creation or enforcement of any mortgage, charge or other security interest over the whole or any substantial part of the business, property, assets or interests of any member of the Wider Inspace Group or any such mortgage, charge or other security interest (wherever created, arising or having arisen) becoming enforceable; (iii) any such arrangement, agreement, licence, permit, franchise or instrument, or the rights, liabilities, obligations or interests of any member of the Wider Inspace Group thereunder, being, or becoming capable of being, terminated or adversely modified or affected or any adverse action being taken or any obligation or liability arising thereunder; (iv) any asset or interest of any member of the Wider Inspace Group being or falling to be disposed of or ceasing to be available to any member of the Wider Inspace Group or any right arising under which any such asset or interest could be required to be disposed of or could cease to be available to any member of the Wider Inspace Group; (v) any member of the Wider Inspace Group ceasing to be able to carry on business under the name which it presently carries on its business; (vi) the creation of any liabilities (actual or contingent) by any member of the Wider Inspace Group; (vii) the rights, liabilities, obligations or interests of any member of the Wider Inspace Group under any such arrangement, agreement, licence, permit, franchise or other instrument or the interests or business of any such member in or with any other person, firm, company or body (or any arrangement or arrangements relating to any such interests or business) being terminated or adversely modified or affected; or (viii) the financial or trading position or the value of any member of the Wider Inspace Group being prejudiced or adversely affected; and (ix) no event having occurred which, under any provision of any such arrangement, agreement, licence, permit or other instrument, would, or might reasonably be expected to, result in any of the events or circumstances which are referred to in paragraphs (i) to (viii) of this condition (d); (e) since 31 December 2006 and except as otherwise Publicly Announced or Disclosed, no member of the Wider Inspace Group having (in any case, to an extent which or in a manner which is material to the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole): (i) issued or agreed to issue, or authorised the issue of, additional shares of any class, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or acquire, any such shares or convertible securities or transferred or sold any shares out of treasury, other than as between Inspace and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Inspace and other than any shares issued or shares transferred from treasury upon the exercise of any options granted under any of the Inspace Share Option Schemes; (ii) purchased or redeemed or repaid any of its own shares or other securities or reduced or made any other change to any part of its share capital; (iii) recommended, declared, paid or made any dividend or other distribution whether payable in cash or otherwise or made any bonus issue, other than a distribution by any wholly-owned subsidiary of Inspace; (iv) except than as between members of the Inspace Group, made, committed to make, authorised, proposed or announced any change in its loan capital; (v) (other than any acquisition or disposal in the ordinary course of business and/or a transaction between Inspace and a wholly owned subsidiary of Inspace or between such wholly owned subsidiaries) merged with, demerged or acquired any body corporate, partnership or business or acquired or disposed of or transferred, mortgaged, charged or created any security interest over any assets or any right, title or interest in any assets, including shares in any undertaking and trade investments, or authorised the same; (vi) issued, authorised or approved the issue of, or authorisation of or made any change in or to, any debentures; (vii) entered into, varied, or authorised any agreement, transaction, arrangement or commitment (whether in respect of capital expenditure or otherwise) which: (A) is of a long term, onerous or unusual nature or magnitude (or which could be reasonably expected to involve an obligation of such a nature or magnitude); or (B) would or might reasonably be expected to restrict the business of any member of the Wider Inspace Group; or (C) is other than in the ordinary course of business; (viii) entered into, implemented, effected or authorised any merger, demerger, reconstruction, amalgamation, scheme, commitment or other transaction or arrangement in respect of itself or another member of the Wider Inspace Group otherwise than in the ordinary course of business; (ix) entered into or varied the terms of, any contract, agreement or arrangement with any of the directors or senior executives of any member of the Wider Inspace Group; (x) taken any corporate action or had any legal proceedings instituted or threatened against it or petition presented or order made for its winding-up (voluntarily or otherwise), dissolution or reorganisation or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of or over all or any part of its assets and revenues or any analogous proceedings in any jurisdiction or appointed any analogous person in any jurisdiction; (xi) been unable, or admitted in writing that it is unable, to pay its debts or having stopped or suspended (or threatened to stop or suspend) payment of its debts generally or ceased or threatened to cease carrying on all or a substantial part of its business; (xii) otherwise than in the ordinary course of business, waived or compromised any claim ; (xiii) made any alteration to its memorandum or articles of association; (xiv) made or agreed or consented to: (A) any significant change: (1) to the terms of the trust deeds constituting the pension scheme(s) established for its directors, employees or their dependants; or (2) to the benefits which accrue or to the pensions which are payable thereunder; or (3) to the basis on which qualification for, or accrual or entitlement to such benefits or pensions are calculated or determined; or (4) to the basis upon which the liabilities (including pensions) of such pension schemes are funded or made; or (B) any change to the trustees including the appointment of a trust corporation but excluding any appointment of a member nominated trustee in accordance with existing nomination arrangements or one company appointment to fill a trustee vacancy, (xv) proposed, agreed to provide or modified the terms of any share option scheme or incentive scheme of the Wider Inspace Group; (xvi) save as between Inspace and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, granted any material lease in respect of any of the leasehold or freehold property owned or occupied by it or transferred or otherwise disposed of any such property; or (xvii) entered into any agreement, commitment or arrangement or passed any resolution or proposed or announced any intention with respect to any of the transactions, matters or events referred to in this condition (e); (f) except as Publicly Announced or Disclosed: (i) there having been no adverse change or deterioration in the business, assets, financial or trading positions or profit of any member of the Wider Inspace Group to an extent which is material in the context of the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole; (ii) no contingent or other liability of any member of the Wider Inspace Group having arisen or become apparent or increased which is material in the context of the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole; (iii) no litigation, arbitration proceedings, prosecution or other legal proceedings to which any member of the Wider Inspace Group is may or become a party (whether as claimant, defendant or otherwise) having been announced or instituted by or against or remaining outstanding against or in respect of any member of the Wider Inspace Group which in any case might reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole; and (iv) (other than as a result of the Offer) no enquiry or investigation by, or complaint or reference to, any Third Party having been announced or instituted by or against or remaining outstanding against or in respect of any member of the Wider Inspace Group, which in any case materially and adversely affects the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole. (g) except as Publicly Announced or Disclosed, Willmott Dixon not having discovered: (i) that any financial or business or other information concerning the Wider Inspace Group disclosed at any time by or on behalf of any member of the Wider Inspace Group, whether publicly or to Willmott Dixon, is materially misleading or contains any misrepresentation of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make any information contained therein not materially misleading and which was not subsequently corrected by specific disclosure either publicly or otherwise to Willmott Dixon to an extent which in any case is material in the context of the Wider Inspace Group taken as a whole; or (ii) that any member of the Wider Inspace Group is subject to any liability (actual or contingent) which is not disclosed in Inspace's annual report and accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2006 or has otherwise been Publicly Announced or Disclosed and which in any case is material in the context of the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole; or (iii) any information which affects the import of any information disclosed at any time by or on behalf of any member of the Wider Inspace Group to an extent which is material in the context of the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole. (h) except to the extent Publicly Announced or Disclosed, Willmott Dixon not having discovered: (i) that any past or present member of the Wider Inspace Group has not complied with any applicable legislation or regulations of any jurisdiction with regard to the use, treatment, handling, storage, transport, release, disposal, discharge, spillage, leak or emission of any waste or hazardous substance or any substance likely to impair the environment or harm human health, or otherwise relating to environmental matters or the health and safety of any person, or that there has otherwise been any such use, treatment, handling, storage, transport, release, disposal, discharge, spillage, leak or emission (whether or not this constituted a non-compliance by any person with any legislation or regulations and wherever the same may have taken place) which, in any case, would be reasonably likely to give rise to any liability (whether actual or contingent) or cost on the part of any member of the Wider Inspace Group; or (ii) that there is, or is reasonably likely to be, any liability, whether actual or contingent, to make good, repair, reinstate or clean up any property now or previously owned, occupied or made use of by any past or present member of the Wider Inspace Group or any other property or any controlled waters under any environmental legislation, regulation, notice, circular, order or other lawful requirement of any relevant authority or third party or otherwise, which in any case is material in relation to the Wider Inspace Group or the Wider Willmott Dixon Group, as the case may be, each taken as a whole. (i) For the purpose of these conditions: (i) 'Third Party' means any central bank, government, government department or governmental, quasi-governmental, supra-national, statutory, regulatory or investigative body, authority (including any national anti-trust or merger control authority), court, trade agency, association, institution or environmental body or any other statutory person or body whatsoever in any relevant jurisdiction; (ii) a Third Party shall be regarded as having 'intervened' if it has decided to take, institute, implement or threaten any action, proceeding, suit, investigation, enquiry or reference or made, proposed or enacted any statute, regulation, decision or order or taken any measures or other steps or required any action to be taken or information to be provided and 'intervene' shall be construed accordingly; and (iii) 'Authorisations' means authorisations, orders, grants, recognitions, determinations, certificates, confirmations, consents, licences, clearances, permissions and approvals. Subject to the requirements of the Panel, Willmott Dixon reserves the right to waive in whole or in part all or any of conditions (b) to (i) inclusive. Conditions (b) to (i) inclusive must be satisfied as at, or waived on or before midnight on the 21st day after the later of the first closing date of the Offer and the date on which condition (a) is fulfilled (or, in each case, such later date as Willmott Dixon, with the consent of the Panel, may decide). Willmott Dixon shall be under no obligation to waive or determine to be, or treat as, fulfilled, any of conditions (b) to (i) inclusive by a date earlier than the date specified above for the fulfilment thereof notwithstanding that the other conditions of the Offer may at such earlier date have been waived or fulfilled and that there are at such earlier date no circumstances indicating that any of such conditions may not be capable of fulfilment. Except with the Panel's consent Willmott Dixon will not invoke any of the above conditions (except for condition (a)) so as to cause the Offer not to proceed, to lapse or be withdrawn unless the circumstances which give rise to the right to invoke the relevant conditions are of material significance to Willmott Dixon in the context of the Offer. If Willmott Dixon is required by the Panel to make an offer for the Inspace Shares under the provisions of Rule 9 of the Code, Willmott Dixon may make such alterations to the terms and conditions of the Offer, including to condition (a), as are necessary to comply with the provisions of that Rule. Further Terms of the Offer The Offer will lapse if it is referred to the Competition Commission before 1.00 p.m on the later of the first closing date of the Offer and the date on which the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional as to acceptances (whichever is the later). Inspace Shares will be acquired by Willmott Dixon fully paid and free from all liens, equitable interests, charges, encumbrances and other third party rights of any nature whatsoever and together with all rights attaching to them, including the right to receive and retain all dividends and distributions (if any) declared, made or payable after the date of this announcement. The availability of the Offer to persons not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements. To permit Inspace Shareholders resident in Canada to accept the Offer, Willmott Dixon has applied to the relevant securities regulatory authorities for orders exempting the Offer from applicable take-over bid rules in Canada. Willmott Dixon may treat as invalid any acceptance of the Offer made by a shareholder resident in Canada unless Willmott Dixon is satisfied in its sole discretion that it has received the necessary exemptions from such take-over bid rules Except with the Panel's consent, Willmott Dixon will not invoke any of the above conditions (except for condition (a)) so as to cause the Offer not to proceed, to lapse or be withdrawn unless the circumstances which give rise to the right to invoke the relevant conditions are of material significance to Willmott Dixon in the context of the Offer. If Willmott Dixon is required by the Panel to make an offer for the Inspace Shares under the provisions of Rule 9 of the Code, Willmott Dixon may make such alterations to the terms and conditions of the Offer as are necessary to comply with the provisions of that Rule. APPENDIX 2 BASES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION (a) The value attributed to the existing issued share capital of Inspace is based upon the 81,001,690 Inspace Shares in issue on the date of this announcement. (b) Unless otherwise stated, all prices for Inspace Shares have been derived from the AIM Appendix to the Daily Official List and represent closing middle market prices on the relevant date. (c) References to a percentage of Inspace Shares are based on the number of Inspace Shares in issue as set out in paragraph (a) above. APPENDIX 3 IRREVOCABLE UNDERTAKINGS The following holders of Inspace Shares have given irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer (or, in certain cases, to procure the acceptance of the Offer by persons connected with them): Name Number of Inspace Shares % of issued share capital of Inspace Axa Framlington Investment Management Limited 5,082,878 6.28% Mr J W Bayliss 1 1,654,958 2.04% Mr D Canney 2 209,913 0.26% Mr J Campion 282,501 0.35% Mr T Carpenter 282,501 0.35% Mr M G Dixon 435,515 0.54% Mr S I G Dixon 3,135,400 3.87% Lady Dixon 5,330,665 6.58% Mr C Durkin 622,788 0.77% Mr C Enticknap 3 4,205,328 5.19% Mrs D E Fisher 1,741,667 2.15% D Forbes 540,183 0.67% Mr J Frankiewicz 432,850 0.53% Sir Michael Latham 307,263 0.38% Mrs A J Maylin 435,515 0.54% Revere CharitableTrust 100,000 0.12% Ms W McWilliams 96,648 0.12% C Sheridan 4 100,000 0.12% Mr A Telfer 5 490,288 0.61% Mr J F Willmott 6 1,223,404 1.51% Mrs P N Willmott 1,132,340 1.40% Mr P W Willmott 3,157,069 3.90% Mr P W Willmott & I R Woolfe No 1 540,901 0.67% Mr P W Willmott & I R Woolfe No 2 1,324,263 1.63% P W Willmott 1992 Grandchildrens Trust 1,001,650 1.24% Mr R J Willmott 7 7,488,125 9.24% Miss S Willmott 1,893,133 2.34% Total 43,247,746 53.39% 1 - Including a procurement obligation in respect of 783,927 Inspace Shares held by his spouse 2 - Including a procurement obligation in respect of 35,616 Inspace Shares held by his spouse 3 - Including a procurement obligation in respect of 643,832 Inspace Shares held by his spouse 4 - Including a procurement obligation in respect of 50,000 Inspace Shares held by his spouse 5 - Including a procurement obligation in respect of 161,115 Inspace Shares held by his spouse 6 - Including a procurement obligation in respect of 304,860 Inspace Shares held by his spouse 7 - Including a procurement obligation in respect of 92,500 Inspace Shares held by his spouse All of these undertakings will continue to be binding even if a competing offer is made for Inspace which exceeds the value of the Offer and even if such higher offer is recommended for acceptance by the Board of Inspace. In addition, Willmott Dixon has received a further irrevocable undertaking to accept the Offer, from AXA Framlington Investment Management Limited, in respect of 5,082,878 Inspace Shares, representing approximately 6.3 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Inspace. This undertaking will cease to be binding if a competing offer is announced for Inspace which exceeds the value of the Offer by not less than 10 per cent. In aggregate, therefore, Willmott Dixon has received irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer (or procure the acceptance of the Offer) in respect of 43,247,746 Inspace Shares, representing approximately 53.4 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Inspace. All of the above irrevocable undertakings will lapse if an event occurs which means that Willmott Dixon is no longer required by the Code to proceed with the Offer or the Offer lapses or is withdrawn. APPENDIX 4 DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply throughout this announcement unless the context requires otherwise. 'Act' Companies Act 1985 (as amended) or, where relevant, the Companies Act 2006 and where any specific provision of the Companies Act 1985 is referred to, this will include, where relevant, any equivalent provision of the Companies Act 2006 'AIM' the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange 'Board' the board of directors of Inspace or the board of directors of Willmott Dixon, as the context so requires and the term 'Inspace Board' or 'Willmott Dixon Board' shall be construed accordingly 'Business Day' any day (other than a public holiday, Saturday or Sunday) on which clearing banks in London are open for normal business 'Closing Price' the closing middle market quotation of a Inspace Share as derived from the AIM Appendix to the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange 'Code' The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers 'Directors' the directors of Inspace or the directors of Willmott Dixon at the date of this announcement, as the context so requires and the term 'Inspace Directors' or 'Willmott Dixon Directors' shall be construed accordingly 'Dresdner Dresdner Kleinwort Limited Kleinwort' 'EEA' the European Economic Area 'Form of the form of acceptance and authority relating to the Offer Acceptance' which will accompany the Offer Document when issued 'Group apossible reorganisation of the Willmott Dixon Group, Reorganisation' intended (subjected to certain conditions) to be effected as soon as reasonably practicable following the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, pursuant to whichWillmott Dixon Holdings would become the parent company of Willmott Dixon 'Independent David Batchelor, Duncan Forbes and Christopher Sheridan Directors' or the 'Independent Committee' 'Inspace' or 'the Inspace Plc Company' 'Inspace Group' Inspace and its subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings 'Inspace holders of Inspace Shares Shareholders' 'Inspace Shares' the existing unconditionally allotted or issued and fully paid ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the capital of Inspace and any further shares which are unconditionally allotted or issued before the date on which the Offer closes (or such earlier date as Willmott Dixon (subject to the City Code) may decide not being earlier than the date on which the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional to acceptances) but excluding in both cases any shares held as treasury shares on such date as Willmott Dixon may determine before the Offer closes 'Inspace Share the Inspace plc Discretionary Share Option Scheme and the Option Scheme(s) Inspace Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme ' 'Inspace Share the Inspace Limited Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme, Scheme(s)' the Inspace plc Discretionary Share Option Scheme, the Inspace plc Share Incentive Plan and the Widacre Limited Employee Share Acquisition Scheme 'Listing Rules' the rules and regulations made by the Financial Services Authority in its capacity as the UK Listing Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and contained in the UK Listing Authority's publication of the same name 'London Stock London Stock Exchange plc Exchange' 'Offer' the recommended offer to be made by Willmott Dixon on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance and, where the context so requires, any subsequent revision, variation, extension, or renewal of such offer 'Offer Document' the document to be published and sent to Inspace Shareholders containing the Offer 'Offer Period' the offer period (as defined in the Code) relating to Inspace, which commenced on 10 December 2007 'Offer Price' 183 pence per Inspace Share 'Panel' The Panel on Takeovers & Mergers 'Publicly specifically disclosed in the annual report and accounts for Announced or Inspace for the year ended 31 December 2006 or in this Disclosed' announcement or in any other announcement made to a Regulatory Information Service since the date of such report and accounts or as specifically disclosed in writing to Willmott Dixon or its advisers prior to the date of this announcement 'Proposed an underwritten pre-emptive equity issue, intended to be Underwritten effected as soon as reasonably practicable following the Equity Issue' Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, in Willmott Dixon or Willmott Dixon Holdings (following aGroupReorganisation), in order to partially refinance the bank borrowing being utilised to finance the Offer 'Regulatory any of the services set out in Appendix 3 to the Listing Information Rules Service' 'Restricted subject always to the requirements of Rule 30.3 of the Code Jurisdiction' in relation to the distribution of offer documentation to jurisdictions outside the UK, whether inside or outside the EEA, any jurisdiction where extension or acceptance of the Offer would violate the law of that jurisdiction 'Seymour Pierce' Seymour Pierce Limited, financial advisor to Willmott Dixon 'Substantial a direct or indirect interest in 20 per cent. or more of the Interest' voting or equity capital (or equivalent) of an undertaking 'UK or United the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (and Kingdom' its dependent territories) 'UK Listing the Financial Services Authority acting in its capacity as Authority or the competent authority for the purposes of Part VI of the UKLA' Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 'Wider Inspace Inspace and the subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings of Group' Inspace and associated undertakings (including any joint venture, partnership, firm or company in which any member of the Inspace Group is interested or any undertaking in which Inspace and such undertakings (aggregating their interests) have a Substantial Interest) 'Wider Willmott Willmott Dixon and the subsidiaries and subsidiary Dixon Group' undertakings of Willmott Dixon and associated undertakings (including any joint venture, partnership, firm or company in which any member of the Willmott Dixon Group is interested or any undertaking in which Willmott Dixon and such undertakings (aggregating their interests) have a Substantial Interest) 'Willmott Dixon' Willmott Dixon Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 00198032 'Willmott Dixon Willmott Dixon and its subsidiaries and subsidiary Group' undertakings 'Willmott Dixon Willmott Dixon Holdings Limited, a newly incorporated private Holdings' limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 6454113, which may become the parent company of Willmott Dixon pursuant to the Group Reorganisation 'Willmott Dixon the ordinary shares of £1 each in the capital of Willmott Shares' Dixon The terms 'subsidiary' and 'subsidiary undertaking', 'undertaking' and 'associated undertaking' have the meanings given by the Act (but for this purpose ignoring paragraph 20(1)(b) of Schedule 4A of the Act. All references to time in this document are to London time. Words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine or neutral gender. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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