Johnson,Matthey PLC
22 June 2001
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22 June 2001
Johnson Matthey plc ('Johnson Matthey')
Recommended cash offer for Meconic plc ('Meconic')
Further market purchases
Further to the announcements yesterday of the recommended cash offer for
Meconic (the 'Offer') and the levels of market purchases, Johnson Matthey has
now acquired in aggregate 15,174,881 Meconic ordinary shares, representing
41.8% of Meconic's current issued share capital, at 405 pence per share in
the market.
Enquiries
Johnson Matthey plc
John Sheldrick 020 7269 8403
David Morgan 020 7269 8454
Schroder Salomon Smith Barney 020 7986 4000
(financial adviser to Johnson Matthey)
James Steel
Jan Skarbek
Credit Suisse First Boston de Zoete & Bevan Limited 020 7888 8888
(brokers to Johnson Matthey)
Chris Chambers
Chris Sim
Gavin Anderson & Company 020 7457 2345
(PR Advisers)
Howard Lee
Laura Hickman
Salomon Brothers International Limited (trading as 'Schroder Salomon Smith
Barney') and Credit Suisse First Boston de Zoete & Bevan Limited ('CSFB'),
which are regulated in the United Kingdom by The Securities and Futures
Authority Limited, are acting exclusively for Johnson Matthey and no one else
in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Johnson Matthey for providing the protections afforded to its customers nor
for providing advice in relation to the Offer. Salomon Smith Barney is a
service mark of Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Schroder is a trademark of
Schroders Holdings plc and is used under licence by Salomon Brothers
International Limited.
Salomon Brothers International Limited (trading as Schroder Salomon Smith
Barney) is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Securities and Futures
Authority Limited. Salomon Smith Barney is a service mark of Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. Schroders is a trademark of Schroders Holdings PLC and is used
under licence.
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