Posting of Circular

RNS Number : 6654Z

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

11 March 2013

 



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

For immediate release

8 March 2013

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC POSTS SHAREHOLDER CIRCULAR IN RESPECT OF ITS REVISED OFFER TO ACQUIRE A MAJORITY STAKE IN LCH.CLEARNET GROUP LIMITED

Further to the announcement made by London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") and LCH.Clearnet Group Limited ("LCH.Clearnet") on 7 March 2013, LSEG announces that its shareholder circular (the "Circular") relating to the revised offer to acquire a majority stake in LCH.Clearnet (the "Transaction") is being posted to LSEG's shareholders.

The Circular contains a notice convening a general meeting of LSEG shareholders to approve the proposed acquisition (the "Further LSEG Meeting"). The Further LSEG Meeting will be held at 11:00 am on 27 March 2013 at the offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP at the Northcliffe House entrance, 26 - 28 Tudor Street, London EC4Y 0BQ. Shareholders may appoint a proxy by completing the form of proxy enclosed with the Circular. Alternatively, shareholders may register their proxy appointment electronically. The procedures and timings for the appointment of a proxy are set out in the notes to the notice of the Further General Meeting on pages 187 to 189 of the Circular.

The Circular will shortly be available for viewing on the investor relations section of LSEG's website at http://www.londonstockexchangegroup.com/investor-relations/investor-relations.htm. A copy of the Circular will also be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:

www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

For further information please contact:

London Stock Exchange Group
Victoria Brough (Media)	[phone]
Paul Froud (Investor Relations)	[phone]

Notes to Editors

About LSEG: 

LSEG operates a broad range of international equity, bond and derivatives markets, including the London Stock Exchange; Borsa Italiana; MTS fixed income platform; and Turquoise, offering pan-European and US lit and dark equity trading. Through its markets, LSEG offers international business unrivalled access to Europe's capital markets.

LSEG is a leading developer of high-performance trading platforms and capital markets software and also offers its customers around the world an extensive range of real-time indices and reference data products and market-leading post trade services.

Headquartered in London and with significant operations in Italy and Sri Lanka, LSEG employs approximately 1,900 people. Further information on LSEG can be found at www.londonstockexchangegroup.com.

 

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