AdvancedAdvT Potential Merger

RNS Number : 8234X

Marwyn Value Investors Limited

07 January 2022

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN, ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO DO SO

LEI: 213800L5751QTTVEA774

7 January 2022

Marwyn Value Investors Limited (the "Company" or "MVIL")

AdvancedAdvT Potential Merger

AdvancedAdvT Limited ("AdvT") has today announced that following its acquisition of 12,000,000 ordinary shares in M&C Saatchi Plc ("M&C"), representing c.9.82% of the issued share capital of M&C, it has confirmed that it is interested in exploring a share exchange merger between AdvT and M&C. There is no certainty that any formal offer for M&C will be forthcoming, nor as to the terms of any such formal offer.

AdvT's announcement can be viewed at https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ADVT/potential-merger/15278661 .

The Marwyn Funds¹ collectively own 20,525,000 ordinary shares and 525,000 ordinary warrants in AdvT. As at 17 December 2021, being the latest available published Net Asset Value ("NAV") information for the Company, the investment in AdvT represents the following for each of the Company's issued share classes:

Share class	Look-through NAV value (£m)	% of NAV
Ordinary shares	16.35	16.8%
2016 Realisation shares	Nil	Nil
2021 Realisation shares	0.11	16.8%

¹ comprises Marwyn Value Investors LP, Marwyn Value Investors II LP and MVI II Co-Invest LP

Company enquiries:

Company Secretary - Aztec Financial Services (Jersey) Limited

Katrina Boult / Jenny Keen

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Investor Relations

Kam Bansil

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Corporate Broker - Liberum Capital Limited

Chris Clarke / Owen Matthews

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Marwyn Value Investors Limited   is a closed-ended investment company on the London Stock Exchange Specialist Fund Segment - a fully regulated market for professional, institutional and sophisticated investors. Current investments through its underlying funds include Zegona Communications plc, AdvancedAdvT Limited, Marwyn Acquisition Company plc, Marwyn Acquisition Company II Limited, Marwyn Acquisition Company III Limited, MAC Alpha Limited and the operating business of Le Chameau.

For further information see http://www.marwynvalue.com .  Neither the content of the Company's website, nor at https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ADVT/potential-merger/15278661 ,nor the content on any website accessible from hyperlinks on its website or any other website, is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement nor, unless previously published by means of a recognised information service, should any such content be relied upon in reaching a decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to hold, or dispose of, securities in the Company.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

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