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Pendragon PLC 25 February 2004 Immediate Release 25 February 2004 This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, the Republic of Ireland or Japan. RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER by KPMG CORPORATE FINANCE on behalf of PENDRAGON PLC ('Pendragon') for CD BRAMALL PLC ('CD Bramall') RESULT OF EGM Pendragon announces that the ordinary resolution to approve, inter alia, the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of CD Bramall was duly passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Pendragon today. Pendragon released an announcement earlier this morning stating that the Offer had been declared unconditional as to acceptances. The Offer will remain open for acceptance until further notice. A further announcement will be made in due course if and when the Offer becomes wholly unconditional. CD Bramall Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer, and who wish to do so, should despatch their Form of Acceptance as soon as possible. The procedures for acceptance of the Offer are set out on pages 15 to 17 of the Offer Document and in the Form of Acceptance. If you are in any doubt about the Offer, and/or any action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own personal financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, accountant, solicitor or other financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, who specialises in advising upon investment in shares and other securities if you are in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately authorised financial adviser in your own jurisdiction. Additional copies of the Offer Document and Form of Acceptance can be obtained from Computershare Investor Services PLC (telephone 0870 702 0100). Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 27 January 2004 have the same meaning in this announcement save where the context requires otherwise. Enquiries: Pendragon Trevor Finn Tel: 01623 725 101 David Forsyth KPMG Corporate Finance Charles E Cattaneo Tel: 0121 232 3000 Andrew Wild Arden Partners Limited John Paterson Tel: 0121 423 8900 Andrew Raca The Pendragon Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Pendragon Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. KPMG Corporate Finance, a division of KPMG LLP which is authorised in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority for investment business activities, is acting for Pendragon as financial adviser in relation to the Offer and is not acting for any other person in relation to the Offer. KPMG Corporate Finance will not be responsible to anyone other than Pendragon for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. Arden Partners Limited, which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as broker to Pendragon and will not be responsible to anyone other than Pendragon for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or the transaction referred to herein. This announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase any securities. The contents of this announcement have been approved for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 by KPMG Corporate Finance. The address of KPMG Corporate Finance is 8 Salisbury Square, London, EC4Y 8BB. The Offer is not being and will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, telex or telephone) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, the Republic of Ireland or Japan and the Offer will not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility, directly or indirectly from or within the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, the Republic of Ireland or Japan. The Loan Notes to be issued pursuant to the Offer have not been nor will they be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under any of the relevant securities laws of Canada, Australia, South Africa, the Republic of Ireland or Japan. Accordingly, unless an exemption under any applicable laws is available, the Loan Notes may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, the Republic of Ireland or Japan or any other country outside the United Kingdom where such distribution may otherwise lead to a breach of any law or regulatory requirement or to or for the account or benefit of any person in such countries. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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