Rule 2.10 Announcement

RNS Number : 1654Z

Stagecoach Theatre Arts PLC

12 March 2012

 



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12 MARCH 2012

STAGECOACH THEATRE ARTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

("Stagecoach" or the "Company")

Rule 2.10 Announcement

Further to the announcement made earlier today, in accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Stagecoach confirms that it has 10,000,000 ordinary shares of 5pence each in issue and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange AIM market with ISIN GB0031087744.

Stagecoach Richard Dawson, Finance Director & Investor Relations	Telephone: [phone]
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited (Financial adviser to Stagecoach) David Jones Siobhan Sergeant	Telephone: [phone]
Peckwater PR (Financial PR to Stagecoach) Tarquin Edwards	Telephone: [phone]

Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FSA, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Stagecoach and no one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Stagecoach for providing the protections afforded to clients of Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited or for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any other matters 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 subscribe for or purchase any securities or the solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Offer or otherwise. The Offer will be made solely through the Offer Document, which will contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer (including details on how to accept the Offer). Any response in relation to the Offer should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance or any other document by which the Offer is made. Stagecoach Shareholders are advised to read carefully the formal documentation in relation to the Offer once it has been dispatched. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent document.

Dealing disclosure requirements

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1.00 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any paper offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified.

An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the tenth business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the tenth business day following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a paper offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1.00 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a paper offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. If you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure, you should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on [phone].

 

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