Publication of Prospectus

RNS Number : 8715X

Yule Catto & Co PLC

13 December 2010

 

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION , DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, OR SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SAME WOULD BE UNLAWFUL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 13 December 2010

Yule Catto & Co Plc (the "Company")

PUBLICATION OF PROSPECTUS

The Company announces that a combined circular and prospectus dated today (the "Prospectus") relating to the proposed 4 for 3 Rights Issue of 194,217,582 New Ordinary Shares at 116 pence per share and the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of PolymerLatex Deutschland Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and, subject to the terms and conditions of the Rights Issue, will shortly be available to view on the Company's website at:

http://www.yulecatto.com/yulecatto/site.nsf/page!openform&page=investorhome

The Prospectus can also be inspected at the offices of the Company at Temple Fields Harlow, Essex, CM20 2BH and at the offices of Pinsent Masons LLP at CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AH, during normal business hours on any weekday (except Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays).

A copy of the Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://hemscott.com/nsm.do

Terms defined in the Prospectus have the same meanings in this announcement. 

Contacts

For further information, please contact:

Yule Catto & Co plc                            Tel: [phone]

Adrian Whitfield, Chief Executive Officer

David Blackwood, Group Finance Director

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OR PURCHASE OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION. THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RIGHTS ISSUE TO PERSONS NOT RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE LAWS OF THE RELEVANT JURISDICTIONS. SUCH PERSONS SHOULD INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND OBSERVE ANY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell, otherwise dispose of or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, otherwise dispose of, issue, purchase, otherwise acquire or subscribe for, any security in the capital of the Company in any jurisdiction. 

This announcement is an advertisement and does not constitute a prospectus. Nothing in this announcement should be interpreted as a term or condition of the Rights Issue. Any decision to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights and/or New Ordinary Shares must be made only on the basis of the information contained in and incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities discussed herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. No public offering of the securities referred to herein is being made in the United States and the information contained herein does not constitute an offering of securities or sale in the United States, Australia, Canada or South Africa or any other jurisdiction where to do so constitutes a violation of local securities laws or regulations. 

 

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