Admission to AIM and First Day of Dealings

RNS Number : 0519B
Time Out Group plc
14 June 2016
 

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OR BREACH OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale or subscription in any jurisdiction, including in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation or breach of any applicable law. Investors should not purchase any shares referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the admission document (the "Admission Document") issued by Time Out Group plc in connection with the proposed admission of all of its ordinary shares to AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc ("Admission").  Copies of the Admission Document are available for inspection at the registered office of the Company and online at www.timeout.com, subject to applicable securities laws or regulations.

14 June 2016

Time Out Group plc

("Time Out" or the "Company")

Admission to AIM and First Day of Dealings

 

Time Out Group plc, a multi-platform media and e-commerce business with a global content distribution network comprising magazines, online, mobile apps, mobile web and physical presence via live events and a Time Out market in Lisbon, is pleased to announce that admission of its ordinary shares to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange will take place and dealings will commence at 8.00am today under the ticker "TMO.L".

 

Enquiries:

Time Out Group plc

Tel: +44 (0)207 813 3000

Julio Bruno, CEO


Richard Boult, CFO




Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Sole Bookrunner)

Tel: +44 (0) 203 100 2000

Steve Pearce / Steven Tredget / Jill Li




FTI Consulting

Tel: +44 (0) 203 727 1000

Edward Bridges / Stephanie Ellis / Emma Appleton


 

Important notice

The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. Any purchase of Shares on Admission should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in the Admission Document. No reliance may or should be placed by any person for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness. The information in this announcement is subject to change.

This announcement is not an offer for securities and investors should not purchase or subscribe for any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the Admission Document issued by the Company in connection with Admission.

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia) (collectively, the "United States"), Australia, Canada, the Republic of Africa, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, the securities referred to herein to any person in any jurisdiction, including the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa  or Japan or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold, transferred or delivered directly or indirectly, in the United States unless registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or offered in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan. There will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand or Japan. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan.

This announcement is only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA") who are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC), as amended ("Qualified Investors"). In addition, in the United Kingdom, this announcement is addressed and directed only at Qualified Investors who (i) are persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"), (ii) are persons who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order and (iii) to persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful to communicate it to (all such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons in the United Kingdom and Qualified Investors in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom and will be engaged in only with such persons. Other persons should not rely or act upon this announcement or any of its contents.

Acquiring investments to which this announcement relates may expose an investor to a significant risk of losing all or part of the amount invested. Persons considering making such an investment should consult an authorised person specialising in advising on such investments. This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning Admission or the Shares. The value of shares and the income from them is not guaranteed and can fall as well as rise due to stock market and currency movements.  When you sell your investment you may get back less than you originally invested. Potential investors should consult a professional adviser as to the suitability of the shares for the person concerned. Past performance cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance.

Liberum, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with Admission. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to Admission and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the regulatory protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Liberum, nor any of its  directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents, as to any of the contents of this announcement, including its accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.

Certain figures contained in this announcement, including financial information, have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, in certain instances, the sum or percentage change of the numbers contained in this document may not conform exactly with the total figure given.

 


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