Re: EGM

Tottenham Hotspur PLC 19 January 2004 19 January 2004 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR PLC ('Company') Re: EGM Following representations made to the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ('Panel'), the Company wishes two clarify to aspects of the circular dated 23 December 2003 ('Circular'): 1. As disclosed by the Company in a circular to shareholders dated 22 December 2002, in an agreement dated 20 December 2000 between Amshold Limited (1), A M Sugar (2), ENIC Sports Limited (3) and ENIC Limited (4) (' Agreement'), it was provided, inter alia, that until 28 February 2004, ENIC Sports Limited would have a pre-emptive right to acquire any shares in the Company proposed to be sold by Amshold Limited (other than the first 500,000 shares proposed to be sold) on the same terms as the proposed purchaser of the shares. The right has never been exercised by ENIC Sports Limited. The Panel has determined that neither the Agreement nor the right of pre-emption nor an allocation of seats to which Mr. Sugar is entitled in a separate agreement with the Company prevent Amshold Limited from voting on any of the resolutions to be proposed at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on 21 January 2004 ('EGM'), including the two resolutions proposed in connection with waivers of the obligation that may otherwise arise for ENIC Sports Limited to make a general offer for the voting shares in the Company under Rule 9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (' Code') as a result of the acquisition by ENIC Sports Limited of convertible redeemable preference shares in the capital of the Company pursuant to the Share Offers (as such term is defined in the Circular) ('Waivers'). 2. To avoid perceived conflicts of interest, following discussions with the Panel, the board of the Company has determined that for the issue of the Waivers only, Mr. Paul Kemsley shall not be treated as an independent director. This perceived conflict of interest arises from unconnected business dealings between Mr. Kemsley, Mr. Levy and the ultimate shareholders of ENIC Limited. Notwithstanding the above, the recommendation of the remaining independent directors (David Pleat and David Buchler) remains as set out in the Circular. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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