Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited : Updat...
31 October 2008
Update on proposed switching mechanism
Since its announcement on 17 September 2008, Boussard & Gavaudan
Holding Limited (the "Company") has, together with its legal
advisers, been in discussions with the regulatory authorities with
regard to its proposal to make available a facility to permit
shareholders to switch their ordinary shares in the Company for
shares in the Sark Fund, the underlying fund in which the Company's
assets are primarily invested.
The Company continues to believe that it would, in principle, be
beneficial to shareholders to effect a structure of this nature,
since it would mitigate a significant amount of selling pressure to
which the Company's shares are currently subject. However, it has
become apparent that legal and regulatory requirements are such that
it is not practical to proceed with this proposal.
The Company's Directors believe, therefore, that the implementation
of a switching mechanism is not viable at this time and that the
interests of shareholders will be best served by the continued
implementation of the Company's discount management policy. The
Company's authority to make market purchases of up to 14.99 per cent.
of each class of its shares was renewed at today's extraordinary
general meeting. The Board intends to convene a further
extraordinary general meeting in November to refresh that authority.
For further information, please contact:
B&G Asset Management +44 20 7514 0700
Emmanuel Gavaudan
www.bgholdingltd.com
The Company is established as a closed-ended investment company
domiciled in Guernsey. The Company has received the necessary
approval of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and the States
of Guernsey Policy Council. The Company is registered with the Dutch
Authority for the Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme
pursuant to article 2:73 in conjunction with 2:66 of the Dutch
Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht). All
investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of
future returns. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert
legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any
investment decision. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results
achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results.
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