Rule 2.10 Announcement

RNS Number : 7678I

Braemar Shipping Services PLC

03 June 2014

 



NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

3 June 2014

Braemar Shipping Services plc ("Braemar" or "the Company")

Rule 2.10 Announcement

In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), the Company confirms that, on 3 June 2014, it had in issue 21,681,156 ordinary shares of 10 pence. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of the ordinary shares is GB0000600931. The Company has no shares held in treasury.

The total number of shares attracting voting rights in the Company is therefore 21,681,156. The above figure may be used by shareholders to determine the percentage of issued share capital they hold in the Company and if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

Braemar Shipping Services plc
James Kidwell		Tel [phone]
Martin Beer		Tel [phone]

Disclosure requirements of the City Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the City Code, any person who is interested in one per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange 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 securities exchange 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 securities exchange 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 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the commencement of the Offer Period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the City Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in one per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange 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 securities exchange 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 p.m. (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 securities exchange 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. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on [phone] if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

Publication on website and availability of hard copies

A copy of this announcement will be available free of charge, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, on Braemar and ACM's websites at www.braemarplc.co.uk and www.acmshippinggroup.com, respectively, by no later than 12.00 p.m. on the Business Day following this announcement. Neither the contents of Braemar's website, nor those of ACM's website, nor those of any other website accessible from hyperlinks on either Braemar or ACM's website, are incorporated into or form part of this announcement.

You may request a hard copy of this announcement (and any information incorporated by reference in this announcement) by writing to Capita Asset Services of The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU or by calling 0871 664 0321 (or, if calling from outside the UK, on [phone]). Calls cost approximately 10 pence per minute from a BT landline. Other network providers' costs may vary. Lines are open 9.00 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. (London time) Monday to Friday. Calls to Capita Asset Services from outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international rate and a different charge may apply to calls made from mobile telephones. Calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes and Capita Asset Services cannot provide advice on the merits of the Proposals nor give any financial, tax or legal advice. It is important that you note that unless you make such a request, a hard copy of this announcement and any such information incorporated by reference in it will not be sent to you. You may also request that all future documents, announcements and information to be sent to you in relation to the Merger should be in hard copy form.

 

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