Completion of Acquisition

RNS Number : 4195W

Dignity PLC

25 January 2013

 



THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN) IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, BY ANY MEANS OR MEDIA, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IS UNLAWFUL.

25 January 2013

Dignity plc

Completion of Acquisition of Yew Holdings Limited and related Placing

The Board of Dignity plc ("Dignity" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the acquisition of Yew Holdings Limited, announced on 22 January 2013, has now completed.

The placing announced on 22 January has also been completed, following the admission earlier today of 2,283,019 ordinary shares in Dignity to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules Section 5.6.1 the Company notifies the market that Dignity's capital now consists of 57,040,500 ordinary 10.5 pence shares, each with voting rights. No ordinary shares are held in treasury.

Shareholders may use the above figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Dignity under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Dignity Mike McCollum, Chief Executive Steve Whittern, Finance Director	[phone]
Investec Investment Banking, Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker Gary Clarence Patrick Robb	[phone]
Panmure Gordon, Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker Richard Gray Andrew Godber Giles Stewart Hannah Woodley	[phone]
Buchanan Richard Oldworth Sophie McNulty Louise Hadcocks	[phone]

This Announcement is not for release, publication or public distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or any jurisdiction into which the publication or distribution would be unlawful. This Announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire shares in the capital of the Company in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent (i) registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or (ii) an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act. No public offering of the shares referred to in this Announcement is being made in the United States, United Kingdom or elsewhere.

This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. No representation or warranty express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by Investec or Panmure Gordon or by any of their affiliates or agents as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this Announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.

Investec, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for the Company in connection with the Placing and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Investec nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing or any other matter referred to in this Announcement.

Panmure Gordon, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for the Company in connection with the Placing and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Panmure Gordon nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing or any other matter referred to in this Announcement

The distribution of this Announcement and the offering of the Placing Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company, Investec or Panmure Gordon or by any of their affiliates or agents that would permit an offering of such shares or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company, Investec and Panmure Gordon to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

The price of shares and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of the shares. Past performance is no guide to future performance and persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.

The Placing Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the London Stock Exchange.

Neither the content of the Company's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on the Company's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this Announcement.

 

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