Merger Update- Change in Control Approval Received

RNS Number : 6228R

Just Retirement Group PLC

10 March 2016

 

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10 March 2016

Just Retirement Group plc ("Just Retirement") and Partnership Assurance Group plc ("Partnership Assurance")

Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") and Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA")

 Change in Control approvals received

The Boards of Just Retirement and Partnership Assurance are pleased to announce that the PRA and FCA have each approved the change in control applications made in connection with the recommended all-share merger of Just Retirement and Partnership Assurance to create JRP Group plc (the "Merger").

A further update on the progress of the Merger will be provided following the Just Retirement and Partnership Assurance results announcements on Friday 11 March.

Enquiries:

Just Retirement

Investors:	Media:
James Pearce Group Director of Strategy & Investor Relations [phone]	Stephen Lowe Group Communications Director [phone]	Temple Bar Advisory Alex Child Villiers [phone] William Barker [phone]

Partnership

Investors:	Media:
Katherine Jones Director of Investor Relations [phone]	Jim Boyd Director of Corporate Affairs [phone]	Citigate Dewe Rogerson Grant Ringshaw [phone] Shabham Bashir [phone]

Important notices

This communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction.

This announcement has been prepared in accordance with English law and the Code, and information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been prepared in accordance with laws outside of the United Kingdom. The release, publication or distribution of this communication in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this communication is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdiction.

Publication of this announcement

A copy of this announcement will be available free of charge, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in restricted jurisdictions, on Partnership Assurance's website at www.partnership-group.com and on Just Retirement's website at www.justretirementgroup.com, by no later than 12 noon (London time) on the business day following the date of this announcement. The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

 

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