Letter of Intent: Offer by Otter Ports plc for Forth Ports plc
On 21 March 2011, Schroder Investment Management Limited provided a letter of intent regarding our intentions in relation to 4,623,066 shares.
Since then, various notifications have been made in accordance with The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Rule 2.11 (d)(i), advising that we had disposed of 2,905,910 shares, reducing the number of share that are subject to the letter of intent to 1,717,156.
In accordance with The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Rule 2.11 (d)(i), we advise that, subject to clause 9 of the letter of intent, we have disposed of a further 272,172 shares, and are no longer in a position to accept or procure the acceptance of the Offer, in relation to those shares.
Our intention in respect of 1,444,984 shares, being the remainder, remains as described in our Letter of Intent.
Chris Melrose
Manager, AML & Disclosure
Schroders Group Compliance
Tel: +44(0)207 658 4331
Fax: +44(0)207 658 3512
e-mail: christopher.melrose@schroders.com