Offer Update
September 21 2009 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMCCGP
RNS Number : 3555Z
Housing 21
21 September 2009
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS 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.
21 September 2009
RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER
for
Claimar Care Group plc ("Claimar Care")
by
Housing 21 ("Housing 21")
Housing 21 has received acceptances in respect of 46,929,477 Claimar Care Shares
representing 93.86 per cent. of the issued share capital of Claimar Care
Offer unconditional as to acceptances
Offer extended
On 28 August 2009, it was announced that the boards of Housing 21 and Claimar
Care had reached agreement on the terms of a unanimously recommended cash offer
to be made by Housing 21 to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary
share capital of Claimar Care.
Housing 21 is pleased to announce that as at 1.00 p.m. on 18 September 2009
(being the First Closing Date of the Offer), Housing 21 had received valid
acceptances in respect of 46,929,477 Claimar Care Shares representing 93.86 per
cent. of the current issued share capital of Claimar Care. This total includes
acceptances in respect of 24,422,578 Claimar Care Shares (representing 48.85 per
cent. of the current issued share capital of Claimar Care) which were subject to
irrevocable undertakings and acceptances in respect of 2,762,302 Claimar Care
Shares (representing 5.53 per cent. of the current issued share capital of
Claimar Care) which were subject to non-binding letters of intent. Further
details of the irrevocable undertakings and letters of intent are set out in the
Offer Document.
Offer unconditional as to acceptances and Offer extended
Housing 21 is pleased to announce that the 90 per cent. acceptance condition,
details of which are set out in paragraph (a) of Part A of Appendix I to the
Offer Document, has been satisfied and that the Offer has now become
unconditional as to acceptances.
The Offer, which remains subject to the terms and conditions set out or referred
to in the Offer Document, is being extended and will remain open for acceptance
until 1.00 p.m. on 25 September 2009.
Claimar Care Shareholders who wish to accept the Offer and have not yet done so
are urged to do so in the manner set out in the Offer Document as soon as
practicable and in any event no later than 1.00 p.m. on 25 September 2009, the
next closing date for the Offer.
Acceptance procedure
If you hold Claimar Care Shares in certificated form (that is, not in CREST),
you may only accept the Offer in respect of such Claimar Care Shares by
completing, signing and returning the Form of Acceptance to Capita Registrars,
Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU
together with the relevant share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of
title as soon as possible, but in any event so as to arrive no later than 1.00
p.m. on 25 September 2009. Additional Forms of Acceptance are available from
Capita Registrars on 0871 664 0321 or if calling from outside the UK, on +44 20
8639 3399. Calls to the Capita Registrars 0871 664 0321 number are charged at 10
pence per minute (including VAT) plus any of your service provider's network
extras. Calls to the Capita Registrars +44 20 8639 3399 number from outside the
UK are charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to
calls made from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and monitored
randomly for security and training purposes. Capita cannot give any legal,
financial or tax advice or advice on the merits of this Offer.
If your Claimar Care Shares are held in uncertificated form, to accept the
Offer, you should follow the procedure for Electronic Acceptance through CREST
so that the TTE Instruction settles as soon as possible and in any event no
later than 1.00 p.m. on 25 September 2009. If you are a CREST sponsored member,
you should refer to your CREST sponsor before taking any action, as only your
CREST sponsor will be able to send the TTE Instruction(s) to Euroclear in
relation to your Claimar Care Shares.
Further details of the acceptance procedure can be found in the Offer Document.
Copies of the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance are available for
inspection at the offices of Denton Wilde Sapte LLP, One Fleet Place, London,
EC4M 7WS during business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays excepted) whilst the Offer remains open for acceptance.
Terms used in this announcement have the same meaning given to them in the Offer
Document.
A copy of this announcement is available on the Claimar Care website,
www.claimar.co.uk and on the Housing 21 website, www.housing21.co.uk.
Enquiries:
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| Housing 21 | |
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| Pushpa Raguvaran, | T: 03701924820; p.raguvaran@housing21.co.uk |
| Deputy Chief Executive and | |
| Commercial Director | |
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| | |
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| Grant Thornton Corporate | |
| Finance | |
| (Financial adviser to Housing | |
| 21) | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Stephen Baker | T: 0207 728 3100 |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Colin Aaronson | T: 0207 728 2942 |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Salmaan Khawaja | T: 0207 728 2053 |
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| | |
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| Claimar Care Group plc | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Mark Hales, Chief Executive | T: 0121 410 4080 |
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| | |
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| KPMG Corporate Finance | |
| (Joint financial adviser to | |
| Claimar Care Group plc) | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Andrew Nicholson | T: 0207 694 3782 |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Chris Belsham | T: 0161 246 4548 |
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| | |
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| Arden Partners | |
| (Joint financial adviser to | |
| Claimar Care Group plc) | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Steven Douglas | T: 0121 423 8943 |
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| | |
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| M:Communications | |
| (PR adviser to Housing 21) | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Caroline Villiers | T: 020 7920 2321/E: villiers@mcomgroup.com |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Adrian Flook | T: 020 7920 2388/E: flook@mcomgroup.com |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Marylène Guernier | T: 020 7920 2369/E: guernier@mcomgroup.com |
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The Housing 21 Board Members accept responsibility for the information contained
in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Housing 21
Board Members (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the
case), the information contained in this document for which they accept
responsibility is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely
to affect the import of such information.
Overseas Jurisdictions
The availability of the Offer to Claimar Care Shareholders not resident in the
United Kingdom or who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such
persons should inform themselves about and observe any applicable legal or
regulatory requirements.
Unless otherwise determined by Housing 21 or required by the Panel and unless
permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Offer is not being made,
directly or indirectly, in or into, the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan
or any other Restricted Jurisdiction or by use of the mails of, or by any means
or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile, internet, TTE
Instruction or other electronic transmission, telex or telephone) of interstate
or foreign commerce of, or of any facility of a national, state or other
securities exchange of the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other
Restricted Jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute an offer in or
into the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other Restricted
Jurisdiction and the Offer may not be capable of acceptance from or within the
United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other Restricted Jurisdiction.
Accordingly, unless otherwise determined by Housing 21 or required by the Panel
and unless permitted by applicable law and regulation, neither this announcement
nor the Offer Document nor the accompanying Form of Acceptance are being, and
they must not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in, into or from, the
United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and persons receiving such documents
(including, without limitation, nominees, trustees or custodians) must not
distribute or send them in, into or from, the United States, Canada, Australia,
Japan or any other Restricted Jurisdiction. Doing so may render invalid any
purported acceptance of the Offer.
It is the responsibility of any Overseas Claimar Care Shareholders wishing to
accept the Offer to satisfy themselves as to the full observance of the laws and
regulatory requirements of the relevant territory in connection therewith,
including the obtaining of any governmental, exchange control or other consents
which may be required or the compliance with other necessary formalities needing
to be observed and the payment of any issue, transfer or other taxes or duties
due in such jurisdiction.
This announcement
This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute or form any part
of, an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or the solicitation of an
offer to subscribe for any securities. The Offer will be made solely by the
Offer Document and (in the case of certificated Claimar Care Shares) the Form of
Acceptance, which contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including
details of how the Offer may be accepted. Any acceptance or other response in
relation to the Offer should be made only on the basis of the information
contained in the Offer Document and (in the case of certificated Claimar Care
Shares) the Form of Acceptance.
No person has been authorised to give any information or make any
representations other than those contained in this announcement and, if given or
made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been
authorised
Advisers
Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, a division of Grant Thornton UK LLP which is
authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services
Authority, is acting as financial adviser exclusively for Housing 21 in
connection with the Offer and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone
other than Housing 21 for providing the protections afforded to its clients, or
for providing advice in relation to the Offer, the contents of this
announcement, the Offer Document or any arrangements referred to herein or
therein.
KPMG Corporate Finance, a division of KPMG LLP which is authorised and regulated
by the Financial Services Authority for investment business activities, is
acting for Claimar Care as joint financial adviser in relation to the Offer and
is not acting for any other person in relation to such Offer. KPMG Corporate
Finance will not be responsible to anyone other than Claimar Care for providing
the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to
the contents of this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to
herein.
Arden Partners plc, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by
the Financial Services Authority in respect of regulated activities, is acting
for Claimar Care as joint financial adviser and broker in relation to the Offer
and is not acting for any other person in relation to such Offer. Arden Partners
plc will not be responsible to anyone other than Claimar Care for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the
contents of this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to
herein.
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