Statement re Watford Leisure (0798B)
February 11 2011 - 4:09AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWFC
RNS Number : 0798B
Mr Thomas & Mr Bassini
11 February 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mr Panos Thomas and Mr Laurence Bassini
Statement regarding Watford Leisure plc
Mr Panagiotis (Panos) Thomas and Mr Laurence Bassini note the
recent media speculation concerning a possible offer for Watford
Leisure plc ("Watford").
Mr Thomas and Mr Bassini confirm they are considering making an
offer at or around 1 pence per ordinary share for Watford.
There can be no certainty that an offer will be forthcoming.
Contacts:
Jonathan Wright
Tom Sheldon
Seymour Pierce Limited 020 7107 8000
Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in
1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree
company or of any paper 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 paper
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 paper 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 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the
commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later
than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the
announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified.
Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree
company or of a paper offeror prior to the deadline for making an
Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing
Disclosure.
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes,
interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the
offeree company or of any paper offeror must make a Dealing
Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the
offeree company or of any paper 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
paper 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 pm (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 paper
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. If you are in any doubt as to whether you are required
to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure, you
should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20
7638 0129.
Seymour Pierce Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as
financial adviser to Mr Thomas and Mr Bassini and no one else in
connection with this announcement and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Mr Thomas and Mr Bassini for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Seymour Pierce or for providing
advice in connection with this announcement or any other matter
referred to herein.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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