Hogg Robinson Group Regulatory News (HRG)

12 Oct 2006 07:01

Hogg Robinson Group PLC12 October 2006 This announcement is not a prospectus but an advertisement. The prospectuspublished by the Company in relation to the Global Offer (as defined below) on 9October 2006 has been delivered to the document viewing facility of theFinancial Services Authority and is available from Hogg Robinson Group plc'sregistered office at Global House, Victoria Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG213BT and from the registered offices of Lazard & Co., Limited and the JointBookrunners which, in each case, are set out below. Hogg Robinson Group plc ("Hogg Robinson Group" or the "Company") Confirmation of ISIN Number In advance of the commencement of unconditional dealings in Hogg RobinsonGroup's ordinary shares which is to commence at 8:00 a.m. today, the Companyconfirms that the ISIN (International Security Identification Number) for theordinary shares in the capital of the Company is GB00B1CM8S45. Lazard & Co., Limited ("Lazard") acted as Financial Adviser to the Company inconnection with the offer of ordinary shares in the capital of the Company toinstitutional investors (the "Global Offer"). Lazard and Merrill LynchInternational acted as Joint Sponsors in connection with the Global Offer.Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited ("Citigroup"), Credit SuisseSecurities (Europe) Limited, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) and MerrillLynch International acted as Joint Bookrunners to the Global Offer. Enquiries Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial +44 (0) 20 7861 3232David Rydell +44 (0) 20 7861 3886Andrew Benbow +44 (0) 20 7861 3865 Hogg Robinson Group plc +44 (0) 1256 312 600David Radcliffe +44 (0) 1256 312 602John Kennerley +44 (0) 1256 312 610Jacqui Higgs +44 (0) 1256 312 619 The Global Offer has been made solely in and by reference to the prospectuspublished by the Company in relation to the Global Offer on 9 October 2006. The securities referred to in this document have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or under the securities legislation of any state of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, other than pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Company does not presently intend to make a public offer of securities in the United States or to register any securities under the Securities Act. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities of the Company. Citigroup, as stabilising manager, will not undertake any stabilisationactivities in relation to the market price of the ordinary shares of the Companyin connection with the Global Offer. The registered address of Lazard & Co., Limited is 50 Stratton Street, London,W1J 8LL. The Bookrunners for the Global Offer and their registered addresses are: Merrill Lynch International Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited2 King Edward Street Citigroup CentreLondon 33 Canada SquareEC1A 1HQ London E14 5LBCredit Suisse Securities (Europe) Lehman Brothers International (Europe)LimitedOne Cabot Square 25 Bank StreetLondon 30th FloorE14 4QJ London E14 5LE This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange