HYVE.L Regulatory News (HYVE)

26 Jul 2005 07:30

ITE Group PLC26 July 2005 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND,SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN ITE Group plc ("ITE" or "the Company") Result of Tender Offer The Board of ITE announces that valid tenders pursuant to the Tender Offer madeby Numis Securities, which closed at 3.00 p.m. on 25 July 2005, were receivedfor 70,948,195 Shares, at 103 pence per Share. In accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer, tenders have been accepted onthe following basis: (i) valid tenders of up to 1,000 Shares have been accepted infull, for an aggregate total of 344,875 Shares; (ii) valid tenders for more than 1,000 Shares have been acceptedin full for the first 1,000 Shares tendered and thereafter for approximately40.1 per cent. of the Shares tendered in excess of 1,000 Shares. Accordingly, Numis has acquired the maximum number of Shares possible under theterms of the Tender Offer (after roundings from tbe scaling back of tenders), being 29,126,208, at the Tender Price, for a total aggregate consideration of £30 million. The Shares acquired by Numis under the Tender Offer have been re-purchased byITE and will be cancelled. Consideration due to Shareholders under the Tender Offer is expected to bedespatched to Shareholders on 1 August 2005. Definitions used in this announcement have the same meanings given in the TenderOffer document sent to Shareholders dated 7 July 2005 setting out the formalterms of and condition to the Tender Offer. ENQUIRIES ITE Group plc +44(0) 20 75965000Ian Tomkins, Chief Executive OfficerRussell Taylor, Finance Director Numis Securities +44 (0) 20 77761500Chris Wilkinson Merlin +44 (0) 20 76536620 +44 (0) 7941 085506Bridget Fury This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange