Last checked at 7 Sep 2010 07:00
7 September 2010
Speymill Deutsche Immobilien Company plc
("SDIC" or "the Company")
Approaches received
Speymill Deutsche Immobilien Company plc (AIM: SDIC), the pan-German residential property investment company listed on AIM, announces that it has received a number of approaches from third parties with a view to a refinancing of the Company, at this stage, one of which may or may not result in a firm offer being made for the Company.
The Board is in the process of evaluating these proposals and will provide further updates to the market, as appropriate.
SDIC has 337,130,528 ordinary shares of €0.05 each in issue. The International Securities Identification Number ("ISIN") for the SDIC shares is IM00B1W65B86.
For more information, please visit http://www.speymilldeutsche.com or contact:
| SMP Partners Limited | +44 1624 682 216 |
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| Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited | +44 20 7131 4000 |
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| Azhic Basirov |
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| Siobhan Sergeant |
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| Fairfax I.S. PLC | +44 20 7598 5368 |
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| James King |
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| Gillian McCarthy |
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| Tavistock Communications Limited | +44 20 7920 3150 |
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| Jeremy Carey |
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| Simon Hudson |
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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.