Aterian Plc Regulatory News (ATN)

19 May 2005 16:00

TietoEnator Corporation19 May 2005 Not for release, publication or distribution in, into or from Australia, Canada,Japan or the United States 19 May 2005 RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER by REGENT ASSOCIATES LTD. on behalf of TIETOENATOR FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED for ATTENTIV SYSTEMS GROUP PLC OFFER UPDATE TietoEnator Financial Solutions notes the recent withdrawal by Microgen plc ofits part shares part cash offer for AttentiV. AttentiV Shareholders are reminded that the closing date of the Increased Offeris Thursday, 26 May 2005 and are encouraged to ensure that their acceptance ofthe Increased Offer occurs by no later than 3.00 p.m. (London time) on suchdate. AttentiV Shareholders who require assistance in completing their Form ofAcceptance or who have questions in relation to making an Electronic Acceptanceshould contact Capita Registrars on 0870 162-3121 or, if calling from outsidethe UK, on +44 (0) 20 8639-2157. TietoEnator Financial Solutions has been informed by Framlington InvestmentManagement Limited that the irrevocable undertaking provided by it on 4 May 2005in respect of 9,345,129 AttentiV Shares should in fact have been provided inrespect of 8,920,869 AttentiV Shares. Terms defined in the increased offer document dated 6 May 2005 have the samemeanings in this announcement. Enquiries TietoEnator Financial Solutions UK LimitedAke Plyhm +46 8632 1410Paivi Lindqvist +358 9 862 63276 Regent Associates LimitedRobert Fergusson 01753 800700Sarah McNicholas This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation topurchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of an offer to buyor subscribe for any securities pursuant to the Increased Offer or otherwise. The Increased Offer will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or byuse of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, withoutlimitation, telephonically or electronically) of interstate or foreign commerceof, or of any facility of a national securities exchange of, nor will it be madein or into Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States and the Increased Offerwill not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality orfacility. Accordingly copies of this Announcement and any other documentsrelated to the Increased Offer are not being, and must not be, mailed orotherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into Australia, Canada, Japan orthe United States and persons receiving such documents (including custodians,nominees and trustees) must not distribute or send them in, into or fromAustralia, Canada, Japan or the United States. The Loan Notes to be issued pursuant to the Loan Note Alternative have not been,and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or under any relevantsecurities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States or therelevant securities laws of Japan, nor have clearances been, nor will they be,obtained from the securities commission or similar authority of any province orterritory of Canada, nor has a prospectus in relation to the Loan Notes been,nor will one be, lodged with or registered by the Australian Securities andInvestments Commission nor have any steps been taken, nor will any steps betaken, to enable the Loan Notes to be offered in compliance with applicablesecurities laws of Japan. Accordingly, unless an exemption under such act orsecurities laws is available, Loan Notes may not be offered, sold, re-sold ordelivered, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails of, or byany means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, telephonically orelectronically) of interstate or foreign commerce of or any facility of anational securities exchange of Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States,or any other jurisdiction in which an offer of Loan Notes would constitute (orresult in the Increased Offer constituting) a violation of relevant laws orrequire registration thereof, or to or for the account or benefit of anyresident of Australia, Canada, or Japan or the United States. Regent Associates Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the UnitedKingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively as financialadviser to TietoEnator and TietoEnator Financial Solutions in connection withthe Increased Offer and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone otherthan TietoEnator and TietoEnator Financial Solutions for providing theprotections afforded to clients of Regent Associates Limited nor for providingadvice in relation to the Increased Offer. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange