Aukett Swanke Regulatory News (AUK)

22 Mar 2005 12:50

Aukett Group PLC22 March 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 March 2005 AUKETT GROUP PLC Supplementary Listing Particulars relating to Proposed acquisition of Fitzroy Robinson Limited, Change of Name,Proposed waiver of the requirements of Rule 9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers Amendments to Articles of Assocation and Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting On 8 March 2005 Aukett announced, inter alia, the proposed acquisition ofFitzroy Robinson Limited and posted the Listing Particulars in connectionthereto, convening an extraordinary general meeting of the Company for 30 March2005. For administrative reasons the Board has had to change the date of the EGM from11.00 a.m. on 30 March 2005 and a rescheduled EGM will now take place at 11.00a.m. on 14 April 2005. Accordingly a document has been posted to Shareholders("Supplementary Listing Particulars") containing a new notice of EGM conveningthe rescheduled EGM for 14 April 2005 and the consequential changes to datescontained in the Listing Particulars as a result of the rescheduled date of theEGM. In addition, the Group's existing bank facilities have been extended totake account of the revised timetable and the Board have provided an update oncertain developments in relation to the Name Change and in relation to theapproach by SMC Group plc. Extension of the Company's Bank Facilities As a result of the change to the date of the EGM, the Bank has confirmed thatthe facilities should remain available to the Group until 15 April 2005. Existing Share Certificates Existing share certificates in the name of "Aukett Group PLC" and "AukettAssociates PLC" held by Shareholders shall remain valid in the event that theresolution to be proposed at the EGM to be held on 14 April 2005 to change thename of the Company to "Aukett Fitzroy Robinson plc" is passed. The Supplementary Listing Particulars dated 21 March 2005 have been posted toShareholders and are available at the registered office of the Company and atthe offices of Speechly Bircham, 6 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3LX duringusual business hours on any weekday (public holidays excepted) up to andincluding the date of the EGM and thereafter until 21 April 2005 and will alsobe available for inspection at the EGM for at least 15 minutes prior to andduring the meeting. The Supplementary Listing Particulars have been submitted to the UK ListingAuthority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK ListingAuthority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondonE14 5HS. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange