11 May 2011 18:12
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA
aVANGARDCO iNVESTMENTS pUBLIC lIMITED
11 May 2011
Publication of a prospectus for the listing of 48,871,850 additional global depositary receipts by Avangardco Investments Public Limited
The following Prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:
Prospectus for the listing of 48,871,850 additional global depositary receipts by Avangardco Investments Public Limited (the Company). No global depositary receipts (GDRs) will be offered for subscription or sale pursuant to this Prospectus. The Company has chosen to increase its listing at this time in order to permit the issued share capital of the Company to be converted into GDRs in the future.
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http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4380G_-2011-5-11.pdf
Copies of the Prospectus have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:
www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
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For further information, please contact:
Avangardco Investments Public Limited
Agia Triada
16-18 Zinas Kanther Street
3035 Limassol
Cyprus
DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES
This announcement is not a prospectus but constitutes an advertisement for the purposes of the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority's prospectus rules. The Prospectus has been made available to the public in accordance with EU Directive 2003/71/EC (the Prospectus Directive) and/or Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the FSMA).
Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.
This document is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America (including its territories and possessions, any states of the United States and the District of Columbia). This document is not an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States or in any jurisdiction to whom, or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities issued by Avangardco Investments Public Limited, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) absent registration from or an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). The securities have not been, nor will be, registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan. The securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan.
This document is only directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) (Qualified Investors). In addition, in the United Kingdom, this document is only directed at, Qualified Investors who are persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the Order) or who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, and other persons to whom they may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This document must not be acted on or relied on (i) in the United Kingdom, by persons who are not relevant persons, and (ii) in any member state of the European Economic Area other than the United Kingdom, by persons who are not Qualified Investors. Any investment or investment activity to which this electronic transmission and the attached document relates is available only to relevant persons in the United Kingdom and Qualified Investors in any member state of the European Economic Area other than the United Kingdom, and will be engaged in only with such persons.
This document is not an advertisement of securities in Ukraine, and is not an offer or invitation to, or solicitation of, any such circulation, distribution, placement, sale, purchase or other transfer of securities in the territory of Ukraine. It is not intended to be and must not be publicly distributed in or into Ukraine.
This document does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation under Cyprus law, nor does it constitute an offer or advertisement of securities in Cyprus, it is not intended to be and must not be distributed to the information distribution channels or the public in Cyprus, nor (when distributed by a duly licensed investment firm established or operating through a branch in Cyprus) to any person in Cyprus other than a "professional client" as defined in the Law on Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets (Law No. 144 (I) 2007).
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This announcement and the Prospectus may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "plans", "projects", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results. Any forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's and its subsidiaries' business, results of operations, financial position, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and business. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Subject to the requirements of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the Financial Services Authority's Prospectus Rules, Disclosure and Transparency Rules and Listing Rules or applicable law, the Company explicitly disclaims any obligation or undertaking publicly to release the result of any revisions to any forward-looking statements in this announcement or the Prospectus that may occur due to any change in the Company's expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement.