Crown Place Regulatory News (CRWN)

18 Nov 2005 15:06

Murray VCT PLC18 November 2005 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTOAUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS ANNOUNCEMENTDOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF AN OFFER TO SELL, PURCHASE, EXCHANGE ORSUBSCRIBE FOR ANY SECURITIES OR SOLICITATION OF SUCH AN OFFER IN THE UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THISANNOUNCEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATESSECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND WILL NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THEUNITED STATES EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION 18 November 2005 RECOMMENDED MERGER BETWEEN MURRAY VCT 3 PLC, MURRAY VCT PLC AND MURRAY VCT 2 PLCAND RELATED PROPOSALS In connection with the announcement made on 17 November 2005 relating to therecommended merger between Murray VCT 3 PLC, Murray VCT PLC and Murray VCT 2 PLC(the "Companies") and related proposals, the boards of the Companies announcethat circulars relating to each company and a prospectus for Murray VCT 3 PLCare today being posted to shareholders. The necessary meetings to consider theproposals are being convened for 12 December 2005. Copies of the circulars and the prospectus have been submitted to the FSA andwill shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's DocumentViewing Facility, which is situated at: Document Viewing FacilityUK Listing Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HSTel. 020 7066 1000 Enquiries Patrick Reeve 020 7422 7830Emil Gigov 020 7422 7830Close Venture Management Limited Todd Nugent 0131 226 7011Noble Grossart Limited, advisers to Murray VCT 3 plc Allan Treacy 01223 422 396AGM Corporate Finance LLP, advisers to Murray VCT plc Robert Lo 020 7710 7400Nabarro Wells & Co Limited, advisers to Murray VCT 2plc John West 020 7920 3150Clemmie CarrTavistock Communications Shareholder helpline 020 7621 1358HQB Consulting Limited The directors of Murray VCT 3 PLC accept responsibility for the informationrelating to Murray VCT 3 PLC and its directors in this document. To the best ofthe knowledge and belief of such directors (who have taken all reasonable careto ensure that such is the case), the information relating to Murray VCT 3 PLCand its directors contained in this document, for which they are solelyresponsible, is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likelyto affect the import of such information. The directors of Murray VCT PLC accept responsibility for the informationrelating to Murray VCT PLC and its directors in this document. To the best ofthe knowledge and belief of such directors (who have taken all reasonable careto ensure that such is the case), the information relating to Murray VCT PLC andits directors contained in this document, for which they are solely responsible,is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect theimport of such information. The directors of Murray VCT 2 PLC accept responsibility for the informationrelating to Murray VCT 2 PLC and its directors in this document. To the best ofthe knowledge and belief of such directors (who have taken all reasonable careto ensure that such is the case), the information relating to Murray VCT 2 PLCand its directors contained in this document, for which they are solelyresponsible, is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likelyto affect the import of such information. Noble Grossart Limited, AGM Corporate Finance LLP and Nabarro Wells & Co Limitedare acting exclusively for than Murray VCT 3 PLC, Murray VCT PLC and Murray VCT2 PLC, respectively, and for no one else in connection with the mattersdescribed herein and will not be responsible to anyone other than Murray VCT 3PLC, Murray VCT PLC and Murray VCT 2 PLC, respectively, for providing theprotections afforded to clients of Noble Grossart Limited, AGM Corporate FinanceLLP and Nabarro Wells & Co Limited nor for providing advice in relation to thematters described herein. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange