EAS.L Regulatory News (EAS)

26 May 2005 10:24

Easyscreen PLC26 May 2005 Not for release, publication or distribution in, into or from the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan Press Release 26 May 2005 Recommended Cash Offer by Dawnay, Day Corporate Finance Limited on behalf of Refco Trading Services (UK) Limited (a subsidiary of Refco Group Ltd., LLC) for EasyScreen plc The Board of EasyScreen plc ("EasyScreen") announces that, following theannouncement on 9 May 2005 that the Recommended Cash Offer for EasyScreen hadbeen declared unconditional in all respects, application has been made today tothe UK Listing Authority for the cancellation of the listing of EasyScreenordinary shares of 5 pence each on the Official List and to the London StockExchange for the cancellation of trading of EasyScreen Shares on its main marketfor listed securities. It is anticipated that the cancellation of the listing and of trading will takeeffect 20 business days following the date of this announcement, with effectfrom 8.00a.m. on 27 June 2005. Enquiries EasyScreen plc Tel: + 44(0) 207 645 4600Alastair Hunter Saffery Champness Corporate Finance Tel: + 44(0) 207 841 4000Charles Simpson Words and expressions used in this announcement have the same meanings as in theOffer Document dated 4 April 2005. The issue of this announcement has been approved by the EasyScreen Board. TheDirectors of EasyScreen are the persons responsible for the informationcontained in this announcement. To the best of their knowledge and belief(having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) theinformation for which they are responsible contained in this announcement is inaccordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the importof such information. Each of the Directors of EasyScreen accepts responsibilityaccordingly. Saffery Champness, which is regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountantsin England and Wales, is acting exclusively for EasyScreen and no-one else inconnection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other thanEasyScreen for providing the protections afforded to clients of SafferyChampness or for giving advice in relation to the Offer or any other matterreferred to in the document. Saffery Champness has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to theissue of this document with the inclusion herein of references to it and itsopinion in the form and context in which they respectively appear. The Offer is not being made directly or indirectly in or into, or by use of themails of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation,facsimile transmission, telex, email, internet and telephone) of interstate orforeign commerce of, or any facility of a national securities exchange of, theUnited States, nor is it being made directly or indirectly in or into Canada,Australia, South Africa or Japan, and the Offer cannot be accepted by any suchuse, means, instrumentality or facility or from or within the United States,Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan. Accordingly, copies of thisannouncement, the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance and any relateddocuments are not being and must not be, mailed or otherwise distributed,forwarded, transmitted or sent in, into or from the United States, Canada,Australia, South Africa or Japan and persons receiving this announcement, theOffer Document or the Form of Acceptance (including custodians, nominees andtrustees) must not mail or otherwise distribute, forward, transmit or send anyof them in, into or from the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa orJapan. Doing so may render invalid any purported acceptance of the Offer.Further information for Overseas Shareholders is set out in the Offer Document.Any Person (including, without limitation, any nominee, trustee or custodian)who would, or otherwise intends to, or who may have a contractual or legalobligation to, mail, distribute, forward or transmit this announcement, theOffer Document, the Form of Acceptance or any related documents to anyjurisdiction outside the United Kingdom should read the relevant information inthe Offer Document before taking any action. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange