EAS.L Regulatory News (EAS)

26 Apr 2005 07:00

Refco Trading Services (UK) Ltd26 April 2005 Press Release Refco Trading Services (UK) Limited Recommended Offer for EasyScreen plc Offer extended to 9 May 2005 For immediate release 26 April 2005 Dawnay, Day Corporate Finance Limited ("Dawnay Day") is pleased to announce, onbehalf of Refco Trading Services (UK) Limited ("Refco"), that the closing dateof the Offer for the whole of the issued share capital of EasyScreen plc("EasyScreen") not already owned by Refco ("the Offer") has been extended to 1pmon 9 May 2005. Prior to the commencement of the Offer Period, Refco and its Associate held8,676,721 EasyScreen Shares representing 9.09% of its issued share capital.During the Offer period Refco has acquired 2,300,000 EasyScreen Shares,representing 2.41% of its issued share capital. As at 1pm on 25 April 2005 Refcoheld 10,976,721 EasyScreen Shares, representing 11.50% of its issued sharecapital. As at 1pm on 25 April 2005 acceptances of the Offer have been received inrespect of 15,415,038 EasyScreen Shares representing 16.15% of its issued sharecapital. As at 1pm on 25 April 2005 the aggregate of acceptances received andEasyScreen Shares held by Refco and its Associate is 26,391,759 EasyScreenShares, representing 27.65% of EasyScreen's issued share capital. Enquiries Dawnay, Day Corporate Finance Limited Sandy Jamieson/Alex Stanbury Tel: 020 7509 4570 The issue of this announcement has been approved by the Refco Board. TheDirectors of Refco are the persons responsible for the information contained inthis announcement. To the best of their knowledge and belief (having taken allreasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained inthis announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anythinglikely to affect the import of such information. Each of the Directors of Refcoaccepts responsibility accordingly. This announcement has been approved for the purposes of section 21 of theFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 by Dawnay Day. Dawnay Day, which isregulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Refco and no-oneelse and will not be responsible to anyone other than Refco for providing theprotections afforded to customers of Dawnay Day. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR INPART IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA ORJAPAN Unless otherwise stated or the context requires otherwise, words and phrasesused in this announcement shall bear the definitions ascribed to them in theoffer document dated 4 April 2005. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange