FBH.L Regulatory News (FBH)

7 Apr 2008 07:01

FBD Holdings PLC07 April 2008 FBD Holdings plc ("FBD" or the "Company") Preliminary Approach The board of FBD Holdings plc notes the weekend press speculation and confirmsthat it has received a preliminary approach from Eureko B.V.. The preliminaryapproach is unclear, appears to differentiate among shareholders and is highlyconditional. No offer has been received and there can be no certainty that a formal offerwill be forthcoming or that any transaction will occur. A holder of 1% or more of any relevant securities in the Company may from thedate of this announcement have disclosure obligations under Rule 8.3 of theIrish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2007. Enquiries:Murray ConsultantsJoe Murray+353 (0) 1 498 0300+353 (86) 253 4950 Goodbody Corporate FinanceBrian O'KellyFinbarr GriffinMark Cronin+353 (0)1 667 0420 Goldman Sachs InternationalJohn RafterBasil GeogheganJohn Brennan+44 (0) 207 774 1000 The directors of FBD Holdings plc accept responsibility 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 contained in this announcement for which they take responsibility isin accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect theimport of such information. Goodbody Corporate Finance, which is regulated in Ireland by the FinancialRegulator, is acting as financial adviser to FBD and no one else in connectionwith the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible toany person other than FBD for providing the protections afforded to the clientsof Goodbody Corporate Finance or for providing advice in relation to the mattersreferred to herein. Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised and regulated in the UnitedKingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as financial adviser toFBD and no one else in connection with the matters referred to in thisannouncement and will not be responsible to any person other than FBD forproviding the protections afforded to the clients of Goldman Sachs Internationalor for providing advice in relation to the matters referred to herein. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange