Hmv Group Regulatory News (HMV)

30 Jan 2006 09:04

HMV Group PLC30 January 2006 (for immediate release) 30 January 2006 HMV Group plc ("HMV") Announcement of approach The Board of HMV confirms that it has received a preliminary approach from athird party which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the Company. Afurther announcement will be made in due course. PRESS ENQUIRIES HMV 01628 818 300Paul Barker Citigroup 020 7986 4000Ian HartAndrew Seaton UBS 020 7567 8000Aidan CleggClive Beattie Brunswick 020 7404 5959Susan GilchristWilliam Cullum Citigroup Global Markets ('Citigroup') is acting for HMV and no-one else inrelation to the approach referred to in this announcement and will not beresponsible to anyone other than HMV for providing the protections afforded tocustomers of Citigroup or for giving advice in relation to this approach. UBS Limited, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial ServicesAuthority, is acting for HMV in connection with the approach referred to in thisannouncement and no-one else and will not be responsible to anyone other thanHMV for providing the protections offered to clients of UBS Limited nor forproviding advice in relation to this approach. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange