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For immediate release
8 July 2013
Kier Group plc
Allotment and listing of shares in the Company
Kier Group plc ("Kier") confirms that, pursuant to the announcement by May Gurney Integrated Services PLC ("May Gurney") on 5 July 2013 that the scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 to effect the recommended acquisition of May Gurney by Kier has become effective, Kier will today issue 14,714,445 ordinary shares of 1 pence each with ISIN GB0004915632. The shares will be admitted today to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Enquiries:
KierPaul SheffieldHaydn MursellHugh Raven | +44 (0) 1767 355 800 |
J.P. Morgan Cazenove (financial adviser, sponsor and broker to Kier)Andrew TruscottChristopher DickinsonVirginia Khoo | +44 (0) 20 7588 2828 |
Numis Securities (financial adviser, sponsor and broker to Kier)Heraclis EconomidesChristopher Wilkinson | +44 (0) 20 7260 1000 |
RLM Finsbury (PR Adviser to Kier)Faeth BirchCharlotte Whitley | +44 (0) 207 251 3801 +44 (0) 7768 943 171 +44 (0) 7768 505 685 |
J.P. Morgan Limited, which conducts its UK investment banking businesses as J.P. Morgan Cazenove ("J.P. Morgan Cazenove"), is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA. J.P. Morgan Cazenove is acting as Joint Sponsor, corporate broker and financial adviser to Kier and for no one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the matters in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Kier for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. Morgan Cazenove or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition, or any other matters referred to herein.
Numis Securities Limited is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA. Numis Securities Limited is acting as Joint Sponsor, corporate broker and financial adviser to Kier and for no one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the matters in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Kier for providing the protections afforded to clients of Numis Securities Limited, or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition, or any other matters referred to herein.
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English law and the City Code on Takeover and Mergers (the "Code") and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside of England.
You may request a hard copy of this announcement by contacting Sneha Sinha of J.P. Morgan Cazenove at sneha.sinha@jpmorgan.com or by submitting a request in writing to Sneha Sinha at J.P. Morgan Cazenove, 25 Bank Street, London, E14 5JP. It is important that you note that unless you make such a request, a hard copy of this announcement will not be sent to you. You may also request that all future documents, announcements and information to be sent to you in relation to the Acquisition should be in hard copy form.