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17 December 2009
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This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities discussed herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act. No public offering of the securities discussed herein is being made in the United States and the information contained herein does not constitute an offering of securities for sale in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or South Africa.
MWB Group Holdings Plc
Publication of Prospectus
The following prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at their Document Viewing Facility at the Financial Services Authority, 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS:
Prospectus issued by MWB Goup Holdings Plc (the "Company"), dated 17 December 2009 relating to a Placing of 91,666,667 New Units at 30 pence per New Unit, Approval of waiver granted by The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers and Notice of General Meeting (the "Prospectus").
Terms defined in the Prospectus have the same meanings in this announcement.
The Prospectus will be posted shortly to Shareholders and will be available from the registered office of the Company and at the offices of Dechert LLP, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4QQ
| MWB Group Holdings Plc Richard Balfour-Lynn, Chief Executive Andrew Blurton, Joint Finance Director Jag Singh, Joint Finance Director | +44 (0) 20 7706 2121 |
| Panmure Gordon (Sponsor, Financial Adviser and Broker) Hugh Morgan Adam Pollock | +44 (0) 20 7459 3600 |
| Baron Philips Associates (Financial PR Adviser) Baron Philips | +44 (0) 20 7920 3161 |
General:
This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made or given by, or on behalf of, the Company or Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited ("Panmure Gordon") or any of their affiliates, parent undertakings, subsidiary undertakings or subsidiaries of their parent undertakings or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers or any other person as to the accuracy or completeness or fairness of the information or opinions contained in this announcement and no responsibility or liability is accepted by any of them for any such information or opinions or for any errors or omissions.
Panmure Gordon, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FSA, is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Placing and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as their respective client in relation to the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for providing advice in connection with the Placing or any other matter referred to in this announcement.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any New Units, nor shall it (or any part of it), or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with or act as any inducement to enter into, any contract or commitment whatsoever with respect to the proposed Placing or otherwise. This announcement is not a prospectus and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any New Units referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus expected to be published today. Copies of the Prospectus will, following publication, be available from the offices of Dechert LLP, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4QQ.
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