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Return of Cash to Shareholders

30 Sep 2014 07:00

RNS Number : 9353S
Soco International PLC
30 September 2014
 



NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION

30 September 2014

SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC ("SOCO" OR THE "COMPANY")

RETURN OF CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS: RESULTS OF B/C SHARE SCHEME ELECTIONS

Following approval by Shareholders of the Return of Cash and certain related matters at the General Meeting of the Company held on 22 September 2014, the Company today provides an update in respect of the Return of Cash by way of the B/C Share Scheme.

Results of B/C Share Scheme elections

As at the Election Deadline of 4.30 p.m. on 29 September 2014, Shareholders' elections or, as the case may be, deemed elections, for the Share Alternatives in respect of the B/C Share Scheme were as follows:

 

Number of Ordinary Shares

%*

Income Option

224,876,192

67.74

Capital Option

107,078,451

32.26

TOTAL

331,954,643

100.00

* Percentage based on issued share capital excluding treasury shares

Shareholders who had not made a valid election and all Overseas Shareholders resident, or with a registered address in the United States, Australia, Japan, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand or any other Restricted Territory have been deemed to have elected for the Income Option in respect of all of their Ordinary Shares.

For the Share Alternatives set out above, 107,078,451 B Shares of 22 pence each and 224,876,192 C Shares of 0.0000001 pence each will be issued at 8.00 a.m. today.

No application will be made to the UK Listing Authority or to the London Stock Exchange for any of the B Shares, C Shares or Deferred Shares to be admitted to the Official List or to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, nor will the B Shares, C Shares or the Deferred Shares be listed or admitted to trading on any other securities or investment exchange.

Redemption of B Shares (Capital Option)

All B Shares of 22 pence each to be issued pursuant to the Capital Option (being 107,078,451 B Shares) are expected to be redeemed today for 22 pence per B Share. Following the redemption, such B Shares will be cancelled.

It is expected that Shareholders entitled to receive payments in respect of the proceeds of the redemption of B Shares issued pursuant to the Capital Option will be sent cheques or, if Shareholders held their Ordinary Shares in CREST, will have their CREST accounts credited, by 10 October 2014.

C Share Dividend (Income Option)

The C Share Dividend of 22 pence per C Share to be issued pursuant to the Income Option, will become payable today. Consequently, upon the C Shares being issued, they will automatically be reclassified as Deferred Shares having negligible cash and carrying extremely limited rights.

It is expected that Shareholders entitled to receive the C Share Dividend will be sent cheques or, if mandate instructions are held in respect of a Sterling bank account, that payments will be made by BACS to mandated accounts in respect of the C Share Dividend by 10 October 2014.

No share certificates will be issued in respect of the B Shares, C Shares or Deferred Shares.

Enquiries:

SOCO Tel: +44 (0)20 7747 2000

Anya Weaving, Chief Financial Officer

Important information

The terms defined in the circular to shareholders in relation to the Return of Cash dated 28 August 2014 have the same meanings when used in this announcement. Unless otherwise stated, references to time contained in this announcement are to London time.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, an invitation to induce an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities referred to in this announcement, in or from any jurisdiction in which such offer, invitation, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

None of the securities referred to in this announcement have been or will be registered under the US Securities Act or the state securities laws of the United States and none of them may be offered or sold in the United States or to any US persons unless pursuant to a transaction that has been registered under the US Securities Act and the relevant state securities laws or a transaction that is not subject to the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and the state securities laws, either due to an exemption therefrom or otherwise.

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