27 Mar 2018 14:42
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN EU REGULATION NO. 596/2014 AND IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 17 OF THAT REGULATION
27 March 2018
RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER
for
Plant Impact plc
by
Croda Europe Limited
to be effected by means of a Scheme of Arrangement under
Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006
Court Sanction of Scheme of Arrangement and Suspension of trading on AIM
Plant Impact plc ("Plant Impact" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Scheme was sanctioned by the Court earlier today. It is expected that the Scheme will become effective on 28 March 2018.
Dealings in Plant Impact Ordinary Shares will be suspended from trading on AIM with effect from 7.30 a.m. on 28 March 2018. Subject to the Scheme becoming effective, it is expected that the admission of Plant Impact Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM will be cancelled by no later than 7.00 a.m. on 29 March 2018.
Defined terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the scheme circular to Plant Impact Shareholders dated 26 February 2018.
Enquiries:
Croda Europe | Tel: +44 (0) 140 586 0551 |
Conleth Campbell |
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GCA Altium, financial adviser to Croda Europe |
Tel: +44 (0) 845 505 4300 |
Phil Adams |
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Paul Lines |
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Teneo Blue Rubicon, public relations adviser to Croda Europe |
Tel: +44 (0) 203 603 5220 |
Charlie Armitstead |
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Plant Impact | Tel: +44 (0) 158 246 5540 |
David Jones, Chairman |
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John Brubaker, Chief Executive Officer |
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Peel Hunt, Rule 3 adviser to Plant Impact |
Tel: +44 (0) 207 418 8900 |
Adrian Trimmings |
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Michael Nicholson |
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George Sellar |
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Nicole McDougall
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Buchanan, public relations adviser to Plant Impact | Tel: +44 (0) 207 466 5000 |
Mark Court |
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Sophie Wills |
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Jamie Hooper |
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
GCA Altium, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for Croda Europe and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement. In connection with such matters, GCA Altium will not regard any other person as its client, nor will it be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to clients of GCA Altium or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein.
Peel Hunt, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Plant Impact and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement. In connection with such matters, Peel Hunt will not regard any other person as its client, nor will it be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to clients of Peel Hunt or for providing advice in relation to any matter referred to herein.
Neither Peel Hunt nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or branches owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct, indirect, consequential, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.
Publication on Website(s) and Availability of Hard Copies
A copy of this announcement will be available free of charge (subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions) on Plant Impact's website and Croda's website (http://www.plantimpact.com/investors and https://www.croda.com/en-gb/investors respectively) by no later than 12 noon on the Business Day following the date of this announcement.
Neither the contents of these websites nor the content of any other website accessible from hyperlinks on such websites is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
You may request a hard copy of this announcement (and any information incorporated by reference in this announcement), free of charge, by contacting Peel Hunt during business hours on +44(0)20 7418 8900 or by submitting a request in writing to Peel Hunt at Moor House, 120 London Wall, EC2Y 5ET. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines will be open between 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Unless you make such a request, a hard copy of this announcement and any such information incorporated by reference in it 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 Offer be in hard copy form.