Parity Regulatory News (PTY)

25 Apr 2006 09:47

25 April 2006 Parity Group plc Result of Open Offer Parity Group plc ("Parity" or the "Company"), announces the result of thePlacing and Open Offer of 16,038,427 New Ordinary Shares to QualifyShareholders on the basis of 1 Open Offer Share for every 18 existing OrdinaryShares held on the Record Date.The Open Offer closed at 11.00 a.m. on 24 April 2006. Valid applications havebeen received under the Open Offer in respect of 9,966,670 Open Offer Shares,representing approximately 62.14 per cent. of the Open Offer Shares madeavailable. The remaining 6,071,757 Open Offer Shares will now be subscribed forby institutional and other investors.The Placing and Open Offer forms part of the Issue, together with the FirmPlacing of 16,000,000 New Ordinary Shares placed with institutional and otherinvestors. A total of 32,038,427 New Ordinary Shares are being issued pursuantto the Issue.The Issue remains conditional on Admission of the New Ordinary Shares and it isexpected that Admission and dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commenceat 8.00 a.m. on 28 April 2006.Certain terms used in this announcement are defined and have the same meaningas in Parity's prospectus dated 30 March 2006, unless the context requiresotherwise.Enquiries:Arbuthnot Securities Limited Tel: 020 7012 2000 Alastair Moreton/Andrew Fullerton Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113 Giles Sanderson/Harriet Keen ENDPARITY GROUP PLC