Record Regulatory News (REC)

27 Dec 2007 18:01

Record PLC27 December 2007 NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN. 27 December 2007 RECORD plc ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXERCISE OF OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION Record plc (the "Company" or "Record") announces that, in connection with itsinitial public offering of ordinary shares (the "Offer"), JPMorgan CazenoveLimited ("JPMorgan Cazenove"), as stabilising manager, has today given notice toexercise in part the over-allotment option in respect of 4,384,576 existingordinary shares at the offer price of 160 pence per ordinary share. Following the exercise of the over-allotment option, 69,850,970 ordinary shareswill be held in public hands, representing a free float of approximately 31.6%of the issued share capital of the Company. For more information contact: Record plc Tel: + 44 (0)1753 852 222Mike Timmins, Chief Financial Officer JPMorgan Cazenove Tel: +44 (0)20 7588 2828Greg Chamberlain Hogarth Tel: +44 (0)20 7357 9477Nick DentonJulian Walker This announcement and the information contained herein is not for publication,distribution or release in, or into, directly or indirectly, the United States,Canada, Australia or Japan. The information contained herein does not constitutean offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction, including in the UnitedStates of America, Australia, Canada or Japan. This announcement, for which Record and its directors are solely responsible,has been approved by JPMorgan Cazenove solely for the purpose of section 21 ofthe Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. JPMorgan Cazenove, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom bythe Financial Services Authority, is acting for the Company and no one else inconnection with the Offer and will not be responsible to any other person forproviding the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice inrelation to the Offer. The securities under the Offer have not been and will not be registered underthe United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered orsold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.No public offering of securities of the Company is being made in the UnitedStates. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange