REG.L Regulatory News (REG)

13 Jul 2005 18:22

Urbium PLC13 July 2005 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN For Immediate Release 13 July 2005 Urbium PLC ("Urbium" or the "Group") Response to Statement by Regent Inns Urbium notes the announcement dated 13 July from Regent Inns PLC ("Regent"). TheBoard of Urbium have nothing further to add outside the statement issued byUrbium on 12 July 2005 and as previously stated will update shareholders asappropriate in due course. - Ends - Enquiries: Urbium PLC 020 7434 0030John Conlan, ChairmanSteve Richards, Chief Executive Numis Securities Limited 020 7776 1588Jagjit Mundi/ Amer Khan Weber Shandwick Square Mile 020 7067 0700James Chandler/Helen Thomas Numis Securities Limited ("Numis") which is regulated in the United Kingdom byThe Financial Services Authority is acting for Urbium in relation to the mattersdescribed in this announcement and is not advising any other person, andaccordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than Urbium for providingthe protections afforded to customers of Numis or for providing advice inrelation to the matters described in this announcement. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange