14 Sep 2009 17:12
Not for release in the United States, Canada or Japan
14 September 2009
Sale of Regus PLC shares
Regus PLC (the "Company") announces that Mark Dixon, CEO of the Company, intends to sell approximately 35 million shares of the Company in an accelerated bookbuild offering to institutional investors. This represents 3% of the Company's shareholding and 10% of Mark Dixon's total shareholding. The offering will be managed by Goldman Sachs International. Bookbuilding will commence immediately. The sale price of the shares will be determined after the books have closed. Upon completion Mr. Dixon intends to enter into a customary lock-up agreement not to dispose of further shares for a period of 90 days.
A further announcement will be made in due course.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.
The offering will only be available to the following persons in the United Kingdom: (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments; and (ii) persons falling within Articles 49(2)(a) to (d) of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001 (high net worth corporations, unincorporated associations etc.). If you are in the United Kingdom and do not fall into one of the above categories, you will not be eligible to participate in the offering, and you should not act upon, or rely on, this announcement.
The offer and sale of the securities referred to in this announcement has not been, nor will it be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent such registration or an applicable exemption from registration. There will be no public offering of the securities in the United States in connection with this transaction.