Trainline Regulatory News (TRN)

21 Apr 2005 15:39

R P Martin Group Limited21 April 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 April 2005 R.P. MARTIN GROUP LIMITED CANCELLATION OF LISTING OF TRIO HOLDINGS PLC SHARES ("TRIO SHARES") BDO Stoy Hayward Corporate Finance, on behalf of R.P. Martin, announces that,following the announcement on 13 April that the recommended cash offer for TrioHoldings PLC was declared unconditional in all respects, application has beenmade to the UKLA for the cancellation of the listing of Trio Shares on theOfficial List and to the London Stock Exchange for the cancellation of admissionto trading of Trio Shares on its main market for listed securities. Thede-listing will be effective from 11 May 2005. To the extent they have not already done so, Trio Shareholders who hold TrioShares in certificated form should complete and return their Form of Acceptanceas soon as possible in accordance with the instructions set out in the OfferDocument and in the Form of Acceptance. Trio Shareholders who hold Trio Sharesin uncertificated form and who have not yet accepted the Offer are reminded totake the necessary steps through CREST as soon as possible. Settlement of the consideration due under the Offer in respect of validacceptances which have been received and are valid and complete in all respectswill be despatched on or before 27 April 2005. Settlement of the considerationin respect of further acceptances which are valid and complete will bedespatched within 14 days of receipt. As announced on 13 April 2005, the Offer will close at 1 p.m. (London time) on29 April 2005. R.P. Martin is exercising its rights under sections 428 to 430F of the Act tocompulsorily acquire the remaining Trio Shares. The definitions of certain expressions used in this announcement are containedin the Offer Document dated 11 March 2005. Enquiries: R.P. Martin Holdings Limited 020 7469 9000David Caplin, Chief Executive Officer BDO Stoy Hayward Corporate Finance 020 7486 5888Alex WhiteShaun ClaydonAndrew Lowe This announcement is published on behalf of R.P. Martin and has been approved byBDO Stoy Hayward Corporate Finance solely for the purposes of Section 21 of theFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000. BDO Stoy Hayward Corporate Finance, a division of BDO Stoy Hayward LLP, which isauthorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority, isacting for R.P. Martin and no one else in connection with the Offer and will notbe responsible to anyone other than R.P. Martin for providing the protectionsafforded to customers of BDO Stoy Hayward Corporate Finance nor for providingadvice in relation to the Offer. The R.P. Martin Directors (being also the R.P. Martin Holdings Directors) andthe members of the Investment Committee of Gresham LLP accept responsibility forthe information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge andbelief of the R.P. Martin Directors and the members of the Investment Committeeof Gresham LLP (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure this is the case),the information contained in this announcement for which they acceptresponsibility is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likelyto affect the import of such information. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange