Tertiary Minerals Regulatory News (TYM)

1 Apr 2005 07:00

Tertiary Minerals PLC1 April 2005 TERTIARY MINERALS PLC SPIN-OFF OF FINNISH DIAMOND INTERESTS Tertiary Minerals plc ("Tertiary Minerals" or "the Company") is pleased toannounce that, further to the announcement made on 29 March 2005 regarding thepublic offer of shares ("Offer") to be made by its wholly-owned subsidiary,Sunrise Diamonds plc ("Sunrise Diamonds"), the prospectus relating to the Offeris today being published and posted to eligible Tertiary Minerals shareholders. The timetable for the Offer is confirmed as follows: Record Date for the Offer Close of business on 29 March 2005 Latest time and date for splitting of Applications Forms (to 3.00 p.m. on satisfy bona fide market claims only, where Tertiary Minerals 22 April 2005Shareholders have sold part of their shareholding prior to theex-entitlement date) Latest time and date for receipt of completed Application Forms 3.00p.m. on and payment in full under the Offer 26 April 2005 Dispatch of definitive share certificates for the Offer Shares 5 May 2005 For further information please contact: Patrick Cheetham, Executive Chairman, Tertiary Minerals plc. Tel: 01625-626203Ron Marshman/John Greenhalgh, City of London PR Limited. Tel: 020-7628-5518 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange