10 Jan 2012 09:20
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10 January 2012
MOBILE DOCTORS GROUP PLC
&
QUINDELL PORTFOLIO PLC
MOBILE DOCTORS - LAST DAY OF DEALINGS
Cancellation of admission to trading on AIM of Mobile Doctors Shares ("Cancellation")
Today, being 10 January 2012, is the last day of dealings in Mobile Doctors and the effective date of Cancellation will be 11 January 2012.
Upon the Cancellation becoming effective, Seymour Pierce will cease to be nominated adviser to Mobile Doctors. Mobile Doctors will no longer be required to comply with the AIM Rules and Mobile Doctors will no longer be bound (or able) to announce, via a regulatory information service, material events, administrative changes or material transactions or to announce interim or final results.
As previously announced on 29 December 2011, Mobile Doctors' CREST facility will continue until the end of the six week period from the date of the Compulsory Acquisition Notices, after which Mobile Doctors Shares held in uncertificated form prior to the end of such period will be converted into certificated form.
Compulsory Acquisition
On 29 December Quindell despatched formal notices (the "Compulsory Acquisition Notices") in the prescribed form under section 980(1) of the Act to all Mobile Doctors Shareholders who had not accepted the Offer giving notice of its intention to exercise its right under section 979 of the Act to compulsorily acquire any MDG Offer Shares in respect of which the Offer has not been accepted on the same terms as the Offer.
A specimen Compulsory Acquisition Notice (and a specimen of the letters which were sent with it to Mobile Doctors Shareholders who have not accepted the Offer) are available to view on Quindell's web-site on www.quindell.com/index.php/investor-relations/home.
The MDG Offer Shares held by Mobile Doctors Shareholders who have not accepted the Offer will now be acquired compulsorily by Quindell on the same terms as the Offer.
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Offer Document.
For further information, please contact:
Quindell Portfolio PlcRob Terry, Chairman & Chief Executive Laurence Moorse, Group Finance Director
Media Inquiries - Tracey Terry, Chief Communications Officer | Tel: 01329 830 501
Tel: 01329 830 543
Tel: 01329 830 501 terrylt@quindell.com
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Daniel Stewart & Company Plc(Financial Adviser to Quindell)Antony Legge/James Thomas
| Tel: 020 7776 6550
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Mobile Doctors Group Plc Peter Opperman, Non Executive Chairman Mark Dillon, Finance Director
| Tel: 020 8787 2093 |
Seymour Pierce Limited (Financial Adviser to Mobile Doctors) Stewart Dickson / Tom Sheldon
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Tel: 020 7107 8000 |
Media Enquiries Redleaf Polhill Limited Rebecca Sanders-Hewett Jenny Bahr
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Tel: 020 7566 6720 quindell@redleafpolhill.com |