28 Jun 2019 08:47
28 June 2019
Dods Group plc
("Dods" or "the Group" or "the Company")
General Meeting & Open Offer Timetable
Record Date for the Open Offer
| 5.00 p.m. on 26 June 2019 |
Announcement of the Acquisition, Placing, Subscription and Open Offer
| 7.00 a.m. on 28 June 2019 |
Existing Ordinary Shares marked "ex" by the London Stock Exchange
| 8.00 a.m. on 28 June 2019 |
Basic and Excess Entitlements credited to stock accounts in CREST of Qualifying CREST Holders
| 1 July 2019 |
Recommended latest time for requesting withdrawal of Basic Entitlements and Excess Entitlements from CREST
| 4.30 p.m. on 9 July 2019 |
Latest time for depositing Basic Entitlements and/or Excess Entitlements into CREST
| 3.00 p.m. on 10 July 2019 |
Latest time and date for splitting of Application Forms (to satisfy bona fide market claims only)
| 3.00 p.m. on 11 July 2019 |
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy
| 9.00 a.m. on 12 July 2019 |
Latest time and date for receipt of completed Application Forms and payment in full under the Open Offer or settlement of relevant CREST instruction (as appropriate)
| 11.00 a.m. on 15 July 2019 |
General Meeting
| 9.00 a.m. on 16 July 2019 |
Results of the General Meeting announced through a Regulatory Information Service
| 16 July 2019 |
Expected date for Admission and commencement of dealings of the New Ordinary Shares and completion of the Acquisition
| 8.00 a.m. on 18 July 2019 |
Expected date for New Ordinary Shares to be credited to CREST stock accounts
| 18 July 2019 |
Expected date for despatch of definitive share certificates for New Ordinary Shares
| by 25 July 2019 |
Long stop date
| 1 August 2019 |
Notes:
(i) References to times in this announcement are to London time (unless otherwise stated).
(ii) If any of the above times or dates should change, the revised times and/or dates will be notified by an announcement to an RIS.
(iii) In order to subscribe for Open Offer Shares under the Open Offer, Qualifying Shareholders will need to follow the procedure set out in Part III of the Circular and, where relevant, complete the accompanying Application Form. If Qualifying Shareholders have any queries on the procedure for acceptance and payment, or wish to request another Application Form, they should contact Link Market Services Limited on 02077 767574. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. The helpline is open between 9 am - 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Please note that Link Market Services Limited cannot provide any financial, legal or tax advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security and training purposes.
Defined terms used in this announcement will have the same meaning as those in the Circular.
For further information, please contact:
Dods Group plc
David Hammond - Chairman 020 7593 5500
Cenkos Securities plc
Nicholas Wells 020 7397 8900
Mark Connelly
Callum Davidson
DODS.L (DODS)