Merger Clearance

20 Nov 2007 14:15

Brulines (Holdings) PLC20 November 2007 Press Release 20 November 2007 Brulines (Holdings) plc ("Brulines" or "the Group") Merger Clearance Brulines (Holdings) plc (AIM:BRU), the leading provider of draught alcoholicdrinks volume, quality and profit protection systems for the UK licensedon-trade, welcomes the announcement issued today by the Office of Fair Trading("OFT") confirming that it has decided, on the information available to it, notto refer the Group's proposed merger of Nucleus Data Holdings Limited ("Nucleus") to the Competition Commission under the provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002. James Dickson, Chief Executive of Brulines, comments: "We are pleased that,following their review of the facts and consultation with our customers, the OFThas decided not to refer our merger with Nucleus to the Competition Commission. This validates our long-held belief that the combined Group will be evenbetter placed to help our customers in the licensed on-trade to deliver improvedquality, a better customer experience and increased operational productivity." The Group will provide further details of the acquisition on Tuesday, 11December, during the announcement of its Interim Results for the six monthsended 30 September 2007. - Ends - Enquiries: Brulines (Holdings) plc James Dickson, Chief Executive Mark Foster, Finance Director Tel: +44 (0) 1642 358 800 james.dickson@brulines.com www.brulines.com Media enquiries: Abchurch Emma Johnson / Justin Heath Tel: +44 (0) 113 203 1340 justin.heath@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com About Brulines Headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees, Brulines employs more than 170 people. TheGroup provides a complete 'information gateway' in more than 18,000 pubs in theUK, capturing a wide variety of valuable information that enables licensees,operators, owners and brewers the opportunity to improve their business successthrough increased knowledge. A more recent and rapidly growing product offer is Brand Quality Monitoring,which scrutinises the quality of products running through beer lines in a bar;measuring volume, temperature, flow rate and liquid type (e.g. beer, cleaningfluid or water) at the point of dispense. www.brulines.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange