Posting of Revised Scheme Doc

18 Apr 2006 18:21

Chorion PLC18 April 2006 RNS Number: Chorion PLC 18 April 2006 CHORION PLC - POSTING OF REVISED SCHEME DOCUMENT RNS Number: Chorion PLC 18 April 2006 Chorion PLC ("Chorion") Posting of the Circular containing the Revised Proposals for the acquisition of Chorion Further to the announcement on 5 April 2006 by Planet Acquisitions Limitedregarding the Revised Proposals for the acquisition of Chorion, Chorionannounces that it has today posted the circular containing, among other things,the terms of the recommended Revised Proposals for the acquisition of Chorion(the "Circular") to Shareholders and, for information only, to participants inthe Chorion Share Option Schemes, the Chorion LTIP and the Chorion SIP and toholders of the Redeemable Preference Shares. The adjourned Court and Shareholder meetings to consider and, if thought fit,approve the transaction are scheduled to be held on 27 April 2006 at the timesdetailed in the Circular. Subject to approval at the relevant Court andShareholder meetings and the sanction of the Court, the transaction is expectedto complete on 18 May 2006. Save in respect of the expected timetable of events (which is set out in theCircular and is referred to above) and the increase of the offer from 425 penceper Chorion Share to 430 pence per Chorion Share, there have been no changes tothe Scheme. A copy of the Circular is available for inspection at: Berwin Leighton Paisner LLPAdelaide HouseLondon BridgeLondon EC4R 9HA Enquiries: Chorion: Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7280 5000John Llewellyn-LloydAndrew McGuiness Rothschild: Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7280 5000Warner MandelDominic Wallis Portland (Chorion PR enquiries): Telephone: +44 (0) 7404 5344Tim Allan N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, which is regulated by the Financial ServicesAuthority, is acting for Chorion in connection with the Acquisition and no oneelse and will not be responsible to anyone other than Chorion for providing theprotections afforded to customers of N M Rothschild Sons & Limited nor forproviding advice in relation to the Acquisition. The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certainjurisdiction may be restricted by law and therefore persons in any suchjurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributedshould inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. The ability of Chorion Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdomto vote their Chorion Shares at the Court Meeting and/or Chorion EGM, or toexecute and deliver Forms of Proxy appointing another to vote at the CourtMeeting and/or Chorion EGM on their behalf, may be affected by the laws of therelevant jurisdictions in which they are located. Persons who are not residentin the United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicablerequirements. Whether or not a Chorion Shareholder's shares are voted at theCourt Meeting or the Chorion EGM, when the Scheme becomes effective the ChorionShares will be cancelled pursuant to the Scheme in return for the payment of 430pence per share. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange