Proposed Placing

29 Oct 2007 07:01

Reconstruction Capital II Ltd29 October 2007 29th October 2007 Reconstruction Capital II Limited Proposed Placing The Board of Reconstruction Capital II Limited ('the Company') announces itsintention to raise EUR 100 million by way of a placing of new Ordinary Shares(the "Placing"). The anticipated closing date for receipt of subscriptiondocuments is expected to be 6th December 2007, and application will be made forthe new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. A furtherannouncement will be made on the pricing of the Placing once the Companyreleases its net asset value per share as at 31st October 2007, which isexpected to be the 13h November 2007. Ion Florescu, Managing Director of the Investment Adviser and Manager, said: "The bulk of the monies raised in the first two fundraisings have now beeninvested, and we are seeing a very strong deal flow, particularly on the privateequity side. As the economies in the region develop, we see a markedimprovement in the size and quality of deals we are being offered, whilecompetition from other private equity funds remains relatively low.Consequently, we believe that a further round of fundraising is necessary forthe fund to take advantage of the exciting investment opportunities that lieahead" There will be a pre-emptive preference for existing investors who are invited toparticipate in the Placing. In the event that subscriptions need to be scaledback, existing shareholders who are invited to participate in the Placing andreturn their subscriptions by 6th December 2007 will be guaranteed to receive apreferential allocation of at least one (1) new Ordinary Share for each one (1)existing Ordinary Share held by them on the 29th October 2007. The timetable for the Placing will be as follows: Record Date for pre-emptive preference 29th October 2007 Subscription agreements sent to investors 19th November 2007 Last date for receipt of subscription agreements 6th December 2007 Allocations announced 10th December 2007 Settlement date 13th December 2007 For additional information, please contact: For more information:Reconstruction Capital II LimitedIon FlorescuTel: +44 (0) 7767 477192 LCF Edmond de Rothschild Securities (Broker)Hiroshi Funaki / Claire HeathfieldTel: +44 (0) 20 7845 5960 Grant Thornton Corporate Finance (Nominated Adviser)Philip SecrettTel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange