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De-Listing and Cancellation of Trading of Shares
De-Listing and Cancellation of Trading of Shares.
About this update from Nationwide Building Society
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n1 October 2024\nRecommended Cash Acquisition\nof\nVirgin Money UK PLC (\"Virgin Money\")\nby\nNationwide Building Society (\"Nationwide\")\nDe-Listing and Cancellation of Trading of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares\nThe boards of Virgin Money and Nationwide are pleased to announce that, following the recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Virgin Money by Nationwide (the \"Acquisition\") having become Effective earlier today and following an application by Virgin Money, the Financial Conduct Authority has cancelled the listing of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares on the Official List and the London Stock Exchange has cancelled the trading of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, in each case with effect from 8:00 a.m. today, 1 October 2024.\nFollowing an application on behalf of Virgin Money, the Australian Securities is expected to cancel the listing of Virgin Money on the Australian Securities Exchange with effect from later today, 1 October 2024.\nUnless otherwise defined, all capitalised terms in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the scheme document relating to the Acquisition published on 22 April 2024 (the \"Scheme Document\"). All references to times are to London, UK, times unless otherwise stated.\nVirgin Money's LEI Number is 213800ZK9VGCYYR6O495.\nAnnouncement authorised for release by Lorna McMillan, Group Company Secretary of Virgin Money.\nEnquiries:\n\n\n\n\nVirgin Money UK PLC\nInvestors and Analysts\nRichard Smith\nHead of Investor Relations & Sustainability\n \n \nCompany Secretary\nLorna McMillan\nGroup Company Secretary\n \nMedia Relations\nPress Office\n \n \nGoldman Sachs International (joint Rule 3 independent financial adviser and joint corporate broker to Virgin Money)\nAnthony Gutman\nNimesh Khiroya\nRonan Breen\nBertie Whitehead\n \n \nJ.P. Morgan Cazenove (joint Rule 3 independent financial adviser and joint corporate broker to Virgin Money)\nConor Hillery\nDwayne Lysaght\nClaire Brooksby\nRavin Mehta\n&nb...