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Response to favourable OFT decision
Response to favourable OFT decision.
About this update from Smiths News Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6691K Smiths News PLC 19 July 2011 \n \n\n \n \nNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION\nIf you are in any doubt about the Offers or the action you should take, you are recommended immediately to seek your own financial advice from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 if you are resident in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.\nFor immediate release\n19 July 2011\n \nRECOMMENDED CASH OFFERS\nBY\nSMITHS NEWS PLC\nFOR\nDAWSON HOLDINGS PLC\n \nResponse to favourable OFT decision\nSmiths News PLC (\"Smiths News\") is pleased to note that the Office of Fair Trading (\"OFT\") today announced its decision, on the information currently available to it, not to refer the proposed acquisition of Dawson Holdings PLC (\"Dawson\") by Smiths News to the Competition Commission.\n \nSmiths News confirms that the first closing date of the Offers is at 3.00 p.m. (London time) on 2 August 2011 (the \"First Closing Date\"). Dawson Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offers are encouraged to do so by the First Closing Date.\n \nTo accept the Offers for Dawson Shares held in certificated form, Dawson Shareholders should complete, sign and return the Form of Acceptance, which accompanies the Offer Document, in accordance with the instructions contained therein and set out in the Offer Document.\n \nTo accept the Offers for Dawson Shares held in uncertificated form (that is, in CREST), Dawson Shareholders should follow the procedure for electronic acceptance through CREST in accordance with the instructions set out in the Offer Document.\n \nUnless defined herein, defined terms used in this announcement have the same meaning given to them in the Offer Document.\n \nA copy of this announcement will, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in the Restricted Jurisdictions, be published on Smiths News' website. It can be viewed at www.smithsnews.co.uk.\n \nThe contents of the Smiths News website are not incorporated into and do not...