Aukett Group PLC
22 March 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 March 2005
AUKETT GROUP PLC
Supplementary Listing Particulars
relating to
Proposed acquisition of Fitzroy Robinson Limited, Change of Name,
Proposed waiver of the requirements of Rule 9 of the City Code on Takeovers and
Mergers
Amendments to Articles of Assocation
and
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
On 8 March 2005 Aukett announced, inter alia, the proposed acquisition of
Fitzroy Robinson Limited and posted the Listing Particulars in connection
thereto, convening an extraordinary general meeting of the Company for 30 March
2005.
For administrative reasons the Board has had to change the date of the EGM from
11.00 a.m. on 30 March 2005 and a rescheduled EGM will now take place at 11.00
a.m. on 14 April 2005. Accordingly a document has been posted to Shareholders
('Supplementary Listing Particulars') containing a new notice of EGM convening
the rescheduled EGM for 14 April 2005 and the consequential changes to dates
contained in the Listing Particulars as a result of the rescheduled date of the
EGM. In addition, the Group's existing bank facilities have been extended to
take account of the revised timetable and the Board have provided an update on
certain developments in relation to the Name Change and in relation to the
approach by SMC Group plc.
Extension of the Company's Bank Facilities
As a result of the change to the date of the EGM, the Bank has confirmed that
the facilities should remain available to the Group until 15 April 2005.
Existing Share Certificates
Existing share certificates in the name of 'Aukett Group PLC' and 'Aukett
Associates PLC' held by Shareholders shall remain valid in the event that the
resolution to be proposed at the EGM to be held on 14 April 2005 to change the
name of the Company to 'Aukett Fitzroy Robinson plc' is passed.
The Supplementary Listing Particulars dated 21 March 2005 have been posted to
Shareholders and are available at the registered office of the Company and at
the offices of Speechly Bircham, 6 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3LX during
usual business hours on any weekday (public holidays excepted) up to and
including the date of the EGM and thereafter until 21 April 2005 and will also
be available for inspection at the EGM for at least 15 minutes prior to and
during the meeting.
The Supplementary Listing Particulars have been submitted to the UK Listing
Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS.
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