Centaur Media PLC Publication of Circular (4886K)

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RNS Number : 4886K

Centaur Media PLC

07 July 2017

7th July 2017

NOT 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 THAT JURISDICTION

Centaur Media Plc

("Centaur" or the "Group")

Publication of Circular

Further to the announcement earlier today by Centaur regarding the proposed Disposal of its Home Interest Business and the proposed Acquisition of MarketMakers, the Company is pleased to announce that the shareholder circular convening the general meeting and setting out further details on and the rationale for the Transactions (the "Circular") has been approved by the UK Listing Authority.

Copies of the Circular along with the Form of Proxy in connection with the general meeting will be posted to shareholders today. The Circular and the Form of Proxy will be made available on Centaur's website at www.centaurmedia.com and will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where they will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Capitalised terms not otherwise defined in the text of this announcement have the meanings given in the Group's announcement earlier today.

The expected timetable of the principal events in relation to the Transactions is as follows:

 
 Event                               Expected time/date 
 Announcement of the Transactions           7 July 2017 
 Publication of the Circular                7 July 2017 
 Latest time and date for receipt         12 noon on 23 
  of Forms of Proxy                           July 2017 
 General Meeting                          12 noon on 25 
                                              July 2017 
 Expected date of publication              26 July 2017 
  of the Company's interim results 
  for the six months ended 30 June 
  2017 
 Expected date for completion             1 August 2017 
  of the Disposal 
 Expected date for completion             4 August 2017 
  of the Acquisition 
 Long stop date for shareholder       30 September 2017 
  approval of the Disposal 
 Long stop date for shareholder       30 September 2017 
  approval of the Acquisition

Notes:

1. Future dates are indicative only and are subject to change by the Company, in which event details of the new

times and   dates will be notified to the FCA and, where appropriate, to Shareholders.

2. References to times in this document are to London time.

Enquiries

Centaur Media Plc Andria Vidler, Chief Executive 0207 940 4000

Swag Mukerji, Chief Financial Officer

Tulchan Communications James Macey White 0207 353 4200

Will Smith

This announcement contains inside information which is disclosed in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation which came into effect on 3 July 2016.

This Announcement includes statements, estimates, opinions and projections with respect to anticipated future performance of the Company ("forward-looking statements") which reflect various assumptions concerning anticipated results taken from the Company's current business plan or from public sources which may or may not prove to be correct. These forward looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology, including the terms "anticipates", "target", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "intends", "may", "plans", "projects", "should" or "will", or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. Such forward-looking statements reflect current expectations based on the current business plan and various other assumptions and involve significant risks and uncertainties and should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. As a result, prospective investors should not rely on such forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. No representation or warranty is given as to the completeness or accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of such statements and, except as required by the FCA, the London Stock Exchange or applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. No statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit forecast and no statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share of the Company for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per share of the Company.

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