Computacenter - Re Possible Offer for Compel
June 01 2000 - 4:58AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:5079L
Computacenter PLC
1 June 2000
Computacenter seeks to make recommended offer for Compel
The Board of Computacenter plc ("Computacenter")
announces that it has recently approached the Board of
Compel Group plc ("Compel") with a conditional proposal
to acquire the whole of Compel at a price of 275p per
share in cash, valuing Compel at approximately #85
million. The making of an offer at this price and the
confirmation of its terms is subject to (i) Computacenter
receiving certain limited due diligence information in
relation to Compel and such information proving
satisfactory to Computacenter; and (ii) Compel's Board of
Directors recommending the offer for acceptance.*
Currently, the Board of Compel has not agreed to provide
the due diligence information requested. This
announcement is being made to facilitate a more open
discussion with Compel's shareholders on the attractions
of Computacenter's proposal.
Mike Norris, chief executive of Computacenter said "I
continue to hope that the Compel Board will co-operate
with our approach. An offer would provide Compel
shareholders with the opportunity to exit, at a
significant premium to the current share price and in
cash, from a market which is both scale sensitive and
consolidating".
* It should be noted that Computacenter reserves the
right to waive either or both of the preconditions
referred to above and that even if such preconditions are
satisfied (or waived) an offer will not necessarily be
made.
Press enquiries
Brunswick Jon Coles 020 7404 5959
Catriona Booth
HSBC Investment Bank Plc 020 7336 9000
(Corporate Finance) David Blake
Alastair Moreton
(Corporate Broking) John Hannaford
Ashank Patel
HSBC Investment Bank plc ("HSBC"), which is regulated in
the United Kingdom by The Securities and Futures
Authority, is acting for Computacenter plc and no one
else in connection with the matter referred to in this
announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other
than Computacenter plc for providing the protections
afforded to customers of HSBC, nor for providing advice
in relation to the matter referred to in this
announcement.
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