FBH Fbd Holdings Plc

    RNS Number : 1439C
  FBD Holdings PLC
  27 August 2008
   

    FBD Holdings plc
    Return to Shareholders
    27 August 2008

    The Board of FBD Holdings plc ("FBD" or "the Company") today announced that it had decided to distribute EUR1.50 per share, amounting to
EUR49.8 million via a tax efficient mechanism (hereinafter referred to as the "Return").

    A Circular will be posted to shareholders on 10 September 2008 setting out the details of the Return and the options available to
shareholders. Briefly these can be summarised as follows:

    The Company will issue "A" Ordinary Shares of EUR0.01 each at par to the holders of Ordinary Shares of EUR0.60 each on the basis of one
new "A" Ordinary Share for each Ordinary Share held on the record date.

    The issue of the "A" Ordinary Shares of EUR0.01 each will be funded by the declaration of an interim dividend on the Ordinary Shares of
EUR0.0125 per share, before any dividend withholding tax.  This interim dividend will have the same record date.  The net dividend payable
after dividend withholding tax will be applied to the subscription price payable to the Company for each "A" Ordinary Share to be issued.
Shareholders who are exempt from dividend withholding tax (currently 20%) will receive the balance of this interim dividend in the normal
way.

    The Company will purchase the "A" Ordinary Shares for EUR1.50 per share. All such shares purchased will be cancelled by the Company. 
This is the default position.

    Rather than have their "A" Ordinary Shares purchased, shareholders can elect (by completing and returning an Election Form) to receive a
Special Dividend of EUR1.49 per "A" Ordinary Share instead and will remain the holders of their "A" Ordinary Shares afterwards. The "A"
Ordinary Shares have very limited rights and have a value of EUR0.01 only. It is not intended to apply for any listing for the "A" Ordinary
Shares. They are not transferable under any circumstances except to the Company only.

    Fuller details, including the taxation implications of the two alternatives briefly described above, will be included in the circular to
be posted to shareholders.

    Expected Timetable of Principal Events

 * Record Date for the Return                                5 September 2008
 * Posting of Circular and Election Forms                    10 September 2008
 * Latest time and date for receipt of Election Forms        1 October 2008 
                                                             at 12.00 noon
 * Issue of "A" Ordinary Shares                              10 October 2008
 * Date of purchase of "A" Ordinary Shares                   10 October 2008
 * Special Dividend declared and paid on the "A" Ordinary    10 October 2008
 Shares
 * Despatch of cheques in respect of the proceeds of the     17 October 2008
 Special Dividend
 * Despatch of cheques in respect of the proceeds from the   17 October 2008
 purchase of the "A" Ordinary Shares


    For Reference                                      Telephone 
    FBD

    Conor Gouldson, Company Secretary        +353 1 409 3200

    ENDS 

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