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Johnston Press PLC
09 May 2014
NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN
OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH
THE PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER
RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE
END OF THE PRESS RELEASE.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE
UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN
ADVERTISEMENT AND NOT A PROSPECTUS AND INVESTORS SHOULD NOT
SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT EXCEPT ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION IN THE
PROSPECTUS TO BE PUBLISHED TODAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLACING AND
THE RIGHTS ISSUE. COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS WILL, FOLLOWING
PUBLICATION, BE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICES OF ASHURST LLP, BROADWALK
HOUSE, 5 APPOLD STREET, LONDON EC2A 2HA AND ON THE WEBSITE OF
JOHNSTON PRESS PLC AT WWW.JOHNSTONPRESS.CO.UK.
09 May 2014
Johnston Press PLC
RESULTS OF THE PLACING
Following the announcement this morning regarding the Capital
Refinancing Plan (the "Launch Announcement") by Johnston Press PLC
(the "Company"), the Company announces the completion of the
Placing.
A total of 13,676,149 New Placing Shares and 83,363,448 Existing
Placing Shares have been placed at 17.0 pence per Placing Share
(with the proceeds of the placing of New Placing Shares going to
the Company). Based on the Placing Price, the gross proceeds to the
Company of the Placing are approximately GBP2.3 million. The New
Placing Shares will represent approximately 0.3 per cent of the
Company's issued Ordinary Share capital immediately following
completion of the Placing and the Rights Issue.
Applications will be made to the FCA and to the London Stock
Exchange for the New Placing Shares to be admitted to the premium
segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's main market. It is expected that Placing Admission will
become effective and dealings in the New Placing Shares will
commence at 8.00 a.m. on 29 May 2014, being the first business day
following the passing of the Resolution.
The New Placing Shares will, when issued and fully paid, rank
pari passu in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares,
including the right to receive all dividends and other
distributions (if any) declared, made or paid by Johnston Press
after the date of issue of the New Placing Shares.
For further information, please contact:
Johnston Press
Ashley Highfield, Chief Executive Officer
David King, Chief Financial Officer
Jane Muirhead, Group Head of PR
+44 (0) 20 7612 2616
Buchanan
Richard Oldworth/Sophie McNulty/Clare Akhurst
+44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Panmure Gordon
Investment Banking: Dominic Morley/Andrew Potts
Corporate Broking: Adam Pollock/Maisie Atkinson
+44 (0) 20 7886 2500
JPMorgan Cazenove
Nicholas Hall
+44 (0) 20 7742 4000
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Defined terms used in this announcement will have the same
meaning as set out in the appendix to the Launch Announcement.
This announcement has been issued by and is the sole
responsibility of Johnston Press PLC ("Johnston Press" or the
"Company"). A copy of the Prospectus when published will be
available at the offices of Ashurst LLP, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold
Street, London EC2A 2HA and on the Company's website at
www.johnstonpress.co.uk provided that the Prospectus will not,
subject to certain exceptions, be available (whether through the
website or otherwise) in the United States, Canada, Australia,
Japan or the Republic of South Africa. Neither the content of the
Company's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on the
Company's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this
announcement. The Prospectus will give further details of the
Placing Shares, New Ordinary Shares, the Nil Paid Rights and the
Fully Paid Rights being offered pursuant to the Placing and Rights
Issue.
This announcement is not a prospectus but an advertisement and
investors should not acquire any Placing Shares, Nil Paid Rights,
Fully Paid Rights or New Ordinary Shares referred to in this
announcement except on the basis of the information contained in
the Prospectus. The information contained in this announcement is
for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or
complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the
information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or
completeness. The information in this announcement is subject to
change.
Each of Rothschild, Panmure Gordon and JP Morgan Cazenove and
their respective nominated affiliates are acting for Johnston Press
and no one else in connection with the Placing and the Rights
Issue, and will not be responsible to anyone other than Johnston
Press for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for
providing advice in relation to the Placing and the Rights Issue or
any matters referred to in this announcement.
Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which
may be imposed upon Rothschild, Panmure Gordon and JP Morgan
Cazenove by the FSMA or the regulatory regime established
thereunder, none of Rothschild, Panmure Gordon and JP Morgan
Cazenove accepts any responsibility whatsoever and makes no
representation or warranty, express or implied, concerning the
contents of this announcement, including its accuracy, completeness
or verification, or concerning any other statement made or
purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with
the Company, the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights, the New
Ordinary Shares, the Provisional Allotment Letters, the Rights
Issue or the Placing, and nothing in this announcement is, or shall
be relied upon as, a promise or representation in this respect,
whether as to the past or future. Each of Rothschild, Panmure
Gordon and JP Morgan Cazenove accordingly disclaims to the fullest
extent permitted by law all and any responsibility and liability
whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to
herein) which it might otherwise have in respect of this
announcement.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not
intended to and does not constitute or form part of any offer or
invitation to purchase or subscribe for, or any solicitation to
purchase or subscribe for the Placing Shares, Nil Paid Rights,
Fully Paid Rights or New Ordinary Shares or to take up any
entitlements to Nil Paid Rights in any jurisdiction in which such
an offer or solicitation is unlawful. This announcement cannot be
relied upon for any investment contract or decision.
The information contained in this announcement is not for
release, publication or distribution to persons in the United
States, Canada, Australia, Japan or the Republic of South Africa
and should not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or
into any jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation
of local securities laws or regulations.
This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer
or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities of the
Company in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or the
Republic of South Africa. None of the Placing Shares, Nil Paid
Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary Shares have been
or will be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act") or under the applicable securities laws of any
state or other jurisdiction of the United States or the securities
legislation of any province or territory of Canada, Australia,
Japan or the Republic of South Africa. Accordingly, the Placing
Shares, Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights or the New Ordinary
Shares may not be offered, sold, resold, delivered or distributed,
directly or indirectly, in or into the United States absent
registration, or an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject
to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in
compliance with state securities laws, or in or into Canada,
Australia, Japan or the Republic of South Africa except in
accordance with applicable law. There will be no public offer of
Placing Shares, Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights or New Ordinary
Shares in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or the
Republic of South Africa.
The distribution of this announcement and/or the Prospectus
and/or the Provisional Allotment Letter and/or the transfer of Nil
Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights and/or New Ordinary Shares into
jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by
law, and, therefore, persons into whose possession this
announcement and/or the Prospectus and/or the Provisional Allotment
Letter comes should inform themselves about and observe any such
restrictions. Any failure to comply with any such restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
In particular, subject to certain exceptions, the Prospectus and
the Provisional Allotment Letter should not be distributed,
forwarded to or transmitted in or into the United States, Canada,
Australia, Japan or the Republic of South Africa.
This announcement does not constitute a recommendation
concerning the Placing and Rights Issue. The price and value of
securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a
guide to future performance. The contents of this announcement are
not to be construed as legal, business, financial or tax advice.
Each Shareholder or prospective investor should consult his, her or
its own legal adviser, business adviser, financial adviser or tax
adviser for legal, financial, business or tax advice.
This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of
complying with applicable law and regulations in the United Kingdom
and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which
would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in
accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction
outside of the United Kingdom.
No incorporation of website information
The contents of the Company's website or any website mentioned
in this announcement or any website directly or indirectly linked
to the Company's website have not been verified and do not form
part of this announcement and investors should not rely on it.
Information regarding forward-looking statements
This announcement includes forward-looking statements. The words
"believe", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "aim", "plan",
"predict", "continue", "assume", "positioned", "may", "will",
"should", "shall", "risk" and other similar expressions that are
predictions of or indicate future events and future trends identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
include all matters that are not historical facts. In particular,
any statements regarding the Company's strategy, dividend policy
and other future events or prospects are forward-looking
statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements because they involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that are in many cases beyond the
Company's control. By their nature, forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and
depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We
caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and that the Company's actual results of
operations, financial condition and the development of the industry
in which the Company operates may differ materially from those made
in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement. The cautionary statements set out above should be
considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral
forward-looking statements that the Company, or persons acting on
its behalf, may issue. These forward-looking statements reflect the
Company's judgment at the date of this announcement and are not
intended to give any assurances as to future results. Save for
those forward-looking statements required by the Listing Rules,
Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules and/or the Prospectus
Rules, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements, and will not publicly release any
revisions it may make to these forward-looking statements that may
result from events or circumstances arising after the date of this
announcement. The Company will comply with its obligations to
publish updated information as required by law or by any regulatory
authority but assumes no further obligation to publish additional
information.
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