London Stock Exchange Group PLC Statement re HKEX withdrawal (1232P)
October 08 2019 - 4:32AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMLSE
RNS Number : 1232P
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
08 October 2019
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8 October 2019
Statement re HKEX withdrawal
The Board of London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") notes the
announcement made by HKEX that it does not intend to make an offer
for LSEG.
LSEG remains committed to and continues to make good progress on
its proposed acquisition of Refinitiv. Regulatory approval
processes are underway and shareholder approval for the transaction
is expected to be sought at an Extraordinary General Meeting in
November 2019. The transaction remains on track to close in H2
2020.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms and
abbreviations used in this announcement shall have the same
respective meanings as those defined in the LSEG announcement as on
13 September 2019.
Enquiries
Gavin Sullivan, Lucie Holloway (Media) +44 (0)20 7797 1222 / newsroom@lseg.com
Paul Froud (Investors) +44 (0)20 7797 3322
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