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For immediate release
ACP Capital ("ACP")
Indicative Offer for Davenham Group plc ("Davenham" or the "Company") withdrawn
14 January 2008
On 2 November 2007 ACP confirmed that it had approached the Board of Davenham with an
indicative offer for the Company which had been rejected by the Board of Davenham.
Davenham has not been willing to provide ACP with any information relating to its business
which is not already in the public domain. ACP believes that funding and property market
conditions have tightened and are likely to be challenging to Davenham's business model.
ACP does not believe that, based solely on public information relating to Davenham, it would
be in the interests of its shareholders to continue with or revise its indicative offer and has
therefore withdrawn its indicative offer and confirms that it has no current intention of making
any offer for Davenham.
ACP continues to be a strategic investor in Davenham and intends to continue its efforts to
influence the strategic direction of Davenham in ways it believes will enhance value and
reduce risks for all Davenham shareholders.
At the close of business on 11 January 2008, ACP had an interest in approximately 29.1 per
cent. of the issued share capital of Davenham.
Important Notice
For the purposes of Rule 2.8 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), ACP
or any person who acted in concert with it reserves the right to make or participate in an offer
or possible offer for Davenham and/or take any action which would otherwise be restricted
under Rule 2.8 of the Code within the next six months if there is a material change in
circumstances or if any of the following events occur:
- the agreement or recommendation of the Davenham Board is forthcoming;
- if any announcement is made by or on behalf of Davenham that it is in discussions
which may or may not lead to an offer (or partial offer), or formally or informally invites
an offer (or partial offer) for Davenham;
- if any announcement is made by or on behalf of a third party relating to an offer or
possible offer (whether full or partial) for Davenham or for a merger with Davenham;
- if any announcement is made by or on behalf of Davenham of a "whitewash" proposal
(as defined in the Code) or of any other proposal to implement a scheme of
arrangement, reverse takeover, demerger or any other business combination with a
third party; or
- Davenham undertakes or announces an intention to undertake any material
recapitalisation or security issue (where material is defined as 10 per cent. of the
equity market capitalisation on the date of this announcement) or any acquisition,
merger, joint venture or other business combination transaction, or any disposal, of or
involving a material amount (where "material amount" is as defined in Note 2 of Rule
21.1 of the Code).
Contact
| Robert Bailhache |
+44 (0)20 7269 7200 |
| Financial Dynamics |
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| Nominated Adviser - Collins Stewart |
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| Chris Wells, Stewart Wallace |
+44 (0)20 7523 8350 |
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