Statement re Possible Offer
05 Giugno 2009 - 8:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMECO
RNS Number : 4206T
Guanabara Holdings B.V.
05 June 2009
Guanabara Holdings B.V.
Rule 2.4 Announcement
For immediate release
Announcement in accordance with Rule 2.4 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997,
Takeover Rules 2007.
Possible Offer for EcoSecurities Group plc
The board of Guanabara Holdings B.V. (Guanabara) confirms that it is considering
an offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of
EcoSecurities Group plc (EcoSecurities) at a price of 60 pence per ordinary
share.
This announcement does not constitute an announcement of a firm intention to
make an offer under Rule 2.5 of the Irish Takeover Rules and, at this stage,
there can be no certainty that an offer or any other transaction will occur.
A further announcement is expected to be made by Guanabara in due course.
Information on Guanabara
Guanabara is a Dutch company chaired by Dr Pedro Moura Costa (a founder of
EcoSecurities) and owned as to 50% each by:
(i) Grandal Services Limited (Grandal), a company owned by the Mayanna Trust (a
family trust in respect of which Dr Pedro Moura Costa and his immediate family
are the sole beneficiaries); and
(ii) BTG Carbon Luxembourg S.à.r.l, (BTG) an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of BTG Investments LP, a global investment company.
BTG and Grandal have come together to form Guanabara for the specific purpose of
jointly making a potential offer for EcoSecurities.
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| Enquiries: | |
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| Dresdner Kleinwort Limited: Financial Adviser to | |
| Guanabara | |
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| Marc Monasch | Tel: +44 207 475 |
| | 5385 |
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| Noble & Company: Corporate Broker to Guanabara | |
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| Peter Tracey | Tel: +44 207 763 |
| | 2314 |
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| James Staveley | Tel: +44 207 763 |
| | 2317 |
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| Maitland: PR adviser to Guanabara | |
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| Neil Bennett | Tel: +44 207 379 |
| | 5151 |
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| Rowan Brown | Tel: +44 207 379 |
| | 5151 |
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Financial Advisers
Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial
Services Authority, is acting as sole financial adviser to Guanabara and no one
else in connection with the Cash Offer and will not be responsible to anyone
other than Guanabara for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, or for affording advice in relation to the
transaction or any other matter referred to herein.
Noble & Company, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services
Authority, is acting as corporate broker to Guanabara and no one else in
connection with the Cash Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Guanabara for providing the protections afforded to clients of Noble & Company
or for affording advice in relation to the transaction or any other matter
referred to herein.
Directors Responsibility Statement
The directors of Guanabara accept responsibility for all the information
contained in this announcement, save that the only responsibility accepted by
them in respect of information in this announcement relating to EcoSecurities,
which has been compiled from public sources, is to ensure that such information
has been correctly and fairly reproduced and presented.
Disclosure Obligations
Any holder of 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of EcoSecurities or
Guanabara may from the date of this announcement have disclosure obligations
under Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2007.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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