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RNS Number : 6786O

DMCI Holdings Inc.

15 October 2012

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

15 October 2012

RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER

for

ENK PLC ("ENK" or the "Company")

by

DMCI Holdings, Inc. ("DMCI") and D&A Income Limited ("D&A") (together the "Joint Offerors")

Extension of the Offer

Introduction

On 24 August 2012, the Joint Offerors made a recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of ENK not already owned by the Joint Offerors or their associates. The Offer was declared wholly unconditional on 4 September 2012.

Extension of the Offer

The Offer has been extended and will remain open until 1.00 p.m. (London time) on Monday, 19 November 2012. Acceptances of the Offer by Shareholders must be received by 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 19 November 2012. Acceptances by CDI Holders must be received by 7.00 p.m. (Sydney time) on 15 November 2012.

If you need assistance in accepting the Offer you should contact Computershare UK on 0870 889 4064 or Computershare Australia on 1300 609 184 or +61 3 9415 4312, if telephoning from outside Australia. The Offer Document, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, is also available on the ENK website (www.enk.co.uk).

Compulsory Acquisition

The Joint Offerors announced on 10 October 2012, the despatch of formal compulsory acquisition notices (the "Compulsory Acquisition Notices").

Unless any of the ENK Shareholders who have not to date accepted the Offer and who do not accept the Offer whilst it remains open for acceptance, apply to the court and the court orders otherwise, on the expiry of six weeks from the date of the Compulsory Acquisition Notices, being 21 November 2012, the ENK Shares held by those ENK Shareholders who have not accepted the Offer (which will include the CDI Nominee to the extent that there are CDI Holders who did not instruct the CDI Nominee to accept the Offer) will be acquired compulsorily by the Joint Offerors on the same terms as the Offer. The consideration to which those ENK Shareholders will be entitled will be held by ENK as trustee on behalf of those ENK Shareholders (including the CDI Nominee) who have not accepted the Offer and they will be requested to claim their consideration by writing to ENK at the end of the six week period. A separate letter was sent to CDI Holders on 12 October 2012 which explains how their consideration will be paid to them.

Cancellation of admission to trading on AIM and removal from the ASX

At the request of the Joint Offerors, the Company has made applications (i) to the London Stock Exchange for the cancellation of trading in Shares on AIM and to de-list ENK from AIM and (ii) to the Australian Securities Exchange for the removal of ENK from, and therefore the trading of CDIs on, the official list of the ASX. The cancellation on AIM is expected to take effect at 7.00 a.m. on 16 October 2012. The ASX will suspend quotation of CDIs at the close of ASX trading on 19 October 2012. ENK will also be removed from the official list of ASX.

In addition the Joint Offerors may re-register ENK as a private company.

Following the cancellation and removal of ENK's listings, any transaction in ENK Shares would need to be negotiated privately directly between the buyer and seller.

Enquiries:

Evercore Partners (financial advisor to the Joint Offerors)

Stephen CuUnjieng Tel: +852 3983 2600

Edward Banks Tel: +44 20 7653 6000

Other than as expressly set out in this announcement, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Offer Document.

Evercore Partners, through Evercore Asia and Evercore International, is acting exclusively for the Joint Offerors and no one else in connection with the Offer and for DMCI and no one else in connection with the consortium arrangements with D&A in relation to the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Joint Offerors and DMCI for providing the protections afforded to clients of Evercore Partners or for providing advice in connection with the Offer, the consortium arrangements or any matter referred to herein. Evercore Asia is licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Evercore International is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase any securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, pursuant to the Offer or otherwise. The Offer has been made solely by means of the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance and the CDI Acceptance Forms, which contain the full terms and Conditions of the Offer, including details of how the Offer may be accepted. Any acceptance or other response to the proposals should be made on the basis of the information in the Offer Document.

The Offer is not subject to the City Code or the jurisdiction of the Takeover Panel and this announcement has not been prepared for the purposes of complying with the City Code.

This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with English law 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 of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom.

Overseas Shareholders

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom or who are subject to other jurisdictions should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of securities laws of any such jurisdictions. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Joint Offerors disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions by such person.

Unless otherwise determined by the Joint Offerors, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Offer has not been made, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction, and the Offer is not capable of acceptance from or within a Restricted Jurisdiction. Accordingly, copies of this announcement and all documents relating to the Offer are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction, and persons receiving this announcement and all documents relating to the Offer (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise distribute or send them in, into or from such jurisdictions as doing so may invalidate any purported acceptance of the Offer.

The availability of the Offer to Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are resident. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.

If you are a resident of the United States, please read the following:

In accordance with normal UK market practice, the Joint Offerors, or their nominees, or their brokers (acting as agents) may from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Ordinary Shares, other than pursuant to the Offer, before or during the period in which the Offer remains open for acceptance. These purchases may occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Any information about such purchases will be disclosed as required in the United Kingdom.

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement contains statements about the Joint Offerors and ENK that are or may be forward looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this announcement may be forward looking statements. Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that include the words "targets", "plans", "believes", "expects", "aims", "intends", "will", "may", "anticipates", "estimates", "projects" or words or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward looking statements. Forward looking statements include statements relating to the following: (i) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, dividend policy, losses and future prospects; (ii) business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of either of the Joint Offerors' or ENK's operations and potential synergies resulting from the Offer; and (iii) the effects of government regulation on either of the Joint Offerors' or ENK's business.

Such forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results and are based on certain key assumptions. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward looking statements. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Joint Offerors disclaim any obligation to update any forward looking or other statements contained herein, except as required by applicable law.

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