Punch Taverns PLC CMA Decision Announcement (9065H)
13 Giugno 2017 - 8:23AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9065H
Punch Taverns PLC
13 June 2017
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Punch Taverns plc
13 June 2017
Recommended Final Cash Acquisition of Punch Taverns plc
("Punch") by Vine Acquisitions Limited ("BidCo") to be effected by
means of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act
2006
Punch notes today's announcement by the Competition and Markets
Authority ("CMA") of its Initial Decision in relation to the
anticipated acquisition by Heineken UK Limited of Punch Taverns
Holdco (A) Limited which is part of the recommended acquisition by
BidCo of Punch. As invited by the CMA, the parties are now putting
proposals to the CMA to address the points that it has raised. The
parties are confident that these proposals will enable the
transaction to be approved by the CMA without a Phase 2 referral
and that completion will occur by the end of August 2017 as
communicated previously. Further announcements will be made in due
course.
Defined terms not otherwise defined in this announcement shall
have the meaning given to them in the Scheme Document published by
Punch on 17 January 2017.
Enquiries
Enquiries
Punch Taverns plc Tel: +44 1283 501 948
Stephen Billingham, Chairman
Duncan Garrood, Chief
Executive Officer
Steve Dando, Chief Financial
Officer
Goldman Sachs International Tel: +44 20 7774 1000
Nick Harper
Chris Emmerson
Brunswick Group LLP Tel: +44 20 7404 5959
Jonathan Glass
Joe Shipley
Important notices
Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the
Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial
Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the
United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Punch and no one else in
connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Punch for providing
the protections afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs International,
or for providing advice in relation to the matters referred to in
this announcement.
Publication of this announcement
In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Code, a copy of this
announcement will be available, subject to certain restrictions
relating to persons resident in restricted jurisdictions, at
www.punchtavernsplc.com, by no later than 12 noon (London time) on
the Business Day following this announcement. The content of the
website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into
and does not form part of this announcement.
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