Greencore : Proposed Acquisition of Peacock Foods - Timetable
November 16, 2016 at 07:03 pm
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15 November 2016
GREENCORE GROUP PLC
PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF PEACOCK FOODS
timetable of principal events
Further to yesterday's announcement of the proposed $747.5m acquisition of Peacock Foods, Greencore wishes to confirm that the record date for entitlement under the Rights Issue for Qualifying Shareholders is expected to be 6.00 p.m. on 5 December 2016.
The full expected timetable is as follows:
Announcement of the Acquisition and Rights Issue
14 November 2016
Publication of Prospectus and posting of the Circular
14 November 2016
Publication of Greencore 2016 Annual Report and related supplemental prospectus
5 December 2016
Record date for entitlement under the Rights Issue for Qualifying Shareholders
6.00 p.m. on 5 December 2016
Greencore EGM
11.00 a.m. on 7 December 2016
Existing Greencore Shares marked 'ex' by the London Stock Exchange
8.00 a.m. on 8 December 2016
Admission of, and dealings (for normal settlement) commence in, New Greencore Shares, nil paid, on the London Stock Exchange
8.00 a.m. on 8 December 2016
Latest time and date for acceptance, payment in full and registration of
renunciation of Provisional Allotment Letters
11.00 a.m. on 21 December 2016
Results of Rights Issue to be announced
by 8.00 a.m. on 22 December 2016
Dealings in New Greencore Shares, fully paid, commence on the London Stock Exchange
8.00 a.m. on 22 December 2016
Completion of Acquisition
30 December 2016
These dates are as set out in the Prospectus and Circular sent to shareholders dated 14 November 2016 and supersedes Greencore's announcement of 14 November 2016.
These dates and times are indicative only and assume that the requisite regulatory clearances have been obtained and the other conditions to completion have been satisfied before the date estimated for completion. Accordingly these dates and / or times may be changed by Greencore in consultation with the Joint Bookrunners and Joint Sponsors, in which event
details of the new times and dates will be notified to the UKLA, the London Stock Exchange and by an announcement on a regulatory information service to Qualifying Shareholders.
15 November 2016
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Greencore Group plc is an Ireland-based manufacturer of convenience foods. The Companyâs segments include Convenience Foods UK and Ireland. The Company supplies a range of chilled, frozen and ambient foods to some of the retail and food service customers in the United Kingdom. It UK convenience food categories, including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles and frozen Yorkshire Puddings, as well as an Irish ingredient trading business. It supplies all of the supermarkets in the United Kingdom. It also supplies convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice and other retailers. It manufactures approximately 795m sandwiches and other food to go products, 127m chilled prepared meals, 249m bottles of cooking sauces, pickles and condiments and 47m of chilled soups and sauces. It has over 16 manufacturing and 18 distribution centers in the United Kingdom.