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Melrose Industries PLC
24 April 2018
LEI: 213800RGNXXZY2M7TR85
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART
IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OR ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO
SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS
OF THAT JURISDICTION
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
24 April 2018
Melrose Industries PLC ("Melrose")
As announced in Parliament today by the Secretary of State for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Melrose confirms that it
has entered into deeds of undertaking in respect of the GKN
businesses, including in relation to national security.
As a British company, Melrose works in the national interest and
remains wholly committed to protecting the UK's national
security.
A copy of each of the respective Deeds of Covenant and
Undertaking will be published on Melrose's corporate website:
www.melroseplc.net
Christopher Miller, Chairman of Melrose, said today:
"We are pleased to sign these legally binding commitments. We
have been in discussions for many weeks with Government as to how
best to cement our long standing and clear undertakings and are
grateful for their guidance. We look forward to continuing to work
with the Government as we return GKN to be a manufacturing and
engineering powerhouse."
Enquiries:
+44 (0) 20 3514 0897
Montfort Communications: +44 (0) 7973 130 669
Nick Miles, Charlotte McMullen / +44 (0) 7921 881 800
Important Notices
Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have
the meanings given to them in the Final Offer Document. All times
referred to are London time, unless otherwise stated.
Financial Advisers
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, which is authorised and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom,
is acting exclusively for Melrose and for no one else in connection
with the subject matter of this announcement and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Melrose for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
connection with the subject matter of this announcement.
RBC Europe Limited, 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 Melrose and for no one else in
connection with the subject matter of this announcement and will
not be responsible to anyone other than Melrose for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
connection with the subject matter of this announcement.
Investec Bank plc, 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 Melrose and no one else in
connection with the subject matter of this announcement and will
not be responsible to anyone other than Melrose for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
connection with the subject matter of this announcement.
Notice to Overseas Shareholders
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement,
the Original Offer Document, the First Form of Acceptance, the
Original Prospectus Equivalent Document, the Final Offer Document,
the Second Form of Acceptance or the New Prospectus Equivalent
Document in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be
restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom should
inform themselves about, and observe any applicable requirements.
In particular, the ability of persons who are not resident in the
United Kingdom to accept the Offer or to execute and deliver a Form
of Acceptance may be affected by the laws of the relevant
jurisdictions in which they are located.
Unless otherwise determined by Melrose or required by the City
Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Offer is
not being made, directly or indirectly, in, into or from the United
States or any other Restricted Jurisdiction or any other
jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that
jurisdiction and no person may accept the Offer by any use, means
or instrumentality (including, but not limited to, facsimile,
e-mail or other electronic transmission, telex or telephone) of
interstate or foreign commerce of, or of any facility of a
national, state or other securities exchange of, the United States
or any other Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction
where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of that
jurisdiction, and the Offer may not be capable of acceptance by any
such use, means, instrumentality or facilities. Accordingly, copies
of this announcement, the Original Offer Document, the First Form
of Acceptance, the Original Prospectus Equivalent Document, the
Final Offer Document, the Second Form of Acceptance or the New
Prospectus Equivalent Document and any accompanying document are
not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or
otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from the
United States or any other Restricted Jurisdiction or any other
jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the
laws of that jurisdiction, and persons receiving such documents
(including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or
otherwise forward, distribute or send them in or into or from the
United States or any other Restricted Jurisdiction or any other
jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the
laws of that jurisdiction.
The availability of the Offer to GKN Shareholders who are not
resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the
relevant jurisdictions in which they are resident. Any such person
should read paragraph 16 of Part 1 of the Final Offer Document and
Section D of Part 2 (if such person holds GKN Shares in
certificated form) or Section E of Part 2 (if such person holds GKN
Shares in uncertificated form) of the Original Offer Document and
inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal or
regulatory requirements.
Rule 26.1 disclosure
In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Code, a copy of this
announcement will be available at www.melroseplc.net by no later
than 12 noon (London time) on the business day following the date
of 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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