RNS Number:0384O
Eni UK Holding PLC
14 February 2008
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMPULSORY ACQUISITION
OFFER UPDATE
Eni UK Holding plc
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR
FROM CANADA OR ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF
THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
14 February 2008
Recommended cash offer
by
Eni UK Holding plc
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eni S.p.A.)
for
Burren Energy plc
COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF OUTSTANDING BURREN ENERGY PLC SHARES
On 11 December 2007 Eni UK Holding plc ("Eni Holding") made an offer for the
entire issued and to be issued share capital of Burren Energy plc ("Burren")
(the "Offer").
Eni Holding announces that as at 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 13 February 2008 it
has received valid acceptances in respect of, or otherwise contracted to
acquire, 135,887,545 Burren Shares, representing approximately 94.3 per cent. of
the Burren Shares to which the Offer relates.
Accordingly, having received more than 90 per cent. in value of, and more than
90 per cent. of the voting rights carried by, the Burren Shares, Eni Holding is
today despatching compulsory acquisition notices under sections 979 and 980 of
the Companies Act 2006 to the holders of Burren Shares who have not yet accepted
the Offer. The transfer of the compulsorily acquired Burren Shares to Eni
Holding is expected to take place on or after 27 March 2008.
The Offer, including the Loan Note Alternative, will remain open for acceptance
until further notice.
Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 11 December 2007 have the same
meanings in this announcement unless the context otherwise requires.
Press Enquiries:
Eni SpA
Press Office: +39 02 520 31875 or +39 06 598 2398
Switchboard: +39 0659821
ufficio.stampa@eni.it
segreteriasocietaria.azionisti@eni.it
investor.relations@eni.it
Website: www.eni.it
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited
Roger Ader, Neeve Billis or Ed Welsh
+44 (0) 207 280 5000
Finsbury Limited
Mark Harris or Andrew Mitchell
+44 (0) 207 251 3801
The availability of the Offer to persons outside the United Kingdom may be
affected by the laws of other jurisdictions. Such persons should inform
themselves and observe any applicable requirements of those jurisdictions. Any
failure to comply with such restrictions may constitute a violation of the
securities law of any such jurisdiction.
In particular, the Offer (including the Loan Note Alternative) is not being made
in or into, and is not capable of acceptance, in whole or in part in, in or from
Canada. Accordingly, copies of the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance
and any related documents are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise
forwarded, distributed or sent in or into Canada. Custodians, nominees and
trustees should observe these restrictions and should not send or distribute
documents in or into Canada.
The Loan Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the US
Securities Act, nor under any laws of any jurisdiction of the United States, the
relevant clearances have not been, and will not be, obtained from the securities
commission of any province of Canada and no prospectus in relation to the Loan
Notes has been, or will be, lodged with, or registered by, the Australian
Securities and Investment Commission or the Japanese Ministry of Finance.
Accordingly, the Loan Notes may not (unless an exemption under the relevant
securities laws is applicable) be offered, sold, resold, delivered or
transferred, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada,
Australia or Japan or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a
violation of the relevant laws of, or require registration thereof in, such
jurisdiction or to, or for the account or benefit of, a person located in the
United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.
Further details in relation to Overseas Shareholders are contained in the Offer
Document. The Offer Document will be made available for public inspection in the
United Kingdom.
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the FSA in
the United Kingdom, is acting for Eni Holding and Eni S.p.A. in connection with
the Offer and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than Eni
Holding and Eni for providing the protections afforded to clients of N M
Rothschild & Sons Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer or
any matter referred to herein.
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