RNS Number : 8936Z
BarclaysGlbl Inv Endowment Fd II Ld
25 July 2008
THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION If you are in any doubt
as to the action you should take, you are
recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager,
solicitor, accountant or other independent
financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or the
Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 (as
amended).
If you have sold or otherwise transferred all your Ordinary Shares, please forward this
document, as soon as possible, to the purchaser
or transferee or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was
effected for onward transmission to the
purchaser or transferee.
Barclays Global Investors Endowment Fund II Limited
La Motte Chambers
St Helier
Jersey JE1 1BJ
Channel Islands
Telephone +44 (0)1534 602000
Facsimile +44 (0)1534 602002
24 July 2008
Dear Shareholder,
Fourth Redemption of Ordinary Shares
I refer to my letter dated 1 May 2008 advising you of the procedure for the redemption of
Ordinary Shares in September this year (the
"Fourth Redemption").
The Directors have now resolved to effect the Fourth Redemption of one half (subject to
roundings) of the Ordinary Shares in issue on 3
September this year (the "Redemption Date") at a price of 133.0p per Ordinary Share. The
attached Notice of Redemption gives full details
of this Fourth Redemption.
Following the expiry of the green Share Certificates currently in issue, new yellow Share
Certificates will be issued for the balance of
Ordinary Shares held following the Fourth Redemption on the Redemption Date, together with a
cheque for the proceeds of the Ordinary Shares
redeemed. These new yellow Share Certificates will not have an expiry date and will be valid
for the remainder of the Company's life.
Ordinary Shares currently in issue will continue to be dealt in on the London Stock
Exchange and your green Share Certificate will be
valid for the transfer of Ordinary Shares up until 5 September 2008 after which transfers will
be certified against the share register until
the posting of further new certificates, which is expected to take place on 12 September
2008.
If you have received the proceeds of the Company's first, second and third redemptions on
7 September 2005, 6 September 2006 and 5
September 2007 respectively, there is no action for you to take in respect of this Fourth
Redemption.
Those Shareholders who have not yet received the proceeds of the first, second or third
redemptions should contact the Transfer Agent by
writing to Capita Registrars, Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham,
Kent BR3 4TU, or alternatively by telephoning
0871 664 0321, or if calling from outside the UK on +44 (0)20 8639 3399. Calls to the 0871 664
0321 number cost 10p per minute plus
telephone network extras. Calls may be recorded for your protection and training purposes.
For UK resident Shareholders, the redemption of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the attached
Notice will normally be treated as a disposal
of shares for capital gains tax purposes, and not as an income distribution. For UK tax
purposes, the disposal will be treated as taking
place on the Redemption Date and not at any later date. Shareholders in any doubt as to their
tax position should seek appropriate
professional advice.
If you have any questions concerning any of the foregoing please do not hesitate to
contact the Investment Manager to the Company by
telephoning 020 7668 8300.
Yours sincerely,
Peter Bailey
Chairman
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF REDEEMABLE ORDINARY SHARES IN
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS ENDOWMENT FUND II LIMITED
( the "Company")
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Article 10 (C) of the Articles of Association of the
Company that the Directors have resolved to
redeem one half* of each Shareholder's holding of Ordinary Shares on 3 September 2008 at a
price of 133.0p per Ordinary Share.
Shareholders who have received the proceeds of the first, second and third redemptions (on
7 September 2005, 6 September 2006 and 5
September 2007 respectively) need take no action to receive the proceeds of the Fourth
Redemption. Your green Share Certificate(s) will
expire on 5 September 2008. A new yellow Share Certificate for the balance of Ordinary Shares
held will be sent to the named Shareholder on
the Register to the address of such Shareholder, together with a cheque for the proceeds of
the Fourth Redemption on or about 12 September
2008. This new yellow Share Certificate will not have an expiry date and will be valid for the
remainder of the Company's life.
Green Share Certificates, currently in issue, will be recognised as evidence of title
until the Record Date, 5 September 2008. After
this date, share transfers supported by existing green Share Certificates will be certified
against the share register, pending payment of
redemption proceeds and the issue of the new yellow balance Share Certificates.
Those Shareholders who have not yet received the proceeds of the first, second or third
redemptions should contact the Transfer Agent by
writing to Capita Registrars, Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham,
Kent BR3 4TU, or alternatively by telephoning
0871 664 0321, or if calling from outside the UK on +44 (0)20 8639 3399. Calls to the 0871 664
0321 number cost 10p per minute plus
telephone network extras. Calls may be recorded for your protection and training purposes.
Any interest earned on redemption proceeds will be for the benefit of the Company and will
be reflected in the Net Asset Value per
Ordinary Share.
* Only whole Ordinary Shares will be redeemed and the number of Ordinary Shares
registered in the name of each holder to be redeemed
will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares. All Shares not redeemed will
remain in the name of the Shareholder appearing on
the Register.
By Order of the Board
RBC Secretaries (CI) Limited
La Motte Chambers
St. Helier
Jersey JE1 1BJ
24 July 2008
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