PGX Punch Graphix

RNS Number:2265R
Punch International NV
14 February 2007


Not for release, distribution or publication in or into the United States,
Canada, Australia, Japan or any other jurisdiction where it is unlawful to do
so.


                            Mandatory Cash Offer for

                               Punch Graphix plc

                           by Punch International NV


                                 Close of Offer


As set out in the announcement by Punch International on 31 January 2007 stating
that its Offer to acquire Punch Graphix Shares had become wholly unconditional
in all respects, the Board of Punch International wishes to confirm that as of
1.00pm on 13 February 2007 the Offer has closed and is now no longer capable of
being accepted.


As at 1.00 p.m. on 13 February 2007, Punch International had received valid
acceptances of the Offer in respect of 44,879,210 Punch Graphix Shares,
representing approximately 43.61 per cent. of Punch Graphix's issued ordinary
share capital. None of these acceptances were received from persons acting in
concert with Punch International or in respect of Punch Graphix Shares which
were subject to an irrevocable commitment or a letter of intent procured by
Punch International or any of its associates.


In addition, Punch International owns 50,391,316 Punch Graphix Shares,
representing approximately 49.0 per cent. of Punch Graphix's issued ordinary
share capital.


Therefore as at 1.00 p.m. on 13 February 2007, Punch International either owned
or had received valid acceptances of the Offer in respect of a total of
95,270,526 Punch Graphix Shares, representing approximately 92.58 per cent. of
Punch Graphix's issued ordinary share capital.


Further to the announcement on 18 January 2007 the Board of Punch International
has decided to seek to procure cancellation of trading on AIM of Punch Graphix
Shares and admit trading of Punch Graphix Shares to Eurolist by Euronext
Brussels. Further details of this move will be announced in due course.


Save as disclosed in this announcement or in the Offer Document, neither Punch
International nor any persons acting or deemed to be acting in concert with them
held any Punch Graphix Shares (or rights over any Punch Graphix Shares) prior to
the Offer Period and neither Punch International nor persons acting or deemed to
be acting in concert with them have acquired or agreed to acquire any Punch
Graphix Shares (or rights over any Punch Graphix Shares) since the commencement
of the Offer Period.


Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 8 January 2007 have the same meaning
in this announcement.


Guido Dumarey, the Chairman and CEO of Punch International, said of the Offer:
"We are delighted to have obtained such a large holding in Punch Graphix and to
regain majority shareholder control of what we believe is the crown jewel in our
portfolio of companies. We also intend to pursue a transfer of the trading of
Punch Graphix Shares from AIM to Eurolist by Euronext Brussels as we believe
that this market is the most suitable market for the future of Punch Graphix".



Enquiries:

Punch International NV               Tel: +32 (0) 9 243 48 40
Wim Deblauwe

KBC Peel Hunt Ltd                    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Gordon Suggett


General


This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to subscribe for or buy any security, nor is it a solicitation of any vote
or approval in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or
transfer of the securities referred to in this announcement in any jurisdiction
in contravention of applicable law. Any acceptance or other response to the
Offer Document should be made only on the basis of the information contained to
in the Offer Document.


The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the UK may be
restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the UK should inform themselves about, and observe, any
applicable requirements. This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of
complying with English law and the City Code and the information disclosed may
not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had
been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside the UK.


The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in, into or from the United
States, or by use of the United States mails, or by any means or instrumentality
(including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone or
e-mail) of United States interstate or foreign commerce, or any facility of a
national securities exchange of the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or
any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant
laws of such jurisdiction. Accordingly, this announcement, copies of this
announcement, the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance and any related
documents are not being and must not be mailed or otherwise distributed or sent
in, into or from the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or any other
jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of
such jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians,
nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send
them in, into or from the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or any other
jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so. All Punch Graphix Shareholders
(including nominees, trustees or custodians) who would, or otherwise intend to,
forward this announcement, the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance or any
related documents should inform themselves about and observe any applicable
requirement. Further information for overseas Punch Graphix Shareholders is set
out in paragraph 6 of Part B of Appendix I to the Offer Document.


KBC Peel Hunt, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial
Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Punch International and for no-one
else in connection with the Offer and is not advising any other person or
treating any other person as its client in relation thereto and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Punch International for providing the
protections afforded to clients of KBC Peel Hunt, or for giving advice to any
other person in relation to the Offer, the contents of this announcement or any
other matter referred to herein.


The Punch International Directors, whose names are set out in the Offer
Document, accept responsibility for the information contained in this
announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Punch International
Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case),
the information contained in this announcement in accordance with the facts and
does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.




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