Feb 5 (Reuters) - Manzana Spain Bidco:
* SAID ON FRIDAY IT HAD ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO SALE AND
PURCHASE
AGREEMENTS 25.7 MILLION SHARES OF APPLUS, AT PRICE PER SHARE OF
10.65 EUROS, REPRESENTING 19.91% OF SHARE CAPITAL OF APPLUS
* ACQUISITION OF REMAINING 2.5 MILLION SHARES OF APPLUS,
REPRESENTING OF 1.94% OF ITS SHARE CAPITAL, IS IN PROCESS BUT
HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS
* OFFEROR, MANZANA SPAIN BIDCO, WILL PROCEED TO
IMMOBILIZATION OF
APPLUS SHARES ACQUIRED UNTIL SETTLEMENT OF OFFER
* ONCE OFFEROR EVIDENCES TO CNMV IMMOBILIZATION OF SUCH
SHARES,
OFFER WILL BE EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED TO REMAINING SHARES OF
APPLUS
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