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Arcadis NVAnnouncement

29/10/2014 11:26

RNS Number : 6390O
Arcadis NV
08 August 2014
The announcement for Arcadis NV released on 8/8/14 at 8.34am under RNS No 6313O has been re-released to facilitate onward transmission by third party vendors and includes a link to Hyder Consulting PLC.
The announcement is unchanged and is reproduced in full below.
Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly in or into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction.
8 August 2014
Hyder Consulting PLC ("Hyder")
Response to Recommended Cash Offer by 
Nippon Koei UK Topco Limited 
The Board of ARCADIS N.V. ("ARCADIS") notes the announcement of a recommended cash offer by Nippon Koei UK Topco Limited for Hyder Consulting PLC at a price of 680 pence per Hyder share, a 4.6 per cent premium to the ARCADIS offer made on 31 July 2014. 
ARCADIS is considering its position and will make an announcement in due course.
Enquiries:
ARCADIS+31 (0) 20 201 1083
Joost Slooten

HSBC Bank plc (Financial Adviser to ARCADIS)+44 (0) 207 991 8888
Jurriaan de Munck
James Pincus
Alex Thomas

Rothschild (Financial Adviser to ARCADIS) +44 (0) 207 280 5000
Paul Simpson
Neil Thwaites
Jonathan Slaughter

Brunswick (Public Relations Adviser to ARCADIS)+44 (0) 207 404 5959
Michael Harrison
Azhar Khan
Marleen Geerlof
In accordance with Rule 30.4 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, a copy of this announcement will be available on ARCADIS' website at: www.arcadis.com. The content of this website is not incorporated in and does not form part of this announcement.
This announcement is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of any offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of, any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to this announcement or otherwise. Any offer will be made solely by certain offer documentation which will contain the full terms and conditions of any offer, including details of how it may be accepted.
This announcement has been prepared in accordance with English law and information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside England.
The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom and the availability of any offer to shareholders of Hyder who are not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of relevant jurisdictions. Therefore any persons who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom or shareholders of Hyder who are not resident in the United Kingdom will need to inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. 

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