REG - Bristol & West PLC - De-listing of Preference Shares

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27/12/2023 08:30

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RNS Number : 9092X  Bristol & West PLC  27 December 2023

Bristol & West plc

("Bristol & West", or the "Company")

(a member of the Bank of Ireland Group)

(Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 02124201)

 

27 December 2023

De-listing of Preference Shares

Further to the announcements made on 24 November 2023, 18 December 2023 and 21
December 2023, Bristol & West announces that the Financial Conduct
Authority (the FCA) has cancelled the listing of the Company's Preference
Shares (ISIN: GB0000510205)  on the standard segment of the FCA's Official
List and the London Stock Exchange (the LSE) has cancelled the admission of
trading of the shares on the Main Market for listed securities of the LSE, in
each case with effect from 8.00 a.m. London time today, 27 December 2023.

Bristol & West will now enter members' voluntary liquidation, and Simon
David Chandler and Scott Christian Bevan of Mazars LLP will be appointed as
joint liquidators. No more dividends will now be paid on the Preference
Shares. However, it is anticipated that a liquidation distribution to
Preference Share Holders (who are eligible to receive a liquidation
distribution in accordance with the Company's articles of association) may be
paid in or before Q2 2024. Following completion of the liquidation, Bristol
& West will cease to exist. Further details on the timing of, and
eligibility for, a liquidation distribution are contained in the shareholder
circular dated 24 November 2023 which was posted to the Preference Share
Holders on that date and which is available at www.linkgroup.eu/bristolandwest
(http://www.linkgroup.eu/bristolandwest) .

 

If you have any questions about the contents of this announcement or the
liquidation of Bristol & West, please call the shareholder helpline
between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. (London (UK) time) Monday to Friday (except UK
public holidays) on 0800 029 4524 (calls to this number from the UK are
charged at the standard national rate plus network extras) or on +44 0800 029
4524 from outside the UK. Calls to the helpline from outside the UK will be
charged at the applicable international rate.

Please note that calls may be monitored or recorded and the helpline cannot
provide financial, legal or tax advice.

 

 

 

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