REG - Forward Partners Grp - Rule 2.9 Announcement

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RNS Number : 6871G  Forward Partners Group PLC  13 March 2024

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

13 March 2024

FORWARD PARTNERS GROUP PLC

("THE COMPANY" OR "FORWARD PARTNERS" OR "FORWARD")

Rule 2.9 Announcement

 

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the
Company confirms that, following admission of the 231,330 new ordinary shares
of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company issued under the Forward LTIP
("Admission"), it has 134,844,447 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in issue and
admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and no
shares held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of shares with voting
rights in the Company following Admission is 134,844,447.

The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) for the Company's
ordinary shares is GB00BKPGBB09 and the Company's LEI number is
213800G3LF6776Y7IY64.

Enquiries:

Forward Partners Group
plc
Via Alma PR

Nic Brisbourne (Chief Executive Officer)

 

Liberum Capital Limited
 
   +44 (0)20 3100 2222

(Rule 3 Adviser, Financial Adviser, Nominated Adviser and Corporate Broker to
Forward Partners)

Chris Clarke

Mark Harrison

Lauren Kettle

Anake Singh

 

Alma
PR
+44 (0)20 3405 0205

(Financial PR Adviser to Forward Partners)

David Ison

Andy Bryant

Will Ellis Hancock

 

 

Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Takeover Code, any person who is interested in 1 per
cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of
any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in
respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be,
solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the
commencement of the Offer Period and, if later, following the announcement in
which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position
Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions
in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the
offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening
Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no
later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day (as defined in the
Takeover Code) following the commencement of the Offer Period and, if
appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day
(as defined in the Takeover Code) following the announcement in which any
securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in
the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange
offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must
instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Takeover Code, any person who is, or becomes,
interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of the
offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing
Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree
company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must
contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and
short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of
each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s),
save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under
Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be
made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the business day following
the date of the relevant dealing. If two or more persons act together pursuant
to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or
control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a
securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the
purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by
any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company,
by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant
securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made
can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant
securities in issue, when the Offer Period commenced and when any offeror was
first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit
on+44 (0) 20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required
to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing
Disclosure.

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