REG - Cortina Bidco Ltd AFH Financial Group - Rule 19.6(c) confirmation

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20/06/2022 09:15

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RNS Number : 3892P  Cortina Bidco Limited  20 June 2022

THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE
19.6(C) OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE "CODE") WHICH, INTER
ALIA, REQUIRES A PARTY TO AN OFFER TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE END OF A
PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE OFFER PERIOD ENDED CONFIRMING
WHETHER IT HAS TAKEN, OR NOT TAKEN, THE COURSE OF ACTION SET OUT IN ITS STATED
INTENTIONS.

 

20 June 2022

 

CORTINA BIDCO LIMITED

 

Rule 19.6(c) confirmation in respect of post-offer intention statements made
in relation to AFH Financial Group plc

Cortina Bidco Limited ("Cortina Bidco") announces that further to the
completion of its recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to be
issued ordinary share capital of AFH Financial Group plc ("AFH"), which was
effected by way of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act
2006 on 17 June 2021, its board of directors has duly confirmed in writing to
The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers in accordance with the requirements of Rule
19.6(c) of the Code that Cortina Bidco has complied with its post-offer
intention statements made pursuant to Rule 24.2 of the Code, as detailed in
its announcement made under Rule 2.7 of the Code on 25 January 2021 and AFH's
scheme document published on 8 February 2021.

 

Enquiries:

Cortina Bidco
 
  (via Raymond James)

Paul Wright (Chief Financial
Officer)
 

 

Raymond James (Financial Adviser to Cortina Bidco)
                                   +44 (0)
203 798 5700

Junya Iwamoto

Important notices

Raymond James Financial International Limited ("Raymond James"), which is
authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United
Kingdom, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Cortina Bidco and no
one else in connection with the matter set out in this announcement and shall
not be responsible to anyone other than Cortina Bidco for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Raymond James nor for providing advice in
connection with the matter referred to in this announcement.

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