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NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF FIRST CLOSING DATE OF TENDER OFFER FOR FINANCE IRELAND LIMITED BY SHELBOURNE BIDCO LIMITED
On 7 July 2022, a notice was published in the London Gazette in accordance with section 978(1)(c)(ii) of the Companies Act 2006 that a proposed tender offer (the "Tender Offer") has been made by Shelbourne Bidco Limited ("Shelbourne Bidco") to acquire all of the issued and to be issued Ordinary Shares and Ordinary A Shares in the capital of Finance Ireland Limited (the “Company”) not already owned (or being acquired) by Shelbourne Bidco (the “Original Gazette Notice”).
The circular, containing the terms of the Tender Offer and the procedures for acceptance, as amended from time to time (the "Circular") was initially dated, published and posted to the Eligible Shareholders on 5 July 2022.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Circular have the same meanings in this notice.
On 25 July 2022, Shelbourne Bidco announced that in accordance with condition 1.3 of the Terms and Conditions of the Tender Offer the First Closing Date is extended to 2 August 2022. All other conditions associated with the Tender Offer have been satisfied.
If you hold Shares in certificated form
To accept the Tender Offer you must complete the Form of Acceptance in accordance with the instructions printed on it and return it together with your share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of title to the to the Receiving Agent by post or by hand (only during normal business hours) to Link Group, 10th Floor, Corporate Actions, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 4DL as soon as possible, but in any event so as to arrive by no later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 2 August 2022.
If you hold Shares in uncertificated form (i.e. in CREST)
Eligible Shareholders who hold Shares in uncertificated form (i.e. in CREST) should to the extent they wish to tender pursuant to the Cash Offer, send (or, if they are a CREST sponsored member procure that their CREST sponsor sends) a TTE Instruction in accordance with the procedures set out in the Circular, as soon as possible and in any event so that the TTE Instruction settles not later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 2 August 2022.
Please refer to the Original Gazette Notice for further details regarding the Tender Offer or the procedure for tendering your Shares.