Rule 19.6(c) confirmation of post-offer intentions
Source: RNS
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 AN OFFER PERIOD ENDED CONFIRMING WHETHER IT HAS TAKEN, OR NOT TAKEN, THE COURSE OF ACTION SET OUT IN ITS STATED INTENTIONS
16 January 2026
Carlsberg UK Holdings Limited ("Carlsberg")
Rule 19.6(c) confirmation with respect to stated post-offer intentions with regard to Britvic plc (now renamed Britvic Limited) ("Britvic")
Carlsberg (a wholly owned subsidiary of Carlsberg A/S) announces that, further to the completion of its recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Britvic, which was effected by way of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 on 16 January 2025, it 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 it has complied with its post-offer intention statements made pursuant to Rules 2.7(c)(viii) and 24.2 of the Code, as originally detailed in its announcement made under Rule 2.7 of the Code published on 8 July 2024 and the scheme document published by Britvic on 22 July 2024.
Enquiries:
|
Carlsberg |
|
|
|
Peter Kondrup, Investor Relations Kenni Leth, Media Relations
|
+45 2219 1221 +45 5171 4368 |
|
|
Nomura International plc (Financial Adviser to Carlsberg) |
|
|
|
Adrian Fisk Henry Phillips Oliver Donaldson |
+44 (0)20 7102 1000 |
|
Important Notices
Nomura International plc which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Carlsberg and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and Nomura, its affiliates and its respective officers, employees, agents, representatives and/or associates will not regard any other person as their client, nor will they be responsible to anyone other than Carlsberg for providing the protections afforded to clients of Nomura nor for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition or any matter or arrangement referred to herein.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
