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REG-Eurocastle Inv. Ltd Proposed Change of Listing Released: 22/11/2005
RNS Number:4721U
Eurocastle Investment Limited
22 November 2005
EUROCASTLE INVESTMENT LIMITED
Contact:
International Administration (Guernsey) Limited
Company Administrator
Attn: Mark Woodall
Tel: + 44 1481 723450
Eurocastle Announces Proposed Change of Listing
Guernsey: 22 November 2005 - Eurocastle Investment Limited (the "Company") (LSE:
ECT) today announces that it intends to list its Shares on Euronext Amsterdam.
The Directors consider that a listing on Euronext Amsterdam better reflects the
Company's investment focus in mainland Europe and the denomination of both its
reporting currency and Share price in Euros. It is currently expected that the
Company's Shares will be listed and admitted to trading on Euronext Amsterdam
during the week commencing 12 December 2005.
The Directors also consider that, as and when the Company has a Euronext
Amsterdam listing, its London listing be cancelled, which is expected on or
about 22 December 2005.
In the event the Company's Shares are listed on Euronext and thereafter its
listing on London Stock Exchange is cancelled, the UK Takeover Code and the
shareholder/stakebuilding protections it contains will nonetheless continue to
apply to ECT and the FSA will continue to approve prospectuses issued by ECT in
connection with any future capital raises.
The requirements that will apply to the Company under the Euronext rules once it
has a listing on Euronext Amsterdam differ in a number of respects from those
that currently apply to it under the UK listing rules.
In the event the Company's Shares are listed solely on Euronext, the London
rules which would cease to apply to it include:
Rules (generally real-estate specific) on portfolio spreading, rental
concentration and vacancy limits;
Rule that prohibits material changes to investment policies without the approval
of shareholders (but requirement for Board approval for any such changes remain
unchanged);
Rules relating to significant property disposals and acquisitions that, amongst
other things, require shareholder approval of such transactions where they
exceed a certain size.
The Company will make further announcements regarding progress in implementing
the proposals outlined above and of any changes to them, including any changes
to the expected timetable. The Company will also be required to prepare a
prospectus in connection with its application for a listing on Euronext
Amsterdam. This prospectus will be made publicly available in due course through
the usual channels and, amongst other things, will contain further information
about Euronext Amsterdam (including regarding trading, clearing and settlement
on that market).
About Eurocastle
Eurocastle Investment Limited is a Euro denominated Guernsey closed-ended
investment company that invests in and manages a diverse portfolio consisting
primarily of European credit leased real estate and real estate related debt.
For more information regarding Eurocastle Investment Limited and to be added to
our email distribution list, please visit www.eurocastleinv.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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