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RNS Number : 5266I

May Gurney Integrated Services Plc

03 July 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into any Restricted Jurisdictions or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction.

3 July 2013

Kier Group plc

Recommended Offer for

May Gurney Integrated Services plc

(to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006)

Scheme of Arrangement sanctioned by Court

May Gurney Integrated Services plc ("May Gurney") announces that at a hearing held earlier today, the High Court of Justice in England and Wales (the "Court") sanctioned the scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme") to effect the recommended acquisition of May Gurney by Kier Group plc ("Kier").

Share Subdivision and Reclassification

Following delivery of an office copy of the Court Order sanctioning the Scheme to the Registrar of Companies, each of the Scheme Shares will be subdivided and reclassified at the Reorganisation Record Time (being 5.00 p.m. (London time) on 4 July 2013) in accordance with the Scheme. Scheme Shares in respect of which valid elections were made and accepted for cash consideration will be subdivided and reclassified as A Shares. Scheme Shares in respect of which valid elections were made and accepted for New Kier Shares will be subdivided and reclassified as B Shares. Any Scheme Shares in respect of which no valid election has been made or is deemed to have been made will be subdivided and reclassified into A Shares and B Shares.

Conditions

The Acquisition remains conditional, inter alia, upon the UK Listing Authority agreeing to admit the New Kier Shares to the Official List and the London Stock Exchange agreeing to admit the New Kier Shares to trading on its main market for listed securities, as well as the confirmation of the Capital Reduction.

Last Day for Dealings

In order to ensure an orderly subdivision and reclassification of the Scheme Shares, the last day for dealings in and for registration of transfers of, and disablement in CREST of, May Gurney Shares is today, 3 July 2013.

Suspension of Listing and Trading

A request has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the suspension of trading in May Gurney Shares with effect from 7:30 a.m. (London time) on 4 July 2013. It is expected that the Scheme will become effective on 5 July 2013 and that the cancellation of the admission to trading on AIM of, and cessation of dealings in, May Gurney Shares will each take place at 7:30 a.m. (London time) on 8 July 2013.

Upon the Scheme becoming effective, holders of the Scheme Shares will be entitled to receive 0.2095 new ordinary shares in the share capital of Kier and 50 pence in cash for each Scheme Share held by them at the Scheme Record Time (6.00 p.m. (London time) on 4 July 2013).

The consideration due to Scheme Shareholders will be despatched to them by no later than 22 July 2013.

Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the same meaning as given to them in the scheme document containing the Scheme that was sent to May Gurney Shareholders on 14 May 2013.

Copies of this announcement will be available on the Company's website at www.maygurney.co.uk by no later than 12 noon on 4 July 2013.

Enquiries:

 
May Gurney                                     +44 (0) 1603 727 272 
Mark Hazlewood 
 Willie MacDiarmid 
Canaccord Genuity (financial adviser 
 to May Gurney) 
 Chris Robinson 
 Peter Stewart                                 +44 (0) 20 7665 4500 
 
  Peel Hunt (broker and nominated adviser 
  to May Gurney) 
  Justin Jones 
  Mike Bell                                   +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 
Citigate Dewe Rogerson (PR adviser 
 to May Gurney)                                +44 (0) 20 7638 9571 
Ginny Pulbrook 
 Angharad Couch 
 

This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or subscribe for or any invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Acquisition or otherwise. The Acquisition will be effected solely by means of the Scheme Document which, together with the Forms of Proxy, will contain the full terms and conditions of the Acquisition including details of how to vote in respect of the Acquisition.

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. In particular, the ability of persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom to vote their May Gurney Shares in respect of the Scheme at the Court Meeting, or to execute and deliver Forms of Proxy appointing another to vote at the Court Meeting on their behalf, may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are located. This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with English law and the City Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom.

Copies of this announcement, the Scheme Document, the Forms of Proxy, the Forms of Election and any formal documentation relating to the Acquisition are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send them in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction.

Notice to US investors

The Acquisition relates to the shares of an English company and is being made by means of a scheme of arrangement provided for under English company law. A transaction effected by means of a scheme of arrangement is not subject to the tender offer rules or the proxy solicitation rules under the US Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the disclosure requirements and practices applicable in the United Kingdom to schemes of arrangement which differ from the disclosure requirements of United States tender offer and proxy solicitation rules.

It may be difficult for US holders of May Gurney Shares to enforce their rights and any claim arising out of US federal laws, since Kier and May Gurney are located in a non-US jurisdiction and some or all of their officers and directors may be residents of a non-US jurisdiction. US holders of May Gurney Shares may not be able to sue a non-US company or its officers or directors in a non-US court for violations of the US securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-US company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a US court's judgement.

Canaccord Genuity Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting exclusively for May Gurney and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than May Gurney for providing the protections afforded to clients of Canaccord Genuity or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition, or any matter referred to in this announcement.

Peel Hunt LLP, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting as nominated adviser and broker to May Gurney and for no one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than May Gurney for providing the protections afforded to clients of Peel Hunt LLP or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition, or any matter referred to in this announcement.

Publication on websites

Copies of this announcement, the Scheme Document, the Forms of Proxy and the Forms of Election are available free of charge, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, on May Gurney's website (www.maygurney.co.uk), up to and including the Effective Date.

For the avoidance of doubt, the content of the website referred to above is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

Dealing and Opening Position Disclosure requirements

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the City Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any paper 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 paper 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 paper 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 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 following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a paper offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure. Under Rule 8.3(b) of the City Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper 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 paper offeror, 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 paper 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). 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. If you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure, you should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0) 20 7638 0129.

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