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Theo Fennell PLC

16 September 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly in or into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of such jurisdiction.

16 September 2013

Theo Fennell plc ("Theo Fennell")

Recommended Cash Offer with Share Alternative

By

Mirfield 1964 PLC ("Mirfield")

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

Results of Court Meeting and General Meeting

Theo Fennell announces that the Scheme relating to the acquisition of Theo Fennell by Mirfield was today approved by the shareholders at the Court Meeting and resolutions relating to the Scheme and associated matters were approved at the General Meeting.

Voting results

The voting results in relation to the Court Meeting and the General Meeting are summarised below:

COURT MEETING

At the Court Meeting, a majority in number of Independent Shareholders who voted (either in person or by proxy), representing over 75 per cent by value of those Ordinary Shares voted, voted in favour of the resolution to approve the Scheme. The resolution proposed at the Court Meeting was decided on a poll. Details of the votes cast were as follows:

 
          Number of Independent   Percentage  Number of Ordinary  Percentage (%) 
           Shareholders            (%)         Shares voted 
           who voted 
FOR       35                     92.11        10,426,332          99.93 
 
AGAINST   3                      7.89         6,820               0.07 
 

Accordingly, the resolution proposed at the Court Meeting was duly passed on a poll vote.

The number of Ordinary Shares voted in favour of the resolution as a percentage of the Ordinary Shares in issue at the Voting Record Time was 41.24% and the number of Ordinary Shares voted against the resolution as a percentage of the Ordinary Shares in issue at the Voting Record Time was 0.03% (in each case excluding those holders of Ordinary Shares who are not Independent Shareholders).

GENERAL MEETING

The resolutions were duly passed. The proxy voting results for the resolutions were as follows:

Resolution 1, a special resolution to approve certain steps to give effect to the Scheme was unanimously passed on a show of hands. The votes cast by proxy in advance of the general meeting are as follows

 
                Number of Independent  Percentage (%) 
                 Shareholders voting 
 
FOR             14,246,729             98.57 
 
AGAINST         5,320                  0.03 
 
VOTE WITHHELD   201,500                1.41 
 
 

Resolution 2, ordinary resolution to approve for the purpose of Rule 16 of the City Code the New Service Agreement and Sweet Equity Arrangements with Mr Fennell which was passed on a poll:

 
                Number of Theo Fennell  Percentage (%) 
                 Shares voted 
 
FOR             10,503,624              98.08 
 
AGAINST         205,320                 1.92 
 
VOTE WITHHELD   1,500                   0 
 

Resolution 3, ordinary resolution to approve for the purpose of Rule 16 of the City Code the ODP Sale Agreement entered into by the Company with Mr Fennell which was passed on a poll:

 
                Number of Theo Fennell  Percentage (%) 
                 Shares voted 
 
FOR             10,503,624              98.08 
 
AGAINST         205,320                 1.92 
 
VOTE WITHHELD   1,500                   0 
 

Resolution 4, ordinary resolution to approve for the purpose of Rule 16 of the City Code the Brand Repatriation Agreement entered into by the Company with Mr Fennell which was passed on a poll:

 
                Number of Theo Fennell  Percentage (%) 
                 Shares voted 
 
FOR             10,503,624              98.08 
 
AGAINST         205,320                 1.92 
 
VOTE WITHHELD   1,500                   0 
 

Resolution 5, ordinary resolution to approve for the purpose of Rule 16 the City Code the New Service Agreements with Mr Hadden-Paton which was passed on a poll:

 
                Number of Theo Fennell  Percentage (%) 
                 Shares voted 
 
FOR             10,503,624              98.08 
 
AGAINST         205,320                 1.92 
 
VOTE WITHHELD   1,500                   0 
 

Resolution 6, ordinary resolution to approve for the purpose of Rule 16 of the City Code the ODP Sale Agreement entered into by the Company with Mr Hadden-Paton which was passed on a poll:

 
                Number of Theo Fennell  Percentage (%) 
                 Shares voted 
 
FOR             10,503,624              98.08 
 
AGAINST         205,320                 1.92 
 
VOTE WITHHELD   1,500                   0 
 

Resolution 7, ordinary resolution to approve the ODP Sale Agreement and New Service Agreement with Mr Fennell for the purpose of the Companies Act 2006 which was unanimously passed on a show of hands. The votes cast by proxy in advance of the general meeting are as follows

 
                Number of votes cast  Percentage (%) 
 
FOR             14,246,729            98.57 
 
AGAINST         205,320               1.42 
 
VOTE WITHHELD   1,500                 0.01 
 

Next Steps

Completion of the Scheme remains subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted, waiver of the remaining conditions of the Scheme set out in the scheme document dated 23 August 2013 (the "Scheme Document") including, inter alia, the sanction of the Scheme and the confirmation of the Capital Reduction by the Court. The Court Hearing to sanction the Scheme and to confirm the Reduction of Capital is expected to take place on 3 October 2013. It is expected that the last day for dealings in TF Shares will be 2 October 2013 and the Scheme will become effective on 4 October 2013. If the Scheme becomes effective on 4 October 2013, it is expected that the admission of the TF Shares to trading on AIM will be cancelled on 4 October 2013 or shortly thereafter.

The dates stated above are indicative only and will depend, among other things, on the date upon which the Court sanctions the Scheme and confirms the associated Reduction of Capital and the date on which the conditions set out in Section 1 of Part III of the Scheme Document are satisfied or (if capable of waiver) waived. If any of the expected dates change, Theo Fennell will, unless the Panel otherwise directs, give notice of the change by issuing an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.

Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms used herein have the same meanings as set out in the Scheme Document.

Enquiries

For further information contact:

 
 Mirfield 
 Rahan Shaheen                                  020 3468 1900 
 finnCap Ltd (Financial adviser to Mirfield) 
 Stuart Andrews/Christopher 
  Raggett                                       020 7220 0500 
 Opus Corporate Finance LLP (Financial adviser and Rule 
  3 adviser to the Company) 
 Malcolm Strang/John McElroy                    020 7025 3600 
    Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated Adviser and Broker 
     to the Company) 
 Mark Percy/Catherine Leftley                   020 7894 7000 
 Pelham Bell Pottinger (Public Relations adviser to the 
  Company) 
 James Henderson/Lucy Miles                     020 7861 3885 
 

finnCap Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for Mirfield and no-one else in connection with the Acquisition and this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Mirfield for providing the protections afforded to clients of finnCap Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or the content of, or any matter or arrangement referred to in, this announcement.

Opus Corporate Finance LLP, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the Acquisition and this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Opus Corporate Finance LLP nor for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or the content of, or any matter or arrangement referred to in, this announcement.

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the Acquisition and this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Cantor Fitzgerald Europe nor for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or the content of, or any matter or arrangement referred to in, this announcement.

This announcement is not intended to, and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction. The Acquisition will be effected solely through the Scheme Document, which contains the full terms and conditions of the Scheme. Any response to the proposals should be made only on the basis of the information in the Scheme Document.

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. This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English law and the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers 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 and regulations of any jurisdiction outside of England.

Disclosure requirements of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code")

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the 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 pm (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (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 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 pm (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 Takeover 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. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

Publication on Website

A copy of this announcement will be made available (the Scheme Document is already available), free of charge subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, at www.theofennell.com and www.eme-capital.com by no later than 12 noon (London time) on the Business Day following the date of this announcement.

Neither the content of the website referred to in this announcement nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's or EME Capital LLP's websites (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

You may request a hard copy of this announcement, free of charge, by contacting finnCap on 020 7220 0500. Unless so requested, a hard copy of this announcement will not be sent to you. Shareholders may also request that all future documents, announcements and information to be sent to them in relation to the Mirfield offer should be in hard copy form.

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