Further to the announcement on 11 July 2016 in connection with the recommended all-share merger between London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") and Deutsche Börse AG ("Deutsche Börse"), HLDCO123 PLC ("HoldCo") lowered the threshold required for acceptances under the Exchange Offer from 75% to 60% of the Deutsche Börse Shares (less treasury shares) at the time of expiration of the Acceptance Period in respect of the relevant conditions to the LSEG Acquisition and the Deutsche Börse Acquisition. By way of update, based on the declarations of acceptance received and booked so far by the custodian banks for the Exchange Offer by HoldCo to the shareholders of Deutsche Börse AG, as at 14:00 hours (CEST) on 13 July 2016, HoldCo had received acceptances amounting to approximately 53.00% of the of the Deutsche Börse Shares (less treasury shares).
As a result of the amendment to the threshold required for acceptances under the Exchange Offer made on 11 July 2016, the Acceptance Period for the Exchange Offer was extended by two weeks and, therefore, expires on 26 July 2016, 24:00 hours (CEST), unless it is extended again pursuant to the applicable rules under the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (WpÜG).
The final number of Deutsche Börse Shares tendered under the Exchange Offer during the Acceptance Period will be published pursuant to section 23 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (WpÜG) as soon as confirmation of the final outcome has been obtained.
Further information in respect of the acceptances received under the Exchange Offer can be found on HoldCo's website at: www.mergerdocuments-db-lseg.com
Unless otherwise defined, all capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Scheme Document published by LSEG on 1 June 2016 in connection with the Merger.