Offer Update: ECMR process
Published: 07/02/2005, 07:00
Honeywell International Inc 07 February 2005 Not for release, publication or distribution in or into Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2005 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Offer update: ECMR process Recommended cash offers by JPMorgan on behalf of Honeywell Acquisitions Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc.) for Novar plc Honeywell Acquisitions Limited ("Honeywell Acquisitions") announces that, at the request of the European Commission ("Commission"), it is today re-submitting its application for clearance pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) 139/2004 ("ECMR") with respect to its cash offers for Novar plc ("Novar") in order to provide the Commission with alternative market analyses. The board of Honeywell Acquisitions has been informed by the Commission that the Commission has taken this step only as a procedural requirement and that it should not be interpreted as the existence of any substantive issues arising on the merits of the case. Honeywell Acquisitions still expects to complete this transaction in the first quarter of 2005. Enquiries: Ilse Schouteden (Honeywell) Tel: + 32 2 642 41 43 This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for any securities pursuant to the Offers or otherwise. JPMorgan, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Honeywell and the Offeror in connection with the Offers and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than Honeywell or the Offeror for providing the protections afforded to customers of JPMorgan or for providing advice in relation to the Offers. The contents of this announcement have been approved by J.P. Morgan plc of 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ. The directors of the Offeror and members of the Executive Committee accept responsibility for all information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of the Offeror and the members of the Executive Committee (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. The Offers will not be made, directly or indirectly, to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons or in or into, or by use of the mails or any other means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, telephonic or electronic) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facility of a national, state or other securities exchange of, Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States, and the Offers will not be capable of acceptance by or for the account or benefit of US Persons or by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility or from within Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States. Accordingly, copies of documentation relating to the Offers are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed to, or sent to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons or in or into or from Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States and persons receiving this announcement (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute or send it into or from Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States. Doing so may render invalid any related purported acceptance of the Offers. In the event that Honeywell extends the Offers in the US or to or for the account or benefit of US Persons at some future time, it will do so in satisfaction of the procedural and filing requirements of the US securities laws at that time, to the extent applicable thereto. The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in any such jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange