This stock exchange release may not be released, published or distributed in or
into the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan or other country where such a measure is
subject to registration or other measures other than those that applies under
Swedish legislation. The Offer is not directed towards any person in those
countries or persons in any other country whose participation requires an
additional prospectus, registration or other measures than those required by
Swedish law.
Result of the Offer for the shares in Sardus
On 19 February 2007 Atria Group Plc, through its indirectly wholly-owned Swedish
subsidiary, Atria Meat & Fast Food Aktiebolag ('Atria'), announced a mandatory
public cash offer (the 'Offer') at 115 SEK per share to the shareholders of
Aktiebolaget Sardus (publ.) ('Sardus'). The Offer was unconditional and had been
recommended by the Board of Sardus.
The extended acceptance period for the Offer ended on 13 April 2007. Settlement
of the cash payment for shares that are tendered in during the extended
acceptance period will be effected approximately 19 April 2007. A total of
1,801,938 shares, corresponding to 17.2 per cent of the shares and votes of
Sardus on a fully diluted basis, have been tendered in the Offer. In addition to
the shares acquired within the Offer process Atria has acquired the total of
8,214,200 shares from the market, corresponding to 78.5 per cent of the shares
and votes of Sardus on a fully diluted basis. All the shares have been acquired
for 115 SEK per share. In addition thereto Atria has acquired 297,750 stock
options in Sardus, corresponding to 2.8 per cent of the shares and votes of
Sardus on a fully diluted basis. Atria has in total 10,016,138 shares and
297,750 stock options in Sardus, which corresponds to 98.6 per cent of the
shares and votes of Sardus on a fully diluted basis.
Atria has decided to initiate a compulsory redemption of the remaining shares in
Sardus within short. The Board of Directors of Sardus has on 13 April 2007
applied for delistning of the Sardus share from the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Atria may acquire more shares in Sardus from the market.
Helsinki, 16 April 2007 Stockholm, 16 April 2007
Atria Group Plc Atria Meat & Fast Food Aktiebolag
The Board of Directors The Board of Directors
For further information, please contact.
Matti Tikkakoski, President and CEO of Atria Group Plc
Tel. +358 50 2582
Christer Åberg, Managing Director of Atria Sweden and Atria Meat & Fast Food
Aktiebolag
Tel. +46 703 90 61 00
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