Statement regarding Inspecs Group plc - Amendment
H2 Equity Partners Limited has confirmed it does not intend to make an offer for Inspecs Group plc, a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies. This means H2 and its concert parties are restricted from making a further offer for Inspecs for six months, unless specific circumstances arise, such as the withdrawal or lapse of the firm offer from Bidco 1125 Limited, or the announcement of a competing offer from a third party.
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The following amendment has been made to the announcement 'Statement regarding Inspecs Group plc' released on 16 December 2025 at 10:13 under RNS No 7694L.
The following statement has been amended: (i) with the agreement of the board of directors of Inspecs only in the event that the firm offer announced by Bidco 1125 Limited has been withdrawn or lapsed;
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below.
Statement regarding Inspecs Group plc ("Inspecs")
Further to the announcements made by Inspecs on 23 October 2025 and 20 November 2025 regarding a possible offer for Inspecs, H2 Equity Partners Limited, acting in its capacity as investment adviser to its affiliated investment manager and investment funds ("H2"), confirms that it does not intend to make an offer for Inspecs.
This is a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies. Accordingly, H2 and any person(s) acting in concert with it will, except with the consent of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Panel"), be bound by the restrictions set out in Rule 2.8 of the Code.
For the purposes of Rule 2.8 of the Code, H2 (and any person(s) acting in concert with it) reserves the right to set aside the restrictions in Rule 2.8 of the Code in any of the following circumstances: (i) with the agreement of the board of directors of Inspecs only in the event that the firm offer announced by Bidco 1125 Limited has been withdrawn or lapsed; (ii) following the announcement by or on behalf of a third party (other than Bidco 1125 Limited) of a firm intention to make an offer for Inspecs; (iii) if Inspecs announces a Rule 9 waiver proposal (as described in Note 1 of the Notes on Dispensations from Rule 9 of the Code) or a reverse takeover (as defined in the Code); or (iv) if there has been a material change of circumstances (as determined by the Panel).
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