Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· Media to Offer to Buy Balance of FUN Technologies Shares
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· Media Corporation (Nasdaq: LCAPA/B) ("Âé¶¹×îгöÆ·") announced today that it intends to make an offer to purchase all the common shares of FUN Technologies Inc. (AIM: FUN) (TSX: FUN) that are not owned by Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· for the cash purchase price of GBP 1.635 per share (approximately C$3.50). Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· currently owns approximately 53% of the outstanding FUN common shares. The closing prices of FUN common shares on the AIM and TSX on June 21 were GBP 1.5750 and C$3.15, respectively.
The offer will be subject to the condition that at least a majority of the FUN common shares outstanding or deemed to be outstanding for this purpose that are not owned by Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· and its affiliates have been validly tendered and not withdrawn, so that once the offer is completed, Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· will be in a position to acquire all remaining shares of FUN through an amalgamation, arrangement or similar transaction. The offer also will be subject to a number of other customary terms and conditions to be described in the take-over bid circular that will be distributed to FUN shareholders.
Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· expects to launch the offer by way of a take-over bid to be governed by applicable securities laws promptly following review by a committee of FUN's independent directors.
About Âé¶¹×îгöÆ·
Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· owns interests in a broad range of electronic retailing, media, communications and entertainment businesses. Those interests are attributed to two tracking stock groups: the Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· Interactive group, which includes Âé¶¹×îгöÆ·'s interests in QVC, Provide Commerce, IAC/InterActiveCorp, and Expedia, and the Âé¶¹×îгöÆ· Capital group, which includes Âé¶¹×îгöÆ·'s interests in Starz Entertainment, News Corporation, and Time Warner. For more information, please see .
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Released June 21, 2007