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The offer was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">conditioned upon 75% of the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">shares being tendered. Upon</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">effectivity of the scheme, 2e2</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="20">was to apply for the delisting</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="21">of the NP shares from the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="22">London AIM Stock Exchange. The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="23">transaction was subject to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="24">shareholders' approvals.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>UK - 2e2 Group Ltd (2e2), a unit of Duke Street Capital, agreed to launch a tender offer to acquire the entire ordinary share capital of Netstore PLC (NP), a Berkshire-based provider of application services, for 0.32 British pounds ($0.611 US) in cash per share, or a total value of 55.234 mil pounds ($105.52 mil), via a scheme of arrangement. 2e2 received irrevocable undertakings with respect to 70.6% of the company's ordinary share capital. The offer was conditioned upon 75% of the shares being tendered. Upon effectivity of the scheme, 2e2 was to apply for the delisting of the NP shares from the London AIM Stock Exchange. The transaction was subject to shareholders' approvals.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">UK - 2e2 Group Ltd (2e2), a unit of Duke Street Capital, agreed to launch a tender offer</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">to acquire the entire ordinary share capital of Netstore PLC (NP), a Berkshire-based</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">provider of application services, for 0.32 British pounds ($0.611 US) in cash per share,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">or a total value of 55.234 mil pounds ($105.52 mil), via a scheme of arrangement. 2e2</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">received irrevocable undertakings with respect to 70.6% of the company's ordinary share</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">capital. The offer was conditioned upon 75% of the shares being tendered. Upon effectivity</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">of the scheme, 2e2 was to apply for the delisting of the NP shares from the London AIM</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">Stock Exchange. The transaction was subject to shareholders' approvals.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">UK - 2e2 Group Ltd (2e2), a unit of Duke Street Capital, agreed to launch a tender offer to acquire the entire ordinary share capital of Netstore PLC (NP), a Berkshire-based provider of application</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">services, for 0.32 British pounds ($0.611 US) in cash per share, or a total value of 55.234 mil pounds ($105.52 mil), via a scheme of arrangement. 2e2 received irrevocable undertakings with respect to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">70.6% of the company's ordinary share capital. The offer was conditioned upon 75% of the shares being tendered. Upon effectivity of the scheme, 2e2 was to apply for the delisting of the NP shares from</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">the London AIM Stock Exchange. 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