Closing Date Extended
News Release
Masthead Portfolios Extends the Closing
Date for its Cash Offer
for Abano Healthcare
24
October 2007 – Masthead Portfolios Ltd today advised that
it will be extending the closing date on its partial
takeover offer to all shareholders in Abano Healthcare Group
Ltd.
Its $3.85 a share cash offer will now be open for a further 20 days, closing on 29 November 2007.
Masthead is the largest shareholder in Abano with a 19.9 per cent stake. It intends to use the extra time to closely analyse and assess the Target Company Statement, which was released to the market today.
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