Statement by the Board of Directors [[[1]]] of Kindred in relation to the public offer from La Française des Jeux
The Board of Directors of Kindred unanimously recommends the shareholders of Kindred to accept the public offer from La Française des Jeux SA of SEK 130 in cash per share.This statement is made by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Kindred Group plc (“Kindred” or the “Company”) pursuant to Rule II.19 of the Nasdaq Stockholm Takeover Rules (the “Takeover Rules”). Background La Française des Jeux SA (“FDJ”) has today announced a recommended public cash offer to the holders of Swedish Depository Receipts (the “SDRs”) in Kindred to tender all their SDRs in the Company at a price of