London : Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) has announced that it has published and lodged with the UK Financial Services Authority a copy of its prospectus prepared in connection with the admission of shares of common stock to the Official List of the Financial Services Authority and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange by way of a secondary listing.
It is expected that admission will become effective, and that dealings on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “VMED” will commence, at 8:00 am on 1 October 2009, subject to receipt of final approval from the Financial Services Authority and the London Stock Exchange.
The primary listing for the shares of common stock of Virgin Media will continue to be the NASDAQ Global Select Market and the company is not issuing any new common shares in connection with its London listing.
The prospectus published by Virgin Media in connection with the admission will be available for inspection shortly at the Financial Services Authority’s document viewing facility situated at: 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (Tel: +44 (0) 20 7066 1000). Copies of the prospectus will also be available at the company’s registered office situated at 909 Third Avenue, Suite 2863, New York, New York 10022 and at the offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP at 99 City Road, London, EC1Y 1AX.
Goldman Sachs International is the company’s financial adviser and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP is the legal adviser in connection with the admission.