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Rangers International Football Club THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS ARE IMPORTANT AND REQUIRE YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt as to what action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant, fund manager or other appropriate independent financial adviser, who is authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”), if you are resident in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser. The whole text of this Document should be read and in particular your attention is drawn to the section entitled “Risk Factors” set out in Part II of this document. This document which comprises a prospectus relating to Rangers International Football Club plc (“Rangers” or the “Company”) has been prepared in accordance Ann I 1.1 with the Prospectus Rules made by the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) (“Prospectus Rules”) made under section 73A of the FSMA, as amended. This prospectus Ann I 1.2 has been approved as a prospectus by the FSA under Part VI of the FSMA and a copy of it filed pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the Prospectus Rules. Ann III 1.1 The Company and its Directors (whose names appear on Page 16 of this document) accept responsibility for the information contained in this document. To the best Ann III 1.2 of the knowledge and belief of the Directors and the Company (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this document is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. 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Application will be made in accordance with the AIM Rules for all of the Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission of the Ordinary Shares Ann III 6.1 will become effective and that dealings on AIM in the Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 18 December 2012. Rangers International Football Club plc Ann I 5.1.1 Ann I 5.1.2 (Incorporated in Scotland under the Companies Act 2006 with registered number SC437060) Ann I 5.1.4 Proposed Placing and Offer of up to 38,528,571 Ordinary Shares at 70 pence per share Ann III 5.3.1 Application for Admission to AIM Ann III 6.3 Nominated adviser and broker : Cenkos Securities plc Issued and fully paid Ordinary Share capital on Admission 71,943,771 Ordinary Shares (assuming subscription in full of the Offer Shares) Cenkos Securities which is a member of the London Stock Exchange, is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FSA, and is acting as nominated adviser and Ann III 10.1 broker to the Company in connection with the matters described herein. Persons receiving this document should note that, in connection with the Placing, Offer for Subscription and admission of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Company to trading on AIM, Cenkos Securities is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else. It will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to customers of Cenkos Securities nor for advising any other person on the transactions and arrangements described in this document. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Cenkos Securities as to any of the contents of this document for which the Company and the Directors are solely responsible. Apart from the liabilities and responsibilities, if any, which may be imposed on Cenkos Securities by the FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Cenkos Securities accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this document or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on its behalf in connection with the Company, the existing Ordinary Shares, Placing Shares, Offer Shares or Admission. Cenkos Securities accordingly disclaims all and any liability whatsoever whether arising in tort or contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which it might otherwise have in respect of this document or any such statement. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Ordinary Shares in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Republic of South Africa, Australia or Japan or in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. 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