On 6 December 2017, the Board of Hammerson announced an all-share offer for Intu (the “Intu Acquisition”). The Hammerson Board firmly believed in the strategic rationale of combining Intu's portfolio with Hammerson's, under the leadership of the Hammerson management team, and the opportunity it provided for value creation in the medium to long term. Notwithstanding this, for the reasons explained below, the Board has now concluded that the proposed Intu Acquisition is no longer in the best interests of shareholders. The Board therefore today announces it is withdrawing its recommendation to Hammerson shareholders to vote in favour of the Intu Acquisition….