Millers issue press release

A statement on the Millers official website www.themillers.co.uk reads:

It has been made public recently that C.F. Booth Limited, the Club's alleged landlord and the former majority shareholder of the Club, had issued proceedings in Rotherham County Court possession of Millmoor, the Rotherham United Suite, the Training Ground and the Changing Facilities at the Training Ground ("the Leases")

The Club failed to pay the rent for the month of December in relation to the Leases. The Club was in a position to rectify this position during the first week in January but C.F. Booth Limited had by then despite various explanations from the Club issued their proceedings which if they had been successful today would have seen the Club evicted from Millmoor and the relevant facilities.

However, the Club has during this time being considering certain transactions that took place in December 2004 with its lawyers, Walker Morris Solicitors, and further to taking advice, issued in the High Court in Leeds on Friday (2 February 2007) a claim against C.F. Booth Limited to set aside certain transactions that took place in December 2004 which if successful could bring about the setting aside of the Leases described above.

Further on Friday a Defence was served by the Club to each of the forfeiture proceedings explaining that as the Club had issued a claim to set aside the Leases it would be sensible to have that claim heard before the Court ruled on the forfeiture proceedings.

The Club were successful in their Application today to have the possession hearings stopped until the Club's claim against C.F. Booth Limited, which could take several months is decided. The Court also ruled that until the claim against C.F. Booth Limited is determined it should pay sums equivalent to the rental payments due to C.F. Booth Limited to the Court, which was something the Club had offered to the Court.

As the claim in the High Court against C.F. Both progresses the Club will of course keep everyone informed. At this moment the Club would like assure all supporters and stakeholders that this situation will not detract attention from the day to day running of the Club.

The Directors and Management Team would also like to thank all supporters for their continued support to date and look forward to seeing as many supporters as possible at Millmoor tomorrow night to get behind Alan and the team.

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