TIDMDUPD
RNS Number : 1129K
Dragon-Ukrainian Prop. & Dev. PLC
20 April 2020
20 April 2020
Dragon-Ukrainian Properties & Development Plc
(the "Company" or "DUPD")
Proposed Cancellation
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
Purchase Facility for Minority Shareholders
DUPD announces that a circular containing details of the
proposed Cancellation, together with a notice of extraordinary
general meeting, will be posted to shareholders today. A copy of
the Circular will be available on the Company's website
(https://www.dragon-upd.com) later today.
DUPD also notes that the Dragon Capital Group, the Company's
majority shareholder with an interest of approximately 59.9 per
cent. in the Company's issued share capital, has agreed to arrange
for the establishment of a Purchase Facility for the holders of the
Company's Ordinary Shares not currently owned by the Dragon Capital
Group at 10 pence per share. Further details on the Purchase
Facility are set out below.
Background
Following discussions with the Dragon Capital Group, the
Company's majority and controlling shareholder, the Directors
believe that it is in the best interests of the Company to seek
Cancellation.
This announcement sets out the reasons for, and implications of,
Cancellation and provides further details on the process for
Cancellation and the Purchase Facility.
Cancellation is conditional upon the respective Cancellation
Resolution being passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Notice of General Meeting
The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at Horizon Park,
4-V Mykoly Grinchenka street, Kyiv, Ukraine, 03038 at 11.00 a.m.
(London time) on 6 May 2020, notice of which will be set out in the
Circular, to be posted to shareholders today.
Under business closure measures imposed by the Isle of Man
Government in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, there is an
obligation to minimise all meetings and gatherings. In addition, as
of 27 March 2020, the Isle of Man's borders were closed to
passengers. As a result, the Extraordinary General Meeting cannot
take place in the Isle of Man (where the Company's shareholder
meetings have historically been held). The Extraordinary General
Meeting will instead be held in Kyiv, Ukraine (where the Chairman
was at the time at which international travel restrictions were
imposed and is based now). Due to international travel restrictions
currently in place, you will not be permitted to attend the
Extraordinary General Meeting in person. Shareholders who wish to
vote on the Cancellation Resolution should therefore complete and
submit a Form of Proxy.
In the current circumstances completion and return of a Form of
Proxy is the only way your vote will be counted at the General
Meeting. Proxy appointments are not available through CREST.
Purchase Facility
The Dragon Capital Group has agreed to provide the following
Purchase Facility to Minority Shareholders to sell their Ordinary
Shares to the Dragon Capital Group, via its wholly-owned subsidiary
DRGN Limited, on the basis summarised below and set out further in
this announcement and in the Circular to be posted to Shareholders
today.
The key terms of the Purchase Facility are:
-- a purchase price of 10 pence per Ordinary Share;
-- the Purchase Facility shall remain open from 7 May 2020 until 1.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020; and
-- any sale of Ordinary Shares by Minority Shareholders will be
free of trading costs to the seller applied by the Receiving Agent
on behalf of the Dragon Capital Group or the Company, which will be
borne by the Dragon Capital Group.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
For further information, please contact:
Dragon - Ukrainian Properties & Development plc (www.dragon-upd.com)
Mark Iwashko (Chairman) +380 (50) 381 8811
DCM Limited (Investment Manager)
Volodymyr Tymochko + 380 (44) 490 7120
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (Nominated Adviser)
Atholl Tweedie +44 (0)20 7886 2500
FURTHER INFORMATION
1. Introduction
Following discussions with the Dragon Capital Group, DUPD's
majority and controlling shareholder, the Board has determined to
convene an Extraordinary General Meeting with the purpose of
proposing the cancellation of trading of the Ordinary Shares on
AIM. The Dragon Capital Group has proposed to the Board that it
believes that it is in the best interests of the Company to seek
the Cancellation and that the Company should continue thereafter as
an unquoted company. Under the AIM Rules, a proposal to cancel the
trading of the Company's securities on AIM is conditional on
requisite notice being given to the London Stock Exchange and on
the consent of Shareholders holding not less than 75 per cent. of
the votes cast on a resolution to that effect proposed at a general
meeting.
The Dragon Capital Group currently owns or controls 65,507,463
Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 59.9 per cent. of the
Company's issued share capital. Tomas Fiala, a non-executive
director of the Company, is the sole shareholder, managing director
and ultimate controller of the Dragon Capital Group.
The Independent Directors are aware that the Dragon Capital
Group has the ability, as a result of the level of its aggregate
shareholding in the Company, to formally requisition the convening
of a general meeting for the purpose of proposing the Cancellation.
Accordingly, the Independent Directors have concluded that to
demand a formal requisition from the Dragon Capital Group would
only serve to increase the Company's costs in a situation where no
advantage would be gained by the Company in so doing. For this
reason, the Independent Directors have agreed to publish the
Circular and to convene the General Meeting. In accordance with the
AIM Rules, the Company has also given notice to AIM of the proposed
Cancellation.
Shareholders should note that the Dragon Capital Group has
confirmed to the Board its intention to vote in favour of the
Cancellation Resolution at the General Meeting. Given the level of
the Dragon Capital Group's shareholding, the Independent Directors
believe it is likely that the Cancellation Resolution will pass.
Furthermore, as the Dragon Capital Group is able to acquire further
interests in Ordinary Shares without incurring any obligation to
make a general offer to all shareholders under Rule 9 of the
Takeover Code, it is open to the Dragon Capital Group, if the
Cancellation Resolution does not pass, to seek to increase its
shareholding so that it may be in a position to pass 75%
Resolutions of the Company in the future. This does not, however,
preclude Shareholders from voting (by proxy) at the Extraordinary
General Meeting and Shareholders are actively encouraged to do
so.
The Independent Directors and the Dragon Capital Group are aware
that the proposed Cancellation, should it be approved by
Shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting, would make it
considerably more difficult to buy and sell Ordinary Shares in the
Company following the Cancellation. Therefore, the Dragon Capital
Group has agreed to arrange for the establishment of a purchase
facility with a view to acquiring any or all of the 43,854,052
Ordinary Shares it does not currently own from any Minority
Shareholders (if they are Qualifying Shareholders) wishing to sell
their Ordinary Shares. In order to treat all Shareholders equally,
the Dragon Capital Group, via its wholly-owned subsidiary DRGN, is
prepared to offer the same price of 10 pence per Ordinary Share,
for a limited period, that is for the duration of the Sale Period.
Shareholders will have a period of approximately three weeks to
sell their Ordinary Shares to DRGN.
The Company expects that the last day of trading of the
Company's Ordinary Shares on AIM will be 18 May 2020, with the
Cancellation becoming effective at 7.00 a.m. on 19 May 2020.
2. Background and reasons for Cancellation
DUPD's Ordinary Shares have been admitted to trading on AIM
since 2007.
The Dragon Capital Group became the majority shareholder in the
Company as a result of a mandatory cash offer (the "2017 Offer"),
at a price of 15 pence per Ordinary Share (the "2017 Offer Price")
made by DCI in June 2017 for the entire issued and to be issued
share capital of DUPD not already owned by the Dragon Capital Group
which resulted in the Dragon Capital Group acquiring 66,607,334
Ordinary Shares representing 60.91 per cent of the issued share
capital of DUPD. On 10 January 2019 Dragon Capital purchased
294,820 Ordinary Shares and on 16 December 2019 Dragon Capital sold
1,394,691 Ordinary Shares leaving it with an aggregate holding of
65,507,463 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 59.90% of
the issued share capital of the Company. As the Dragon Capital
Group holds more than 50 per cent. of the Company's currently
issued share capital, it is able to acquire further interests in
Ordinary Shares without incurring any obligation to make a general
offer to all shareholders under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code.
In the offer document, DCI stated, inter alia, that should it
acquire or agree to acquire, by virtue of its shareholding and
acceptances of the 2017 Offer, issued share capital carrying 75 per
cent. or more of the voting rights of the Company, it reserved the
right to procure that the Company apply for the cancellation of
trading in the Ordinary Shares on AIM not less than 20 business
days following DCI first having acquired or agreed to acquire such
issued share capital.
On 17 February 2014, the Shareholders approved a new investment
policy, seeking to dispose of the Company's properties in an
orderly manner, at such times, on such terms and in such manner as
the Board may determine and making clear the Company would not make
any investments in new properties. Surplus funds and net proceeds
from property realisations would be returned to Shareholders when
appropriate.
The Board has maintained the trading of the Ordinary Shares on
AIM, distributing surplus capital to shareholders following
realisations from time to time. Whilst the Directors believe they
have taken appropriate measures to support the sustainability of
the Company's business in the current circumstances, a continuation
of the current unstable business environment could negatively
affect the Company's results and financial position in a manner not
currently determinable.
Having kept the matter under review, the Dragon Capital Group,
acting in consultation with the Board, has now concluded that it is
no longer appropriate for the Company to maintain the trading of
its Shares on AIM, an assessment supported by the Independent
Directors for the following reasons:
(a) the majority (in value) of the Company's liquid assets have
been disposed of since the Shareholders approved the current
investment policy and it is not clear at this stage when the
remaining assets will be disposed of ;
(b) no further distributions are planned at this stage;
(c) the Company has no present intention to conduct a
fundraising or to make any acquisitions which would require the
issue of further Ordinary Shares;
(d) only 20,413,912 of the Company's Ordinary Shares
(representing approximately 18.7 per cent. of the issued Ordinary
Shares) are held in public hands. Consequently, there is very
little liquidity in the Ordinary Shares. As at the close of
business on 15 April 2020, only 22 share trades have been recorded
in the Company's Ordinary Shares, on the London Stock Exchange's
website since 30 June 2019. Given the size of the Dragon Capital
Group's shareholding there are, in the Independent Directors' view,
no other natural buyers of Ordinary Shares which has meant that, in
practice, Minority Shareholders have not been able to sell their
Ordinary Shares easily ;
(e) minimum share transaction dealing costs from stockbrokers
may also dissuade Shareholders from selling their shares in the
market. With minimum share transaction costs normally ranging from
approximately GBP5-GBP12.50 per trade, the Independent Directors
believe this may be a disincentive to trade in the Company's shares
and so contribute to the lack of liquidity that the Company is
experiencing; and
(f) at present , the annual costs associated with the
maintenance of the trading of Shares on AIM are approximately
GBP240,000, and a disproportionate amount of management time is
spent in meeting AIM Rules and related regulatory requirements,
including reporting, disclosure and corporate governance
requirements.
3. Process for, and principal effects of, the Cancellation
The Directors are aware that certain Shareholders may be unable
or unwilling to hold Ordinary Shares in the event that the
Cancellation is approved and becomes effective. Such Shareholders
should consider selling their interests, either in the market prior
to the Cancellation or pursuant to the Purchase Facility.
Under the AIM Rules, it is a requirement that the Cancellation
must be approved by not less than 75 per cent. of votes cast by
Shareholders at a general meeting. Additionally, the Company is
required to give at least 20 clear Business Days' notice of
Cancellation and Cancellation will not take effect until at least
five clear Business Days have passed following the passing of the
Resolution.
If the Cancellation Resolution is passed at the Extraordinary
General Meeting, it is proposed that the last day of trading in
Ordinary Shares on AIM will be 18 May 2020 and that the
Cancellation will take effect at 7.00 a.m. on 19 May 2020.
The principal effects of the Cancellation on any Minority
Shareholders who do not sell their Ordinary Shares pursuant to the
Purchase Facility will be as follows:
(a) Trading, transferability and value of the Ordinary Shares
-- there will no longer be a formal market mechanism enabling
Shareholders to trade their Ordinary Shares on AIM (or any other
recognised market or trading exchange);
-- although the Ordinary Shares will remain transferable, the
Ordinary Shares will be considerably more difficult to sell
compared to shares of companies traded on AIM;
-- it is likely that the liquidity and marketability of the
Ordinary Shares will be restricted and the value of such Ordinary
Shares will likely be adversely affected in the near-term as a
consequence. This may not, however, be indicative of the future
value of such Ordinary Shares in the long-term; and
-- it will be more difficult for Shareholders to determine the
market value of their investment in the Company at any given
time.
(b) Loss of regulatory protection
-- the Company will no longer be subject to the AIM Rules and,
accordingly, Shareholders will no longer be afforded the
protections given by the AIM Rules. In particular, the Company will
not be bound to:
-- make any public announcements of material events, or to
announce interim or final results;
-- comply with any of the corporate governance practices applicable to AIM companies;
-- announce substantial transactions and related party transactions; or
-- comply with the requirement to obtain shareholder approval
for reverse takeovers and fundamental changes in the Company's
business;
-- the Company will cease to retain a nominated adviser and broker;
-- the Company will no longer be subject to the Market Abuse
Regulation regulating inside information;
-- the Company will no longer be subject to the Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules and will therefore no longer be
required to publicly disclose major shareholdings in the Company;
and
-- the Company will no longer be subject to the Takeover Code,
in relation to which further details are set out in paragraph 7
below.
(c) Independent Directors
Mark Iwashko and Aloysius van der Heijden do not expect to
continue to act as directors of the Company following the
Cancellation.
(d) CREST
Following completion of the Purchase Facility the Company's
CREST facility will be cancelled and, although the Ordinary Shares
will remain transferable, they will cease to be transferable
through CREST. Shareholders who hold Ordinary Shares in CREST will
receive share certificates.
(e) Communications
The Company currently intends that it will continue to provide
certain facilities and services to Shareholders that they currently
enjoy as shareholders of an AIM company following the proposed
Cancellation. It is intended that the Company will continue to:
-- communicate information about the Company (including annual
accounts) to its Shareholders, as required by law; and
-- maintain its website, https://dragon-upd.com , and to post
updates on the website from time to time, although Shareholders
should be aware that there will be no obligation on the Company to
include all of the information required under AIM Rule 26 or to
update the website as required by the AIM Rules.
The above considerations are not exhaustive, and Shareholders
should seek their own independent advice when assessing the likely
impact of the Cancellation on them.
4. Process for Cancellation
Under the AIM Rules, it is a requirement that Cancellation must
be approved by not less than 75 per cent of votes cast by
shareholders at a general meeting. Accordingly, the Notice of
Extraordinary General Meeting set out in Part III of the Circular
contains a 75% Resolution to approve the Cancellation.
Furthermore, Rule 41 of the AIM Rules requires any AIM company
that wishes the London Stock Exchange to cancel the admission of
its shares to trading on AIM to notify shareholders and to
separately inform the London Stock Exchange of its preferred
cancellation date at least 20 Business Days prior to such date. In
accordance with AIM Rule 41, the Directors (through the Company's
nominated adviser, Panmure Gordon) have notified the London Stock
Exchange of the Company's intention, subject to the Cancellation
Resolution being passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting, to
cancel the admission of the Company's Ordinary Shares to trading on
AIM on 19 May 2020.
Cancellation will not take effect until at least five clear
Business Days have passed following the passing of the Cancellation
Resolution. If the Cancellation Resolution is passed at the
Extraordinary General Meeting, it is proposed that the last day of
trading in Ordinary Shares on AIM will be 18 May 2020 and that
Cancellation will take effect at 7.00 a.m. on 19 May 2020.
5. Transactions in the Ordinary Shares following the proposed Cancellation
Shareholders should note that they are able to trade in the
Ordinary Shares on AIM prior to the Cancellation and/or pursuant to
the Purchase Facility.
While the Ordinary Shares will remain freely transferable, there
will be no public market for any Ordinary Shares not sold through
the Purchase Facility and they will cease to be transferable
through CREST. Shareholders who currently hold Ordinary Shares in
uncertificated form (that is, in CREST) will receive share
certificates in due course following the Cancellation taking
effect.
Share transfers may still be effected after the date of the
Cancellation by depositing a duly executed and stamped stock
transfer form, together with an appropriate share certificate, with
the Company Secretary.
6. Details of the Purchase Facility and action to be taken by
Shareholders wishing to take advantage of the Purchase Facility
At the close of business on 16 April 2020 (being the latest
practicable date prior to the publication of this
announcement):
(a) the Dragon Capital Group holds, in aggregate, 65,507,463
Ordinary Shares representing 59.9 per cent. of the existing issued
Ordinary Shares and voting rights in the Company; and
(b) the Minority Shareholders hold, in aggregate, 43,854,052
Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 40.1 per cent. of the
existing issued Ordinary Shares and voting rights in the
Company.
The Independent Directors and the Dragon Capital Group recognise
that cancelling the trading of the Company's Ordinary Shares on AIM
will make it significantly more difficult for Minority Shareholders
to sell their Ordinary Shares should they so wish. Accordingly,
with the support of the Independent Directors, DRGN has agreed to
arrange for the establishment of a facility to purchase any or all
of the Ordinary Shares it does not currently own from any Minority
Shareholder (if they are a Qualifying Shareholder) wishing to sell
their Ordinary Shares by following the instructions set out in
paragraph 10 below, under the heading "Procedure for selling your
Ordinary Shares".
Shareholders who are not Qualifying Shareholders (being
Shareholders with a registered address in a Restricted
Jurisdiction) will not be able to participate in the Purchase
Facility.
The key terms of the Purchase Facility are:
(i) a purchase price of 10 pence per Ordinary Share;
(ii) the Purchase Facility shall remain open from 7 May 2020
until 1.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020 (the "Sale Period"); and
(iii) any sale of Ordinary Shares by Minority Shareholders will
be free of trading costs to the seller applied by the Receiving
Agent on behalf of the Dragon Capital Group or the Company, which
will be borne by the Dragon Capital Group.
Minority Shareholders should further note that (i) this is the
only price at which DRGN is prepared to acquire Ordinary Shares,
(ii) the same price is being made available to all Minority
Shareholders (if they are Qualifying Shareholders), and (iii) this
price will not be subject to any amendment during the Sale
Period.
Minority Shareholders should also note that:
(a) the purchase price represents a premium of approximately 11
per cent. compared to the 2017 Offer Price, as adjusted for the
dividends paid by the Company since the 2017 Offer(1) ;
(b) the purchase price represents a discount of approximately
9.1 per cent. to the Closing Price for Ordinary Shares on 16 April
2020, being the last business day prior to the date of this
announcement;
(c) the purchase price represents a discount of approximately
6.5 per cent. compared to the average Closing Price for Ordinary
Shares in the six months ending on 16 April 2020, being the latest
practicable date prior to the date of this announcement.
The Independent Directors consider that the Purchase
Facility:
-- provides an opportunity for Minority Shareholders (if they
are Qualifying Shareholders) to sell their Ordinary Shares,
including for a period of time following the date of the
Extraordinary General Meeting ;
-- gives such Shareholders the ability to sell all or some of
the Ordinary Shares held by them (without scaling back) or to sell
none of their Ordinary Shares depending on their own liquidity
requirements and their view of the future prospects of the Company
; and
-- provides a return of cash now, compared to the alternative of
being exposed to the ongoing risks of the Company .
Subject to the passing of the Cancellation Resolution, it is
anticipated that trading in Ordinary Shares on AIM will cease at
close of business on 18 May 2020, with cancellation of such trading
taking effect from 7.00 a.m. on 19 May 2020. The Sale Period will
remain open for a further 21 days until 1.00 p.m. on 28 May
2020.
Minority Shareholders do not have to sell any Ordinary Shares if
they do not wish to do so. However, Minority Shareholders who elect
not to sell their Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Purchase Facility
or otherwise in the market by other means prior to the Cancellation
will, on completion of the Cancellation, hold Ordinary Shares in an
unquoted public company with no market facility for dealing in the
Ordinary Shares after the Cancellation. No price will be publicly
quoted for the Ordinary Shares following Cancellation.
The Independent Directors also note that if, pursuant to the
Purchase Facility or otherwise, the Dragon Capital Group were to
hold an interest in Ordinary Shares representing 75 per cent. or
more of the Company's issued share capital, it will be in a
position to pass 75% Resolutions of the Company. As such, it is
possible that, were the Cancellation Resolution not passed at the
Extraordinary General Meeting, the Dragon Capital Group may in the
future be in a position to requisition and pass a resolution to
cancel the admission of the Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM
without an obligation to offer any kind of purchase facility.
The procedure for selling Ordinary Shares is set out further in
the paragraph headed "Procedure for selling your Ordinary Shares"
in paragraph 10 below.
(1) Following an asset realisation, the Company made an initial
dividend distribution of USD 0.07 per Ordinary Share, paid on 17
April 2018, followed by an additional dividend distribution of USD
0.02 per Ordinary Share, paid on 16 May 2018.
7. Takeover Code
Shareholders are reminded that at the date of this announcement,
the Dragon Group holds an interest in 65,507,463 Ordinary Shares,
representing approximately 59.9 per cent. of the existing issued
Ordinary Shares and voting rights in the Company. Accordingly,
members of the Dragon Group are able to acquire further interests
in Ordinary Shares without incurring any obligation under Rule 9 to
make a general offer.
The Takeover Code currently applies to the Company. Following
the Cancellation, as a majority of the Board is not resident in the
United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man, the Company will
cease to be subject to the Takeover Code. This may change should
the Board appoint additional directors to the Company so that a
majority of the Board is resident in the United Kingdom, Channel
Islands or Isle of Man.
A summary of the protections afforded to Shareholders by the
Takeover Code, which will be lost on Cancellation, is set out in
Part II of the Circular.
8. Financial Information on the Company
Copies of the report and accounts of the Company for each of the
three financial years ended 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018 and the
half year report to 30 June 2019 are available from
https://dragon-upd.com/investor-information/important-information/reports
.
9. United Kingdom taxation
The following paragraphs, which are intended as a general guide
only and are based on current UK tax legislation and our
understanding of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs practice,
summarise certain limited aspects of the UK taxation treatment of
the disposal of Shares by Minority Shareholders. They relate only
to the position of certain classes of taxpayer and only to those
Minority Shareholders who hold their Shares beneficially as an
investment (other than under an individual savings account) and who
are resident or, in the case of individuals, resident and domiciled
in the UK for tax purposes. If you are in any doubt as to your
taxation position, or if you are subject to taxation in any
jurisdiction other than the UK, you should consult an appropriate
independent professional adviser immediately.
(a) UK taxation of chargeable gains ("CGT")
Liability to UK tax on chargeable gains will depend on the
individual circumstances of each Ordinary Shareholder. The sale by
a Minority Shareholder of his Shares for cash will constitute a
disposal for the purposes of UK tax on chargeable gains which may,
depending on the Shareholder's individual circumstances (including
the availability of exemptions or allowable losses), give rise to a
liability to CGT or an allowable loss.
(b) Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax ("SDRT")
No stamp duty or SDRT will be payable by Minority Shareholders
as a result of their sale of Ordinary Shares.
10. Procedure for selling your Ordinary Shares
DRGN is willing to purchase Ordinary Shares from Minority
Shareholders at a fixed price of 10 pence per Ordinary Share for a
fixed time between 7 May 2020 and 1.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020. Panmure
Gordon has received written confirmation from DRGN that it has
deposited funds with Computershare sufficient to purchase all of
the 43,854,052 Ordinary Shares held by Minority Shareholders at
that price and that it has irrevocably instructed Computershare to
purchase, on DRGN's behalf, up to 43,854,052 Ordinary Shares at a
price of 10 pence per Share from those Minority Shareholders who
have submitted Purchase Facility Forms to Computershare by 1.00
p.m. on 28 May 2020.
Shareholders do not have to sell any Ordinary Shares if they do
not wish to but, once submitted, a Purchase Facility Form or TTE
Instruction is irrevocable and cannot be withdrawn.
Subject to the passing of the Cancellation Resolution, after the
close of business on 18 May 2020, there will be no public market
for any Ordinary Shares not purchased by DRGN pursuant to the
Purchase Facility.
(a) Shares held in certificated form
Qualifying Shareholders who hold Ordinary Shares in certificated
form and who wish to participate in the Purchase Facility should
follow the instructions on the accompanying Purchase Facility Form
and return it, together with their share certificate(s) or other
documents of title in respect of the Ordinary Shares tendered with
their Purchase Facility Form, to the Receiving Agent by post to
Computershare Investor Services PLC, Corporate Actions Projects,
Bristol, BS99 6AH or by hand (during normal business hours only) to
Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater
Road, Bristol, BS13 8AE, to arrive by no later than 1.00 p.m. on 28
May 2020.
Completed Purchase Facility Forms must be received by not later
than 1.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020.
The execution of the Purchase Facility Form will constitute the
irrevocable appointment of any director or officer of the Company
as an attorney for the relevant Shareholder and an irrevocable
instruction and authorisation for the attorney to complete and
execute all or any instruments of transfer and/or other documents
at the attorney's absolute discretion in relation to the Ordinary
Shares being tendered by that Qualifying Shareholder. Further
details of the procedures for the Purchase Facility and settlement
are set out in the Circular and, in the case of Qualifying
Shareholders selling Ordinary Shares held in certificated form, in
the Purchase Facility Form. Further copies of the Purchase Facility
Form may be obtained on request from Computershare on +44 370 707
4040. The helpline is open between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. (UK
time), Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and
Wales. Please note that Computershare cannot provide advice on the
merits of the Purchase Facility nor any financial, legal or tax
advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security and
training purposes.
(b) Shares held in uncertificated form in CREST
Qualifying Shareholders who hold their interest in Ordinary
Shares in uncertificated form in CREST and who wish to sell all or
any of their Ordinary Shares under the Purchase Facility should
sell electronically through CREST so that the TTE Instruction
settles no later than 1.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020. The input and
settlement of a TTE Instruction shall constitute an instruction to
sell the specified number of Ordinary Shares at the purchase price,
by transferring such Ordinary Shares to the relevant escrow account
as detailed below.
If a Shareholder is a CREST sponsored member, the Shareholder
should refer to his/her CREST sponsor before taking any action. A
Shareholder's CREST sponsor will be able to confirm details of the
Shareholder's Participant ID and the member account ID under which
the Shareholder's Ordinary Shares are held. In addition, only the
Shareholder's CREST sponsor will be able to send the TTE
Instruction to Euroclear in relation to the Shareholder's Ordinary
Shares.
To sell Shares in uncertificated form you should send (or, if
you are a CREST sponsored member, procure that your CREST sponsor
sends) a TTE Instruction to Euroclear, which must be properly
authenticated in accordance with Euroclear's specifications for
transfers to escrow and which must contain, in addition to the
other information that is required for the TTE Instruction to
settle in CREST, the following details:
(i) the ISIN for the Ordinary Shares, which is IM00B1XH2B90;
(ii) the number of Ordinary Shares to be transferred to an escrow balance;
(iii) your Member Account ID;
(iv) your Participant ID;
(v) the Participant ID of the Receiving Agent, in its capacity
as a CREST receiving agent, which is 8RA07;
(vi) the member account ID of the escrow agent, which is DRAGON01;
(vii) the Corporate Action Number of the Purchase Facility,
which is allocated by Euroclear and is available by viewing the
relevant corporate action detail, in CREST;
(viii) the intended settlement date for the transfer to escrow.
This should be as soon as possible and, in any event, no later than
1.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020;
(ix) the standard delivery instruction with Priority 80; and
(x) contact name and telephone number inserted in the shared note field.
Qualifying Shareholders who hold their interest in Ordinary
Shares in uncertificated form in CREST and who wish to sell all or
any of their Ordinary Shares under the Purchase Facility should
sell electronically through CREST so that the TTE Instruction
settles no later than 1.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020 . After settlement
of the TTE Instructions, Shareholders will not be able to access
any Ordinary Shares which are the subject of such TTE Instruction
in CREST, for any transaction or charging purposes. The Ordinary
Shares will be held by the Receiving Agent until they are
transferred to the Receiving Agent as escrow agent for DRGN unless
the Purchase Facility becomes void or is terminated. Shareholders
are recommended to refer to the CREST Manual published by Euroclear
for further information on the CREST procedures outlined above.
If Shareholders are in any doubt as to the procedure for
acceptance under the purchase facility, please contact
Computershare on +44370 707 4040. The helpline is open between 9.00
a.m. and 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday excluding pubic holidays in
the UK. Please note that Computershare cannot provide advice on the
merits of the Purchase Facility, nor any financial, legal or tax
advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security and
training purposes. Shareholders are reminded that, if he/she are a
CREST sponsored member, he/she should contact his/her CREST sponsor
before taking any action.
(c) Terms and Conditions
Each Shareholder by whom, or on whose behalf, a Purchase
Facility Form is executed, irrevocably undertakes, represents,
warrants and agrees to and with DRGN (so as to bind him, his
personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns) to the
following:
(i) that the execution of the Purchase Facility Form shall
constitute an irrevocable offer to sell the total number of
Ordinary Shares specified on the Purchase Facility Form subject to
the terms and conditions set out or referred to in the Circular and
the Purchase Facility Form;
(ii) that he is the sole registered legal and beneficial owner
of the total number of Ordinary Shares specified on the Purchase
Facility Form;
(iii) that he has the necessary capacity and authority to
execute the Purchase Facility Form;
(iv) that he has full power and authority to sell, assign or
transfer the Ordinary Shares and when such Ordinary Shares are
purchased by DRGN, DRGN will acquire such Ordinary Shares free and
clear from all liens, charges, restrictions, claims, equitable
interests and encumbrances and together with all rights attaching
thereto and such representation and warranty will be true in all
respects at the time DRGN purchases such Ordinary Shares as if it
had been entered into anew at such time and shall not be
extinguished by such purchase;
(v) that the execution of the Purchase Facility Form will
constitute the irrevocable appointment of DRGN and any director of
DRGN, or other person nominated by DRGN, as such Shareholder's
attorney and an irrevocable instruction and authorisation to the
attorney to do all acts and things as may in the attorney's opinion
be necessary or expedient for the purpose of, or in connection
with, the Ordinary Shares being tendered by the Shareholder
pursuant to the Purchase Facility;
(vi) that he agrees to ratify each and every act or thing which
may be done or effected by the attorney or DRGN or any of its
directors or any person nominated by DRGN in the proper exercise of
his powers and/or authorities hereunder;
(vii) that he shall do all such acts and things as shall be
necessary or expedient and execute any additional documents deemed
by DRGN to be desirable to complete the purchase of the Ordinary
Shares by DRGN and/or to perfect any of the authorities expressed
to be given hereunder;
(viii) that the terms and conditions in the Circular shall be
deemed to be incorporated in, and form part of, the Purchase
Facility Form, which shall be read and construed accordingly;
(ix) that, such Shareholder, if an Overseas Shareholder, has
fully observed any applicable legal requirements and that he may
tender his Ordinary Shares under the Purchase Facility under the
laws of the relevant jurisdiction;
(x) that such Shareholder is participating in the Purchase
Facility from outside any Restricted Jurisdiction; and
(xi) that such Shareholder has not received or sent copies or
originals of the Circular, the Purchase Facility Form or any
related documents in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction.
Each Shareholder by whom, or on whose behalf, an electronic
acceptance is made by submission of a TTE instruction, irrevocably
undertakes, represents, warrants and agrees to and with DRGN (so as
to bind him, his personal representatives, heirs, successors and
assigns) to the following:
A. that the input of a TTE Instruction shall constitute an
irrevocable offer to sell the total number of Ordinary Shares
specified in the TTE Instruction in each case subject to the terms
and conditions set out or referred to in the Circular;
B. that he is the sole registered legal and beneficial owner of
the total number of Ordinary Shares specified in the TTE
Instruction;
C. that he has the necessary capacity and authority to execute
the TTE Instruction or to instruct its execution;
D. that he has full power and authority to sell, assign or
transfer the Ordinary Shares (as the case may be) and when such
Ordinary Shares are purchased by DRGN, DRGN will acquire such
Ordinary Shares free and clear from all liens, charges,
restrictions, claims, equitable interests and encumbrances and
together with all rights attaching thereto and such representation
and warranty will be true in all respects at the time DRGN
purchases such Ordinary Shares as if it had been entered into anew
at such time and shall not be extinguished by such purchase;
E. that the input of the TTE Instruction will constitute the
irrevocable appointment of DRGN and any director of DRGN, or other
person nominated by DRGN, as such Shareholder's attorney and an
irrevocable instruction and authorisation to the attorney to do all
acts and things as may in the attorney's opinion be necessary or
expedient for the purpose of, or in connection with, the Ordinary
Shares being tendered by the Shareholder pursuant to the Purchase
Facility;
F. that he agrees to ratify each and every act or thing which
may be done or effected by the attorney or DRGN or any of its
directors or any person nominated by DRGN in the proper exercise of
his powers and/or authorities hereunder;
G. that he shall do all such acts and things as shall be
necessary or expedient and execute any additional documents deemed
by DRGN to be desirable to complete the purchase of the Ordinary
Shares by DRGN and/or to perfect any of the authorities expressed
to be given hereunder;
H. that if, for any reason, any Ordinary Shares in respect of
which a TTE Instruction has been made are, prior to the end of the
Sale Period, converted into certificated form the electronic tender
in respect of such Ordinary Shares shall cease to be valid and the
Shareholder will need to comply with the procedures for tendering
Ordinary Shares in certificated form as set out above in respect of
the Ordinary Shares so converted, if he wishes to make a valid
tender of such Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Purchase
Facility;
I. that, such Shareholder, if an Overseas Shareholder, has fully
observed any applicable legal requirements and that he may tender
his Ordinary Shares under the Purchase Facility under the laws of
the relevant jurisdiction;
J. that such Shareholder is participating in the Purchase
Facility from outside any Restricted Jurisdiction; and
K. that such Shareholder has not received or sent copies or
originals of the Circular, the Purchase Facility Form or any
related documents in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction.
(d) Settlement
Unless the Purchase Facility becomes void or is terminated or is
extended, the outcome of the Purchase Facility is expected to be
announced on or about 29 May 2020. The payment of any consideration
for Ordinary Shares will be made only after the relevant TTE
Instruction has settled or (in the case of Ordinary Shares in
certificated form) after the Receiving Agent has received the
relevant share certificates and/or other document(s) of title, or
an indemnity in lieu thereof, a properly completed and duly
executed Purchase Facility Form and any other documents required by
the Purchase Facility Form.
Settlement of the consideration to which any Shareholder is
entitled pursuant to the Purchase Facility, will be made as
follows:
(i) Ordinary Shares in certificated form
Where an acceptance of the Purchase Facility relates to Ordinary
Shares in certificated form, a cheque for the consideration will be
despatched by first class post expected to be not later than five
Business Days after the day that the outcome of the Purchase
Facility is announced at the risk of the person entitled thereto.
All cash payments will be made in pounds sterling by cheque drawn
on a branch of a UK clearing bank. Delivery of cash for the
Ordinary Shares will be made by the Receiving Agent. The Receiving
Agent will act as agent for DRGN in relation to the Purchase
Facility for the purpose of receiving the cash and transmitting
such cash to such Shareholders.
(ii) Ordinary Shares held in uncertificated form
Where the Purchase Facility is accepted in relation to Ordinary
Shares held in CREST, the consideration will be paid by means of
CREST by the Receiving Agent procuring the creation of an assured
payment obligation in favour of the payment of accepting
Shareholders in accordance with the CREST assured payment
arrangements, expected to be not later than five Business Days
after the day that the outcome of the Purchase Facility is
announced.
(e) Overseas Shareholders
The Purchase Facility is not available to Shareholders whose
address, as stated on the Register, is in a Restricted
Jurisdiction, or who are resident in a Restricted Jurisdiction. The
Board shall use its discretion in deciding whether the Purchase
Facility is made available to Overseas Shareholders whose address
or place of residence is not in a Restricted Jurisdiction.
The availability of the Purchase Facility in, or to persons
resident in, jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom or
custodians, nominees or trustees for persons who are citizens,
residents or nationals of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom
may be prohibited or affected by the laws of the relevant overseas
jurisdiction. Shareholders who are Overseas Shareholders should
inform themselves about and observe any applicable legal or
regulatory requirements. It is the responsibility of any such
Overseas Shareholder wishing to tender Ordinary Shares to satisfy
himself as to the full observance of the laws of the relevant
jurisdiction in connection therewith, including the obtaining of
any governmental, exchange control or other consents which may be
required, the compliance with other necessary formalities and the
payment of any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such
jurisdiction. If you are in any doubt about your position, you
should consult your professional adviser in the relevant
jurisdiction. Any such Shareholder will be responsible for any such
issue, transfer or other taxes payable and the Company and any
person acting on their behalf shall be fully indemnified and held
harmless by such Shareholder for any such issue, transfer or other
taxes such person may be required to pay. No steps have been taken
to register or qualify the Purchase Facility or to authorise the
offer of the Purchase Facility or the distribution of the Circular,
the Purchase Facility Form and any related documents in any
territory outside the United Kingdom.
These provisions and any other terms of the Purchase Facility
relating to Overseas Shareholders may be waived, varied or modified
as regards specific Shareholders or on a general basis by the
Company in its absolute discretion.
Shareholders who are not Qualifying Shareholders (being
Shareholders with a registered address in a Restricted
Jurisdiction) will not be able to participate in the Purchase
Facility.
11. Extraordinary General Meeting and action to be taken
The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at Horizon Park,
4-V Mykoly Grinchenka street, Kyiv, Ukraine, 03038 commencing at
11.00 a.m. on 6 May 2020. A 75% Resolution will be proposed at the
Extraordinary General Meeting to approve the Cancellation.
With regard to Coronavirus ("COVID-19") and its potential impact
on the Extraordinary General Meeting, we are asking Shareholders to
comply with certain unprecedented but urgent measures. These
recommendations are designed to retain participation by
Shareholders in the business of the Extraordinary General Meeting,
while balancing health and safety considerations.
Under business closure measures imposed by the Isle of Man
Government in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, there is an
obligation to minimise all meetings and gatherings. In addition, as
of 6 a.m. on Friday 27 March 2020, the Isle of Man's borders were
closed to passengers. The only exceptions to this restriction are
the return of Manx residents from overseas and a very limited group
of people who are necessary to the Island's critical national
infrastructure or for the preservation of human life.. As a result,
the Extraordinary General Meeting cannot take place in the Isle of
Man (where the Company's shareholder meetings have historically
been held). The Extraordinary General Meeting will instead be held
in Kyiv, where the Chairman was at the time of imposing
international travel restrictions and is based now, in order to
ensure that a quorum can be formed. Due to international travel
restrictions currently in place, you will not be permitted to
attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person. Anyone seeking
to attend the meeting in person (beyond the two persons designated
by the Board as being necessary to form a quorum) will be refused
entry. Shareholders who wish to vote on the Cancellation Resolution
should therefore complete and submit a Form of Proxy. Shareholders
should appoint the chair of the Extraordinary General Meeting as
proxy (as any other proxy will not be allowed to attend the
Extraordinary General Meeting unless it is for the purpose of
forming the quorum). In the event that the situation changes, the
Board will inform shareholders of any change in these arrangements
by way of a regulatory news service announcement.
For the reasons set out above, the vote on the 75% Resolution to
be put to the Extraordinary General Meeting will be conducted as a
poll. A Form of Proxy for use in connection with the Extraordinary
General Meeting will be enclosed with the Circular. Accordingly
shareholders are strongly advised to complete, sign and return
their Form of Proxy in accordance with the instructions printed
thereon so as to be received by the Company Administrator at 2(nd)
Floor, St Mary's Court, 20 Hill Street, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1
1EU, or by email at SIngrassia@bostonmfo.com, not later than 11.00
a.m. on 4 May 2020. In the current circumstances completion and
return of a Form of Proxy is the only way your vote will be counted
at the General Meeting as, based on current guidance and travel
restrictions, you will be precluded from travelling to and
attending the Extraordinary General Meeting in person. Proxy
appointments are not available through CREST. CREST members should
therefore follow the process set out in this paragraph.
12. Recommendation
The Independent Directors , taking into account the
establishment of the Purchase Facility, consider the Cancellation
to be in the best interests of the Shareholders as a whole for the
following key reasons:
(a) the considerable costs associated with the maintenance of
the trading of Ordinary Shares on AIM; and
(b) the possibility that, were the Cancellation Resolution not
passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Dragon Capital
Group may in the future be in a position to requisition and pass a
resolution to cancel the admission of the Ordinary Shares to
trading on AIM without an obligation to offer any kind of purchase
facility.
Accordingly, the Board recommends that Shareholders vote in
favour of the Cancellation Resolution.
The Independent Directors consider it appropriate that those
Minority Shareholders who are unable or unwilling to hold Shares in
the Company following the Cancellation should be given an
opportunity to realise their investment in accordance with the
terms of the Purchase Facility, notwithstanding the fact that the
purchase price represents a discount of approximately 9.1 per cent.
to the Closing Price for Ordinary Shares on 16 April 2020, being
the latest practicable date prior to the date of this announcement.
However, the Independent Directors make no recommendation to
Minority Shareholders in relation to the Purchase Facility and
recommend that all Minority Shareholders consult their duly
authorised independent advisers before they make a decision as to
whether to sell some, all or none of their Ordinary Shares, in
order to obtain advice relevant to their particular
circumstances.
Nevertheless, Shareholders should, when making their decision
whether or not to take advantage of the Purchase Facility, bear in
mind, inter alia, the following:
-- the loss of the listing, and resultant liquidity, should Cancellation take effect;
-- the loss of the protections of the AIM Rules, particularly
with regard to approvals and disclosure obligations, should
Cancellation take effect;
-- the loss of the protections of the Takeover Code, should Cancellation take effect;
-- the Purchase Facility provides a return of cash now, compared
to the alternative of being exposed to the ongoing risks of the
Company;
-- the purchase price represents a premium of approximately 11
per cent. compared to the 2017 Offer Price, as adjusted for the
dividends paid by the Company since the 2017 Offer;
-- the purchase price represents a discount of approximately 9.1
per cent. to the Closing Price for Ordinary Shares on 16 April
2020, being the latest practicable date prior to the date of this
announcement;
-- the purchase price represents a discount of approximately 6.5
per cent. compared to the average Closing Price for Ordinary Shares
in the six months ending on 16 April 2020, being the latest
practicable date prior to the date of this announcement; and
-- should the Dragon Capital Group, pursuant to the Purchase
Facility, hold more than 75 per cent. of the Ordinary Shares it
will be able to pass 75% Resolutions of the Company.
Please note that none of the Independent Directors holds
Ordinary Shares .
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
Announcement of the proposed 20 April 2020
Cancellation and the Purchase
Facility
Publication and posting of the 8.00 a.m. on 20 April 2020
Circular, the Form of Proxy
and the Purchase Facility Form
Latest time and date for receipt 11.00 a.m. on 4 May 2020
of online proxy votes or completed
Forms of Proxy in respect of
the Extraordinary General Meeting
Extraordinary General Meeting 11.00 a.m. on 6 May 2020
Sale Period commences 7 May 2020
Expected time and date of Cancellation 7.00 a.m. on 19 May 2020
Latest time and date for receipt 1.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020
of completed Purchase Facility
Form and TTE Instruction(s)
Sale Period closes 1.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020
Record Time 6.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020
Announcement of take up of the on or around 29 May 2020
Purchase Facility
Cheques despatched and payment by 5 June 2020
through CREST in respect of
the Purchase Facility
Notes:
(1) All of the times referred to in this announcement refer to
London time, unless otherwise stated.
(2) Each of the times and dates in the above timetable is
subject to change. If any of the above times and/or dates change,
the revised times and dates will be notified to Shareholders by an
announcement through a Regulatory Information Service and/or the
Company's website.
(3) The Cancellation requires the approval of not less than 75%
of the votes cast by Shareholders at the Extraordinary General
Meeting.
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply throughout this announcement,
unless the context requires otherwise:
"75% Resolution" a resolution of the Shareholders passed by a
majority of at least 75 per cent. of the voting rights
"AIM" AIM, the market operated by the London Stock Exchange
"AIM Rules" the rules and guidance for companies whose shares
are admitted to trading on AIM entitled "AIM Rules for Companies"
published by the London Stock Exchange, as amended from time to
time
"Business Day" a day (excluding Saturday, Sunday and public
holidays in England and Wales) on which banks are generally open
for business in London for the transaction of normal banking
business
"Cancellation" the cancellation of admission of the Ordinary
Shares to trading on AIM, subject to passing of the Cancellation
Resolution and in accordance with Rule 41 of the AIM Rules
"Cancellation Resolution" the resolution contained in the Notice
of Extraordinary General Meeting;
"Circular" the circular to Shareholders, containing information
about the Cancellation, the Purchase Facility and the Extraordinary
General Meeting
"Closing Price" the closing middle market quotation of an
Ordinary Share as derived from the Daily Official List of the
London Stock Exchange
"Company" or "DUPD" Dragon-Ukrainian Properties and Development
Plc, a company incorporated in the Isle of Man with registered
number 010832V whose registered office is at 2(nd) Floor, St Mary's
Court, 20 Hill Street, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 1EU
"CREST" the relevant system (as defined in the CREST
Regulations) in respect of which Euroclear is the operator
"CREST member" a person who has been admitted by Euroclear as a
system-member (as defined in the CREST Regulations)
"CREST participant" a person who is, in relation to CREST, a
system participant (as defined in the CREST Regulations)
"CREST Regulations" the Uncertificated Securities Regulations
2006, and any applicable rules made thereunder
"DCI" Dragon Capital Investments Limited, a company incorporated
in Cyprus with registered number 206349 which is part of the Dragon
Capital Group
"Directors" or "Board" the directors of the Company
"Dragon Capital" Dragon Capital Holding Limited, a company
organised under the law of Cyprus, registration number 172042,
whose registered office is at Ledra House, Agiou Pavlou 15, Agios
Andreas, P.C. 1105, Nicosia, Cyprus
"Dragon Capital Group" Dragon Capital and its subsidiaries and
subsidiary undertakings
"DRGN Limited" or "DRGN" a company incorporated under the laws
of the Republic of Cyprus with registered number HE111306, whose
registered office is at Ledra House, Agiou Pavlou 15, Agios
Andreas, P.C. 1105, Nicosia, Cyprus which is part of the Dragon
Capital Group
"Euroclear" Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited
"Extraordinary General Meeting" the extraordinary general
meeting of the Company convened for 11.00 a.m. on 6 May 2020 and
any adjournment thereof, notice of which is set out in Part III of
the Circular
"Form of Proxy" the form of proxy which accompanies the Circular
for use at the Extraordinary General Meeting or at any adjournment
thereof
"Independent Directors" Mark Iwashko and Aloysius van der
Heijden, being the Directors who are independent of the Dragon
Capital Group
"London Stock Exchange" London Stock Exchange plc
"Minority Shareholders" the holders of the 43,854,052 Ordinary
Shares not currently owned by the Dragon Capital Group
"Notice of Extraordinary General the notice of Extraordinary
General Meeting which is set out in
Meeting " or "Notice" Part III of the Circular
"Ordinary Shares" ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each in the capital
of the Company, and "Ordinary Share" means any one of them
"Overseas Shareholders" Shareholders who are citizens or
nationals of, or resident in, jurisdictions outside the UK
"Panel" the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers
"Panmure Gordon" Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited of One New Change,
London EC4M
9AF, the Company's nominated adviser
"Participant ID" the identification code or membership number
used in CREST to identify a particular CREST member or other CREST
participant
"Purchase Facility" the mechanism by which DRGN will offer to
purchase the
Minority Shareholders' Ordinary Shares for a price of 10 pence per Ordinary Share
"Purchase Facility Form" the Purchase Facility Form accompanying
the Circular for use by Qualifying Shareholders who hold their
Ordinary Shares in certificated form in connection with the
Purchase Facility
"Qualifying Shareholders" Shareholders on the Register at the
Record Time other than
those with a registered address in a Restricted Jurisdiction
"Receiving Agent" Computershare Investor Services PLC or
Computershare
"Record Time" 6.00 p.m. on 28 May 2020
"Regulatory Information Service" has the meaning given to it in the AIM Rules
"Restricted Jurisdiction" Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,
Canada, the United States, Japan or any other jurisdiction where
the mailing of the Circular, or the availability of the Purchase
Facility into such jurisdiction would constitute a violation of the
laws of such jurisdiction
"Sale Period" the period from 7 May 2020 until 1.00 p.m. on 28
May 2020
"Shareholders" holders of Ordinary Shares from time to time and
"Shareholder" means any one of them
"Takeover Code " the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers
" TFE Instruction " a transfer from escrow instruction (as
defined by the CREST manual issued by Euroclear)
" TTE Instruction " a transfer to escrow instruction (as defined
by the CREST manual issued by Euroclear)
"United Kingdom" the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
A reference to "GBP" is to pounds sterling, being the lawful
currency of the UK.
A reference to "United States Dollars", "US$" or "$" is to
United States dollars, being the lawful currency of the United
States of America.
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the
London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct
Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United
Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution
of this information may apply. For further information, please
contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.
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