NOT
FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO
DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
28 October
2024
RECOMMENDED CASH
ACQUISITION
of
Tritax EuroBox plc ("Tritax
EuroBox")
by
Titanium Ruth Bidco Limited
("Bidco")
(a newly formed
company indirectly owned by one of Brookfield's real estate private
funds)
PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF
SCHEME DOCUMENT
On 10 October 2024, the boards of
directors of Tritax EuroBox and Bidco announced that they had
reached agreement on the terms and conditions of a recommended cash
acquisition by Bidco of the entire issued, and to be issued,
ordinary share capital of Tritax EuroBox (the "Brookfield Offer" or the "Acquisition"). The Brookfield Offer is
being implemented by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of
arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the
"Scheme"). The directors of
Tritax EuroBox announced that the terms of the Brookfield Offer
represent an attractive premium for Tritax EuroBox Shareholders
over the all-share offer by SEGRO plc for the entire issued and to
be issued share capital of Tritax EuroBox, announced on 4 September
2024 (the "SEGRO Offer")
and accordingly the Tritax EuroBox Shareholders are encouraged to
take no action in respect of the SEGRO Offer.
Publication of the Scheme Document
The Tritax EuroBox Directors are
pleased to announce the publication of the scheme document in
relation to the Scheme (the "Scheme Document") which, together with
the associated Forms of Proxy, is today being posted by Tritax
EuroBox to Tritax EuroBox Shareholders. Unless the context provides
otherwise, words and expressions defined in the Scheme Document
shall have the same meanings in this announcement.
The Scheme Document contains,
amongst other things, a letter from the Chair of Tritax EuroBox,
the full terms and conditions of the Scheme, an explanatory
statement pursuant to section 897 of the Companies Act 2006, an
expected timetable of principal events, notices of the Court
Meeting and the General Meeting, a valuation report pursuant to
Rule 29 of the City Code on Takeover and Mergers (the "City Code"), and details of the actions to
be taken by Scheme Shareholders entitled to vote at the Court
Meeting and Tritax EuroBox Shareholders entitled to vote at the
General Meeting in relation to the Brookfield Offer.
The Scheme Document will be made
available (subject to any applicable restrictions relating to
persons in, or resident, in Restricted Jurisdictions) for
inspection free of charge, on Tritax
EuroBox's website at
https://www.tritaxeurobox.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/brookfield-offer/
and on Bidco's website at www.public-documents.co.uk
by no later than 12 noon on the Business Day
following the publication of the Scheme Document and will be
available up to and including the end of the Offer Period. The
contents of these websites are not
incorporated into, and do not form part of, this
announcement.
Hard copies of the Scheme Document
(or depending on Tritax EuroBox Shareholders' communication
preferences, a letter or email giving details of the websites where
the Scheme Document may be accessed) and Forms of Proxy for the
Court Meeting and the General Meeting are being sent to Tritax
EuroBox Shareholders. If not already
receiving hard copy documents, Tritax EuroBox Shareholders may
request a hard copy of the Scheme Document by contacting Tritax
EuroBox's registrar, Computershare, at The Pavilions, Bridgwater
Road, Bristol, United Kingdom, BS99 6ZY, or by calling 0370 703
0010 or from overseas +44(0)370 703 0010. Calls are charged at the
standard geographical rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside
the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international
rate. Lines are open between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. (London time),
Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays in England and
Wales)
Capitalised terms used in this
announcement shall, unless otherwise defined, have the same
meanings as set out in the Scheme Document. All references to times
in this announcement are to London, United Kingdom times unless
otherwise stated.
Action required
As further described in the Scheme
Document, before the Court is asked to sanction the Scheme and in
order to become Effective, the Scheme will require: (i) the
approval of Scheme Shareholders present and voting either in person
or by proxy at the Court Meeting (or any adjournment thereof),
which has been convened by an order of the Court, representing not
less than 75 per cent. in value of the Scheme Shares by such Scheme
Shareholders; and (ii) the passing of the Resolution by the
requisite majority of Tritax EuroBox Shareholders at the General
Meeting (or any adjournment thereof). The Scheme is also subject to
the satisfaction or (where applicable) waiver of the Conditions and
further terms that are set out in the Scheme Document.
The Court Meeting and the General
Meeting are to be held at the offices of Ashurst LLP, London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square,
London E1 6PW on 20 November 2024. The Court Meeting is scheduled
to commence at 10:00 a.m. and the General Meeting is scheduled to
commence at 10:15 a.m. (or as soon thereafter as the Court Meeting
has concluded, been adjourned or postponed). Notices of the Court
Meeting and the General Meeting are set out in Parts 10 and 11,
respectively, of the Scheme Document.
Any changes to the arrangements for
the Court Meeting and the General Meeting will be communicated to
the Scheme Shareholders and the Tritax EuroBox Shareholders before
the relevant Meetings, by an announcement through
a Regulatory Information Service.
It
is important that, for the Court Meeting in particular, as many
votes as possible are cast (whether in person or by proxy) in order
for the Court to be satisfied that there is a fair and reasonable
representation of Scheme Shareholders' opinion. Scheme Shareholders
and Tritax EuroBox Shareholders are therefore strongly urged to
complete, sign and return their Forms of Proxy or to appoint a
proxy electronically either through the share portal service,
Proxymity or through CREST as soon as possible and, in any event,
by no later than 10:00 a.m. on 18 November 2024 in respect of the
Court Meeting and 10:15 a.m. on 18 November 2024 in respect of the
General Meeting in accordance with the instructions set out in the
Scheme Document and the Forms of Proxy. Instructions in relation to
voting and the completion of the Forms of Proxy are included in the
Scheme Document. Scheme Shareholders and Tritax EuroBox
Shareholders are also strongly encouraged to appoint "the Chair of
the meeting" as their proxy.
Tritax EuroBox Shareholders are encouraged to take no action
in respect of the SEGRO Offer.
Expected timetable of principal events
An expected timetable of principal
events for the Scheme is set out in the Scheme Document and is also
reproduced in the appendix to this announcement. Subject to the
requisite approval of Scheme Shareholders at the Court Meeting and
of Tritax EuroBox Shareholders at the General Meeting, the satisfaction or
waiver (if capable of waiver) of the other Conditions set out in
the Scheme Document and the sanction of the Scheme by the Court at
the Sanction Hearing, the Scheme is currently expected to become
Effective on or around 10 December 2024.
The dates and times given are
indicative only and are based on Tritax EuroBox's and Bidco's
current expectations and may be subject to change. If any of the
expected dates and/or times set out in the expected timetable
change, then Tritax EuroBox (or Bidco, as applicable) will give
adequate notice(s) of such changes in an announcement released
through a Regulatory Information Service and by making such
announcement available on Tritax EuroBox's
website at
https://www.tritaxeurobox.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/brookfield-offer/
and on Bidco's website at www.public-documents.co.uk.
If the Scheme becomes Effective, it
is intended that applications will be made to the London Stock
Exchange to cancel trading in Tritax EuroBox Shares on the Main
Market, and to the Financial Conduct Authority to cancel the
listing of the Tritax EuroBox Shares on the Official List, in each
case with effect from or shortly following the Effective Date. The
last day of dealings in Tritax EuroBox Shares on the Main Market
for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange is expected to
be the Business Day following the Sanction Hearing, following which
Tritax EuroBox will make an application for the Tritax EuroBox
Shares to be suspended from listing on the Official List and from
trading on the Main Market at 7.30 a.m. on the second Business Day
following the date of the Sanction Hearing.
Recommendation
The Tritax EuroBox Directors, who
have been so advised by Lazard, Barclays and Jefferies as to the
financial terms of the Acquisition, consider the terms of the
Acquisition to be fair and reasonable. In providing their advice to
the Tritax EuroBox Directors, Lazard, Barclays and Jefferies have
taken into consideration the commercial assessments of the Tritax
EuroBox Directors. Lazard is providing independent financial advice
to the Tritax EuroBox Directors for the purposes of Rule 3 of the
City Code.
Accordingly, taking into account the
factors set out in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Scheme Document,
the Tritax EuroBox Directors believe that the terms of the
Acquisition (including the Scheme) are in the best interests of
Tritax EuroBox Shareholders as a whole and unanimously recommend
that all Scheme Shareholders vote in favour of the Scheme at the
Court Meeting and that all Tritax EuroBox Shareholders vote in
favour of the Resolution at the General Meeting (or, in the event
that the Acquisition is implemented by way of an Offer, to accept
or procure acceptance of the Offer).
Given their recommendation of the
Acquisition, the Tritax EuroBox Directors have unanimously
withdrawn their recommendation of the SEGRO Offer and have
adjourned the SEGRO Offer Shareholder Meetings indefinitely. Tritax
EuroBox Shareholders are therefore urged to take no action in
relation to the SEGRO Offer.
Shareholders should read carefully
the whole of the Scheme Document (including any documents
incorporated into the Scheme Document by reference), together with
the accompanying Forms of Proxy, before deciding whether or not to
vote, or procure a vote, in favour of the Scheme at the Court
Meeting and the Resolution at the General Meeting. Each of these
documents contains important information relating to the
Acquisition. Any vote or decision in respect of, or other response
to, the Acquisition or the Scheme (as applicable) should only be
made on the basis of the information contained in the Scheme
Document.
Helpline
If you have any questions about this
announcement, the Scheme Document, the Court Meeting or the General
Meeting, or are in any doubt as to how to complete and return the
Forms of Proxy, please contact Tritax EuroBox's registrar, Computershare, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road,
Bristol, United Kingdom, BS99 6ZY or call on +44(0)370 703 0010,
between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding public
holidays in England and Wales). All calls to the helpline may be
recorded and monitored for security and training purposes. Please
note that, for legal reasons, the helpline cannot provide advice on
the merits of the Acquisition or the Scheme or give any legal, tax
or financial advice.
Enquiries:
Tritax
EuroBox
|
+44 (0) 20
7290 1616
|
Robert Orr
(Chair)
Phil
Redding (CEO)
Mehdi
Bourassi (CFO)
Charles
Chalkly (Director of Investor Relations)
|
|
Lazard (Lead Financial
Adviser to Tritax EuroBox)
|
+44 (0) 20
7187 2000
|
Patrick
Long
Jolyon
Coates
Sebastian
O'Shea-Farren
|
|
Barclays (Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker
to Tritax EuroBox)
|
+44 (0) 20
7623 2323
|
Bronson Albery
Tom Macdonald
Callum West
|
|
Jefferies (Joint Financial
Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker to Tritax
EuroBox)
|
+44 (0) 20
7029 8000
|
Rishi
Bhuchar
Ed
Matthews
Gaudi Le
Roux
|
|
Kekst CNC (PR Adviser to
Tritax EuroBox)
|
|
Richard
Campbell
Guy
Bates
Tom
Climie
|
+44 (0)
7775 784 933
+44 (0)
7581 056 415
+44 (0)
7760 160 248
|
Brookfield
|
|
John Hamlin
Marie
Fuller
|
+44 (0)
7436 054 717
+44 (0) 20
7408 8375
|
Citi (Financial Adviser to
Bidco and Brookfield)
|
+44 (0) 20
7986 4000
|
James
Ibbotson
Bogdan
Melaniuc
James
Carton
|
|
APPENDIX
Expected timetable of
principal events
The following indicative timetable sets out Tritax EuroBox's
and Bidco's current expected dates for the implementation of the
Scheme and is subject to change. If any of the dates and/or times
in this expected timetable change, the revised dates and/or times
will be notified to Tritax EuroBox Shareholders by announcement
through a Regulatory Information Services.
Event
|
Time
and/or date
|
Publication of the Scheme
Document
|
28 October 2024
|
Latest time and date for receipt of
the BLUE Form of Proxy or a CREST Proxy Instruction in respect of
the Court Meeting
|
10:00 a.m. on 18 November
2024(1)
|
Latest time and date for receipt of
the WHITE Form of Proxy or a CREST Proxy Instruction in respect of
the General Meeting
|
10:15 a.m. on 18 November
2024(2)
|
Voting Record Time for the Court
Meeting and the General Meeting
|
6.00 p.m. on 18 November
2024(3)
|
Court Meeting
|
10:00 a.m. on 20 November 2024
|
General Meeting
|
10:15 a.m. on 20 November 2024(4)
|
The
following dates and times are indicative only and are subject to
change(5)
|
Scheme Court Hearing
|
6 December 2024
|
Last day of dealings in, and for
registration of transfers of, and disablement in CREST of, Tritax
EuroBox Shares
|
9 December
2024(6)
|
Scheme Record Time
|
6.00 p.m. on 9 December
2024
|
Suspension of listing of Tritax
EuroBox Shares on the Official List and from trading on the Main
Market
|
7.30 a.m. on 10 December
2024
|
Effective Date of the Scheme
|
10
December 2024(7)
|
Cancellation of listing of, and
trading in, the Tritax EuroBox Shares
|
by no later than 8.00 a.m. on 11
December 2024
|
Latest date for despatch of cheques
and crediting of CREST accounts and processing electronic transfers
in respect of the Cash Consideration due under the
Scheme
|
Within 14 days of the Effective
Date
|
Long-Stop Date
|
10 April
2025(8)
|
All references to time shown in this
announcement are references to London (UK) time.
|
The
Court Meeting and the General Meeting will each be held at the
offices of Ashurst LLP, London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval
Square, London E1 6PW
|
Notes:
(1)
It is requested that BLUE Forms of Proxy or CREST Proxy
Instructions in respect of the Court Meeting be lodged at least 48
hours prior to the time appointed for the Court Meeting or, in the
case of any adjournment or postponement, not later than 48 hours
before the time fixed for the holding of the adjourned or postponed
Court Meeting (in each case, excluding any part of a day that is
not a Business Day). BLUE Forms of Proxy that are not so lodged may
be handed to the Chair of the Court Meeting or a representative of
the Company's registrar, Computershare, at the Court Meeting venue
before the start of the Court Meeting.
(2)
WHITE Forms of Proxy or CREST Proxy Instructions in respect of the
General Meeting must be lodged at least 48 hours prior to the time
appointed for the General Meeting or, in the case of any
adjournment or postponement, not later than 48 hours before the
time fixed for the holding of the adjourned or postponed General
Meeting (in each case, excluding any part of a day that is not a
Business Day). WHITE Forms of Proxy that are not so lodged may NOT
be handed to the Chair of the General Meeting or a representative
of the Company's registrar, Computershare, before the start of or
at the General Meeting.
(3)
If either the Court Meeting or the General Meeting is adjourned or
postponed, the Voting Record Time for the relevant adjourned or
postponed Meeting will be 6.00 p.m. on the day which is two
Business Days before the date set for such adjourned or postponed
Meeting and only Scheme Shareholders (in the case of the Court
Meeting) and Tritax EuroBox Shareholders (in the case of the
General Meeting) on the register of members at such time shall be
entitled to attend and vote at the relevant Meeting(s).
(4)
Or as soon thereafter as the Court Meeting shall have been
concluded or been adjourned or postponed.
(5)
These dates and times are indicative only, may be subject to change
(including as a result of changes to the Court timetable and, in
particular, if an earlier date becomes available for the Scheme
Court Hearing) and will depend, amongst other matters, on the date
upon which: (i) the Conditions are satisfied or (where applicable)
waived; and (ii) the Court sanctions the Scheme. Tritax EuroBox or
Bidco (as appropriate) will give notice of any change(s) to this
indicative timetable by issuing an announcement through a
Regulatory Information Service and, if required by the Panel,
Tritax EuroBox will post notice(s) of the change(s) to Tritax
EuroBox Shareholders and persons with information rights. All
Scheme Shareholders have the right to attend the Scheme Court
Hearing. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing is without
prejudice to the Conditions (including the Conditions set out in
paragraphs (a) and (b) of Part A of Part 4 of the Scheme Document
and the dates specified therein).
(6)
Tritax EuroBox Shares will be disabled in CREST from 6.00 p.m. on
such date.
(7)
The Scheme shall become Effective as soon as a copy of the Scheme
Court Order has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. This
is expected to occur prior to the suspension of trading in Tritax
EuroBox Shares. The events which are stated as occurring on
subsequent dates are conditional on the Effective Date and operate
by reference to that date.
(8)
This is the latest date by which the Scheme may become Effective
unless: (i) Tritax EuroBox and Bidco agree a later date; or (ii)
Bidco specifies a later date (in a competitive situation with the
consent of the Panel) and, in each case, as the Court may
allow.
Important notices
You should read this announcement and the Scheme Document and
if you are in any doubt as to the Acquisition or the action you
should take, you are recommended to seek
your own independent financial advice immediately from your
stockbroker, solicitor, accountant, bank manager or other
independent financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) if you are resident in
the United Kingdom or, if you are not so resident, from another
appropriately authorised independent financial
adviser. If you have any questions
about the Scheme Document, the Court Meeting or the General Meeting
or are in any doubt as to how to complete the Forms of Proxy,
please contact Computershare on the number set out
above.
This announcement and the accompanying documents do not
constitute or form part of an offer or an invitation to purchase or
subscribe for any securities, or a solicitation of an offer to buy
any securities, whether pursuant to this announcement or otherwise,
in any jurisdiction in which such offer, invitation or solicitation
is or would be unlawful.
This announcement does not comprise a prospectus or a
prospectus equivalent document or an exempted
document.
The contents of this announcement do not amount to, and should
not be construed as, legal, tax, business or financial
advice.
The statements contained in this announcement are made as at
the date of this announcement, unless some other date is specified
in relation to them, and publication of this announcement shall not
give rise to any implication that there has been no change in the
facts set forth in this announcement since such
date.
The Acquisition will be subject to English law, the
jurisdiction of the Court and the applicable requirements of the
City Code, the Panel, the London Stock Exchange, the FCA, the
Listing Rules and the Registrar of Companies.
Lazard & Co., Limited ("Lazard"), which is authorised and
regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively
as financial adviser for Tritax EuroBox and for no one else in
connection with the Acquisition and the matters described in this
announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Tritax EuroBox for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Lazard or for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition
or any matter described in this announcement. Neither Lazard nor
any of its affiliates (nor their respective directors, officers,
employees or agents) owes or accepts any duty, liability or
responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in
contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is
not a client of Lazard in connection with this announcement, any
statement contained herein, the Acquisition or
otherwise.
Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank
("Barclays"), which is
authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the
United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as financial adviser for
Tritax EuroBox and for no one else in connection with the
Acquisition and the matters described in this announcement and will
not be responsible to anyone other than Tritax EuroBox for
providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing
advice in connection with the Acquisition or the matters described
in this announcement. In accordance with the City Code, normal
United Kingdom market practice and Rule 14e-5(b) of the US Exchange
Act, Barclays and its affiliates will continue to act as exempt
principal trader in Tritax EuroBox and SEGRO securities on the
London Stock Exchange. These purchases and activities by exempt
principal traders which are required to be made public in the
United Kingdom pursuant to the City Code will be reported to a
Regulatory Information Service and will be available on the London
Stock Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com. This
information will also be publicly disclosed in the United States to
the extent that such information is made public in the United
Kingdom.
Jefferies International Limited ("Jefferies"), which is authorised and
regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively
as financial adviser for Tritax EuroBox and for no one else in
connection with the Acquisition and the matters described in this
announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Tritax EuroBox for providing the protections afforded to its
clients or for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition
or the matters described in this announcement. Neither Jefferies
nor any of its affiliates (nor their respective directors,
officers, employees or agents) owes or accepts any duty, liability
or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, in
contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is
not a client of Jefferies in connection with this announcement, any
statement contained herein, the Acquisition or
otherwise.
Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi"), which is authorised by the PRA
and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom, is
acting exclusively as financial adviser to Bidco and Brookfield and
no one else in connection with the Acquisition and the matters set
out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone
other than Bidco and Brookfield for providing the protections
afforded to clients of Citi nor for providing advice in relation to
the matters set out in this announcement. Neither Citi nor any of
its affiliates, directors or employees owes or accepts any duty,
liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect,
whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any
person who is not a client of Citi in connection with this
announcement, the Acquisition, any statement contained herein or
otherwise.
Overseas
jurisdictions
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement
and any formal documentation relating to the Acquisition in, into
or from jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be
restricted by law and/or regulation and therefore any persons who
are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United
Kingdom should inform themselves about and observe any applicable
legal or regulatory requirements. In particular, the ability of
persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom to vote their
Tritax EuroBox Shares with respect to the Scheme at the Court
Meeting or the Resolution at the General Meeting, or to execute and
deliver Forms of Proxy appointing another person to vote at the
Court Meeting or the General Meeting on their behalf, may be
affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they
are located. Any failure to comply with the applicable restrictions
may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
the companies and persons involved in the Acquisition disclaim any
responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions
by any person.
This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of
complying with English law and the City Code and the information
disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been
disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with
the laws of jurisdictions outside the United
Kingdom.
All Tritax EuroBox Shareholders or other persons (including
nominees, trustees and custodians) who would otherwise intend to or
may have a contractual or legal obligation to forward this
announcement and the accompanying Forms of Proxy to a jurisdiction
outside the United Kingdom should refrain from doing so and seek
appropriate professional advice before taking any
action.
Further details in relation to Overseas Shareholders are
included in the Scheme Document (or, if the Acquisition is
implemented by way of an Offer, will be included in the Offer
Document).
US
investors
Tritax EuroBox Shareholders in the United States should note
that the Acquisition relates to the shares of an English company
with a listing on the London Stock Exchange and is proposed to be
implemented pursuant to a scheme of arrangement provided for under
English company law. A transaction effected by means of a scheme of
arrangement is not subject to the proxy solicitation or the tender
offer rules under the US Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Acquisition
is subject to the procedural and disclosure requirements, rules and
practices applicable in the United Kingdom to schemes of
arrangement involving a target company incorporated in England and
listed on the London Stock Exchange, which differ from the
requirements of US proxy solicitation or tender offer
rules.
However if, in the future, Bidco elects, with the consent of
the Panel (where necessary), to implement the Acquisition by means
of an Offer and determines to extend such Offer into the United
States, such Offer will be made in compliance with all applicable
laws and regulations, including, without limitation, to the extent
applicable, Section 14(e) of the US Exchange Act and Regulation
14E. Such Offer would be made by Bidco (or its affiliate) and no
one else.
Financial information included in this announcement (or, if
the Acquisition is implemented by means of an Offer, the Offer
Document) has been or will be prepared in accordance with UK IFRS
and thus may not be comparable to financial information of US
companies or companies whose financial statements are prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States. Generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States differ in certain significant respects from UK
IFRS.
In
accordance with normal UK practice and pursuant to Rule 14e-5(b)
under the US Exchange Act (if applicable), Bidco, certain
affiliated companies and their nominees or brokers (acting as
agents) may from time to time make certain purchases of, or
arrangements to purchase, shares in Tritax EuroBox other than
pursuant to the Acquisition, until the date on which the
Acquisition becomes Effective, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn.
Also, in accordance with Rule 14e-5(b) under the US Exchange Act
(if applicable), Barclays and its affiliates will continue to act
as exempt principal trader in Tritax EuroBox Shares on the London
Stock Exchange. If such purchases or arrangements to purchase were
to be made, they would occur either in the open market at
prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices
and would comply with applicable law, including the US Exchange
Act. Any information about such purchases will be disclosed as
required in the United Kingdom, will be reported to a Regulatory
Information Service of the FCA and will be available on the London
Stock Exchange website:
www.londonstockexchange.com.
It
may be difficult for US holders of Tritax EuroBox Shares to enforce
their rights and claims arising out of the US federal securities
laws, since Bidco and Tritax EuroBox are each organised in
countries other than the United States, and some or all of their
officers and directors may be residents of, and some or all of
their assets may be located in, jurisdictions other than the United
States. US holders of Tritax EuroBox Shares may have difficulty
effecting service of process within the United States upon those
persons or recovering against judgments of US courts, including
judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the US
federal securities laws. US holders of Tritax EuroBox Shares may
not be able to sue a non-US company or its officers or directors in
a non-US court for violations of US securities laws. Further, it
may be difficult to compel a non-US company and its affiliates to
subject themselves to a US court's jurisdiction or
judgment.
The receipt of consideration pursuant to the Acquisition by a
Tritax EuroBox Shareholder may be a taxable transaction for US
federal income tax purposes, and may also be a taxable transaction
under applicable state and local tax laws, as well as foreign and
other tax laws. Each Tritax EuroBox Shareholder is urged to consult
its independent professional adviser immediately regarding the tax
consequences of the Acquisition.
Forward-looking
statements
This announcement (including information incorporated by
reference into this announcement), oral statements regarding the
Acquisition and other information published by Bidco and Tritax
EuroBox contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to
the financial condition, strategies, objectives, results of
operations and business of Tritax EuroBox and its group and certain
plans and objectives of Bidco with respect thereto. These
forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they
do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking
statements are prospective in nature and are not based on
historical facts, but rather on current expectations and
projections of the management of Bidco and Tritax EuroBox about
future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties
which could cause actual results to differ materially from the
future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements.
The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement
include statements relating to the expected effects of the
Acquisition on Bidco and Tritax EuroBox, the expected timing and
scope of the Acquisition and other statements other than historical
facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such as
"anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan",
"goal", "believe", "hope", "aims", "continue", "will", "may",
"should", "would", "could", or other words of similar meaning.
These statements are based on assumptions and assessments made by
Bidco and/or Tritax EuroBox in light of their experience and their
perception of historical trends, current conditions, future
developments and other factors they believe appropriate. By their
nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty,
because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that are
expected to occur in the future and the factors described in the
context of such forward-looking statements in this announcement
could cause actual results and developments to differ materially
from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Although it is believed that the expectations reflected
in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can
be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct and
readers are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements.
There are several factors which could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied in
forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements are changes in global, political,
economic, business and/or competitive conditions, market and
regulatory forces, future exchange and interest rates, changes in
tax rates and future business combinations or
dispositions.
Each forward-looking statement speaks only as at the date of
this announcement. Neither Bidco nor Tritax EuroBox, nor their
respective groups, assumes any obligation to update or correct the
information contained in this announcement (whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise), except as required by
applicable law or by the rules of any competent regulatory
authority.
No profit forecasts or
estimates or Quantified Financial Benefits
Statements
No
statement in this announcement and the Scheme Document (including
any statement of estimated synergies) is intended as a profit
forecast or estimate for any period or a quantified financial
benefits statement and no statement in this document should be
interpreted to mean that earnings or earnings per share or dividend
per share for Tritax EuroBox for the current or future financial
periods would necessarily match or exceed the historical published
earnings or earnings per share or dividend per share for Tritax
EuroBox.
Dealing and Opening Position
Disclosure Requirements of the City Code
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the City Code, any person who is
interested in one per cent. or more of any class of relevant
securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange
offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of
which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be,
solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following
the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the
announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first
identified.
An
Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's
interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any
relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any
securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a
person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than
3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day (as defined in the
City Code) following the commencement of the offer period and, if
appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th
Business Day (as defined in the City Code) following the
announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first
identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of
the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to
the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead
make a Dealing Disclosure.
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the City Code, any person who is, or
becomes, interested in one per cent. or more of any class of
relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals
in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any
securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain
details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and
short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant
securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any
securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these
details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing
Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by
no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the Business Day (as
defined in the City Code) following the date of the relevant
dealing. If two or more persons act together pursuant to an
agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire
or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company
or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a
single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.
Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree
company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be
made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons
acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).
Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose
relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing
Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on
the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including
details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the
offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified.
You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 20
7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to
make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing
Disclosure.
Publication on
website
A
copy of this announcement and the documents required to be
published pursuant to Rules 26.1, 26.2 and 26.3 of the City Code
will be available, subject to certain restrictions relating to
persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions,
for inspection on Tritax EuroBox's website at
https://www.tritaxeurobox.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/brookfield-offer/
and on Bidco's website at
www.public-documents.co.uk
by no later
than 12 noon (London time) on the Business Day following
the publication of the Scheme Document.
Save as expressly referred to in this announcement, neither
the contents of these websites nor the content of any other website
accessible from hyperlinks on such websites is incorporated into,
or forms part of, this announcement.
Availability of hard
copies
In
accordance with Rule 30.3 of the City Code, Tritax EuroBox
Shareholders and persons with information rights may request a copy
of the Scheme Document (and any accompanying documents and any
information incorporated into it by reference to another source) in
hard copy form free of charge. Such persons may also request that
all future documents, announcements and information to be sent to
them in relation to the Acquisition should be in hard copy form.
For persons who have received a copy of the Scheme Document in
electronic form or via a website notification, a hard copy of the
Scheme Document will not be sent to you unless you have previously
notified Tritax EuroBox's registrar, Computershare, that you wish
to receive all documents in hard copy form or unless requested in
accordance with the procedure set out below.
If
you would like to request a hard copy of the Scheme Document (or
any information incorporated into it by reference to another
source) please contact Tritax EuroBox's registrar, Computershare,
at The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, United Kingdom, BS99
6ZY, or by calling 0370 703 0010 or from overseas +44(0)370 703
0010. Calls are charged at the standard geographical rate and will
vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged
at the applicable international rate. Lines are open between 8.30
a.m. and 5.30 p.m. (London time), Monday to Friday (excluding
public holidays in England and Wales). Please note that
Computershare cannot provide any financial, legal or tax advice.
Calls may be recorded and monitored for security and training
purposes.
Scheme
process
In
accordance with Section 5 of Appendix 7 to the City Code, Tritax
EuroBox or Bidco (as applicable) will announce through a Regulatory
Information Service key events in the Scheme process including the
outcomes of the Meetings and the Scheme Court Hearing and that the
Scheme has become Effective.
Unless otherwise consented to by the Court (if required) and
the Panel, any modification or revision to the Scheme will be made
no later than the date which is 14 days prior to the Meetings (or
any later date to which such Meetings are adjourned or
postponed).