Offer for Minority Shareholdings in Sibir Energy
28 Maio 2009 - 3:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSBE TIDMGAZ
RNS Number : 9269S
Renaissance Capital Limited
28 May 2009
LONDON, 28 MAY 2009
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR
FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO THE SAME WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION
Offer for Minority Shareholdings in Sibir Energy Plc ("Sibir") on behalf of JSC
Gazprom Neft ("Gazprom Neft")
Recommended Cash Offer
Gazprom Neft and Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited ("Renaissance Capital")
note the announcement made by Sibir on 26 May 2009, in relation to the proposed
recommended cash offer to be made by or on behalf of Gazprom Neft for the entire
issued and to be issued share capital of Sibir, excluding, inter alia, shares
legally and beneficially owned by or on behalf of Gazprom Neft and shares
legally and/or beneficially owned by certain other shareholders including
Bennfield Limited, Central Fuel Company and the Bank of Moscow (the "Excluded
Shares" as more fully defined in the "Notes" section below) (the "Offer").
The unconditional Offer is 500 pence in cash (the "Offer Price") for every Sibir
ordinary share of 10 pence each which is the subject of the Offer (the
"Shares").
The offer document (the "Offer Document") with a form of acceptance ("Form of
Acceptance") is available on the following URL:
http://www.rencap.com/eng/Information_Disclosure.asp and the Offer can now be
accepted by holders of Shares (other than Excluded Shares) ("Qualifying
Shareholders"). The Offer Document and Forms of Acceptance will also be mailed
to Qualifying Shareholders. Copies of the Offer Document and the Form of
Acceptance will be made available for collection from Capita Registrars at The
Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU and from Renaissance
Securities (Cyprus) Limited at 2-4 Arch. Makarious III Ave, Nicosia, HM12,
Cyprus.
Renaissance Capital Trading Facility
In addition to the Offer, and as an alternative means for Qualifying
Shareholders to sell their Shares, Renaissance Capital on behalf of Gazprom Neft
invites offers for the sale of the Shares at the Offer Price (the "Renaissance
Capital Trading Facility").
Renaissance Capital will immediately commence purchasing shares of Sibir (other
than Excluded Shares) on behalf of Gazprom Neft. Qualifying Shareholders of
Sibir are invited to contact Renaissance Capital and offer their Shares for
sale. The Renaissance Capital Trading Facility will continue to be available to
eligible shareholders throughout the period during which the Offer remains open
for acceptance. Renaissance Capital reserves the right not to accept any such
offer.
Sibir is listed on AIM (Ticker: SBE:LN). The shares are currently suspended and
Renaissance Capital and Gazprom Neft make no representation as to the accuracy
or completeness of public information regarding Sibir.
Gazprom Neft or its affiliate may acquire other interests in shares not the
subject of the Offer or Renaissance Capital Trading Facility including, whether
directly or indirectly, from holders of Excluded Shares such as Central Fuel
Company, Bennfield or Bank of Moscow or their assignees or successors, at a
price which may be different from the Offer Price, and on terms which are
different to the offer terms or terms of the Renaissance Capital Trading
Facility for offers to sell, but makes no representation express or implied that
it will do so.
For further information, please contact:
Gazprom Neft
Igor M. Tsibelman, Esq.
Tatiana Morozova.
+ 7 495 777 3152
Renaissance Capital
Dominic Bokor-Ingram, Equity Sales, +44 207 367 7723
Brien McMahon, Sales Trading, +44 207 367 7711
Richard Betson, Sales Trading, +44 207 367 7714
Arie Kravtchin, Equity Syndicate +7 495 783 5691
Notes
"Excluded Shares" are any Shares which are, or in the sole discretion of Gazprom
Neft (acting reasonably) appear to be, legally and/or beneficially owned by or
on behalf of the following, and their assignees and successors in title:
(a) Central Fuel Company;
(b) Bennfield Limited; or
(c) the Bank of Moscow
and in addition any Shares in respect of which, in the sole discretion of
Gazprom Neft (acting reasonably, save in respect of paragraph (i) below in
respect of which Gazprom Neft's discretion shall be absolute):
(d) the person purporting to tender an acceptance of such Shares is or may be
prohibited or not permitted to sell, as a result of a freezing order (or
analogous order) issued by a court in the United Kingdom or elsewhere;
(e) the acquisition of such Shares would or may be prohibited, prevented or
require a notification or clearance under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 or
analogous legislation in any jurisdiction;
(f) the person purporting to tender an acceptance of such shares cannot
demonstrate good title to such Shares, where "good title" means such Shares are
sold free from all liens, charges, equitable interests, encumbrances, right of
pre-emption and any other third party rights and interests of any nature
whatsoever;
(g) it would otherwise be unlawful for the person purporting to tender an
acceptance of such Shares to sell, or for Gazprom Neft to acquire, the Shares;
(h) such Shares which were offered for sale by a Shareholder (and accepted on
behalf of Gazprom Neft) pursuant to Gazprom Neft's invitations to offer on 23
April 2009 and 22 May 2009; or
(i) are held by Shareholders to which the Offer will not be extended due to the
location of the Shareholder in a jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom (see
below).
Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited, which is authorised and regulated in
Cyprus by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission and enjoys passporting
rights allowing it to do investment business in the UK, is acting for Gazprom
Neft in relation to the matters described in this announcement and is not
advising any other person and accordingly will not be responsible to any person
other than Gazprom Neft for providing the protections afforded to the customers
of Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited or for providing advice in relation
to the matters described in this announcement.
The Offer and Renaissance Capital Trading Facility are made to Shareholders
whose address on the Company's register of members is within the United Kingdom.
In respect of Shareholders whose address on the register of members is outside
the United Kingdom, the Offer shall only be made available, and the Renaissance
Capital Trading Facility made, at Gazprom Neft's sole discretion, where it would
be proportionate in the circumstances to do so, having regard to (but not
limited to) the cost involved, any resulting delay to the Offer timetable, the
number of registered Shareholders in the relevant jurisdiction, the number of
Shares involved and any other factors invoked by Gazprom Neft.
The Offer will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use of
the mails or any means of instrumentality (including, without limitation,
telephonically or electronically) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any
facilities of a national securities exchange of any jurisdiction outside the
United Kingdom (in this announcement, an "Excluded Jurisdiction"). Accordingly,
except as required by applicable law, copies of this announcement are not being,
and may not be, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or
from any such Excluded Jurisdiction. Persons receiving this announcement
(including without limitation nominees, trustees or custodians) must not
forward, distribute or send it into any Excluded Jurisdiction.
Qualifying Shareholders are strongly advised to read the formal documentation in
relation to the Offer.
This announcement does not constitute, or form any part of, any offer for, or
solicitation of any offer for, securities. Any acceptance or other response to
the Offer should be made on the basis of the information contained in the Offer
Document and the Form of Acceptance accompanying such Offer Document.
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