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RNS Number : 9627D
Harwood Wealth Management Group PLC
24 February 2020
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 24 February 2020
RECOMMED CASH ACQUISITION
of
HARWOOD WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP PLC ("HARWOOD")
by
HURST POINT TOPCO LIMITED ("BIDCO")
a newly formed company indirectly controlled by funds managed by
Carlyle
SATISFACTION OF FCA CONDITION
On 23 December 2019, the boards of Harwood and Bidco announced
that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash
offer to be made by Bidco for Harwood pursuant to which Bidco would
acquire the entire issued share capital of Harwood (the
"Acquisition"). The Acquisition is being implemented by means of a
scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the
"Scheme").
On 12 February 2020, the boards of Harwood and Bidco announced
that the requisite majorities of Scheme Shareholders had voted to
approve the Scheme at the Court Meeting and that the requisite
majority of Harwood Shareholders had voted to pass the special
resolution needed to implement the Scheme, including the required
amendment to the Harwood Articles.
Today, the boards of Harwood and Bidco are pleased to announce
that the FCA has given notice in writing that it has determined to
approve the Acquisition. The Regulatory Condition, as set out in
paragraph 2(a) of Part A of Part III of the Scheme Document, has
therefore been satisfied.
Harwood confirms that the Court Hearing to sanction the Scheme
is now expected to be held, and that the Scheme is expected to
become effective, during March 2020.
Completion of the Acquisition remains subject to the
satisfaction or, if applicable, waiver of the other Conditions set
out in the Scheme Document, including the Court's sanction of the
Scheme.
The expected timetable of principal events for the
implementation of the Scheme remains as set out on pages 13 and 14
of the Scheme Document, as amended by Harwood's announcement on 17
February 2020. Once a date for the Court Hearing to sanction the
Scheme has been confirmed, any further revisions to the dates
and/or times in the expected timetable will be notified by
announcement through a Regulatory Information Service and made
available on the Harwood website.
Harwood will seek to provide at least ten business days' notice
of the proposed suspension of dealings in Harwood Shares on AIM but
also indicates that such notice might, depending on the
availability of suitable Court dates, be less than this period.
Capitalised terms in this announcement, unless otherwise
defined, have the same meanings as set out in the Scheme document
sent to Harwood Shareholders on 20 January 2020, a copy of which,
subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in
Restricted Jurisdictions, is available on the Harwood website at
www.harwoodwealth.co.uk.
Enquiries:
Alma PR (Harwood's PR Adviser): +44 (0) 79 6107 5844
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett
Susie Hudson
Harwood +44 (0) 23 9355 2004
Alan Durrant
Evercore (Harwood's Financial Adviser) +44 (0) 20 7653 6000
Ollie Clayton
Ed Banks
Demetris Efthymiou
Tariq Ennaji
N+1 Singer (Harwood's Financial Adviser,
NOMAD and broker)
Shaun Dobson
Ben Farrow
Rachel Hayes +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Bidco
Sami Dodangeh +44 (0) 20 7894 3561
Christa Zipf +1 212 813 4578
RBC Capital Markets (Bidco and Carlyle's
Financial Adviser) +44 (0) 20 7653 4000
Oliver Hearsey
Kristian Triggle
Paul Lim
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Evercore, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial
Conduct Authority in the UK, is acting exclusively as financial
adviser to Harwood and no one else in connection with the
Acquisition, the other matters referred to in this announcement and
the Scheme Document, and will not be responsible to anyone other
than Harwood for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Evercore nor for providing advice in connection with the matters
referred to herein. Neither Evercore nor any of its subsidiaries,
branches or affiliates 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 Evercore in connection with this announcement, any
statement contained herein, the Acquisition or otherwise. Apart
from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be
imposed on Evercore by FSMA, or the regulatory regime established
thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any jurisdiction
where exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime
would be illegal, void or unenforceable, neither Evercore nor any
of its affiliates accepts any responsibility or liability
whatsoever for the contents of this announcement, and no
representation, express or implied, is made by it, or purported to
be made on its behalf, in relation to the contents of this
announcement, including its accuracy or completeness or with
respect to the verification of any other statement made or
purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with
Harwood or the matters described in this announcement. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Evercore and its
affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any responsibility or
liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as
referred to above) which they might otherwise have in respect of
this announcement or any statement contained herein.
N+1 Singer Advisory LLP, which is authorised and regulated by
the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser,
nominated adviser and corporate broker exclusively for Harwood and
no one else in connection with the Acquisition and the matters set
out in this announcement, and will not be responsible to any person
other than Harwood for providing the protections afforded to
clients of N+1 Singer, nor for providing advice in relation to the
Acquisition or any matter referred to herein. Neither N+1 Singer
nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or accepts
any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or
indirect, whether in contract, in delict, under statute or
otherwise) to any person who is not a client of N+1 Singer in
connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein
or otherwise.
RBC Capital Markets is the trading name for RBC Europe Limited,
which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and
regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and the
Prudential Regulation Authority and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank
of Canada. RBC Capital Markets is acting exclusively for Bidco and
Carlyle and for no one else in connection with the Acquisition and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Bidco and/or Carlyle
for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for
providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other
matters referred to in this announcement. Neither RBC Capital
Markets nor any of its affiliates accepts any responsibility or
liability whatsoever for the contents of this announcement, and no
representation, express or implied, is made by it, or purported to
be made on its behalf, in relation to the contents of this
announcement, including its accuracy or completeness or with
respect to the verification of any other statement made or
purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with
Harwood or the matters described in this announcement. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, RBC Capital Markets and
its affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any responsibility or
liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as
referred to above) which they might otherwise have in respect of
this announcement or any statement contained herein.
Publication on a website
A copy of this announcement shall be made available, subject to
certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted
Jurisdictions, on Harwood's website at www.harwoodwealth.co.uk by
no later than 12 noon (London time) on 25 February 2020. For the
avoidance of doubt, neither the contents of this website nor the
content of any website accessible from hyperlinks is incorporated
into or forms part of this announcement or the Scheme Document.
Request for hard copy
Harwood Shareholders may request a hard copy of this
announcement by contacting Computershare Investor Services PLC on
+44 (0)370 707 1836 between 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday
or by submitting a request in writing to Computershare at The
Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZZ, United Kingdom).
Please note that Computershare cannot provide any financial, legal
or tax advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security
and training purposes. Harwood Shareholders 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.
Important Information
If Harwood Shareholders are in any doubt about the Acquisition,
the contents of this announcement, the Scheme Document or the
action they should take, they are recommended to seek their own
independent financial, tax and legal advice immediately from their
stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other
independent financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) if they are resident in
the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately
authorised independent financial adviser.
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