Filed by AMEC plc
This communication is filed pursuant to Rule 425 under the United States Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Foster Wheeler AG
Commission File Number: 001-31305
Date: August 7, 2014
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This material is for informational purposes only and does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe to any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This material is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. No offering of securities shall be made in the United States except pursuant to registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, or an exemption therefrom.
In connection with the proposed offer, AMEC expects to file a registration statement on Form F-4, which will include a prospectus (the “prospectus”), and a Tender Offer statement on Schedule TO (the “Schedule TO”). The proposed offer will be made exclusively by means of, and subject to, the terms and conditions set out in, an offer document containing and setting out the terms and conditions of the offer and a letter of transmittal to be delivered to Foster Wheeler, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and mailed to Foster Wheeler shareholders. The proposed offer will be made by AMEC or an affiliate of AMEC and not by any other person, including Bank of America Merrill Lynch or Barclays.
The release, publication or distribution of this material in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this material is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.
SHAREHOLDERS OF FOSTER WHEELER ARE URGED TO READ ANY DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED OFFER WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE (INCLUDING THE EXHIBITS THERETO) AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED OFFER.
The registration statement, the Schedule TO and other related documents in relation to the proposed offer will be available electronically without charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, after they have been filed. Any materials filed with the SEC may also be obtained without charge at AMEC’s website, www.amec.com and on AMEC’s and Foster Wheeler’s common website, www.amecandfosterwheeler.com.
This material does not constitute an offer or a solicitation in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. An offer will not be made in, nor will deposits be accepted in, any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. However, AMEC may, in its sole discretion, take such action as it may deem necessary to extend an offer in any such jurisdiction.
Forward-looking statements
This material contains statements which constitute “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements include any statements related to the expected benefits or estimated synergies resulting from a transaction with Foster Wheeler and are generally identified by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “will,” “may,” “continue,” “should” and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of AMEC, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking statements.
AMEC does not undertake to update any of the forward-looking statements after this date to conform such statements to actual results, to reflect the occurrence of anticipated results or otherwise.
The following was posted internally on Yammer to the employees of AMEC on August 7, 2014:
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