Kaufman & Broad SA :Offer "KB Shares 2017" reserved for employees of the group.
September 20 2017 - 12:34PM
Press Release
Paris, September 21, 2017
OFFER RESERVED FOR
EMPLOYEES
KB SHARES 2017
Kaufman & Broad will launch
shortly the offer "KB Shares 2017" reserved for employees of the
group.
Kaufman & Broad's main objective is to involve employees more
closely in the future of the company through the subscription of
shares under preferred terms. Employees are currently the largest
shareholder of Kaufman & Broad. A strong employee shareholding
policy contributes to ensure independence and stability for the
company, as well as the opportunity for all to benefit from its
growth.
ISSUER
Kaufman & Broad SA
Listing: Euronext Paris
ISIN Code: FR0004007813 KOF
CONTEXT OF THE
TRANSACTION - SECURITIES OFFERED
The offer is implemented in
accordance with articles L. 3332-18 et seq. of the French Labor
Code, within the framework of the Group Savings Plan (PEG) of
Kaufman & Broad.
Subscription of shares is based on the 18th resolution of the
General Shareholders' Meeting of May 17, 2017, which
authorized the Board of Directors to proceed with issuance of
shares for the benefit of members of company or group savings plan,
with cancellation of the shareholders' preferential subscription
rights.
Pursuant to this authorization, at its meeting of July 10, 2017,
the Board of Directors decided upon the principle of the share
offering reserved for members of the PEG and
the main terms and conditions of the capital increase.
The final terms and conditions of share issuance, in particular the
opening of the subscription period and the subscription price, will
be decided at a later date by the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer acting pursuant to the powers delegated to him by the Board
of Directors.
The maximum number of shares that is available for issuance in the
context of the offering is 350,000 shares, having a par value of €
0.26 each, representing a total of 1.7% of the share capital as at
August 31, 2017.
The shares offered will carry current dividend entitlement and will
be fully assimilated to the existing shares upon their
issuance.
CONDITIONS OF
SUBSCRIPTION:
Beneficiaries:
The offer is open to employees of Kaufman & Broad group
entities, members of the PEG, who have
accumulated at least three months of service on the last day of the
subscription / revocation period (scheduled for November 7, 2017),
retirees or pre-retirees who have retained assets in the PEG.
Subscription Price:
The subscription price for the offered shares will be set by the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, acting pursuant to the powers
delegated to him by the Board of Directors. The subscription
price will be equal to the average of the opening prices of the
Kaufman & Broad share on 20 trading days preceding the date of
the decision of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer fixing the
opening of the subscription period, reduced by a discount of 20
%.
Subscription formula:
Under the offer "KB Shares 2017", the beneficiaries have the
possibility to invest in a leveraged formula which provides for a
guarantee of their investment and a performance based on the
increase of the Kaufman & Broad share price, or, as the case
may be, a minimum return.
Shares will be subscribed through the company shareholding vehicle
(fonds commun de placement d'entreprise or
FCPE) "KB ACTIONS 2017" which has been
approved by the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des
Marchés Financiers or AMF), AMF registration number
FCE20170097.
Lock-up:
Units of the "KB ACTIONS 2017" FCPE subscribed
in this offering will be subject to lock-up until July 1st, 2022,
except in the case of occurrence of early release events provided
for under French regulations.
Exercise of voting rights:
The voting rights at the general shareholders meetings of Kaufman
& Broad relating to the shares issued in the context of this
offer will be exercised by the supervisory board of the FCPE "KB
ACTIONS 2017".
Investment threshold:
The total of investments made in a savings plan during a year is
limited to 25% of the gross annual remuneration (in this offer, the
calculation shall be made taking into account the shares subscribed
with the contribution of the bank). In addition, the investment in
the offer is capped at €7,500 during the reservation period. This
ceiling is reduced if the beneficiary has not reserved.
INDICATIVE
CALENDAR OF THE OFFER
Reservation period: from September
21st, 2017 to
October 1st, 2017
inclusive
Fixing of the subscription price: scheduled for November
3rd,
2017
Subscription / revocation period: scheduled from November 6, 2017
to November 7, 2017 inclusive
Capital increase: scheduled for November 30, 2017
These dates are indicative and may be subject to change.
Dates will be definitively fixed at a later stage by the
decision of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
LISTING
The admission of the new Kaufman
& Broad shares to trading on the Euronext Paris stock exchange
(ISIN code: FR0004007813 KOF) will be requested upon completion of
the capital increase.
HEDGING
TRANSACTIONS
The implementation of the
leveraged formula may generate, on the part of the financial
institution that is the counterparty of the swap agreement, hedging
transactions prior to the implementation of the offering and during
the entire period of the offering.
This release is
available on the www.kaufmanbroad.fr Website
Contacts
Chief Financial
Officer
Bruno Coche
01 41 43 44 73
Infos-invest@ketb.com |
Press Relations |
Marianne Cruciani
Burson-Marsteller
01 56 03 12 80
contact.presse@ketb.com |
About Kaufman
& Broad - Kaufman & Broad has been designing, building
and selling single-family homes in communities, apartments, and
offices on behalf of third parties for almost 50 years. Kaufman
& Broad is one of the leading French Property Development &
Construction companies due to the combination of its size and
profitability, and the strength of its brand.
This press
release is prepared pursuant to Articles 212-4, 5 ° and 212-5, 6 °
of the AMF General Regulations and Article 19 of AMF Instruction
DOC-2016-14.
Offer "KB Shares 2017" reserved for
employees
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