Mr Niemczewski entered into a service agreement with the Company
on 12 December 2013 under which he will be appointed as Group Chief
Executive Office with effect from the Demerger Effective Date. The
agreement states that Mr Niemczewski's employment shall continue
until terminated by not less than 52 weeks' notice, with the
ability to pay him in lieu of all or part of his notice period
and/or to place him on garden leave for up to 26 weeks of his
notice period. Mr Niemczewski will have an annual salary of
GBP280,000 plus the opportunity to obtain a bonus of up to 100% of
annual salary. Mr Niemczewski is entitled to various benefits under
the agreement such as: (i) 12 per cent. salary contribution to Tawa
's pension scheme; (ii) life, health and income protection
insurance plans; and (iii) entitlement to participate in the
Company's Long Term Incentive share plan. There are provisions in
the agreement requiring Mr Niemczewski to keep information about
the Company confidential and to protect the Company's intellectual
property rights. The service agreement contains various
post-employment covenants relating to non-competition, non-dealing
with customers, non-solicitation of customers, non-solicitation of
employees and non-use of names or styles likely to be confused with
any name or style used by Tawa or any group company. There are no
change of control provisions in this service agreement however the
Long Term Incentive share plan does include change of control
provisions.
In terms of the appointment of Artur Pawel Niemczewski (aged 48)
to the Board, there is no further information that is required to
be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules
for Companies, save for the following:
Mr Niemczewski is currently a Director of:
-- Arthur Fleming & Co. Ltd
-- Bella Consulting Ltd
-- Martin Fleming Ltd
In the last 5 years, Mr Artur Pawel Niemczewski has been a
Director of:
-- Xchanging Broking Services Ltd
-- Garwyn Group Ltd
-- Garwyn EBT Ltd
-- Garwyn Ltd
8. Relationship with FinP
The Tawa Relationship Deed will continue save for certain
amendments to reflect the effect of the Demerger as set out in the
Amended and Restated Relationship Agreement.
9. TAL Articles
The TAL Articles include a number of provisions which are
intended to protect minority TAL Shareholders. These provisions
include tag-along rights and an obligation on the TAL Directors to
call an annual general meeting.
In addition, TAL will benefit from the statutory provisions of
the Act applicable to private limited companies, such as statutory
pre-emption rights on the allotment of TAL Ordinary Shares for
cash.
10. Share Exchange Offer
The purpose of this paragraph is to provide details of a
facility to be offered by FinP to certain TAL Shareholders. Tawa is
not involved in the provision and/or administration of the Share
Exchange Offer and if you are in any doubt as to the action to be
taken you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor,
accountant or other independent financial adviser authorised under
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 if you are in the
United Kingdom or, if not, another appropriately authorised
independent adviser.
FinP has agreed to provide the Share Exchange Offer to
Qualifying TAL Shareholders (other than certain Overseas TAL
Shareholders). Under the terms of the Share Exchange Offer
Qualifying TAL Shareholders (other than certain Overseas TAL
Shareholders) may elect to exchange TAL Ordinary Shares acquired by
them pursuant to the Demerger for Tawa Ordinary Shares held by
FinP.
The Share Exchange Offer is only available to Shareholders on
the register at 5 p.m. on 19 December 2013. Acquirers of Tawa
Existing Ordinary Shares after 5 p.m. on 19 December 2013 will not
be able to take advantage of the Share Exchange Offer.
FinP has agreed to make available at least 15 million Tawa
Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Share Exchange Offer (15 million
Tawa Ordinary Shares representing approximately 13 per cent. of
Tawa's current issued share capital and approximately 19 per cent.
of FinP's interest in Tawa's current issued share capital). Each
Qualifying TAL Shareholder can propose one ratio at which it wishes
to exchange all or part of its holding of TAL Ordinary Shares for
Tawa Ordinary Shares held by FinP provided that the maximum ratio
is no more than two Tawa Ordinary Shares held by FinP for one TAL
Ordinary Share. It is intended that the Share Exchange Offer will
be open for a period of 21 days following the Demerger Effective
Date. Following the end of this period, FinP's information agent
will compile the Share Exchange Offer elections on a rank basis.
FinP reserves the right, in its absolute discretion not to pro-rate
elections which are made at the same ratio. In addition, FinP
reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, not to accept
elections in respect of some or all of the TAL Ordinary Shares in
order to ensure maximum participation in number of Qualifying TAL
Shareholders.
The number of Tawa Ordinary Shares FinP will make available
pursuant to the Share Exchange Offer will be at least 15 million.
FinP may, in its absolute discretion, decide to make available
further of its Tawa Ordinary Shares for use in connection with the
Share Exchange Offer.
The availability of the Share Exchange Offer will be subject to
a number of conditions, including:
-- the Demerger having become effective;
-- any regulatory and governmental approvals required for the
operation of the Share Exchange Offer having been obtained;
-- no legal proceedings, regulatory or other prohibitions or
other events preventing or materially affecting the ability of FinP
to effect the Share Exchange Offer; and
-- no material adverse change having occurred in respect of (i)
Tawa and/or TAL and (ii) financial markets generally.
The Directors and certain officers who are Qualifying Tawa
Shareholders intend not to participate in the Share Exchange
Offer.
The Directors make no recommendation to Shareholders regarding
the Share Exchange Offer. If you are in any doubt as to the action
to be taken you should immediately consult your stockbroker, bank
manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial
adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000 if you are in the United Kingdom or, if not, another
appropriately authorised independent adviser.
Further details of the Share Exchange Offer will be sent to all
TAL Qualifying Shareholders (other than certain Overseas TAL
Shareholders) prior to the Demerger Effective Date.
The Share Exchange Offer will not affect the number of TAL
Ordinary Shares received by Qualifying TAL Shareholders who do not
make an election under the Share Exchange Offer.
11. Dividend policies
Continuing Tawa Group
Following the Demerger, and provided the Services Business
develops as expected, the Continuing Tawa Group may generate
sufficient profits and free cash flow to enable the Board to
consider paying dividends relating to the financial year ending 31
December 2015. The declaration and payment of dividends by Tawa
will be dependent upon its financial position, cash requirements,
future prospects, profits available for distribution and other
factors regarded by the Board as relevant at the time.
TAL
Following the Demerger, the TAL Directors do not anticipate
paying dividends in the near future whilst the existing investments
are in the process of being realised. It is intended that funds
generated by the realisation of assets within the TAL Group will be
paid to TAL Shareholders in the form of dividends or returns of
capital.
12. Share Scheme
Once approved, the Demerger will apply to all Qualifying Tawa
Shareholders, including holders of Tawa Existing Ordinary Shares
acquired before the Demerger Record Time upon the vesting of awards
granted under the Share Scheme. Awards granted under the Share
Scheme will not automatically vest as a consequence of the
Demerger. This is because such awards are subject to certain
performance criteria which are required to have been met within
certain periods in order for the awards to vest.
There are currently 1,418,137 awards outstanding under the Share
Scheme. In relation to the outstanding awards, one of the four
performance conditions has been satisfied which means that under
normal circumstances 198,539 awards (equal to approximately 14 per
cent. of the outstanding awards and 0.18 per cent. of the current
issued share capital of Tawa) would vest in May 2014. The Board has
exercised its discretion under the terms of the Share Scheme to
amend the Share Scheme to allow the 198,539 awards (to which the
satisfied performance condition relates) to vest early. These
awards will vest conditional upon the Demerger becoming effective,
if the Demerger does not occur then the conditional vesting will
not be effective and the awards will continue to subsist and vest
in accordance with the Share Scheme.
It is intended that the awards will be satisfied by the delivery
of 198,539 Tawa Ordinary Shares held as treasury shares. Following
the Reduction of Capital and the satisfaction of the awards from
Tawa Ordinary Shares held in treasury the Company will have 119,318
Tawa Existing Ordinary Shares held as treasury shares. The Share
Scheme will continue for the benefit of Continuing Tawa Group
employees following the Demerger.
13. General Meeting
A General Meeting of the Company will be held to approve the
Demerger and change of the Company's name, amongst other proposed
resolutions. This will be held at the offices of DLA Piper UK LLP,
3 Noble Street, London EC2V 7EE on 10 January 2014 at 10.00
a.m.
The four resolutions that are to be proposed at the General
Meeting are:
(1) Approval of the Reduction of Capital
(2) Approval of off-market share buy-backs
(3) Approval of the Demerger
(4) Approval of the change of name of Tawa to Pro Insurance
Solutions plc
14. Recommendations
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