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Smith (DS) PLC
07 July 2017
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT IS NOT FOR
RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE WITHIN THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT.
7 July 2017
For immediate release
DS SMITH PLC
PUBLICATION OF CIRCULAR AND NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Further to the announcement by DS Smith Plc (DS Smith or the
Company) on 29 June 2017 of the proposed acquisition by the Company
of 80 per cent. of the total issued share capital of Indevco
Management Resources, Inc. (IMRI and, together with its
subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings from time to time, the IRI
Group) from Merpas Co. S.à r.l. (the Acquisition), the Company
announces today that the UK Listing Authority has approved a Class
1 circular in relation to the Acquisition (the Circular) dated 7
July 2017.
DS Smith shareholders who have elected for printed shareholder
documents will shortly receive, amongst other documents, a hard
copy of the Circular (other DS Smith shareholders will be sent
notification, either in hard copy or by email, that the Circular is
available online).
As set out in the Circular, a General Meeting will be held at
2.00 p.m. on 25 July 2017 at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP
at One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD to allow DS Smith shareholders
to vote on the resolution required to approve and implement the
Acquisition. The resolution will require approval by a simple
majority of the DS Smith shareholders present and voting (in person
or by proxy) at the General Meeting.
In addition to the passing of the required resolution at the
General Meeting, completion of the Acquisition is conditional on,
among other things, all applicable waiting periods under the HSR
Act in the US having expired or been terminated without the
imposition of specified remedies.
The timetable of principal events is as follows:
Publication of the Circular and 7 July 2017
Notice of General Meeting
Latest time and date for receipt 2.00 p.m. on 21
of Forms of Proxy July 2017
General Meeting 2.00 p.m. on 25
July 2017
Copies of the Circular are available for inspection on the
Company's website at www.dssmith.com or can be inspected during
normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays excepted) at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP at One
Bishops Square, London E1 6AD from the date of the Circular up to
and including the date of the General Meeting and for the duration
of the General Meeting. A copy of the Circular will also be
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where it will shortly
be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Capitalised terms not otherwise defined in this announcement
shall have the meaning given to them in the Circular.
For further information, please contact:
DS Smith Plc +44 (0)20 7756 1800
Hugo Fisher, Group Communications Director
Rachel Stevens, Investor Relations Director
Bell Pottinger
John Sunnucks +44 (0)20 3772 2549
Ben Woodford +44 (0)20 3772 2566
Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citi) and J.P. Morgan
Securities plc (JPMS) are acting as joint sponsors to DS Smith in
connection with the Acquisition. Citi and J.P. Morgan Limited
(JPML) are acting as joint financial advisers to DS Smith in
connection with the Acquisition. Each of JPMS and JPML (together,
JPM) conducts its UK investment banking business as J.P. Morgan
Cazenove.
Important Notice
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not
intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or
invitation to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or
dispose of, or any solicitation to purchase or subscribe for or
otherwise acquire or dispose of, any securities in any
jurisdiction. Persons needing advice should consult an independent
financial adviser. The information contained in this announcement
is not for release, publication or distribution to persons in any
jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of local
securities laws or regulations.
This announcement has been issued by and is the sole
responsibility of the Company. The information contained in this
announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport
to be full or complete. The information in this announcement is
subject to change without notice.
Citi and JPMS, each of which is authorised by the PRA and
regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom, and JPML,
which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA,
are acting solely for the Company and no one else in connection
with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other
than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients
of Citi or JPM, respectively, nor for providing advice in relation
to the Acquisition. Neither Citi, JPM nor any of their respective
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 Citi or JPM, respectively, in
connection with the Acquisition, any statement contained in this
announcement or otherwise.
Save for the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, of Citi
and/or JPM under FSMA or the regulatory regime established under
FSMA, neither Citi nor JPM assumes any responsibility whatsoever
and makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, in
relation to the contents of this announcement, including its
accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other statement
made or purported to be made by the Company, or on the Company's
behalf, or by Citi and/or JPM, or on its behalf, and nothing
contained in this announcement is, or shall be, relied on as a
promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past
or the future, in connection with the Company or the Acquisition.
Each of Citi and JPM disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by
law all and any responsibility and liability whether arising in
tort, contract or otherwise which it might otherwise be found to
have in respect of this announcement or any such statement.
No person has been authorised to give any information or to make
any representations other than those contained in this announcement
and, if given or made, such information or representations must not
be relied on as having been authorised by the Company, Citi or JPM.
None of the above take any responsibility or liability for, and can
provide no assurance as to the reliability of, other information
that you may be given. Subject to the Listing Rules, the Prospectus
Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the issue
of this announcement shall not, under any circumstances, create any
implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the
Company or the IRI Group since the date of this announcement or
that the information in this announcement is correct as at any time
subsequent to the date of this announcement.
The distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions
may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this
announcement comes should inform themselves about and observe any
such restrictions. Any failure to comply with any such restrictions
may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such
jurisdiction.
Neither the content of the Company's website nor any website
accessible by hyperlinks on the Company's website is incorporated
in, or forms part of, this announcement.
A copy of the Circular when published will be available from the
registered office of the Company and on the
Company's website at http://www.dssmith.com. The Company will
publish a further announcement upon the publication of the
Circular.
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