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RNS Number : 7680Z
Belvoir Group PLC
16 January 2024
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR
REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
For immediate release
16 January 2024
RECOMMED ALL-SHARE MERGER
OF
THE PROPERTY FRANCHISE GROUP PLC
AND
BELVOIR GROUP PLC
to be implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement
pursuant to Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006
Investor Presentation via Investor Meet Company
On 18 January 2024 at 4.30 p.m. (GMT), Gareth Samples (CEO of
TPFG) and Dorian Gonsalves (CEO of Belvoir) will provide a
presentation (the "Presentation") relating to proposed recommended
all-share merger of TPFG and Belvoir (the "Merger") via Investor
Meet Company.
Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given
to them in the announcement of the Merger, by TPFG and Belvoir on
10 January 2024 (the "Merger Announcement").
At this Presentation the benefits of the Merger envisaged by
both CEOs will be summarised, including the reasons why the Merger
should be attractive to TPFG and Belvoir Shareholders alike.
The Presentation will be open to, amongst others, all
shareholders of TPFG and/or Belvoir. To access the Presentation,
investors can sign up to Investor Meet Company for free using the
following link:
https://www.investormeetcompany.com/belvoir-group-plc/register
Those who already follow TPFG or Belvoir on the Investor Meet
Company platform will automatically be notified and invited.
If TPFG and Belvoir Shareholders wish to raise questions in
advance of the Presentation, they can do so via their Investor Meet
Company "dashboard" accessible through the links above. All
questions must be submitted prior to the Presentation and must be
received by no later than 9.00 a.m. (GMT) on 17 January 2024. To
the extent that the TPFG and Belvoir CEOs are able, and in line
with restrictions and obligations applying under the Takeover Code
and under applicable law, they will endeavour to answers as many of
those questions as possible, during the Presentation or after it. A
recorded version of the Presentation and associated materials, will
also subsequently be available (subject to certain restrictions
relating to persons in Restricted Jurisdictions) via the respective
websites of TPFG and Belvoir, until the end of the Offer Period, at
www.propertyfranchise.co.uk and
www.belvoirgroup.com/offer-for-Belvoir/.
Enquiries: support@investormeetcompany.com
Important notices
This announcement and the Presentation are for information
purposes only. They do not constitute an offer or form part of any
offer or an invitation to purchase, subscribe for, sell or issue,
any securities or a solicitation of any offer to purchase,
subscribe for, sell or issue any securities pursuant to this
announcement, the Presentation or otherwise in any jurisdiction.
This announcement and the Presentation do not comprise a prospectus
or a prospectus exempted document.
The Merger will be made solely by means of the Scheme Document
(or, if the Merger is, with the consent of the Panel (and subject
to the terms of the Co-operation Agreement), implemented by way of
an Offer, the Offer Document) which will contain the full terms and
conditions of the Merger, including details of how to vote in
favour of the Scheme at the Court Meeting and the Special
Resolution to be proposed at the Belvoir General Meeting. Any
decision in respect of, or other response to, the Merger should be
made only on the basis of the information in the Scheme Document
(or, if the Merger is implemented by way of an Offer, the Offer
Document) and the TPFG Circular.
The Scheme Document will be published and sent to Belvoir
Shareholders (other than Belvoir Shareholders in Restricted
Jurisdictions) and, for information only, to participants in the
Belvoir Share Schemes as soon as practicable and, in any event,
within 28 days of the Merger Announcement (or such later date as
TPFG, Belvoir and the Panel may agree).
The Belvoir Board and the TPFG Board urge Belvoir Shareholders
to read the Scheme Document carefully when it becomes available
because it will contain important information in relation to the
Merger, the New TPFG Shares and the Combined Group.
TPFG will prepare the TPFG Circular to be distributed to TPFG
Shareholders. The TPFG Board urges TPFG Shareholders to read the
TPFG Circular carefully when it becomes available.
THE PRESENTATION IS (SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS IN THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING ACCESS BY PERSONS IN CERTAIN RESTRICTED
JURISDICTIONS), DIRECTED ONLY AT THE SHAREHOLDERS OF BELVOIR AND
TPFG, IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER, AND AT NO OTHER PERSONS
WHATSOEVER, AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE OR
BY ANY OTHER PERSON.
In accordance with Rule 30.3 of the Takeover Code, a person so
entitled may request a hard copy of the Presentation (and any
document incorporated into it by reference to another source), when
they become available, free of charge, by contacting Belvoir's
registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC ("Computershare"),
by: (i) submitting a request in writing to Computershare, The
Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS13 8AE, United Kingdom; or
(ii) calling +44 (0) 370 707 1762. Calls are charged at the
standard geographical rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside
the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international
rate. Phone lines are open between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. (London
time), Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays in England and
Wales). Please note that Computershare cannot provide any
financial, legal or tax advice and calls may be recorded and
monitored for security and training purposes. A hard copy of the
Presentation (and any document incorporated into it by reference to
another source) will not be sent unless so requested. A person so
entitled may also request that all future documents, announcements
and information to be sent to them in relation to the Merger should
be in hard copy form.
Overseas Shareholders
The release, publication or distribution of, or access to, the
Presentation in, into or from jurisdictions other than the United
Kingdom (including by persons who are citizens of, or are resident
or located in, jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom) may be
restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the
law of any jurisdiction other than the UK should inform themselves
about, and observe, any applicable legal or regulatory
requirements. In particular, the ability of persons who are not
resident in the United Kingdom to vote their Belvoir Shares at the
Belvoir Meetings, or to appoint another person as proxy to vote at
the Belvoir Meetings on their behalf, may be affected by the laws
of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are located.
COPIES OF THE PRESENTATION, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION RELATING
TO THE MERGER, WILL NOT BE AND MUST NOT BE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,
MAILED OR OTHERWISE FORWARDED, DISTRIBUTED, SENT OR ACCESSED IN,
INTO OR FROM ANY RESTRICTED JURISDICTION OR ANY JURISDICTION WHERE
TO DO SO WOULD VIOLATE THE LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION. PERSONS
RECEIVING OR ACCESSING SUCH MATERIALS (INCLUDING CUSTODIANS,
NOMINEES AND TRUSTEES) MUST NOT MAIL OR OTHERWISE FORWARD,
DISTRIBUTE OR S THEM IN, INTO OR FROM ANY RESTRICTED JURISDICTION.
ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUCH APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS MAY
CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH
JURISDICTION AND/OR MAY RER INVALID ANY RELATED PURPORTED VOTE IN
RESPECT OF THE MERGER, WHETHER AT THE BELVOIR MEETINGS OR AT THE
TPFG GENERAL MEETING.
It is the responsibility of each Overseas Shareholder to satisfy
themself as to the full observance of the laws and regulatory
requirements of the relevant jurisdiction in connection with the
Merger, including obtaining any governmental, exchange control or
other consents which may be required, or the compliance with other
necessary formalities which are required to be observed and the
payment of any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such
jurisdiction.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, TPFG, Belvoir
and any other persons involved in the Merger disclaim any
responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions
by any person. Unless otherwise determined by TPFG or required by
the Takeover Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation,
the Merger will not be made available directly or indirectly in,
into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate
the laws in that jurisdiction and no person may vote in favour of
the Merger, whether at the Belvoir Meetings or at the TPFG General
Meeting, by use of mail or any other means or instrumentality
(including, without limitation, facsimile, email or other
electronic transmission, telex or telephone) of interstate or
foreign commerce of, or any facility of a national, state or other
securities exchange of, any Restricted Jurisdiction.
The availability of New TPFG Shares, as part of the
consideration payable under the Merger, to Belvoir Shareholders who
are not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws
of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are resident. Further
details will be set out in the Scheme Document. The New TPFG Shares
have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities
Act or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction
of the United States. Accordingly, unless an exemption under
relevant securities laws is available, including the exemption from
the registration requirements of the US Securities Act provided by
section 3(a)(10) of that Act, the New TPFG Shares are not being,
and may not be, offered, sold, resold, delivered or distributed,
directly or indirectly, in, into or from the United States. Neither
the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or
disapproved the New TPFG Shares or passed upon the accuracy or
adequacy of the Presentation. Any representation to the contrary is
a criminal offence in
the United States. Financial statements, and all financial
information that is included in the Presentation or that may be
included in any other materials relating to the Merger, have been
or will be prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards or other reporting standards or accounting
practice which may not be comparable to financial statements of
companies in the United States or other companies whose financial
statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States.
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