TIDMJRIC
RNS Number : 4550K
Japan Residential Inv. Co. Ltd
30 December 2015
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF
THAT JURISDICTION
IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
OR THE ACTION YOU SHOULD TAKE, YOU ARE RECOMMENDED TO SEEK YOUR OWN
INDEPENDENT PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY FROM YOUR
STOCKBROKER, BANK MANAGER, SOLICITOR, ACCOUNTANT, FUND MANAGER OR
OTHER APPROPRIATE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISER DULY AUTHORISED
UNDER THE UK FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED)
IF YOU ARE RESIDENT IN THE UK OR, IF NOT, FROM ANOTHER
APPROPRIATELY AUTHORISED INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISER
For immediate release
30 December 2015
Recommended Cash Offer for
JAPAN RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED ("JRIC")
by Nikko III Pte. Ltd. ("Bidco")
an investment vehicle indirectly wholly-owned by the Blackstone
Funds
Scheme becomes Effective and Cancellation of trading of JRIC
Shares on AIM
On 13 November 2015, Bidco and JRIC announced that they had
reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer by Bidco
for the entire issued, and to be issued, share capital of JRIC (the
"Offer") at 72 pence in cash for each Scheme Share. It was intended
that the Offer be effected by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of
arrangement under Part VIII of the Companies Law.
The Bidco Board and the JRIC Board are pleased to announce that
the Scheme has become Effective and the entire issued, and to be
issued, share capital of JRIC is owned by Bidco. This follows the
Court's sanction of the Scheme at the Scheme Court Hearing held
earlier today.
Scheme Shareholders that were on the register at the Scheme
Record Time, being 6.00 p.m. on 29 December 2015, will receive 72
pence for each Scheme Share held. Payment of the consideration due
to Scheme Shareholders pursuant to the Scheme will be made by the
despatch of cheques for those Scheme Shareholders holding their
Scheme Shares in certificated form, or the crediting of CREST
accounts for those Scheme Shareholders holding their Scheme Shares
in CREST, by no later than 12 January 2016.
Following an application by JRIC to the London Stock Exchange,
admission of JRIC Shares to trading on AIM will be cancelled by no
later than 7.00 a.m. on 31 December 2015.
Capitalised terms in this announcement, unless otherwise
defined, have the same meanings as set out in the Scheme Document.
A copy of this announcement and the Scheme Document are available
on JRIC's website at www.jricl.com under the Shareholder
Information sub-section of the Investors tab.
Enquiries:
Liberum Capital Limited (Rule
3 financial adviser to JRIC)
Shane Le Prevost +44 (0)20 3100
Richard Crawley 2222
Smith & Williamson Corporate
Finance Limited (Nominated Adviser +44 (0)20 7131
to JRIC) 4000
Azhic Basirov
David Jones
Important notices relating to financial advisers
Liberum, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom
by the FCA, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to JRIC and
no one else in connection with the Offer, and will not be
responsible to anyone other than JRIC for providing the protections
afforded to clients of Liberum or for providing advice in relation
to the Offer or other matters referred to in this announcement.
Neither Liberum nor any of its 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 Liberum in connection with the Offer,
any statement contained herein or otherwise.
Smith & Williamson, which is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting exclusively as the nominated
adviser to JRIC and no one else in connection with the Offer, and
will not be responsible to anyone other than JRIC for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Smith & Williamson or for
providing advice in relation to the Offer or other matters referred
to in this announcement. Neither Smith & Williamson nor any of
its 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 Smith & Williamson in connection with the
Offer, any statement contained herein or otherwise.
Further information
This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of
complying with Guernsey law, the AIM Rules and the City Code and
the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would
have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in
accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction
outside the United Kingdom and Guernsey.
The JRIC Directors accept responsibility for the information
contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge of the
JRIC Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that
such is the case), the information contained in this announcement
is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely
to affect the import of such information.
Overseas jurisdictions
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in
jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom or Guernsey may be
restricted by law. Therefore, any persons who are subject to the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom or Guernsey,
or JRIC Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom or
Guernsey, should inform themselves about, and observe, any
applicable requirements. Any failure to comply with the applicable
restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of
any such jurisdiction. In particular, the ability of persons who
are not resident in the United Kingdom or Guernsey to vote their
JRIC Shares with respect to the Scheme and the Court Meeting, or to
execute and deliver forms of proxy appointing another to vote at
the Court Meeting on their behalf, may be affected by the laws of
the relevant jurisdiction in which they are located.
Unless otherwise determined by Bidco or required by the City
Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Offer
shall 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
Offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or form within a
Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction if to do so would
constitute a violation of the laws of that jurisdiction.
Copies of this announcement and all documents relating to the
Offer (in whole or in part) are not being, and must not be,
directly or indirectly, mailed, transmitted or otherwise forwarded,
distributed or sent in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction
and persons receiving this announcement and such documents
(including, without limitation, agents, custodians, nominees and
trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send
them in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. Any person
(including, without limitation, any agents, custodian, nominee and
trustee) who would, or otherwise intends to, or who may have a
contractual or legal obligation to, forward this announcement
and/or any other documents relating to the Offer to any
jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom and Guernsey should inform
themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal or regulatory
requirements of their jurisdiction. If the Offer is implemented by
way of a Takeover Offer, (unless otherwise permitted by applicable
law and regulation) such Takeover Offer may not be made, directly
or indirectly, in or into any Restricted Jurisdiction, by the use
of mail or any means or instrumentality (including, but not limited
to, facsimile, e-mail or other electronic transmission, telex or
telephone), or by any facility of a national, state or other
securities exchange of any Restricted Jurisdiction and such
Takeover Offer may not be capable of acceptance by any such use,
means, instrumentality or facility. Further details in relation to
overseas shareholders will be contained in the Scheme Document.
Dealing disclosure requirements of the City Code
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the City Code, any person who is interested
in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of an
offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any
offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been
announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash)
must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement
of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in
which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An
Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's
interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any
relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any
securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a
person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than
3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th business day following the
commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later
than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th business day following the
announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first
identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of
the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to
the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead
make a Dealing Disclosure.
December 30, 2015 06:47 ET (11:47 GMT)
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the City Code, any person who is, or
becomes, interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant
securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange
offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any
relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the
dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions
in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of
(i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange
offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously
been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to
whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m.
(London time) on the business day following the date of the
relevant dealing.
If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or
understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an
interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a
securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single
person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.
Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree
company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be
made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons
acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and
8.4).
Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose
relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing
Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on
the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including
details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the
offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified.
You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44
(0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are
required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing
Disclosure.
Publication on JRIC's website
A copy of this announcement will be available (subject to
certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted
Jurisdictions) on JRIC's website at www.jricl.com under the
Shareholder Information sub-section of the Investors tab by no
later than 12 noon (London time) on the Business Day following the
date of this announcement. For the avoidance of doubt, save as
expressly referred to in this announcement, the contents of this
website are not incorporated in, and do not form part of, this
announcement.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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