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CityFibre Infrastructure Hldgs PLC
21 June 2018
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF
SUCH JURISDICTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
21 June 2018
RECOMMED CASH ACQUISITION
of
CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC
by
CONNECT INFRASTRUCTURE BIDCO LIMITED
(a newly formed company indirectly jointly-controlled by a
consortium
formed by Antin and West Street Infrastructure Partners)
Scheme of Arrangement becomes Effective
On 24 April 2018, the board of CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings
plc ("CityFibre" or the "Company") and Connect Infrastructure Bidco
Limited ("Bidco") announced that they had reached agreement on the
terms of a recommended cash offer pursuant to which Bidco would
acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital
of CityFibre (the "Acquisition") to be effected by means of a
scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the
"Scheme").
On 19 June 2018, CityFibre announced that the Court had
sanctioned the Scheme at the Court Hearing held on that day.
CityFibre and Bidco are pleased to announce that the Court Order
has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies today and
accordingly the Scheme has now become effective, in accordance with
its terms and CityFibre is now a wholly owned subsidiary of
Bidco.
As previously advised, trading in CityFibre Shares on the London
Stock Exchange's AIM Market was suspended with effect from 7.30
a.m. on 21 June 2018. The cancellation of trading of CityFibre
Shares on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market is expected to
take place by 8.00 a.m. on 22 June 2018. As a result of the Scheme
having become effective, share certificates in respect of CityFibre
Shares will, by 8.00 a.m. on 22 June 2018, cease to be valid and
entitlements to CityFibre Shares held within the CREST system will
be cancelled.
A Scheme Shareholder on the register of members of CityFibre at
the Scheme Record Time, being 6.00 p.m. on 20 June 2018, will be
entitled to receive 81 pence for each Scheme Share held. Settlement
of the consideration to which any Scheme Shareholder is entitled
will be effected by way of the despatch of cheques or the crediting
of CREST accounts (for Shareholders holding Scheme Shares in
certificated form and in uncertificated form respectively) as soon
as practicable. The latest date for despatch of cheques and
settlement of the Cash Consideration in relation to the Offer
through CREST is on or by 5 July 2018.
Full details of the Acquisition are set out in the scheme
document dated 10 May 2018 (the "Scheme Document"). Capitalised
terms used but not defined in this announcement (the
"Announcement") have the same meanings set out in the Scheme
Document.
The Company is no longer in an "Offer Period" as defined in the
Code and accordingly the dealing disclosure requirements previously
notified to investors no longer apply.
Enquiries
CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings Tel: +44 20 3510 0602
plc
Greg Mesch, Chief Executive Officer
Terry Hart, Chief Financial Officer
Rothschild Tel: +44 20 7280 5000
(Financial adviser to CityFibre)
Anton Black
Warner Mandel
Mitul Manji
finnCap Tel: +44 20 7220 0500
(Nominated adviser and joint broker
to CityFibre)
Stuart Andrews
Chris Raggett
Liberum Tel: +44 20 3100 2000
(Joint broker to CityFibre)
Steve Pearce
Richard Bootle
Vigo Communications Tel: +44 207 390 0238
(PR adviser to CityFibre)
Jeremy Garcia
Fiona Henson
Important notices
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"), which is
authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom is acting
exclusively as financial adviser for CityFibre and no one else in
connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to
anyone other than CityFibre for providing the protections afforded
to clients of Rothschild nor for giving advice in relation to the
Acquisition or any other matters referred to in this Announcement.
Neither Rothschild nor any of its 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 Rothschild in connection with the matters referred to in this
Announcement.
finnCap Limited ("finnCap"), which is authorised and regulated
by the FCA in the United Kingdom is acting exclusively as nominated
adviser and joint broker for CityFibre and no one else in
connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to
anyone other than CityFibre for providing the protections afforded
to clients of finnCap nor for giving advice in relation to the
Acquisition or any other matters referred to in this Announcement.
Neither finnCap nor any of its 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 finnCap
in connection with the matters referred to in this
Announcement.
Liberum Capital Limited ("Liberum"), which is authorised and
regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom is acting exclusively as
joint broker for CityFibre and no one else in connection with the
Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than
CityFibre for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Liberum nor for giving advice in relation to the Acquisition or any
other matters referred to in this Announcement. Neither Liberum nor
any of its 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 Liberum in connection with the
matters referred to in this Announcement.
Further information
This Announcement is for information purposes only and is not
intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer to
sell or subscribe for or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for
any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any
jurisdiction pursuant to the Acquisition or otherwise, nor shall
there be any purchase, sale or exchange of securities or such
solicitation in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation
or sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to the registration or
qualification under the laws of such jurisdiction. The Acquisition
will be made solely pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Document
and the accompanying Forms of Proxy, which contain the full terms
and conditions of the Acquisition, including details of how to vote
in respect of the Acquisition. Any approval, decision or other
response to the Acquisition should be made only on the basis of the
information in the Scheme Document. CityFibre Shareholders are
advised to read the Scheme Document and the accompanying Forms of
Proxy in their entirety before making a decision.
Overseas jurisdictions
The release, publication or distribution of this Announcement in
certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and may affect the
availability of the Acquisition to persons who are not resident in
the United Kingdom. Persons who are not resident in the United
Kingdom, or who are subject to laws of any jurisdiction other than
the United Kingdom, should inform themselves about, and observe any
applicable requirements. Any person (including, without limitation,
nominees, trustees and custodians) who would, or otherwise intends
to, forward this Announcement, the Scheme Document or any
accompanying document to any jurisdiction outside the United
Kingdom should refrain from doing so and seek appropriate
professional advice before taking any action. In particular, the
ability of persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom to
vote their CityFibre Shares at the Court Meeting or the General
Meeting, or to execute and deliver Forms of Proxy appointing
another to vote their CityFibre Shares in respect of the Court
Meeting or the General Meeting on their behalf, may be affected by
the laws of the relevant jurisdiction in which they are located.
This Announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying
with the laws of England and Wales, the AIM Rules and the 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 of jurisdictions outside of England.
Any failure to comply with the applicable legal or regulatory
requirements may constitute a violation of the laws and/or
regulations of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, the companies and persons involved in
the Acquisition disclaim any responsibility and liability for the
violation of such restrictions by any person.
The Acquisition will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or
into or by use of the mails or any other means or instrumentality
(including, without limitation, telephonic or electronic) of
interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facility of a national,
state or other securities exchange of, a Restricted Jurisdiction,
and the Acquisition will not be capable of acceptance by any such
use, means, instrumentality or facility or from within a Restricted
Jurisdiction. Accordingly, copies of this Announcement and formal
documentation relating to the Acquisition are not being, and must
not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded or
distributed in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction and persons
receiving this Announcement (including custodians, nominees and
trustees) must not distribute or send it into or from a Restricted
Jurisdiction. In the event that the Acquisition is implemented by
way of a Takeover Offer and extended into the US, Bidco will do so
in satisfaction of the procedural and filing
requirements of the US securities laws at that time, to the
extent applicable thereto. The Acquisition relates to the shares of
an English company and it is proposed to be made by means of a
scheme of arrangement provided for under the laws of England and
Wales. The Scheme relates to the shares of an English company that
is a "foreign private issuer" as defined under Rule 3b-4 under the
US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "US Exchange
Act"). A transaction effected by means of a scheme of arrangement
is not subject to the shareholder vote, proxy solicitation and
tender offer rules under the US Exchange Act. Accordingly, the
Scheme is subject to the disclosure requirements, rules and
practices applicable in the UK to schemes of arrangement, which
differ from the disclosure requirements and practices of US
shareholder vote, proxy solicitation and tender offer rules.
Financial statements, and all financial information included in
the relevant documentation, will have been prepared in accordance
with accounting standards applicable in the UK and may not be
comparable to the financial statements of US companies or other
companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance
with US generally accepted accounting principles. However, if Bidco
were to elect to implement the Acquisition by means of a Takeover
Offer and extend such Takeover Offer into the US, such Takeover
Offer shall be made in compliance with applicable UK and US
securities laws and regulations, including the US tender offer
rules. Such Takeover Offer would be made in the US by Bidco and no
one else. In addition to any such Takeover Offer, Bidco, certain
affiliated companies and the nominees or brokers (acting as agents)
may make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, shares
in CityFibre outside such Takeover Offer during the period in which
such Takeover Offer would remain open for acceptance. If such
purchases or arrangements to purchase are made they would be made
outside the United States in compliance with applicable law,
including the US Exchange Act.
Further details in relation to Overseas Shareholders are
contained in the Scheme Document.
Forward-looking statements
This Announcement (including information incorporated by
reference in this Announcement) may contain certain
"forward-looking statements" with respect to Bidco or CityFibre.
These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that
they do not relate only to historical or current facts.
Forward-looking statements often use words such as "anticipate",
"target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal",
"believe", "will", "may", "should", "would", "could" or other words
or terms of similar meaning or the negative thereof.
Forward-looking statements include statements relating to the
following: (i) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues,
earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial
condition, dividend policy, losses and future prospects; (ii)
business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of
Bidco or CityFibre and potential synergies resulting from the
Acquisition; and (iii) the effects of government regulation on the
business of Bidco or CityFibre. These forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause actual results, performance or developments to
differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such
forward-looking statements.
Such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance. By their nature, because they relate to events and
depend on circumstances that will occur in the future, these
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results and
are based on certain key assumptions and other factors which may
cause actual results, performance or developments to differ
materially from those expressed in or implied by such
forward-looking statements.
These factors include, but are not limited to, the satisfaction
of the conditions to the Acquisition, as well as additional
factors, such as changes in political and economic conditions,
changes in the level of capital investment, retention of key
employees, changes in customer habits, success of business and
operating initiatives and restructuring objectives, impact of any
acquisitions or similar transactions, changes in customers'
strategies and stability, competitive product and pricing measures,
changes in the regulatory environment, fluctuations of interest
and/or exchange rates and the outcome of any litigation.
These forward-looking statements are based on numerous
assumptions regarding present and future strategies and
environments. You are cautioned not to place any reliance on such
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
All subsequent oral or written forward-looking statements
attributable to the Consortium, Bidco or CityFibre or any person
acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by
the cautionary statement above. Should one or more of these risks
or uncertainties materialise, or should underlying assumptions
prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
described in this Announcement. The Consortium, Bidco and CityFibre
assume no obligation to update publicly or revise forward-looking
or other statements contained in this Announcement, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to
the extent legally required.
No profit forecasts or estimates
No statement in this Announcement is intended as a profit
forecast or estimate for any period and no statement in this
Announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings or
earnings per ordinary share for CityFibre for the current or future
financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical
published earnings or earnings per ordinary share for
CityFibre.
Publication on website and availability of hard copies
A copy of this Announcement and the documents required to be
published pursuant to Rule 26.1 of the Code will be made available
(subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in
Restricted Jurisdictions), free of charge, at
www.cliftoninvestment.com and www.cityfibre.com by no later than
12:00 noon (London time) on the Business Day following the date of
publication of this Announcement. The content of the websites
referred to in this Announcement is not incorporated into and does
not form part of this Announcement.
In accordance with Rule 30.3 of the Code, a person so entitled
may request a hard copy of this Announcement, free of charge, by
contacting CityFibre's Company Secretary between 9:00 am and 5:00
pm (London time) Monday to Friday (except UK public holidays) on
0203 5100 602 from within the United Kingdom or on +44 203 5100 602
if calling from outside the United Kingdom. In accordance with Rule
30.3 of the Code, a person so entitled may also request that all
future documents, announcements and information to be sent to them
in relation to the Acquisition should be in hard copy form.
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