THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS NOT
FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,
IN OR INTO, THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY EEA STATE (OTHER THAN A MEMBER
STATE OF THE EEA WHERE THE COMPANY'S SECURITIES MAY BE LAWLFULLY
MARKETED) OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE
A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION.
This announcement has been determined to contain inside
information for the purposes of the UK version of the EU Market
Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue
of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended and
supplemented from time to time.
11
November 2024
DP Aircraft I
Limited
Proposed issue
of equity
As previously noted in the interim accounts for
the period ended 30th June 2024, the Board of Directors
of DP Aircraft I Limited (the "Company") intends to raise new equity
of up to US$1 million in Q4 2024 in order to provide the Company
with additional working capital. The Board has now determined to
proceed with a fundraising through the issue of new ordinary shares
in the capital of the Company ("New Ordinary
Shares") by way of tap issuance (the
"Tap Issue").
The Tap Issue will provide for the issue of up
to 16,666,667 New Ordinary Shares at a price of US$0.06 per Share,
thereby raising gross proceeds of up to US$1 million. The Tap Issue
is being undertaken at a price which represents a significant
discount to the Company's unaudited NAV per Ordinary Share, which
was US$0.18751 as at 30 June 2024. At the Company's most recent
Annual General Meeting, held on 19 September 2023, authority was
granted by shareholders for the issue of up to 47,866,666 Ordinary
Shares at a price which is less than the prevailing NAV per
Ordinary Share.
The Tap Issue will be launched
immediately following this announcement. To register their interest
in participating in the Tap Issue, potential investors should
communicate their applications for New Ordinary Shares to their usual contact at Investec.
The Tap Issue is expected to close at 10.00 a.m. (London time) on
Friday, 15 November 2024 but may close earlier or later at the
discretion of the Company and Investec.
The Tap Issue will be made to
qualified investors (as defined in Article
2(e) of the UK version of the Prospectus Regulation (EU 2017/1129)
which forms part of UK law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended), and will be subject to the
terms and conditions set out in the Appendix to this
announcement.
Allocations of New Ordinary
Shares
The number of New Ordinary Shares to
be issued will be agreed between Investec and the Company following
the close of the Tap Issue and announced shortly thereafter. In the
event that applications from investors in aggregate exceed the
number of New Ordinary Shares available under the Tap Issue, it is
expected that precedence will be given to applications from
shareholders on the Company's share register as at close of
business on 31 October 2024. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Investec may choose to accept applications, either in whole or in
part, on the basis of allocations determined in agreement with the
Company, and may scale down any applications for this purpose on
such basis as the Company and Investec may determine.
Application for Admission
Application will be made for
admission of the New Ordinary Shares to trading on the Specialist
Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed
securities (the "SFS")
("Admission"). It is
expected that Admission will become effective, and that dealings in
the New Ordinary Shares on the SFS will commence, on
Tuesday, 19 November 2024.
Expected
Timetable
Latest time and date for receipt of
applications
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10.00 a.m. on Friday, 15 November
2024
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Announcement of results of the Tap
Issue
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Friday, 15 November 2024
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New Ordinary Shares issued to successful
applicants on a T+2 basis
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Friday, 15 November 2024
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Admission and commencement of dealings in New
Ordinary Shares
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8.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 19 November
2024
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Information
about the Company
Thai Airways Leases
The Company's two aircraft are now
operating on fixed monthly lease payments with Thai Airways
("Thai") until October/December 2026 respectively. As previously
noted, the lease terms were extended by a further three years to
October/December 2029, with further scaled back monthly lease
payments starting from November 2026/January 2027. The Company
retains a right of early termination regarding this three year
extension after consultation with the Company's lending banks (the
"Lenders"). As the lease agreements currently stand,
Thai are required to return the aircraft at the end of the lease
terms in full life condition, which would incur significant costs
for Thai.
The Company is now in discussions
with Thai regarding proposals to amend the current lease
arrangements. Following consultation with the Lenders, it has been
agreed that the Company will inform Thai by April 2025 whether or
not the early termination option under the leases will be
exercised. As an ongoing obligation, the Company is required to
inform the Lenders of any negotiations and or consultation which it
has with Thai regarding any restructuring of the lease
arrangements.
Current Debt Financing
The Company's current debt finance
arrangements with the Lenders expire at the end of 2026. In this
respect the Company can (i) negotiate to extend the loans with the
existing Lenders, (ii) refinance the loans with new lenders or
(iii) sell the aircraft ahead of the leases expiring at the end of
2026. Discussions with the Lenders on possible next steps
commenced in October 2024.
Whilst there is a requirement that
by October 2025 the Company will provide the Lenders with
information on the steps it is taking to refinance or to re-market
the aircraft, followed by a Term Sheet by no later than August
2026, the Board believes that there is a willingness
amongst the Lenders to consider an extension of the debt facilities
from 2026 to 2029 on the basis that Thai will likely come out of
rehabilitation in the first half of 2025, bringing a corresponding
reduction in counterparty risk.
As at 31 October 2024, the Company had
approximately US$83.3m of debt outstanding to the Lenders. The
expected level of outstanding debt at loan maturity at 31 December
2026 is US$70.0m.
The Company will enter into discussions with
the Lenders to reduce the debt outstanding by US$3m per aircraft at
loan maturity. The respective amounts currently represent
restricted cash which is a portion of the maintenance reserves held
on pledged accounts and owed to the Company.
Strategy
While the situation may change, the
current preferred option for the Company is for the sale of the
aircraft with a lease attached which reflects improved market terms
and conditions. The Board and the Asset Manager remain fully
committed to extracting the best value for shareholders in this
process and are focussed on actions to improve and preserve the
value of the assets. The Board and the Asset Manager are still in
the process of considering and reviewing the various options
available before recommending a preferred path. Necessarily this
will involve the proactive involvement of the Company's Lenders,
advisors and current lessee.
Boeing 787
The Board and Asset Manager believe
the Boeing 787 remains an attractive asset and note recent
transaction activity in the market involving 787s (albeit
transparency around transaction values is currently limited).
Boeing 787 wide body production is still behind historic levels and
delayed deliveries for new aircraft are further strengthening
demand. The Board notes that whilst the 787 aircraft is now key to
Thai, the Company's aircraft type are the smaller 8 series with the
Rolls Royce engine option and that all new wide bodied aircraft
Thai propose to add to their fleet are the GE powered, larger 787-9
variant. A key priority for the Company is progressing discussions
with Thai on how the Company's aircraft might fit into the overall
Thai fleet strategy and to what extent existing arrangements can be
enhanced for the mutual benefit of both parties.
Dividend
As previously noted, there is no
realistic prospect of the Company's shareholders receiving a
dividend or other distribution prior to the end of the lease terms.
The key uncertainty remains the outlook for Thai (albeit the
position of Thai has improved considerably), the impact of
inflation on the travel industry and the knock-on effect these
factors may have on aircraft values and lease rentals.
Other
Opportunities
The Board believes the aircraft will have long
useful lives after 2026 (and 2029) and notes the supportive
backdrop of increased demand for aircraft in the industry. The
Board intends to explore all options available that might benefit
shareholders, including alternative options to an extension with
Thai. As to the latter, to date exploratory discussions have taken
place with certain third parties, but it is premature to speculate
on any potential outcomes.
Use of
Proceeds
The primary use of the proposed new equity is
for ongoing working capital requirements. This fund raising is not
intended to cover the costs of a refinancing, re-leasing or sale.
It is currently assumed that some of these costs can be funded from
a US$1 million deposit facility agreed with the Lenders, though it
is unclear at this stage what total costs may be for these
activities and further funding may be required.
Cash Position
As at 31 October 2024, the Company had
c.US$690k of cash on its balance sheet and c.US$193k of ongoing
accruals, excluding deferred amounts payable to the Asset Manager,
Broker and the Directors of c.US$1.1 million. Under the terms
agreed with the Lenders, the Company is permitted a total monthly
payment of US$70k out of the lease payments made by Thai. After
accounting for this income, the cash outflow for the Company for
the year ended 30 June 2024 amounted to approximately
US$325k.
Notwithstanding unavoidable cost
increases and inflationary pressures, with respect to ongoing
working capital requirements, the Company has been able to control
the net cash burn by reducing certain costs and by deferring
amounts due to some service providers.
Aircraft Valuation
Average valuations for HS-TQC and HS-TQD as at
30 June 2024, based on valuations provided by two independent
valuers, were as follows:
Basis of
Valuation
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US$m
|
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Half-Life Base
|
HS-TQC
|
52.8
|
|
HS-TQD
|
53.4
|
|
|
|
Half-Life Market
|
HS-TQC
|
41.9
|
|
HS-TQD
|
42.4
|
|
|
|
*Full-Life Base
|
HS-TQC
|
71.3
|
|
HS-TQD
|
71.9
|
|
|
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*Full-Life Market
|
HS-TQC
|
60.4
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|
HS-TQD
|
60.9
|
|
|
|
*Full-Life Base 2026 Lease End
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HS-TQC
|
64.6
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|
HS-TQD
|
65.1
|
|
|
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*Full-Life Base 2029 Lease End
|
HS-TQC
|
57.2
|
|
HS-TQD
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57.6
|
|
|
|
* Thai is currently contractually
required to return the aircraft in Full-Life condition
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(Base Value
is the appraiser's opinion of the underlying economic value of an
aircraft in an open, unrestricted, stable market environment with a
reasonable balance of supply and demand, and assumes full
consideration of its "highest and best use." An aircraft's Base
Value is founded in the historical trend of values and in the
projection of value trends and presumes an arm's-length, cash
transaction between willing, able and knowledgeable parties, acting
prudently, with an absence of duress and with a reasonable period
of time available for marketing. Market Value is the appraiser's
opinion of the most likely trading price that may be generated for
an aircraft under the market circumstances that are perceived to
exist at the time in question. Market Value assumes that the
aircraft is valued for its highest, best use, that the parties to
the hypothetical sale transaction are willing, able, prudent and
knowledgeable, and under no unusual pressure for a prompt sale, and
that the transaction would be negotiated in an open and
unrestricted market on an arm's-length basis, for cash or
equivalent consideration, and given an adequate amount of time for
effective exposure to prospective buyers.)
Enquiries
For further information, please
contact:
Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey)
Limited
+44(0) 1481 748833
Sarah Felmingham / Chris Copperwaite
Investec Bank
plc
+44(0) 20 7597 4000
David Yovichic/Denis Flanagan
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE TAP ISSUE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
(INCLUDING THE APPENDIX) IS DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS SELECTED BY
INVESTEC WHO ARE "INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS" FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE
19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL
PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (THE "FPO") OR "HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES,
UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS ETC" FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2) OF
THE FPO OR TO PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE
COMMUNICATED UNDER THE FPO (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING
REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT
PERSONS"). ONLY RELEVANT PERSONS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE TAP
ISSUE AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT HEREIN MUST NOT BE ACTED
ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS.
THE NEW ORDINARY SHARES THAT ARE THE
SUBJECT OF THE TAP ISSUE ARE NOT BEING OFFERED OR SOLD TO ANY
PERSON IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA ("EEA"), OTHER THAN TO PERSONS WHO ARE
BOTH (I) "QUALIFIED INVESTORS" AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2(E) OF THE UK
PROSPECTUS REGULATION OR ARTICLE 2(E) OF THE EU PROSPECTUS
REGULATION (AS APPLICABLE), WHICH INCLUDES LEGAL ENTITIES WHICH ARE
REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (IN THE UK) OR
ENTITIES WHICH ARE NOT SO REGULATED
WHOSE CORPORATE PURPOSE IS SOLELY TO INVEST IN SECURITIES
AND (II) PERSONS TO WHOM THE NEW
ORDINARY SHARES MAY BE LAWFULLY MARKETED UNDER THE UK AIFMD LAWS OR
THE EU ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND MANAGERS DIRECTIVE OR THE
APPLICABLE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION (IF ANY) OF THE MEMBER STATE OF
THE EEA IN WHICH SUCH PERSON IS DOMICILED OR IN WHICH SUCH PERSON
HAS A REGISTERED OFFICE (AS APPLICABLE).
The New Ordinary Shares have not
been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "U.S.
Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority
of any State or other jurisdiction of the United States (as defined
below), and accordingly may not be offered, sold or transferred
within the United States of America, its territories or
possessions, any State of the United States or the District of
Columbia (the "United
States") except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, registration under the U.S. Securities
Act. The Tap Issue is being made outside the United States in
reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the
U.S. Securities Act provided by Regulation S. The Company has not
been and will not be registered under the U.S. Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "U.S.
Investment Company Act") and investors will not be entitled
to the benefits of the U.S. Investment Company Act.
This Announcement (including the
Appendix) does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or a
solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for New Ordinary
Shares in any jurisdiction including, without limitation, the
United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South
Africa, any EEA State (other than any member state of the EEA where
the Company's securities may be lawfully marketed) or any other
jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is or may be
unlawful (an "Excluded
Territory"). This Announcement and the information contained
herein are not for publication or distribution, directly or
indirectly, to persons in an Excluded Territory unless permitted
pursuant to an exemption under the relevant local law or regulation
in any such jurisdiction.
The distribution of this
Announcement, and/or the issue of New Ordinary Shares in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law and/or regulation. No action
has been taken by the Company, Investec or any of their respective
affiliates as defined in Rule 501(b) under the U.S. Securities Act
(as applicable in the context used, "Affiliates") that would permit an offer
of the New Ordinary Shares or possession or distribution of this
Announcement or any other publicity material relating to the New
Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose
is required. Persons receiving this Announcement are required to
inform themselves about and to observe any such
restrictions.
Investec Bank plc ("Investec") is
authorised in the United Kingdom by the Prudential Regulation
Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the
"FCA") and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Investec is acting
exclusively as broker for the Company and for no-one else in
connection with the Tap Issue and the matters described in this
announcement, and will not regard any other person as its client in
relation to the Tap Issue and will not be responsible to anyone
other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to
clients of Investec or for providing advice in relation to the Tap
Issue or any of the other matters referred to herein. Neither
Investec 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 Investec
in connection with this announcement, any statement contained
herein or otherwise. Apart from the responsibilities and
liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Investec by the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or the regulatory regime
established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any
jurisdiction where exclusion of liability under the relevant
regulatory regime would be illegal, void or unenforceable, neither
Investec nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates
accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for the contents
of this announcement, and no representation, express or implied, is
made by it, or purported to be made on its behalf, in relation to
the contents of this announcement, including its accuracy,
completeness or verification of any other statement made or
purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with
the Tap Issue or the matters described in this announcement. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Investec, its
subsidiaries, branches and its affiliates accordingly disclaim all
and any responsibility or liability whether arising in tort,
contract or otherwise (save as referred to above in this paragraph)
which they might otherwise have in respect of this announcement, or
any statement contained herein.
Information to Distributors
Solely for the purposes of the
product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive
2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended
("MiFID II"); (b) Articles
9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593
supplementing MiFID II; (c) local implementing measures; and/or (d)
(where applicable to UK investors or UK firms) the relevant
provisions of the UK MiFID Laws (including the FCA's Product
Intervention and Governance Sourcebook ("PROD")) (together the "MiFID II Product Governance
Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability,
whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any
''manufacturer'' (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product
Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto,
the New Ordinary Shares have been subject to a product approval
process, which has determined that the New Ordinary Shares are: (i)
compatible with an end target market of (a) investors who meet the
criteria of professional clients and (b) eligible counterparties,
each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution
through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the
"Target Market
Assessment").
Notwithstanding the Target Market
Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the New
Ordinary Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of
their investment; the New Ordinary Shares offer no guaranteed
income and no capital protection; and an investment in the New
Ordinary Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a
guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in
conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment
and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses
that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without
prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or
regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Tap
Issue.
For the avoidance of doubt, the
Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of
suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b)
a recommendation to any investor or Company of investors to invest
in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect
to New Ordinary Shares. Each distributor is responsible for
undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the New
Ordinary Shares and determining appropriate distribution
channels.
Definitions of certain capitalised
terms used in this section and in the Appendix are contained in
paragraph 13 of the Appendix.
Appendix
Terms and Conditions of the
Tap Issue
1. General
1.1 By
participating in the issue referred to in this Announcement (the
"Tap Issue") each applicant
for New Ordinary Shares (an "Applicant") is deemed to have read and
understood this Announcement (including this Appendix) in its
entirety and to be providing the representations, warranties,
undertakings, agreements and acknowledgements contained in this
Appendix.
1.2 Each
Applicant which confirms its agreement (whether orally or in
writing) to Investec to subscribe for New Ordinary Shares under the
Tap Issue will be bound by these terms and conditions and will be
deemed to have accepted them.
1.3 The
Company and/or Investec may require any Applicant to agree to such
further terms and/or conditions and/or give such additional
warranties and/or representations as it (in its absolute
discretion) sees fit and/or may require any such Applicant to
execute a separate letter (a "Tap
Issue Letter"). The terms and conditions contained in any
Tap Issue Letter shall be supplemental and in addition to the terms
and conditions contained in this Appendix.
2. Agreement to Acquire New Ordinary
Shares
2.1
Conditional upon:
(a)
Admission occurring and
becoming effective by 8.00 a.m. (London time) on the date indicated
in this Announcement (or such later time and/or date, not being
later than 22 November 2024, as the Company and Investec Bank may
agree); and
(b)
Investec confirming to
the Applicants their allocation of the relevant New Ordinary
Shares,
an Applicant agrees to become a
member of the Company and agrees to subscribe for those New
Ordinary Shares allocated to it by Investec at the issue price of
US$0.06 per New Ordinary Share (the "Issue Price").
2.2
To the fullest extent permitted by
law, each Applicant acknowledges and agrees that it will not be
entitled to exercise any remedy of rescission at any time. This
does not affect any other rights the Applicant may have.
3. Payment for New Ordinary
Shares
Each Applicant must pay the Issue
Price for the New Ordinary Shares issued to or for the benefit of
the Applicant in the manner and by the time directed by Investec.
If any Applicant fails to pay as so directed and/or by the time
required, the relevant Applicant's application for the New Ordinary
Shares shall, at Investec's discretion, either be accepted or
rejected in which case paragraph 4.5 or 7.5 of these terms and
conditions shall apply to such application respectively.
4. Participation in, and principal terms of, the
Tap Issue
4.1
Prospective Applicants will be identified and contacted by
Investec.
4.2 The
latest time and date for receipt of commitments under the Tap Issue
is 10.00 a.m. on Friday 15 November 2024. The Company and Investec
reserve the right to bring this date forward, or to extend the
timetable at their discretion, provided that the closing date will
not be later than 22 November 2024.
4.3
Investec will re‐contact and confirm orally or in writing to
Applicants the size of their respective allocations and a trade
confirmation will be dispatched as soon as possible thereafter.
Investec's oral or written confirmation of the size of allocations
and each Applicant's oral commitment to accept the same or such
lesser number as determined in accordance with paragraph 4.4 below
will constitute a legally binding agreement pursuant to which each
such Applicant will be required to accept the number of New
Ordinary Shares allocated to the Applicant at the Issue Price and
otherwise on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in
this Appendix.
4.4 The
Company (after consultation with Investec) reserves the right to
scale back the number of New Ordinary Shares to be subscribed by
any Applicant in the event of an oversubscription in the Tap Issue.
The Company and Investec also reserve the right not to accept
offers to subscribe for New Ordinary Shares or to accept such
offers in part rather than in whole. Investec shall be entitled to
effect the Tap Issue by such method as it shall in its sole
discretion determine. To the fullest extent permissible by law,
neither Investec, nor any holding company of Investec, nor any
subsidiary, branch or affiliate of Investec (each an "Affiliate") nor any person acting on
behalf of any of the foregoing shall have any liability to
Applicants (or to any other person whether acting on behalf of an
Applicant or otherwise). In particular, neither Investec nor any
Affiliate thereof nor any person acting on their behalf shall have
any liability to Applicants in respect of their conduct of the Tap
Issue. No commissions will be paid to Applicants or directly by
Applicants in respect of the New Ordinary Shares.
4.5 Each
Applicant's obligations will be owed to the Company and to
Investec. Following the oral or written confirmation(s) referred to
above, each Applicant will have an immediate, separate, irrevocable
and binding obligation, owed to Investec, to pay to Investec (or as
Investec may direct) in cleared funds an amount equal to the
product of the Issue Price and the number of New Ordinary Shares
which such Applicant has agreed to acquire under the Tap Issue.
Commitments under the Tap Issue, once made, cannot be withdrawn
without the consent of the Directors. The Company shall allot such
New Ordinary Shares to each Applicant (or to Investec for onward
transmission to the relevant Applicant) following each Applicant's
payment to Investec of such amount.
4.6 Each
Applicant agrees to indemnify on demand and hold each of Investec,
the Company and the Asset Manager and its and their respective
Affiliates harmless from any and all costs, claims, liabilities and
expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising out of or in
connection with any breach of the acknowledgements, undertakings,
representations, warranties and agreements set forth in these terms
and conditions as supplemented by any Tap Issue Letter.
4.7 All
obligations of Investec under the Tap Issue will be subject to
fulfilment of the conditions referred to below under
"Conditions".
5. Conditions
5.1 The
Tap Issue is conditional (inter alia) as described in paragraph 2.1
above.
5.2 If
the Tap Issue does not become unconditional, the Tap Issue will
lapse and each Applicant's rights and obligations under the Tap
Issue shall cease and determine at such time and no claim may be
made by an Applicant in respect thereof. Investec shall have no
liability to any Applicant (or to any other person whether acting
on behalf of an Applicant or otherwise) in respect of any decision
they may make as to whether or not to waive or to extend the time
and/or date for the satisfaction of any condition relating to the
Tap Issue or in respect of the Tap Issue generally.
5.3 By
participating in the Tap Issue, each Applicant agrees that its
rights and obligations hereunder terminate only in the
circumstances described above and will not be capable of rescission
or termination by the Applicant.
5.4
By participating in the
Tap Issue, each Applicant agrees with Investec that the exercise by
Investec of any right of termination or other discretion shall be
within the absolute discretion of Investec and that Investec need
not make any reference to the Applicant in this regard and that, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, Investec shall not have any
liability whatsoever to the Applicant in connection with any such
exercise.
6. No Prospectus
6.1 The
Tap Issue is only available to Relevant Persons that are identified
and contacted by the Investec and the New Ordinary Shares will only
be offered in such a way as to not require a prospectus in
Guernsey, the United Kingdom or elsewhere. No offering document or
prospectus has been or will be submitted to be approved by the
Guernsey Financial Services Commission nor the States of Guernsey
nor the FCA in relation to the Tap Issue and Applicants'
commitments will be made solely on the basis of the information
contained in this Announcement (including this Appendix) and
information that has been published by the Company in accordance
with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and UK MAR
(collectively "Regulatory
Information").
6.2 Each
Applicant, by accepting a participation in the Tap Issue, agrees
that the content of this Announcement, including this Appendix, is
exclusively the responsibility of the Company and confirms to
Investec, the Company and the Asset Manager that it has neither
received nor relied on any other information (other than the
Regulatory Information), representation, warranty, or statement
made by or on behalf of the Company or Investec (other than the
amount of the relevant Applicant's participation in the oral or
written confirmation given to Applicants and the trade confirmation
referred to elsewhere in this Appendix), any of their respective
Affiliates, or any person acting on behalf of the Company, the
Asset Manager or Investec, and neither Investec, nor any of its
Affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, nor the
Company will be liable for any Applicant's decision to participate
in the Tap Issue based on any other information, representation,
warranty or statement which the Applicant may have obtained or
received (regardless of whether or not such information,
representation, warranty or statement was given or made by or on
behalf of such persons). By participating in the Tap Issue, each
Applicant acknowledges to and agrees with Investec for itself and as agent for
the Company, that it has relied on its own investigation of the
business, financial or other position of the Company in accepting a
participation in the Tap Issue, and confirms that it has understood
the risks of investing in the Company and acquiring New Ordinary
Shares and has read the risk factors detailed in the Company's
latest annual report and financial statements and in the Company's
most recently published prospectus, each of which are available on
the Company's website www.dpaircraft.com/. Nothing in this
paragraph shall exclude the liability of any person for fraudulent
misrepresentation.
7. Registration and settlement
7.1
Settlement of
transactions in the relevant New Ordinary Shares following their
Admission will take place within the CREST system, using the DVP
mechanism, subject to certain exceptions. Investec reserves the
right to require settlement for and delivery of the relevant New
Ordinary Shares to Applicants by such other means as it may deem
necessary, if delivery or settlement is not possible or practicable
within the CREST system within the timetable set out in this
Announcement (including this Appendix) or would not be consistent
with the regulatory requirements in the Applicant's
jurisdiction.
7.2 Each
Applicant allocated New Ordinary Shares in the Tap Issue will be
sent a trade confirmation stating the number of New Ordinary Shares
allocated to it, the aggregate amount owed by such Applicant to
Investec and settlement instructions. Applicants should settle
against CREST Participant ID: 331. Each Applicant agrees that it
will do all things necessary to ensure that delivery and payment is
completed in accordance with either the standing CREST or
certificated settlement instructions which it has in place with
Investec.
7.3 It
is expected that settlement will be on a T+2 basis in accordance
with the instructions set out in the trade confirmation. Trade
confirmations will be despatched on or around 15 November 2024 and
this will also be the trade date in respect thereof.
7.4
Interest is chargeable daily on payments not received from
Applicants on the due date in accordance with the arrangements set
out above at the rate of 2 percentage points above the base rate of
Barclays Bank Plc.
7.5 Each
Applicant is deemed to agree that if it does not comply with these
obligations, Investec may sell any or all of the New Ordinary
Shares allocated to the Applicant on such Applicant's behalf and
retain from the proceeds, for their own account and profit, an
amount equal to the aggregate amount owed by the Applicant plus any
interest due. The Applicant will, however, remain liable for any
shortfall below the aggregate amount owed by such Applicant and it
may be required to bear any tax or other charges (together with any
interest or penalties) which may arise upon the sale of such New
Ordinary Shares on such Applicant's behalf.
7.6
If New Ordinary Shares
are to be delivered to a custodian or settlement agent, the
Applicant should ensure that the trade confirmation is copied and
delivered immediately to the relevant person within that
organisation.
7.7
Insofar as New Ordinary Shares are registered in the Applicant's
name or that of its nominee or in the name of any person for whom
the Applicant is contracting as agent or that of a nominee for such
person, such New Ordinary Shares will, subject as provided below,
be so registered free from any liability to PTM levy, stamp duty or
stamp duty reserve tax. If there are any circumstances in which any
other stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax is payable in respect of
the issue of the New Ordinary Shares, neither Investec nor the
Company shall be responsible for the payment thereof. Applicants
will not be entitled to receive any fee or commission in connection
with the Tap Issue.
8. Representations and
Warranties
By participating in the Tap Issue,
each Applicant acknowledges and agrees that it will (for itself and
any person(s) procured by it to acquire New Ordinary Shares and any
nominee(s) for any such person(s)) be deemed to acknowledge, agree,
represent and warrant to each of the Company, the Asset Manager and
Investec that:
8.1
it has carried out its own
investigation of the Company and the New Ordinary Shares and has
read this Announcement, including this Appendix, in its entirety
and acknowledges that its acquisition of New Ordinary Shares is
subject to and based upon all the terms, conditions,
representations, warranties, indemnities, acknowledgements,
agreements and undertakings and other information contained herein
and undertakes not to redistribute or duplicate this Announcement
(including this Appendix);
8.2
no offering document or
prospectus has been prepared in connection with the New Ordinary
Shares and represents and warrants that it has not received a
prospectus or other offering document in connection
therewith;
8.3
the Ordinary Shares are listed on
the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange, and the
Company is therefore required to publish Regulatory Information,
which includes a description of the nature of the Company's
business and the Company's most recent balance sheet and profit and
loss account and that the Applicant is able to obtain or access
such information without undue difficulty, and is able to obtain
access to such information or comparable information concerning any
other publicly traded company, without undue difficulty;
8.4 it
is relying solely on this Announcement (including this Appendix)
and the Regulatory Information published by the Company prior to
Admission of the New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Tap
Issue and not on any other information given, or representation or
statement made at any time, by any person concerning the Company or
the Tap Issue. It agrees that none of the Company, the Asset
Manager and Investec, nor any of their respective officers, agents
or employees, will have any liability for any other information or
representation. It irrevocably and unconditionally waives any
rights it may have in respect of any other information or
representation;
8.5
the content of this
Announcement (including this Appendix) and the Regulatory
Information is exclusively the responsibility of the Company and
(in respect of the Regulatory Information) in addition to the
Company, the persons stated therein as accepting responsibility,
and apart from the liabilities and responsibilities, if any, which
may be imposed on Investec under any regulatory regime, neither
Investec nor any person acting on its behalf nor any of its or
their Affiliates makes any representation, express or implied, nor
accepts any responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this
Announcement and the Regulatory Information nor for any other
statement made or purported to be made by them or on its or their
behalf in connection with the Company, the New Ordinary Shares or
the Tap Issue, including but without limitation any Key Information
Document published by the Company in accordance with UK PRIIPs Laws
(and/or the EU PRIIPs Regulation);
8.6 if
the laws of any territory or jurisdiction outside the United
Kingdom are applicable to its agreement to acquire New Ordinary
Shares under the Tap Issue, it warrants that it has complied with
all such laws, obtained all governmental and other consents which
may be required, complied with all requisite formalities and paid
any issue, transfer or other taxes due in connection with its
application in any territory and that it has not taken any action
or omitted to take any action which will result in the Company, the
Asset Manager or Investec or any of their respective Affiliates,
officers, agents or employees acting in breach of the regulatory or
legal requirements, directly or indirectly, of any territory or
jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom in connection with the Tap
Issue;
8.7 it
does not have a registered address in, and is not a citizen,
resident or national of, any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful
to make or accept an offer of the New Ordinary Shares and it is not
acting on a non-discretionary basis for any such person;
8.8
it acknowledges that no
person is authorised in connection with the Tap Issue to give any
information or make any representation other than as contained in
this Announcement (including this Appendix) or the Regulatory
Information and, if given or made, any information or
representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by
any of Investec, the Company and/or the Asset Manager;
8.9 it
is not applying as, nor is it applying as nominee or agent for, a
person who is or may be liable to notify and account for tax under
the Stamp Duty Reserve Tax Regulations 1986 at any of the increased
rates referred to in section 67, 70, 93 or 96 (depository receipts
and clearance services) of the Finance Act 1986;
8.10
it accepts that none of the New Ordinary Shares have been or will
be registered in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom and
that the New Ordinary Shares may not be offered, sold or delivered,
directly or indirectly, within any Excluded Territory;
8.11 if it is applying for
New Ordinary Shares in circumstances under which the laws or
regulations of a jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom would
apply, that it is a person to whom the New Ordinary Shares may be
lawfully offered under that other jurisdiction's laws and
regulations;
8.12 it has not been
engaged to acquire the New Ordinary Shares (a) on behalf of any
other person in the UK who is not a qualified investor (within the
meaning of Article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation) unless the
terms on which it is engaged enable it to make decisions concerning
the acceptance of offers of transferable securities on the client's
behalf without reference to the client as described in section
86(2) of FSMA or (b) where it has been engaged to acquire New
Ordinary Shares on behalf of any other person in the EEA who is not
a qualified investor (within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the EU
Prospectus Regulation) unless the offer of the New Ordinary Shares
is not treated under the EU Prospectus Regulation as having been
made to such other person;
8.13 if it is resident in
the UK, (a) it is a qualified investor within the meaning of
Article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation and also a person (i)
who has professional experience in matters relating to investments
falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"); or (ii) falling within Article
49(2)(a) to (d) ("High Net Worth
Companies, Unincorporated Associations, etc") of the Order;
or (iii) to whom this Announcement (including this Appendix) may
otherwise be lawfully communicated, and (b) if it is a financial
intermediary, as that term is used in Article 5 of the UK
Prospectus Regulation, that the New Ordinary Shares acquired by it
in the Tap Issue will not be acquired on a non-discretionary basis
on behalf of, nor will they be acquired with a view to their offer
or resale to, persons in the UK other than qualified investors
(within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus
Regulation), or in circumstances in which the prior consent of
Investec has been given to the offer or resale;
8.14 if it is a resident
in the EEA:
(a) it is a qualified investor
within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the EU Prospectus Regulation;
and
(b) if the relevant
Member State has implemented the EU AIFM Directive, that it is a
person to whom the New Ordinary Shares may be lawfully marketed
under the EU AIFM Directive or under the applicable implementing
legislation (if any) of the relevant Member State; and
(c) if it is a financial
intermediary, as that term is used in Article 5 of the EU
Prospectus Regulation, that the New Ordinary Shares purchased by it
in the Tap Issue will not be acquired on a non-discretionary basis
on behalf of, nor will they be acquired with a view to their offer
or resale to, persons in a Member State other than qualified
investors (within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the EU Prospectus
Regulation), or in circumstances in which the prior consent of
Investec has been given to the offer or resale;
8.15 if it
is outside the United Kingdom, neither this Announcement (including
this Appendix) nor any other information or document issued by or
on behalf of or in respect of the Company or Investec constitutes
an invitation, offer or promotion to, or arrangement with, it or
any person whom it is procuring to subscribe for New Ordinary
Shares pursuant to the Tap Issue unless, in the relevant territory,
such offer, invitation or other course of conduct could lawfully be
made to it or such person and such documents or materials could
lawfully be provided to it or such person and the New Ordinary
Shares could lawfully be distributed to and subscribed and held by
it or such person without compliance with any unfulfilled approval,
registration or other regulatory or legal requirements;
8.16 if the Applicant is a
natural person, such Applicant is not under the age of majority (18
years of age in the United Kingdom) on the date it agrees to apply
for New Ordinary Shares and will not be any such person on the date
any such agreement to apply under the Tap Issue is
accepted;
8.17
it has the funds available to pay in full for the New Ordinary
Shares for which it has agreed to acquire pursuant to its
commitment under the Tap Issue and that it will pay the total
subscription in accordance with the terms set out in this Appendix
and, as applicable, as set out in the contract note or other
confirmation and the Tap Issue Letter (if any) on the due time and
date;
8.18 it has communicated
or caused to be communicated and will communicate or cause to be
communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment
activity (within the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) relating to the
New Ordinary Shares only in circumstances in which section 21(1) of
FSMA does not require approval of the communication by an
authorised person; and (ii) no document is being issued by Investec
Bank in its capacity as an authorised person under section 21 of
FSMA;
8.19 it acknowledges that
neither Investec nor any of its Affiliates nor any person acting on
its or their behalf is making any recommendations to it, advising
it regarding the suitability of any transactions it may enter into
in connection with the Tap Issue or providing any advice in
relation to the Tap Issue and participation in the Tap Issue is on
the basis that it is not and will not be a client of Investec or
any of its Affiliates and that Investec and any of its Affiliates
do not have any duties or responsibilities to it for providing the
protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in
relation to the Tap Issue or the Company nor in respect of any
representations, warranties, undertaking or indemnities contained
in these terms and conditions and/or in any Tap Issue
Letter;
8.20 it acknowledges that
where it is acquiring New Ordinary Shares for one or more managed,
discretionary or advisory accounts, it is authorised in writing for
each such account:
(a) to acquire the New
Ordinary Shares for each such account;
(b) to make on each such
account's behalf the representations, warranties and agreements set
out in this Appendix; and
(c) to receive on behalf of
each such account any documentation relating to the Tap Issue in
the form provided by the Company and/or Investec. It agrees that
the provision of this paragraph shall survive any resale of the New
Ordinary Shares by or on behalf of any such account;
8.21
it irrevocably appoints any director of the Company and any
director of Investec to be its agent and on its behalf (without any
obligation or duty to do so) to sign, execute and deliver any
documents and do all acts, matters and things as may be necessary
for, or incidental to, its acquisition of all or any of the New
Ordinary Shares for which it has given a commitment under the Tap
Issue, in the event of its own failure to do so;
8.22 it accepts that if
the Tap Issue does not proceed (for whatever reason) then none of
Investec, the Company, the Asset Manager or any of their
Affiliates, nor persons controlling, controlled by or under common
control with any of them nor any of their respective employees,
agents, officers, members, stockholders, partners or
representatives, shall have any liability whatsoever to it or any
other person;
8.23 it acknowledges that
any person in Guernsey involved in the business of the Company who
has a suspicion or belief that any other person (including the
Company or any person subscribing for New Ordinary Shares) is
involved in money laundering activities, is under an obligation to
report such suspicion to the Financial Intelligence Unit pursuant
to the Terrorism and Crime (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002 (as
amended);
8.24 if it is acting as a
"distributor" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance
Requirements):
(a)
it acknowledges that the Target
Market Assessment undertaken by Investec does not constitute: (a)
an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of
EU MiFID II or the UK MiFID II Laws; or (b) a recommendation to any
investor or Company of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take
any other action whatsoever with respect to the New Ordinary
Shares, and each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own
target market assessment in respect of the New Ordinary Shares and
determining appropriate distribution channels;
(b)
notwithstanding any Target Market Assessment undertaken by
Investec, it confirms that it has satisfied itself as to the
appropriate knowledge, experience, financial situation, risk
tolerance and objectives and needs of the investors to whom it
plans to distribute the New Ordinary Shares and that it has
considered the compatibility of the risk/reward profile of such New
Ordinary Shares with the end target market;
(c)
it acknowledges that the
price of the New Ordinary Shares may decline and investors could
lose all or part of their investment; the New Ordinary Shares offer
no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment
in the New Ordinary Shares is compatible only with investors who do
not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either
alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other
adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an
investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any
losses that may result therefrom;
(d)
it acknowledges that
Investec is acting for the Company in connection with the Tap Issue
and for no-one else and that it will not treat any Applicant as its
customer by virtue of such application being accepted or owe any
Applicant any duties or responsibilities concerning the price of
the New Ordinary Shares or concerning the suitability of the New
Ordinary Shares for the Applicant or be responsible to the
Applicant for the protections afforded to its customers;
and
(e)
it agrees that if so
required by Investec, it shall provide aggregated summary
information on sales of the New Ordinary Shares as contemplated
under rule 3.3.30R of the PROD Sourcebook and information on the
reviews carried out under rules 3.3.26R to 3.3.28R of the PROD
Sourcebook;
8.25
in connection with
its participation in the Tap Issue, it has observed all relevant
legislation and regulations, in particular (but without limitation)
those relating to money laundering and that its application is only
made on the basis that it accepts full responsibility for any
requirement to verify the identity of its clients and other persons
in respect of whom it has applied. In addition, it warrants that it
is a person: (i) subject to the UK Money Laundering Regulations
2017; or (ii) subject to the EU Money Laundering Directive; or
(iii) subject to the Guernsey AML Requirements; or (iv) acting in
the course of a business in relation to which an overseas
regulatory authority exercises regulatory functions and is based or
incorporated in, or formed under the law of, a country in which
there are in force provisions at least equivalent to those required
by the EU Money Laundering Directive;
8.26
it agrees that, due to anti-money laundering and the countering of
terrorist financing requirements, Investec and/or the Company may
require proof of identity of the Applicant and related parties and
verification of the source of the payment before the application
can be processed and that, in the event of delay or failure by the
Applicant to produce any information required for verification
purposes, Investec and/or the Company may refuse to accept the
application and the subscription monies relating thereto. It holds
harmless and will indemnify Investec and/or the Company against any
liability, loss or cost ensuing due to the failure to process its
application, if such information as has been required has not been
provided by it or has not been provided on a timely
basis;
8.27 Investec and the
Company (and any agent on their behalf) are entitled to exercise
any of their rights in their absolute discretion without any
liability whatsoever to them (or any agent acting on their
behalf);
8.28
the representations, undertakings and warranties contained in this
Appendix are irrevocable. It acknowledges that Investec, the
Company and their respective Affiliates will rely upon the truth
and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties and it
agrees that if any of the representations or warranties made or
deemed to have been made by its subscription of the relevant New
Ordinary Shares are no longer accurate, it shall promptly notify
Investec and the Company in writing;
8.29 where it or any
person acting on behalf of it is dealing with Investec, any money
held in an account with Investec on behalf of it and/or any person
acting on behalf of it will not be treated as client money within
the meaning of the relevant rules and regulations of the Financial
Conduct Authority which therefore will not require Investec to
segregate such money, as that money will be held by Investec under
a banking relationship and not as trustee;
8.30 any of its clients,
whether or not identified to Investec or any of its Affiliates or
agents, will remain its sole responsibility and will not become
clients of Investec or any of its Affiliates or agents for the
purposes of the rules of the Financial Conduct Authority or for the
purposes of any other statutory or regulatory provision;
8.31
it accepts that the allocation of New Ordinary Shares shall be
determined by the Company (in consultation with Investec) in its
absolute discretion and that the Company may scale down any Tap
Issue commitments for this purpose on such basis as it may
determine;
8.32 it is aware of the
obligations regarding insider dealing in the Criminal Justice Act
1993, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and UK MAR and confirms that
it has and will continue to comply with those
obligations;
8.33 time shall be of the
essence as regards its obligations to settle payment for the
relevant New Ordinary Shares and to comply with its other
obligations under the Tap Issue; and
8.34 it requests, at its
own initiative, that the Company (or its agents) notifies it of all
future opportunities to acquire securities in the Company and
provides it with all available information in connection
therewith.
9. United States Purchase and Transfer
Restrictions
By participating in the Tap Issue,
each Applicant acknowledges and agrees that it will (for itself and
any person(s) procured by it to acquire New Ordinary Shares and any
nominee(s) for any such person(s)) be further deemed to
acknowledge, agree, represent and warrant to each of the Company,
the Asset Manager and Investec that:
9.1
(A) it is located
outside the United States, (B) it is not a U.S. Person, (C) it is
acquiring the New Ordinary Shares in an "offshore transaction"
meeting the requirements of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities
Act ("Regulation S") and
not as a result of any directed selling efforts (as defined in
Regulation S) and (D) it is not acquiring the New Ordinary Shares
for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person;
9.2 it
acknowledges that the New Ordinary Shares have not been and will
not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or with any
securities regulatory authority of any State or other jurisdiction
of the United States and may not be offered, sold, resold, pledged,
delivered, assigned or otherwise transferred, directly or
indirectly, into or within the United States or to, or for the
account or benefit of, U.S. Persons, except pursuant to an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in
compliance with any applicable securities laws of any State or
other jurisdiction of the United States and in a manner which would
not result in the Company being required to register under the U.S.
Investment Company Act;
9.3 it
acknowledges that the Company has not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act and as such
investors are not and will not be entitled to the benefits of the
U.S. Investment Company Act and that the Company has put in place
restrictions for transactions not involving any public offering in
the United States and on the future trading of the Ordinary Shares
to ensure that the Company is not and will not be required to
register under the U.S. Investment Company Act;
9.4 it
acknowledges that the Asset Manager has not registered under the
U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "U.S. Investment Advisers Act") and that
the Company has put in place restrictions on the sale and transfer
of the Ordinary Shares to ensure that the Asset Manager is not and
will not be required to register under the U.S. Investment Advisers
Act;
9.5 no
portion of the assets used to purchase, and no portion of the
assets used to hold, the New Ordinary Shares or any beneficial
interest therein constitutes or will constitute the assets of (i)
an "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA") that is subject
to Title I of ERISA; (ii) a "plan" as defined in Section 4975 of
the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), including an
individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject
to Section 4975 of the Code; or (iii) an entity which is deemed to
hold the assets of any of the foregoing types of plans, accounts or
arrangements that is subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of
the Code. In addition, if an investor is a governmental, church,
non-U.S. or other employee benefit plan that is subject to any
federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is substantially similar
to the provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code,
its purchase, holding, and disposition of the New Ordinary Shares
must not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of any such
substantially similar law;
9.6
that if any New Ordinary
Shares are issued in certificated form (or if a request to
rematerialize uncertificated New Ordinary Shares into certificated
form is made), then such certificates evidencing ownership will
contain a legend substantially to the following effect unless
otherwise determined by the Company in accordance with applicable
law:
"DP AIRCRAFT I LIMITED (THE
"COMPANY") HAS NOT BEEN AND
WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940, AS AMENDED (THE "U.S.
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT"). IN ADDITION, THE SECURITIES OF THE
COMPANY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT
BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE "U.S. SECURITIES
ACT"), OR WITH ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY
STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDINGLY, THIS
SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, EXERCISED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR
BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S.
SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM AND UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES
WHICH WILL NOT REQUIRE THE COMPANY TO REGISTER UNDER THE U.S.
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.",
provided, that if any New Ordinary
Shares are being sold pursuant to paragraph 9.7 below, and if the
Company is a "foreign issuer" within the meaning of Regulation S at
the time of the sale, any such legend may be removed
upon delivery to the Company of a certification in such form and
substance as is reasonably satisfactory to the Company to establish
that such legend is no longer required under the applicable
requirements of the U.S. Securities Act, U.S. Investment Company
Act, U.S. or State securities laws;
9.7 if
in the future, the investor decides to offer, sell, transfer,
assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of the New Ordinary Shares or
any beneficial interest therein, it will do so only (i)
outside the United States in an "offshore transaction"
complying with the provisions of Regulation S under the U.S.
Securities Act to a person not known by the transferor to be a U.S.
Person, by pre-arrangement or otherwise, or (ii) to the Company or
a subsidiary thereof. It acknowledges that any offer, sale,
transfer, assignment, pledge or other disposal made other than in
compliance with the foregoing restrictions will be subject to the
compulsory transfer provisions as provided in the Company's
articles of incorporation (the "Articles");
9.8 it
is purchasing the New Ordinary Shares for its own account or for
one or more investment accounts for which it is acting as a
fiduciary or agent, in each case for investment only, and not with
a view to or for sale or other transfer in connection with any
distribution of the New Ordinary Shares in any manner that would
violate the U.S. Securities Act, the U.S. Investment Company Act or
any other applicable securities laws;
9.9 it
is aware and acknowledges that the Company reserves the right to
make inquiries of any holder of the New Ordinary Shares or
interests therein at any time as to such person's status under the
U.S. federal securities laws and to require any such person that
has not satisfied the Company that holding by such person will not
violate or require registration under the U.S. securities laws to
transfer such New Ordinary Shares or interests in accordance with
the Articles;
9.10 it acknowledges and
understands that the Company is required to comply with the U.S.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA") and the CRS and that the
Company will follow FATCA's and CRS's extensive reporting and
FATCA's withholding requirements from their effective date. The
Applicant agrees to furnish any information and documents the
Company may from time to time request, including but not limited to
information required under FATCA or the CRS;
9.11
it is entitled to acquire the New Ordinary Shares under the laws of
all relevant jurisdictions which apply to it, it has fully observed
all such laws and obtained all governmental and other consents
which may be required thereunder and complied with all necessary
formalities and it has paid all issue, transfer or other taxes due
in connection with its acceptance in any jurisdiction of the New
Ordinary Shares and that it has not taken any action, or omitted to
take any action, which may result in the Company, the Asset Manager
or Investec, or their respective Affiliates, directors, officers,
agents, employees and advisers being in breach of the laws of any
jurisdiction in connection with the Tap Issue or its acceptance of
participation in the Tap Issue;
9.12 it has received,
carefully read and understands this Announcement (including this
Appendix), and has not, directly or indirectly, distributed,
forwarded, transferred or otherwise transmitted this Announcement
(including this Appendix) or any other materials concerning the
Company or the New Ordinary Shares to within the United States or
to any U.S. Persons, nor will it do any of the
foregoing;
9.13 if it is acquiring
any New Ordinary Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more
accounts, the investor has sole investment discretion with respect
to each such account and full power and authority to make such
foregoing representations, warranties, acknowledgements and
agreements on behalf of each such account; and
9.14 the Company, the
Asset Manager and Investec and their respective, directors,
officers, agents, employees, advisers and others will rely upon the
truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations, warranties,
acknowledgments and agreements.
If any of the representations,
warranties, acknowledgments or agreements made by the Applicant are
no longer accurate or have not been complied with, the Applicant
will immediately notify Investec and the Company in
writing.
10. Supply and Disclosure of
Information
If Investec, the Company or any of
their agents requests any information in connection with an
Applicant's agreement to subscribe for New Ordinary Shares under
the Tap Issue or to comply with any relevant legislation, such
Applicant must promptly disclose it to them.
11. Data Protection
11.1 Each Applicant
acknowledges that it has been informed that, pursuant to applicable
data protection legislation (including the UK GDPR, the EU GDPR and
the DP Law) and regulatory requirements in Guernsey and/or the EEA,
as appropriate (the "DP
Legislation") the Company, the Administrator and/or the
Registrar hold their personal data.
11.2 The Company, the
Administrator and the Registrar will process such personal data at
all times in compliance with DP Legislation and shall only process
such information for the purposes set out in the Company's privacy
policy which is available for inspection at the Company's
registered office and a copy of which may be requested from the
Administrator (the "Privacy
Notice").
11.3 Any sharing of
personal data between parties will be carried out in compliance
with DP Legislation and as set out in the Company's Privacy
Notice.
11.4 In providing the
Company, the Administrator or the Registrar with personal data, the
Applicant hereby represents and warrants to the Company, the
Administrator and the Registrar that:
(a) it complies in all
material aspects with its data controller obligations under DP
Legislation, and in particular, it has notified any data subject of
the purposes for which personal data will be used and by which
parties it will be used and it has provided a copy of the Privacy
Notice to such relevant data subjects; and
(b) where consent is
legally competent and/or required under DP Legislation, the
Applicant has obtained the consent of any data subject to the
Company, the Administrator and the Registrar and their respective
affiliates and Company companies, holding and using their personal
data for the purposes (including the explicit consent of the data
subjects for the processing of any sensitive personal data for the
purposes).
11.5 Each Applicant
acknowledges that by submitting personal data to the Company, the
Administrator or Registrar (acting for and on behalf of the
Company) where the Applicant is a natural person, he or she (as the
case may be) represents and warrants that (as applicable) he or she
has read and understood the terms of the Privacy Notice.
11.6 Each Applicant
acknowledges that by submitting personal data to the Company, the
Administrator or the Registrar (acting for and on behalf of the
Company) where the Applicant is not a natural person, it represents
and warrants that:
(a)
it has brought the Privacy Notice to the attention of any
underlying data subjects on whose behalf or account the Applicant
may act or whose personal data will be disclosed to the Company,
the Administrator or the Registrar (acting for and on behalf of the
Company) as a result of the Applicant agreeing to subscribe for New
Ordinary Shares under the Tap Issue; and
(b)
the Applicant has complied in all
other respects with all applicable data protection legislation in
respect of disclosure and provision of personal data to the
Company.
11.7 Where the Applicant
acts for or on account of an underlying data subject or otherwise
discloses the personal data of an underlying data subject,
he/she/it shall, in respect of the personal data it processes in
relation to or arising in relation to the Tap Issue:
(a)
comply with
all applicable data protection legislation;
(b)
take appropriate
technical and organisational measures against unauthorised or
unlawful processing of the personal data and against accidental
loss or destruction of, or damage to the personal data;
(c)
if required, agree with the Company, the Administrator and the
Registrar (as applicable), the responsibilities of each such entity
as regards relevant data subjects' rights and notice requirements;
and
(d)
immediately on demand, fully indemnify the Company, the
Administrator and the Registrar (as applicable) and keep them fully
and effectively indemnified against all costs, demands, claims,
expenses (including legal costs and disbursements on a full
indemnity basis), losses (including indirect losses and loss of
profits, business and reputation), actions, proceedings and
liabilities of whatsoever nature arising from or incurred by the
Company, the Administrator and/or the Registrar in connection with
any failure by the Applicant to comply with the provisions set out
above.
12. Miscellaneous
12.1
The rights and remedies of Investec and the Company under these
terms and conditions are in addition to any rights and remedies
which would otherwise be available to each of them and the exercise
or partial exercise of one will not prevent the exercise of
others.
12.2 On application, if an
Applicant is a discretionary fund manager, that Applicant may be
asked to disclose in writing or orally the jurisdiction in which
its funds are managed or owned. All documents provided in
connection with the Tap Issue will be sent at the Applicant's risk.
They may be returned by post to such Applicant at the address
notified by such Applicant.
12.3
Each Applicant agrees to be bound by the Articles (as amended from
time to time) once the relevant New Ordinary Shares for which the
Applicant has agreed to subscribe have been acquired by the
Applicant. The contract to acquire New Ordinary Shares under the
Tap Issue will be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of England and Wales. For the exclusive benefit of
Investec, the Company and the Asset Manager, each Applicant
irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of England
and Wales and waives any objection to proceedings in any such court
on the ground of venue or on the ground that proceedings have been
brought in an inconvenient forum. This does not prevent an action
being taken against an Applicant in any other
jurisdiction.
12.4
In the case of a joint agreement to apply for New Ordinary Shares
under the Tap Issue, references to an "Applicant" in these terms
and conditions are to each of the Applicants who are a party to
that joint agreement and their liability is joint and
several.
12.5 Investec and the
Company expressly reserve the right to modify the Tap Issue
(including, without limitation, the timetable and settlement) at
any time before allocations are determined.
13. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this
Appendix:
"Administrator"
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Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey)
Limited in its capacity as the Company's administrator
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"Asset Manager"
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DS Aviation GmbH & CO.
KG
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"CRS"
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the OECD's Common Reporting
Standard
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"Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules"
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the disclosure guidance rules and
the transparency rules made by the FCA under Part VII of FSMA, as
amended from time to time
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"DP Law"
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the Data Protection (Bailiwick of
Guernsey) Law 2017, as such may be varied, amended or replaced from
time to time
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"EEA"
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European Economic Area
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"EU AIFM Delegated
Regulation"
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the Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) No 231/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Directive
2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with
regard to exemptions, general operating conditions, depositaries,
leverage, transparency and supervision
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"EU Alternative Investment Fund
Managers Directive" or "EU AIFM Directive"
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Directive 2011/61/EU of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative
Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2003/41/EC and
2009/65/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 1095/2010,
and the EU AIFM Delegated Regulation
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"EU GDPR"
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the General Data Protection
Regulation (EU) 2016/679
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"EU Market Abuse
Regulation
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Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market
abuse and repealing the Directive of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 28 January 2003 and Commission Directives
2003/124/EC, 2003/ 125/EC and 2004/72/EC
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"EU Money Laundering
Directive"
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Directive (2005/60/EC) of the
European Parliament and of the EC Council of 26 October 2005 on the
prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of
money laundering and terrorist financing
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"EU PRIIPs
Regulation"
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Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on key
information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based
investment products (PRIIPs) and its implementing and delegated
acts
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"EU Prospectus
Regulation"
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Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the
prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the
public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing
Directive 2003/71/EC
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"EUWA"
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The European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018, as amended
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"FCA"
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the United Kingdom Financial Conduct
Authority (or any successor entity or entities)
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"FSMA"
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the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000, as amended from time to time
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"Guernsey AML
Requirements"
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the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of
Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1999 (as amended or replaced
from time to time), ordinances, rules and regulations made
thereunder, and the Guernsey Financial Services Commission's
Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (as amended, supplemented
and/or replaced from time to time)
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"Issue Price"
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the price per New Ordinary Share,
being US$0.06
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"Member State"
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each Member State of the European
Economic Area
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"MiFID II"
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EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets
in financial instruments, as amended
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"OECD"
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the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development
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"Registrar"
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Link Market Services (Guernsey)
Limited
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"UK AIFMD Laws"
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(i) the Alternative Investment Fund
Managers Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1773) and any other implementing
measure which operated to transpose EU AIFM Directive in to UK law
before 31 January 2020 (as amended from time to time including by
the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (Amendment) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/328)); and (ii) the UK versions of the EU
AIFM Delegated Regulation and any other delegated regulations in
respect of the EU AIFM Directive, each being part of UK law by
virtue of the EUWA, as further amended and supplemented from time
to time including by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/328), the Technical
Standards (Alternative Investment Funds Management Directive) (EU
Exit) Instrument 2019 (FCA 2019/37) and the Exiting the European
Union: Specialist Sourcebooks (Amendments) Instrument 2019 (FCA
2019/25)
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"UK GDPR"
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the UK version of the EU GDPR which
is part of UK law by virtue of the EUWA, as amended and
supplemented from time to time including by the Data Protection,
Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/419)
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"UK MAR"
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the UK version of the EU Market
Abuse Regulation which is part of UK law by virtue of the EUWA, as
amended and supplemented from time to time including by the Market
Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/
310)
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"UK MiFID Laws"
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the regulations implementing MiFID
II and the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the
European Parliament, which is part of UK law by virtue of the EUWA,
in each case as amended and supplemented from time to
time
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"UK Money Laundering Regulations
2017"
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the UK The Money Laundering,
Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the
Payer) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/692) as amended and supplemented
from time to time including by the Money Laundering and Transfer of
Funds (Information) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI
2019/253)
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"UK PRIIPs Laws"
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the UK version of the EU PRIIPs
Regulation which is part of UK law by virtue of the EUWA, as
amended and supplemented from time to time including by the
Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (Amendment)
(EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/403)
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"UK Prospectus
Regulation"
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the UK version of the EU
Prospectus Regulation which is part of UK law by virtue of the EUWA
(as amended and supplemented from time to time (including, but not
limited to, by the UK Prospectus Amendment Regulations 2019 and The
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Prospectus) Regulations
2019) (SI 2019/1043))
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