or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. (Financial Adviser to CD&R Bidco and CD&R), Teneo Unless otherwise determined by CD&R Bidco or required by the Takeover Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the CD&R Final Offer will not be made available, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws of that jurisdiction. CD&R Final Offer %PDF-1.6 % 2 0 obj The Scheme will become Effective upon the delivery of a copy of the Court order to the Registrar of Companies, which is expected to occur on 27 October 2021. Customers (or Morrisons staff members in the case of this trial) download an app on to their smartphone which must be scanned on entry. If you are in any doubt about the contents of this announcement or the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own independent financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor or independent financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) if you are resident in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriate authorised independent financial adviser. Yesterday, the supermarket launched a revamped version of its loyalty scheme, with an instant money offer replacing 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, WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC ("MORRISONS"), (a newly incorporated entity formed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLP in its capacity as adviser to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC as manager of CD&R Fund XI ("CD&R")). The event on Shares Spotlight webinars feature presentations from directors of companies explaining their investment propositions followed by an opportunity for you to ask questions. Shares journalists news and views on today's breaking stories. Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code). WebMorrisons Scheme means the scheme of arrangement dated 22 July 2021 under Part 26 of the Act between the Company and the Scheme Shareholders (as defined in the Goldman Sachs, which is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for CD&R Bidco and CD&R and no one else in connection with the On 19 October 2021, the Scheme was approved by the requisite majorities of Scheme Shareholders at the Court Meeting and the Resolution in connection with the implementation of the Scheme was passed by the requisite majority of Morrisons Shareholders at the General Meeting. This website is only for private investors. The release, publication or distribution of this announcement, directly or indirectly, in or into or from jurisdictions other than the UK may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the law of any jurisdiction other than the UK should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable legal or regulatory requirements of their jurisdictions. If the CD&R Final Offer is implemented by way of a Takeover Offer (unless otherwise permitted by applicable law and regulation), the Takeover Offer may not be made directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use of mails or any means or instrumentality (including, but not limited to, facsimile, e-mail or other electronic transmission, telex or telephone) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or of any facility of a national, state or other securities exchange of any Restricted Jurisdiction and the Takeover Offer may not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities. Forward-looking statements are prospective in nature and are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections of the management of CD&R Bidco and Morrisons about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. It may be difficult for US Morrisons Shareholders to enforce their rights and claims arising out of US federal laws, since CD&R Bidco and Morrisons are each located in a non-US jurisdiction, and some or all of their officers and directors may be residents of a non-US jurisdiction. As such, Scheme Shareholders and Morrisons Shareholders (and any of their duly appointed proxies and/or corporate representatives) will be able to (i) attend The circular in relation to the Scheme was published or made available to Morrisons Shareholders and Morrisons CSN Participants on 25 September 2021 (the "CD&R Scheme Document") and a supplementary letter in respect of the CD&R Final Offer was published or made available to Morrisons Shareholders and Morrisons CSN Participants on 5 October 2021 (the "CD&R Shareholder Letter").. Legal and General Investment Management and JO Hambro, two other big investors, have also spoken out against the deal. Queries about the content Other than in accordance with their legal or regulatory obligations (including under the Listing Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the FCA), neither CD&R Bidco nor Morrisons is under any obligation, and CD&R Bidco and Morrisons expressly disclaim any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. MBOs and similar transactions 81 Copies of this announcement, the CD&R Scheme Document, the CD&R Shareholder Letter and any formal documentation relating to the CD&R Final Offer will not be and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send them in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. Privacy and Cookie PolicyTerms, *A Private Investor is a recipient of the information who meets all of the conditions set out below, the recipient: Rothschild & Co, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as lead financial adviser to Morrisons and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Morrisons for providing the protections afforded to clients of Rothschild & Co nor for providing advice in connection with any matter referred to herein. The availability of the CD&R Final Offer to Morrisons Shareholders who are not resident in and citizens of the UK may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are located or of which they are citizens. Morrisons current loyalty scheme allows customers to collect points on their Morrisons More card, which they can then use to get money off supermarket products. The receipt of cash pursuant to the CD&R Final Offer by a US holder of Morrisons Shares as consideration for the transfer of its Scheme Shares pursuant to the Scheme will be a taxable transaction for US federal income tax purposes and may also be a taxable transaction under applicable state and local tax laws in the United States, as well as foreign and other tax laws. CD&R Final Offer BNP Paribas, BofA Securities and Mizuho are also acting as financial advisers to CD&R Bidco and CD&R in relation to the CD&R Final Offer. This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of an offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities of Morrisons in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. Now, the supermarket is changing the way its rewards are generated - making them more relevant to customers' needs. Neither Rothschild & Co nor any of its affiliates (nor their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) 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 & Co in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein, the, Jefferies, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser and joint corporate broker exclusively for Morrisons and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Morrisons for providing the protections afforded to clients of Jefferies nor for providing advice in connection with any matter referred to herein. Consequences of an unsuccessful bid 78 11. These factors include, but are not limited to: the ability to complete the CD&R Final Offer; the satisfaction of other Conditions on the proposed terms and schedule; future market conditions, changes in general economic and business conditions, the behaviour of other market participants, the anticipated benefits from the proposed transaction not being realised as a result of changes in general economic and market conditions in the countries in which CD&R Bidco and Morrisons operate, weak, volatile or illiquid capital and/or credit markets, changes in tax rates, interest rate and currency value fluctuations, the degree of competition in the geographic and business areas in which CD&R Bidco and Morrisons operate and changes in laws or in supervisory expectations or requirements. Neither Jefferies nor any of its affiliates (nor their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) 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 Jefferies in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein, the CD&R Final Offer or otherwise. Current Issues. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). Andrew Kasoulis (Investor Relations Director), Simon Rigby (Director of External Communications), Rothschild & Co If any of the dates and/or times in this expected timetable change, the revised dates and/or times will be notified to MorrisonsShareholders by announcement through a Regulatory Information Service, with such announcement being available on Morrisons' website at www.morrisons-corporate.com/investor-centre/offer-from-cdr. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but if you do, parts of the site may not work. It is expected that, subject to the Scheme becoming Effective on 27 October 2021, the listing of Morrisons Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List and the admission to trading of Morrisons Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities will each be cancelled with effect from 8.00 a.m. on 28 October 2021. All references in this announcement to times are to times in London, unless otherwise stated. Copies of this announcement, the CD&R Scheme Document, the CD&R Shareholder Letter and any formal documentation relating to the CD&R Final Offer will not be and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send them in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8 of the Takeover Code. In Re Freeman FinTech Corporation Ltd [2021] HKCFI 310, the Hong Kong court sanctioned a scheme of arrangement in respect of a debt restructuring in which the governing law of part of the debt was not Hong Kong law and the creditor to whom this debt was owed did not submit to the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong CD&R believes Morrisons is a high quality business that is well-positioned within UK grocery and led by a strong management team. US holders of Morrisons Shares may not be able to sue a non-US company or its officers or directors in a non-US court for violations of US securities laws. Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Takeover Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in one per cent. Acquiring control 40 7. CD&R Final Offer In accordance with normal UK practice and pursuant to Rule 14e-5(b) of the US Exchange Act (if applicable), CD&R Bidco, certain affiliated companies and their nominees or brokers (acting as agents), may from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Morrisons Shares outside of the US, other than pursuant to the CD&R Final Offer, until the date on which the CD&R Final Offer and/or Scheme becomes Effective, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn. Although CD&R Bidco and Morrisons believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, CD&R Bidco and Morrisons can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure. and will not be responsible to anyone other than CD&R Bidco and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. Morgan Cazenove or its affiliates, nor for providing advice in relation to the A request has been made for the suspension of the listing of Morrisons Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List and the admission to trading of Morrisons Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market with effect from 7.30 a.m. on 27 October 2021. Please note, this site uses cookies. On 2 October 2021, following the conclusion of the auction procedure between CD&R Bidco and Oppidum Bidco Limited, the boards of directors of Morrisons and CD&R Bidco announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Morrisons at an increased offer value of 287 pence for each Morrisons Share (the "CD&R Final Offer"). Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "is subject to", "budget", "projects", "strategy", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. The financial information included in the CD&R Scheme Document and the CD&R Shareholder Letter (or, if the CD&R Final Offer is implemented by way of a Takeover Offer, the CD&R Final Offer Document) has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United Kingdom and thus may not be comparable to financial information of US companies or companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the US. This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. The CD&R Final Offer relates to the shares of an English company and is being made by means of a scheme of arrangement provided for under English company law. Britain's fourth largest supermarket is teaming with US venture AiFi on the initiative. If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code. 'XV8)ZI3u5A)~|J`l K\^AA8a.~0A#A-\pTtF+,A AYeAYA sdtb %.`} \}q, ^(.CVZ5 ^c1-z7z@@Ac;A9 0>1>`.vC8Ta85MCEuX.($"6Ye*HC^8M[,h \*'pIf%8>#avBk,S\X"211l)qFh,$30}hy,C3JdzS3V[#& sWxha3XB@4{D"{df,1|h`3/'%1!a !L. Neither the US Securities and Exchange Commission nor any US state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the CD&R Final Offer, or determined if the CD&R Scheme Document or the CD&R Shareholder Letter is accurate or complete. 6. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). J.P. Morgan Cazenove, which is authorised in the United Kingdom by the PRA and regulated in the United Kingdom by the PRA and the FCA, is acting as financial adviser exclusively for CD&R Bidco and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and no one else in connection with the, and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the, and will not be responsible to anyone other than CD&R Bidco and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. Morgan Cazenove or its affiliates, nor for providing advice in relation to the. WebA scheme of arrangement (or a "scheme of reconstruction") is a court-approved agreement between a company and its shareholders or creditors (e.g. READ MORE. Due to the scale of the Morrisons Group, there may be additional changes to the Morrisons Group's operations. 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