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Result of Meetings

14th Dec 2015 13:28

RNS Number : 9809I
Opsec Security Group PLC
14 December 2015
 



Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction or any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.

 

14 December 2015

Recommended Cash acquisition

of

OpSec Security Group plc

by

Orca Bidco Limited

(an investment vehicle ultimately owned by funds managed and advised by

Investcorp Technology Partners III)

 

Results of Court Meeting, General Meeting and Independent Shareholder Meeting

OpSec and Orca are pleased to announce that, at the Court Meeting, the General Meeting and the Independent Shareholder Meeting (together the "Meetings") held earlier today in connection with the recommended cash offer for the entire issued share capital of OpSec not already owned or contracted to be acquired by Orca (the "Acquisition"), by way of scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme"), all the resolutions proposed were duly passed.

The voting results in relation to the Meetings are summarised below.

Court Meeting

At the Court Meeting, a majority in number of Scheme Shareholders who voted (either in person or by proxy), representing 99.98 per cent. by value of those Scheme Shares voted, voted in favour of the resolution to approve the Scheme. Details of the votes cast are as follows:

 

Number of Scheme Shares voted

Percentage of Scheme Shares voted (%)

Number of Scheme Shareholders who voted

Percentage of Scheme Shareholders who voted (%)

Number of Scheme Shares voted as a percentage of the Voting Shares (%)

For

16,460,287

99.98

78

95.12

13.60

Against

2,845

0.02

4

4.88

0.00

Total

16,463,132

100.000

82

100.00

13.60

General Meeting

At the General Meeting, the special resolutions, as set out in the notice of the General Meeting annexed to the scheme document published and posted to OpSec Shareholders on 21 November 2015 (the "Scheme Document") were duly passed, and the results are detailed as follows:

 

Resolution 1

Number of Voting Shares voted

Percentage of Voting Shares voted (%)

For

115,647,681

100.00

Against

2,520

0.00

Withheld

50

 N/A

 

Resolution 2

Number of Voting Shares voted

Percentage of Voting Shares voted (%)

For

115,587,840

99.99

Against

7,520

0.01

Withheld

54,166

N/A

 

Independent Shareholder Meeting

 

At the Independent Shareholder Meeting, the ordinary resolutions, as set out in the notice of the Independent Shareholder Meeting annexed to the Scheme Document were duly passed, and the results are detailed as follows:

 

Resolution 1

Number of Independent Shares voted

Percentage of Independent Shares voted (%)

For

9,319,892

99.96

Against

3,561

0.04

Withheld

0

 N/A

 

Resolution 2

Number of Independent Shares voted

Percentage of Independent Shares voted (%)

For

9,263,271

99.97

Against

2,845

0.03

Withheld

52,876

N/A

 

Next Steps

Completion of the Acquisition remains subject to the satisfaction or (where capable of being waived) waiver of the other Conditions set out in the Scheme Document, including the Court sanctioning the Scheme at the Court Hearing. The Court Hearing is expected to take place on 18 December 2015. Subject to the Conditions, as described above, the Scheme is expected to become effective on 21 December 2015. The expected timetable for the implementation of the Scheme is unchanged from the timetable set out in the Scheme Document and is also set out in the appendix to this announcement. If any of the key dates set out in the expected timetable change, an announcement will be made through a Regulatory Information Service.

General

Capitalised terms in this announcement (unless otherwise defined) have the same meanings as set out in the Scheme Document. A copy of this announcement, will shortly be available on the Company's website at http://www.opsecsecurity.com/company/investor-relations.

Enquiries:

Orca Bidco Limited

Hazem Ben-Gacem Tel: +44 (0)20 7629 6600

Canaccord Genuity Limited

Colin Christie and Miles Cox Tel: +44 (0)20 7523 8000

OpSec Security Group plc

Michael Angus Tel: +44 (0)191 417 5434 

Shore Capital and Corporate Limited

Stephane Auton / Edward Mansfield / Patrick Castle Tel: +44 (0)207 408 4090

 

Important Notices

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute or form any part of an offer to sell or an invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Acquisition, the Management Arrangements or otherwise. The Acquisition and the Management Arrangements are being made solely pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Document, which contains the full terms and conditions of the Acquisition and the Management Arrangements. Any response in relation to the Acquisition and/or the Management Arrangements should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Scheme Document. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or a prospectus equivalent document.

Canaccord Genuity Limited ("Canaccord Genuity") which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Orca and Orca Holdings and no one else in connection with the Scheme and other matters described in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Orca and Orca Holdings for providing the protections afforded to clients of Canaccord Genuity or for providing advice in relation to the Scheme and other matters described in this announcement.

Shore Capital and Corporate Limited ("Shore Capital") which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority is acting as financial adviser to OpSec and no one else in connection with the Scheme and other matters described in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than OpSec for providing the protections afforded to clients of Shore Capital or for providing advice in relation to the Scheme and other matters described in this announcement.

Overseas Shareholders

The release, publication and distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by the laws of those jurisdictions and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with English law and the Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom.

Unless otherwise determined by Orca or required by the Code, and permitted by applicable laws and regulations, copies of this announcement and any formal documentation relating to the Acquisition and the Management Arrangements are not being, 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, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. If the Acquisition 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 of facilities.

Unless otherwise determined by Orca or required by the Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the cash offer shall not be made available, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction and no person may vote in favour of the offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or form within a Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of that jurisdiction. The availability of the Acquisition and the Management Arrangements to OpSec Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdiction in which they are resident. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements. Any failure to comply with such requirements may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all persons involved in the Acquisition and the Management Arrangements disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of such requirements by any person. Further details in relation to Overseas Shareholders are contained in the Scheme Document.

Notice to US Shareholders

The Acquisition relates to the shares of an English company that is not registered under the Exchange Act and is being made by means of a scheme of arrangement provided for and governed under English company law and, in particular, Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006. A transaction effected by means of a scheme of arrangement is not subject to the tender offer rules or the proxy solicitation rules under the Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the disclosure requirements, rules and practices applicable in the United Kingdom to schemes of arrangement, which differ from the disclosure requirements of United States proxy solicitation or tender offer rules under the Exchange Act. If, in the future, Orca exercises the right to implement the Acquisition by way of a Takeover Offer and determines to extend the offer into the United States, the Acquisition will be made in compliance with applicable United States securities laws and regulations, including the applicable Exchange Act tender offer rules.

Financial information included in this announcement and the Scheme Document has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards applicable in the UK that 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 United States.

It may be difficult for US holders of OpSec Shares to effect service of process within the United States on Orca, OpSec and/or any of their respective officers and directors or to enforce their rights and any claims arising out of US federal securities laws, since Orca and OpSec are located in a non-US jurisdiction, and some or all of their officers and directors may be residents of a non-US jurisdiction. US holders of OpSec Shares may not be able to sue a non-US company or its officers or directors in a non-US court for violations of the US securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-US company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a US courts' judgement.

 

 

Each United States holder of OpSec Shares is urged to consult with his independent professional adviser regarding any acceptance of the Acquisition and/or the Management Arrangements including, without limitation, to consider the tax consequences associated with such shareholder's election to participate in the Acquisition and/or the Management Arrangements.

Dealing and Opening Position Disclosure Requirements

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1 per cent or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any paper 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 paper offeror is first identified.

An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of: (i) the offeree company; and (ii) any paper offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) of the Code applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (UK time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (UK time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a paper offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1 per cent or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of: (i) the offeree company; and (ii) any paper offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8 of the Code. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) of the Code applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (UK time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a paper offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3 of the Code.

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 Code). Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. If you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure, you should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

Electronic Communications

Addresses, electronic addresses and certain information provided by OpSec Shareholders, persons with information rights and other relevant persons for the receipt of communications from OpSec may be provided to Orca during the Offer Period in connection with the Acquisition and/or the Management Arrangements as requested under section 4 of Appendix 4 to the Code to comply with Rule 2.12 of the Code.

Availability of Hard Copies

In accordance with Rule 30.2 of the Code, a person so entitled may request a hard copy of this announcement, free of charge, by contacting the Director of Orca on +44 (0)20 7629 6600 or the Company Secretary of OpSec on +44 (0)191 417 5434. You may also request that all future documents, announcements and information to be sent to you in relation to the Acquisition and/or the Management Arrangements should be in hard copy form.

Rounding

Certain figures included in this announcement have been subjected to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown for the same category presented in different tables may vary slightly and figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

 

EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS

 

The following indicative timetable sets out expected dates for the implementation of the Scheme.

Last day of dealings in, and for registration of transfers of, and disablement in CREST of, OpSec Shares

17 December 2015

Scheme Record Time

6.00 p.m. on 17 December 2015

Dealings in OpSec Shares suspended

7:30 a.m. on 18 December 2015

Court Hearing to sanction the Scheme

18 December 2015

Expected Effective Date of the Scheme

21 December 2015

Cancellation of admission to trading of OpSec Shares on AIM

7.00 a.m. on 22 December 2015

Latest date for despatch of cheques or settlement through CREST in respect of the Cash Consideration.

Within 14 days of the Effective Date

Long Stop Date

31 March 2016 or such later date (if any) as Orca and OpSec may agree and (if required) the Panel and the Court may allow

Note:

 These dates and times are indicative only and will depend, among other things, upon the date upon which the Court sanctions the Scheme and the date on which the Conditions set out in Part 4 of this document are satisfied or (if applicable) waived. It will also depend on when the Court Order sanctioning the Scheme is delivered to the Registrar of Companies. OpSec will give notice of the change(s) by issuing an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service and posting notice of the change(s) to OpSec Shareholders. All Scheme Shareholders have the right to attend the Court Hearing.

 

 

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