17th Oct 2016 07:14
Pre-stabilisation notice
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17 October 2016
Biffa plc
Stabilisation Notice
Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Contact: Suneel Hargunani; Telephone: +44 20 7986 8764) hereby gives notice that the Stabilising Manager named below and its affiliates may stabilise the offer of the following securities in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
The securities: | |
Issuer: | Biffa plc |
Securities: | Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each |
ISIN: | GB00BD8DR117 |
Offering Size: | 118,001,417 Ordinary Shares excluding the over-allotment option |
Description: | Initial Public Offering of Ordinary Shares |
Offer price: | 180 pence per Ordinary Share |
Associated securities: | There are no associated instruments that are subject to stabilisation |
Stabilisation: | |
Stabilising Manager: | Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Citigroup Centre, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LB, United Kingdom |
Stabilisation period expected to start on: | 17 October 2016 (approximately 08.00a.m. (London time)) |
Stabilisation period expected to end no later than: | 16 November 2016 (close of business) |
Existence, maximum size and conditions of use of over-allotment facility: | The Stabilising Manager may over-allot the securities to the extent permitted in accordance with applicable law, up to the maximum size of 5,900,066 Ordinary Shares |
Stabilisation trading venue: | London Stock Exchange, Over-The-Counter (OTC) and other order book venues e.g. Turquoise, BATS and Chi-X |
Over-allotment Option: | |
Terms: | The following entities have granted Citigroup Global Markets Limited, in its capacity as Stabilising Manager and for the account of the underwriters, the option to acquire up to an additional 5,900,066 Ordinary Shares at the offer price: · Almack II Unleveraged SA · Almack III SA · Almack SA · Babson Capital European Senior Loans Limited · Babson Capital Global Loans Limited · Eurocredit CDO V Plc · Eurocredit CDO VIII Ltd · ICG European Fund 2006 S.à.r.l · Intermediate Capital Group PLC · J.P. Morgan Securities Plc · Mezzanine Invest S.A.R.L · Morgan Stanley & Co International plc · Natixis SA · New York Investment Management Mezzanine Partners II, LP · Northwestern Mutual Capital Mezzanine Fund 1, LP · The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company · The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company for its group annuity separate account · NYLIM Mezzanine Partners II Parallel Fund, LP · Paduba Industries Limited · Planeta Industries S.A. · Botticelli LLC, on behalf and solely for the account of its Series 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 23 and 28 · GL Europe Luxembourg S.à.r.l. · GL Europe ASRS Investments S.à.r.l. · GL Europe Luxembourg III (EUR) Investments S.à.r.l. · GL Europe Luxembourg III (US) Investments S.à.r.l. · Sankaty European Investments, S.à.r.l. · Minot Light Debt Mezz Ltd |
Duration: | This option may be exercised in full or in part at any time during the stabilisation period |
In connection with the offer of the above securities, the Stabilising Manager may over-allot the securities or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilising Manager will take any stabilisation action and any stabilisation action, if begun, may be ended at any time. Any stabilisation action or over-allotment shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.
This announcement and the offer of the securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at persons outside the United Kingdom and persons in the United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters related to investments or who are high net worth persons as referred to in article 12(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the United Kingdom.
In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive (or which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in that Member State.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.
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