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Shaftesbury Capital plc
Shaftesbury Capital - Notice to Bondholders
31st May 2024, 10:30
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Shaftesbury Capital PLC
31 May 2024
 

Shaftesbury Capital PLC GBP 275,000,000 2.00 per cent.

Secured Exchangeable Bonds due 2026

exchangeable into ordinary shares of Shaftesbury Capital PLC

(ISIN: XS2262952679) (the "Bonds")

Notice to Bondholders, the Trustee and
the Principal Paying, Transfer and Exchange Agent

Shaftesbury Capital PLC (the "Issuer") recently declared a final dividend of GBP 0.0165 per Shaftesbury Capital Share (a "Cash Dividend"), which was paid to holders of Shaftesbury Capital Shares on 31 May 2024.

On 5 March 2024, the Issuer duly notified Bondholders that payment of such Cash Dividend would result in the occurrence of a Capital Distribution in accordance with the definition thereof in the terms and conditions of the Bonds (the "Conditions"), given the Cash Dividend in respect of a Unit of Equity Shares amounts to GBP 770.104665 and is therefore above the Reference Amount of GBP 695.265 in respect of the Relevant Period.

Furthermore, on 5 March 2024 the Issuer also notified Bondholders of its decision not to issue a Purchase Election Notice and as a result, the amount of such Capital Distribution will be included as part of the Exchange Property pursuant to Condition 8(b)(iii).

Consequently, and in accordance with the notice to Bondholders dated 5 March 2024 and Condition 8(c), the Issuer hereby notifies Bondholders, the Trustee and the Principal Paying, Transfer and Exchange Agent of the following changes to the Exchange Property pursuant to Conditions 8(b)(iii)(B) and 8(e), effective 31 May 2024:  

·      GBP 205,809.0788 has been added to the Exchange Property, and from such date the Exchange Property shall therefore comprise 128,350,778.1496 Shaftesbury Capital Shares  and GBP 219,091.9913 of cash (all rounded to 4 decimal places solely for the purposes of this notice); and

 

·      the Exchange Property per Bond to which the holder of GBP 100,000 principal amount of Bonds would be entitled upon exercise of the Exchange Right in respect of such Bond is 46,673.0139 Shaftesbury Capital Shares and GBP 79.6698 of cash (both numbers rounded to 4 decimal places solely for the purposes of this notice).

 

Furthermore, GBP 205,809.08 will be credited to the Security pursuant to Condition 2(b).

 

Capitalised terms not otherwise defined in this notice shall have the meanings given to them in the Conditions. Certain figures are rounded to 4 decimal places solely for the purposes of this notice.

The content of this Notice has not been formulated or negotiated by the Trustee and nothing in this Notice should be construed as a recommendation to Bondholders from the Trustee on any matter.  Bondholders should take their own independent legal and financial advice on the impact or consequences of the matters set out in this Notice. The Trustee is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, validity or correctness of the statements made and documents referred to in this Notice or any omissions from this Notice.

31 May 2024

Enquiries:

Shaftesbury Capital PLC

Situl Jobanputra - Chief Financial Officer
Graham Keer - Group Treasurer
Ruth Pavey - Company Secretary

Telephone: +44 20 3214 9150

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