NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1 April 2019
RECOMMENDED CASH ACQUISITION
of
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc
by
MMC Treasury Holdings (
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Scheme of Arrangement becomes Effective
On 18 September 2018, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc ("JLT") and MMC Treasury Holdings (
On 29 March 2019, JLT announced that the High Court of Justice in
JLT, MMC BidCo and MMC are pleased to announce that, following the delivery of the Court Order to the Registrar of Companies today, the Scheme has now become effective in accordance with its terms and the entire issued and to be issued share capital of JLT is now owned by MMC BidCo.
A Scheme Shareholder on the register of members of JLT at the Scheme Record Time, being 6.00 p.m. (
Dealings in JLT Shares were suspended with effect from 7.30 a.m. (
Full details of the Acquisition are set out in the Scheme Document.
Unless otherwise defined, all capitalised terms in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Scheme Document.
In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Takeover Code, a copy of this announcement will be available on the website of JLT at http://www.jlt.com/investors and on the website of MMC at www.mmc.com by no later than 12 noon (
Enquiries: |
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JLT |
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Charles Rozes (Group Finance Director) |
+44 20 7558 3380 |
Paul Dransfield (Head of Investor Relations) |
+44 20 7528 4933 |
J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to JLT) |
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Conor Hillery |
+44 20 7742 4000 |
Edward Squire |
+44 20 7742 4000 |
James Robinson |
+44 20 7742 4000 |
Simon Robertson Associates (Financial Adviser to JLT) |
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Tim Wise
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+44 20 7318 8888 |
Barclays Bank PLC (Corporate Broker to JLT) |
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Kunal Gandhi |
+44 20 7623 2323 |
Mike Lamb |
+44 20 7623 2323 |
Tom Macdonald |
+44 20 7623 2323 |
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Brunswick Group (PR Adviser to JLT) |
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Tom Burns |
+44 20 7404 5959 |
Rosheeka Field |
+44 20 7404 5959 |
MMC and MMC BidCo |
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Dan Farrell |
+1 212 345 3713 |
Goldman Sachs (Financial Adviser to MMC and MMC BidCo) |
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Victor Lopez Balboa |
+1 212 902 1000 |
Mark Sorrell |
+44 20 7774 1000 |
Nick Harper |
+44 20 7774 1000 |
LEI Number of JLT: 213800XRWB6SDDCZZ434 |
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Further information
This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or subscribe for or any invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities. The Acquisition is made solely pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Document, which contains the full terms and conditions of the Acquisition.
J.P. Morgan Securities plc, which conducts its
Simon Robertson Associates LLP ("Simon Robertson Associates") is regulated by the FCA in the
Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank ("Barclays"), which is authorised by the PRA and regulated in the
Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the
This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent document.
Overseas jurisdictions
The availability of the Acquisition to JLT Shareholders who are not resident in and citizens of the
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the
Copies of this announcement and any formal documentation relating to the Acquisition are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or 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 it in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. If the Acquisition is implemented by way of an Offer (unless otherwise permitted by applicable law and regulation), the 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 Offer may not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities.
US holders of JLT Shares should note that the Acquisition 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. An acquisition effected by means of a scheme of arrangement is not subject to the tender offer rules or the proxy solicitation rules under the US Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the disclosure requirements and practices applicable in the
It may be difficult for US holders of JLT Shares to enforce their rights and any claim arising out of the US federal laws, since MMC BidCo and JLT 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 JLT 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 court's judgement.
The receipt of cash pursuant to the Acquisition by US holders of JLT Shares as consideration for the transfer of its Scheme Shares pursuant to the Scheme may be a taxable transaction for US federal income tax purposes and under applicable US state and local, as well as foreign and other, tax laws. Each US holder of JLT Shares is urged to consult his independent professional adviser immediately regarding the tax consequences of the Acquisition applicable to him.
Publication on website
A copy of this Announcement and the documents required to be published by Rule 26 of the Takeover Code will be made available, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, on MMC's website at www.mmc.com and JLT's website at http://www.jlt.com/investors no later than 12 noon (
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the