NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE
13 April 2023
Recommended Cash Acquisition
of
Devro plc ("Devro")
by
SARIA Nederland B.V. ("Bidco")
an indirect subsidiary undertaking of SARIA SE & CO. KG.
to be implemented by a Scheme of Arrangement
under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006
Court Sanction of the Scheme
Devro is pleased to announce that the Court has today issued the Court Order sanctioning the scheme of arrangement between Devro and the Scheme Shareholders (the "Scheme") relating to the recommended cash acquisition under which Bidco will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Devro (the "Acquisition").
The full terms of, and Conditions to, the Acquisition are set out in the scheme document relating to the Acquisition published on 13 January 2023 (the "Scheme Document"), as modified by the announcement by the boards of Devro and Bidco of the terms of an increased and final1 recommended cash acquisition on 16 February 2023 (the "Increased Offer Announcement").
1 Except that Bidco reserves the right to increase the offer price if there is an announcement on or after the date of the Increased Offer Announcement of an offer or a possible offer for Devro by a third party offeror or potential offeror.
Next Steps
The Scheme will become effective upon a copy of the Court Order being delivered to the Registrar of Companies, which is expected to take place by 7.00 a.m. on 14 April 2023.
A further announcement will be made when the Scheme has become effective.
The last day of dealings in, and for the registration of transfers of, and disablement in CREST of, Devro Shares is today, 13 April 2023. The Scheme Record Time is at 6.00 p.m. today, 13 April 2023. It is expected that the listing of Devro Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and trading of Devro Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities will, subject to the Scheme becoming effective, be cancelled with effect from 8.00 a.m. on 14 April 2023.
There has been no material change to the expected timetable of principal events for the Acquisition set out in the announcement made by Devro in relation to the Acquisition on 3 March 2023. If there are any changes to the remaining dates and/or times in the expected timetable, Devro will give notice of such change(s) by issuing an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service and, if required by the Panel, will post notice of the change(s) to Devro Shareholders and persons with information rights.
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Scheme Document.
Enquiries:
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Devro |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1340 |
Rutger Helbing |
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Rohan Cummings
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Lazard (Financial Adviser to Devro) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7187 2000 |
Richard Shaw |
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Matt Knott |
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James Cliffe
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Numis Securities (Corporate Broker to Devro) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000 |
Stuart Dickson |
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Tom Jacob |
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Edmund van der Klugt
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FTI Consulting (Communications Adviser to Devro) |
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Richard Mountain |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1340 |
Ariadna D. Peretz
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Tel: +44 (0) 7890 417 764 |
Clifford Chance LLP is acting as legal adviser to Devro, and Shepherd and Wedderburn is providing legal advice to Devro on matters of Scots law.
Further information
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, subscribe for, otherwise acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Acquisition or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or a prospectus equivalent document.
The Acquisition is made solely pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Document, as modified by the Increased Offer Announcement, which, together with the Forms of Proxy, contains the full terms and Conditions of the Scheme.
This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with English law and the Takeover 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 and regulations of jurisdictions outside the
The Acquisition is subject to the applicable requirements of the Takeover Code, the Panel, the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA").
Important notices
Lazard, which is authorised and regulated in the
Numis Securities Limited ("Numis"), which is authorised and regulated in the
J.P. Morgan Securities plc, which conducts its
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), which is authorised and regulated in the
Overseas Shareholders
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the
Publication on a website
A copy of this announcement will be made available (subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions) free of charge on Devro's website at www.devro.com/investors/recommended-offer-for-devro/ and Bidco's website at https://saria.com/announcement/ by no later than 12 noon (
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