Merger with Granada - Part 3

Compass Group PLC 17 May 2000 Part Three APPENDIX 1 Pre-condition and conditions to the Schemes and to the Merger 1. Pre-condition The posting of the Merger documents will take place once the following pre- condition is satisfied or waived: Granada and Compass Group being satisfied, for the purposes of the requirements of the UK Listing Authority, that the necessary financing facilities will be available following completion of the Merger to provide for the working capital requirements of the Merged Group. 2. The Granada Scheme 2.1 The Granada Scheme will become binding and effective if: (a) the Granada Scheme is approved by a majority in number representing not less than three-fourths in value of the holders of the Granada shares present and voting either in person or by proxy at the Granada shareholders' Court Meeting; (b) the Granada Scheme is approved by a majority in number representing not less than three fourths in value of the holders of the Granada preference shares present and voting either in person or by proxy at the Granada preference shareholders' Court Meeting; (c) any resolution required to approve and implement (i) the Granada Scheme (ii) the Demerger and (iii) the constitution of the Granada Compass board is passed at the Granada extraordinary general meeting; (d) the Granada Scheme is sanctioned (with or without modification) and any reduction of capital involved therein is confirmed by the Court and an office copy of the Order of the Court is delivered for registration to the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales and registered by him not later than 15 September 2000 or such later date as Granada Compass, Granada and the Court may agree; (e) the Compass Scheme becomes binding and effective save as for the satisfaction of the condition set out in paragraph 3.1(d) below; (f) permission for the admission of Granada Compass shares to the Official List (subject to allotment) has been granted by the UK Listing Authority and has not been withdrawn. 2.2 Granada and Compass Group have agreed that a final Order under the Granada Scheme will only be sought by Granada from the Court if: (a) so far as may be necessary in order to enable the implementation and carrying into effect of the Merger and for Granada Compass to exercise effectively the ownership rights over Granada shares, the ITC indicating in terms and in a manner satisfactory to Granada and Compass Group that, as a result of the Merger, the ITC will not: (i) regard the Merger as giving rise to a relevant change of control under the Broadcasting Acts 1990 and/or 1996 (the 'Broadcasting Acts'); or (ii) vary the terms of any licence issued by it under the Broadcasting Acts currently held by any member of the Granada Group (each a 'Licence'); or (iii) suspend or revoke, or take any other action in connection with any Licence; or (iv) require the holder of any Licence to take any other action in connection therewith; (b) Granada has received, in terms reasonably satisfactory to it: (i) confirmation, either by decision of the Commission of the European Communities (the 'Commission') under Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 as amended (the 'Regulation') or, where no decision has been taken under Article 6(1), pursuant to Article 10(6) of the Regulation, that the Merger and any matters arising therefrom are, or are deemed to be, compatible with the common market; or (ii) in the event that part of the Merger is referred to the UK competition authorities pursuant to Article 9(3) of the Regulation: (A) in respect of that part of the Merger so referred, confirmation from the Office of Fair Trading that it is not the intention of the Secretary of State (whether as a result of the acceptance of an undertaking(s) in lieu of a reference pursuant to section 75G of the Fair Trading Act, or otherwise) to make a reference pursuant to sections 64 or 75 of the Fair Trading Act 1973, and (B) confirmation, either by decision of the Commission under Article 6(1)(b) of the Regulation or, where no decision has been taken under Article 6(1), pursuant to Article 10(6) of the Regulation, that those parts of the Merger not so referred are, or are deemed to be, compatible with the common market; (c) in so far as is required, all filings having been made and all or any applicable waiting periods (including any extensions thereof) under the HSR Act and the regulations thereunder having expired, lapsed or been terminated as appropriate in each case in respect of the proposed Merger or any matter arising from the proposed Merger; (d) Granada has: (i) received in terms reasonably satisfactory to it (A) clearance under section 138 TCGA 1992 for the Schemes of Arrangement; and (B) a written opinion of leading Counsel (or a note settled by such Counsel) that the Merger will be a scheme for the amalgamation of Compass Group and Granada and that the Demerger will be a scheme for the reconstruction of Granada Compass; and (ii) either (A) received clearances in terms reasonably satisfactory to it under sections 138 and 139(5) TCGA 1992 for the Demerger or (B) not received an indication from the Inland Revenue that they will not or are unlikely to give such clearance; (e) all Authorisations necessary or reasonably considered by Granada to be appropriate for or in respect of the Merger and the implementation of the Granada Scheme have been obtained in terms and in a form reasonably satisfactory to Granada from all Authorities and, where the absence of any such Authorisations would, in the reasonable opinion of Granada, have a material adverse effect on the Merged Group, all of these Authorisations remain in full force and effect and there has been no intimation of any intention to revoke or not renew any of them and all necessary waiting periods (including any extensions thereof) under any applicable legislation or regulation of any jurisdiction have expired or been terminated (as appropriate) and all necessary statutory and regulatory obligations in connection with the Merger and the implementation of the Granada Scheme in any jurisdiction have been complied with; (f) save as disclosed in writing by Compass Group to Granada on or prior to 16 May 2000 there is no provision of any arrangement, agreement, licence or other instrument to which Compass Group or any of its subsidiaries or companies in which any member of its group has a substantial interest ('associates') is a party or by or to which Compass Group or any of its subsidiaries or associates may be bound or be subject which could or might result, to an extent which is material in the context of the Compass Group, in (a) any monies borrowed by Compass Group or any of its subsidiaries or associates being repayable or capable of being declared repayable prior to their stated maturity (b) any such arrangement, agreement, licence or instrument being terminated or modified, or any action or adverse effect being taken or arising thereunder or (c) the interests of Compass Group or any of its subsidiaries or associates in the business of Compass Group or of any of its subsidiaries or associates with any person being terminated modified or affected, in each case in consequence of the Merger or the Schemes. (g) no Authority has taken, instituted, implemented or threatened any action, proceeding, suit, investigation or inquiry or enacted, made or proposed any statute, regulation or order or taken any other step that would or might in any respect be material to the Merged Group (a) to require the divestiture by any member of the Compass Group or the Granada Group or any of their respective associates of all or any portion of their business assets or properties or (b) require any member of the Compass Group or the Granada Group or any of their respective associates to make an offer to acquire any shares or other securities in any member of the Granada Group or the Compass Group or any of their respective associates owned by any third party or (c) impose any limitation on the ability of any member of the Granada Group or the Compass Group or any of their respective associates to conduct their businesses or to own their assets or properties or (d) make the Merger or the Schemes or their implementation illegal, void or unenforceable in or under the laws of any jurisdiction; (h) Granada has not discovered regarding Compass Group that: (i) any financial, business or other information in relation to circumstances existing on or prior to 16 May 2000 and which is material in the context of the Merger has not been publicly disclosed by any member of the Compass Group or otherwise disclosed by Compass Group to Granada in writing on or prior to 16 May 2000; (ii) any financial, business or other information disclosed at any time (publicly or otherwise) is misleading or contains a misrepresentation of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make any information contained in it not misleading in any case which has not been corrected by any subsequent public announcement on or before 16 May 2000 and which is material in the context of the Compass Group taken as a whole; (iii) any member of the Compass Group is subject to any liability, contingent or otherwise, which is not disclosed in the last published audited consolidated accounts of the Compass Group or in the interim statement for the six months ended 31 March 2000 or otherwise publicly disclosed on or before 16 May 2000 which is material in the context of the Compass Group taken as a whole; (i) since 30 September 1999, being the date to which the latest audited report and accounts of Compass Group were made up and otherwise than publicly announced by Compass Group on or prior to 16 May 2000: (i) no litigation, arbitration proceedings, prosecution or other legal proceedings to which any member of the Compass Group is a party (whether a plaintiff or defendant or otherwise) in each case which is material and adverse in the context of the Compass Group taken as a whole, have been instituted threatened or remain outstanding; (ii) there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial or trading position of the Compass Group taken as a whole; (j) save as publicly announced by Compass Group on or prior to 16 May 2000 no member of the Compass Group having since 30 September 1999, being the date which the last audited report and accounts of Compass Group were made up: (i) issued, authorised or proposed the issue of additional shares of any class or securities convertible into, or rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or acquire any such shares or convertible securities save as between Compass Group and its wholly owned subsidiaries or for options granted and any shares in Compass Group issued upon exercise of options granted on or prior to 16 May 2000 under or pursuant to the Compass share option schemes or as agreed between Granada and Compass Group from time to time or redeemed, purchased or reduced any of its shares or other securities; (ii) authorised or proposed or announced its intention to propose any merger or any other change in its share or loan capital or (other than in the ordinary course of the business) any acquisition or disposal of assets or shares which is material in the context of the Compass Group taken as a whole; (iii) entered into any contract, transaction or commitment (whether in respect of capital expenditure or otherwise) which is of a long term or unusual or onerous nature or which involves or could involve any obligation of a nature or magnitude which is material in the context of the Compass Group taken as a whole; (iv) issued or proposed the issue of any debentures or, save in the ordinary course of business, incurred or increased any indebtedness or contingent liability of an aggregate amount which might materially or adversely affect the Compass Group taken as a whole; or (v) declared paid or made or proposed the declaration paying or making of any dividend bonus or other distribution (excluding the interim dividend announced on 17 May 2000) other than between wholly owned members of the Compass Group. (k) there has been no material breach by Compass of any material term of the Merger Agreement. Granada reserves the right to waive all or any of conditions 2.2(a) and (d) - (k) in whole or in part for the purpose of the Granada Scheme. 3. The Compass Group Scheme 3.1 The Compass Group Scheme will become binding and effective if: (a) the Compass Group Scheme is approved by a majority in number representing not less than three-fourths in value of the holders of the Compass Group shares present and voting either in person or by proxy at the Compass Group Court Meeting; (b) any resolution required to approve and implement (a) the Compass Group Scheme (b) the Demerger and (c) the constitution of the Granada Compass board is passed at the Compass Group extraordinary general meeting; (c) the Compass Group Scheme is sanctioned (with or without modification) and any reduction of capital involved therein is confirmed by the Court and an office copy of the Order of the Court is delivered for registration to the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales and registered by him not later than 15 September 2000 or such later date as Granada Compass, Compass Group and the Court may agree; (d) the Granada Scheme becomes binding and effective save as for the satisfaction of the condition set out in paragraph 2.1(e) above; (e) permission for the admission of Granada Compass Shares to the Official List (subject to allotment) has been granted by the UK Listing Authority and has not been withdrawn. 3.2 Compass Group and Granada have agreed that a final Order under the Compass Group Scheme will only be sought by Compass Group from the Court if: (a) so far as may be necessary in order to enable the implementation and carrying into effect of the Merger and for Granada Compass to exercise effectively the ownership rights over Granada shares, the ITC indicating in terms and in a manner satisfactory to Granada and Compass that, as a result of the Merger, the ITC will not: (i) regard the Merger as giving rise to a relevant change of control under the Broadcasting Acts 1990 and/or 1996 (the 'Broadcasting Acts'); or (ii) vary the terms of any licence issued by it under the Broadcasting Acts currently held by any member of the Granada Group (each a 'Licence'); or (iii) suspend or revoke, or take any other action in connection with any Licence; or (iv) require the holder of any Licence to take any other action in connection therewith; (b) Compass has received, in terms reasonably satisfactory to it: (i) confirmation, either by decision of the Commission of the European Communities (the 'Commission') under Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 as amended (the 'Regulation') or, where no decision has been taken under Article 6(1), pursuant to Article 10(6) of the Regulation, that the Merger and any matters arising therefrom are, or are deemed to be, compatible with the common market, or (ii) in the event that part of the Merger is referred to the UK competition authorities pursuant to Article 9(3) of the Regulation: (A) in respect of that part of the Merger so referred, confirmation from the Office of Fair Trading that it is not the intention of the Secretary of State (whether as a result of the acceptance of an undertaking(s) in lieu of a reference pursuant to section 75G of the Fair Trading Act, or otherwise) to make a reference pursuant to sections 64 or 75 of the Fair Trading Act 1973, and (B) confirmation, either by decision of the Commission under Article 6(1)(b) of the Regulation or, where no decision has been taken under Article 6(1), pursuant to Article 10(6) of the Regulation, that those parts of the Merger not so referred are, or are deemed to be, compatible with the common market; (c) in so far as is required, all filings having been made and all or any applicable waiting periods (including any extensions thereof) under the HSR Act and the regulations thereunder having expired, lapsed or been terminated as appropriate in each case in respect of the proposed Merger or any matter arising from the proposed Merger; (d) Compass Group has: (i) received in terms reasonably satisfactory to it (A) clearance under section 138 TCGA 1992 for the Schemes; and (B) a written opinion of leading Counsel (or a note settled by such Counsel) that the Merger will be a scheme for the amalgamation of Granada and Compass Group and that the Demerger will be a scheme for the reconstruction of Granada Compass; and (ii) either (A) received clearances in terms reasonably satisfactory to it under sections 138 and 139(5) TCGA 1992 for the Demerger or (B) not received an indication from the Inland Revenue that they will not or are unlikely to give such clearance; (e) all Authorisations necessary or reasonably considered by Compass Group to be appropriate for or in respect of the Merger and the implementation of the Compass Group Scheme have been obtained in terms and in a form reasonably satisfactory to Compass Group from all Authorities and, where the absence of any such Authorisations would, in the reasonable opinion of Compass Group, have a material adverse effect on the Merged Group, all of these Authorisations remain in full force and effect and there has been no intimation of any intention to revoke or not renew any of them and all necessary waiting periods (including any extensions thereof) under any applicable legislation or regulation of any jurisdiction have expired or been terminated (as appropriate) and all necessary statutory and regulatory obligations in connection with the Merger and the implementation of the Compass Group Scheme in any jurisdiction have been complied with; (f) save as disclosed in writing by Granada to Compass Group on or prior to 16 May 2000 there is no provision of any arrangement, agreement, licence or other instrument to which Granada or any of its subsidiaries or companies in which any member of its group has a substantial interest ('associates') is a party or by or to which Granada or any of its subsidiaries or associates may be bound or be subject which could or might result, to an extent which is material in the context of the Granada Group, in (i) any monies borrowed by Granada or any of its subsidiaries or associates being repayable or capable of being declared repayable prior to their stated maturity (ii) any such arrangement, agreement, licence or instrument being terminated or modified, or any action or adverse effect being taken or arising thereunder or (iii) the interests of Granada or any of its subsidiaries or associates in the business of Granada or of any of its subsidiaries or associates with any person being terminated modified or affected, in each case in consequence of the Merger or the Schemes. (g) no Authority has taken, instituted, implemented or threatened any action, proceeding, suit, investigation or inquiry or enacted, made or proposed any statute, regulation or order or taken any other step that would or might in any respect be material to the Merged Group (i) to require the divestiture by any member of the Granada Group or the Compass Group or any of their respective associates of all or any portion of their business assets or properties or (ii) require any member of the Granada Group or the Compass Group or any of their respective associates to make an offer to acquire any shares or other securities in any member of the Compass Group or the Granada Group or any of their respective associates owned by any third party or (iii) impose any limitation on the ability of any member of the Compass Group or the Granada Group or any of their respective associates to conduct their businesses or to own their assets or properties or (iv) make the Merger or the Schemes or their implementation illegal, void or unenforceable in or under the laws of any jurisdiction; (h) Compass Group has not discovered regarding Granada that: (i) any financial, business or other information in relation to circumstances existing on or prior to 16 May 2000 and which is material in the context of the Merger has not been publicly disclosed by any member of the Granada Group or otherwise disclosed by Granada Group to Compass in writing on or prior to 16 May 2000; (ii) any financial, business or other information disclosed at any time (publicly or otherwise) is misleading or contains a misrepresentation of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make any information contained in it not misleading in any case which has not been corrected by any subsequent public announcement before 16 May 2000 and which is material in the context of Granada Group taken as a whole; (iii) any member of the Granada Group is subject to any liability, contingent or otherwise, which is not disclosed in the last published audited consolidated accounts of the Granada Group or in the interim statement for the 26 weeks ended 25 March 2000 or otherwise publicly disclosed on or before 16 May 2000 which is material in the context of the Granada Group taken as a whole; (i) since 26 September 1999, being the date to which the latest audited report and accounts of Granada were made up and otherwise than publicly announced by Granada on or prior to 16 May 2000: (i) no litigation, arbitration proceedings, prosecution or other legal proceedings to which any member of the Granada Group is a party (whether a plaintiff or defendant or otherwise) in each case which is material and adverse in the context of the Granada Group taken as a whole, have been instituted threatened or remain outstanding; (ii)there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial or trading position of the Granada Group taken as a whole; (j) save as publicly announced by Granada on or prior to 16 May 2000 no member of the Granada Group having since 25 September 1999, being the date which the last audited report and accounts of Granada were made up: (i) issued, authorised or proposed the issue of additional shares of any class or securities convertible into, or rights warrants or options to subscribe for or acquire any such shares or convertible securities save as between Granada and its wholly owned subsidiaries or for options granted and any shares in Granada issued upon exercise of options granted on or prior to 16 May 2000 under or pursuant to the Granada Share Option Schemes or as agreed between Compass and Granada from time to time or redeemed, purchased or reduced any of its shares or other securities; (ii) authorised or proposed or announced its intention to propose any merger or any other change in its share or loan capital or (other than in the ordinary course of the business) any acquisition or disposal of assets or shares which is material in the context of the Granada Group taken as a whole; (iii) entered into any contract, transaction or commitment (whether in respect of capital expenditure or otherwise) which is of a long term or unusual or onerous nature or which involves or could involve any obligation of a nature or magnitude which is material in the context of the Granada Group taken as a whole; (iv) issued or proposed the issue of any debentures or, save in the ordinary course of business, incurred or increased any indebtedness or contingent liability of an aggregate amount which might materially or adversely affect the Granada Group taken as a whole; or (v) declared paid or made or proposed the declaration, paying or making of any dividend, bonus or other distribution (excluding the interim dividend announced on 17 May 2000) other than between wholly owned members of the Granada Group. (k) there has been no material breach by Granada of any material term of the Merger Agreement. Compass reserves the right to waive all or any of conditions 3.2(a) and (d)- (k) in whole or in part for the purpose of the Compass Scheme. 4. For the purposes of these conditions: (a) 'Authority' means any government, government department or governmental, quasi-governmental, state or local government, supranational, statutory, regulatory, administrative or investigative body, authority (including any national anti-trust or merger control authorities), court, trade agency, association, institution or professional or environmental body or any other person or body in any jurisdiction; (b) an Authority shall be regarded as having 'intervened' if it has decided to take, institute, implement or threaten any action, proceedings, suit, investigation, inquiry or reference or made, proposed or enacted any statute, regulation, decision or order or taken any measures or other steps or required any action to be taken or information to be provided or otherwise having done anything and 'intervene' is to be construed accordingly; (c) 'Authorisations' means authorisations, orders, grants, recognitions, determinations, certificates, confirmations, consents, licences, clearances, permissions, exemptions and approvals; and (d) 'Instrument' means any arrangement, agreement, lease, licence, permit, franchise or other instrument. Appendix 2 Definitions The following definitions apply throughout the document, unless the context otherwise requires: Act means the Companies Act 1985; Carlton Communications means Carlton Communications Plc; Compass Group means Compass Group PLC; Compass Group Bondholders' Scheme means the proposed scheme of arrangement relating to Compass Group and the Compass Group Convertible Bondholders under section 425 of the Act; Compass Group Convertible Bonds means the 5.75 per cent. convertible bonds issued by Compass Group pursuant to a trust deed dated 29 July 1997; Compass Group Convertible Bondholders means the holders of the Compass Group Convertible Bonds; Compass Group Court Meeting means the meeting of the holders of Compass Group shares convened by order of the Court under section 425 of the Act; Compass Group Scheme means the proposed scheme of arrangement relating to Compass Group under section 425 of the Act; Compass Group securities means Compass Group shares, Compass Group Convertible Bonds (on the basis that the Compass Group Bondholders' Scheme has become effective), and Compass Group shares arising on the exercise of options under the Compass Group share option schemes; Compass Group shares means the ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in the capital of Compass Group; Compass Hospitality means the hospitality business of Granada Compass to be demerged pursuant to the Demerger; Court means the High Court of Justice in England and Wales; CREST means the relevant system (as defined in the Regulations) in respect of which CRESTCo Limited is the operator (as defined in the Regulations); Demerger means the demerging of the hospitality business of Granada Compass; Granada means Granada Group PLC; Granada Compass means Granada Compass plc; Granada Compass shares means ordinary shares in the capital of Granada Compass; Granada Media means the holding company of Granada's media interests including the Granada technology business; Granada preference shares means the convertible preference shares of 10 pence each in the capital of Granada; Granada preference shareholders Court Meeting means the meeting of the holders of Granada preference shares convened by order of the Court under section 425 of the Act; Granada Scheme means the proposed scheme of arrangement relating to Granada under section 425 of the Act; Granada securities means Granada shares and Granada preference shares and Granada shares arising on the exercise of options under the Granada share option schemes; Granada shares means the ordinary shares of 12.5 pence each in the capital of Granada; Granada shareholders' Court Meeting means the meeting of the holders of Granada shares convened by order of the Court under section 425 of the Act; Group means, in relation to Granada Compass, Granada or Compass Group, that company and its subsidiary and associated undertakings; HSR Act means the United States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (as amended); Independent Board of Compass Group means the directors of Compass Group, excluding John Du Monceau, who by virtue of his membership of the management board of Accor SA is precluded from expressing an opinion on, or giving a recommendation of, the proposed merger; IPO means the initial public offering of a minority holding in Granada Media PLC; ITC mean the Independent Television Commission; Lazard means Lazard Brothers & Co., Limited; Merger means the merger of Granada and Compass Group to be effected by the Schemes; Merged Group means the combination of the Granada Group and the Compass Group after the Merger; Official List means the Official List of the UK Listing Authority; Panel means the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers; Proposals means the Merger and the Demerger; Regulations means the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 1995 (SI No. 95/3272); Schemes means the Granada Scheme and the Compass Group Scheme; Schroder Salomon Smith Barney means Salomon Brothers International Limited; UK Listing Authority means the Financial Services Authority; United News & Media means United News & Media plc; United States means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America and the district of Columbia; and US Securities Act means the US Securities Act of 1933 (as amended).
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