Admission to Trading on the London Stock Exchange
NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (THE "UNITED STATES") (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA), AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
For immediate release
16 April 2014
Polypipe Group plc
Admission to Trading on the London Stock Exchange
Further to the announcements on 11 April 2014, Polypipe Group plc ("Polypipe" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its entire issued share capital of 199,999,862 ordinary shares of £0.001 each has today been admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities under the ticker PLP ("Admission").
Total voting rights
In accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR 5.6), the Company makes the following disclosure with respect to the share capital and voting rights of the Company. As at 16 April 2014, the share capital of the Company consists of 199,999,862 ordinary shares of £0.001 each with voting rights ("Shares"). The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of shares and voting rights in the Company is 199,999,862.
The above figure (199,999,862) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries:
Polypipe +44 (0) 1709 770 000
David Hall, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Shepherd, Chief Financial Officer
Financial Adviser to the Company
Moelis & Company +44 (0) 207 634 3500
Mark Aedy
Liam Beere
Joint Sponsors and Joint Bookrunners
Deutsche Bank +44 (0) 20 7545 8000
Lorcan O'Shea
Charles Wilkinson
Simon Gorringe
Numis +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Heraclis Economides
Alex Ham
Richard Thomas
Co-Lead Manager
Canaccord Genuity +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Colin Christie
Bruce Garrow
Media Enquiries
Brunswick +44 (0) 20 7404 5959
Azadeh Varzi
Simon Maine
Important notice
Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or transmitted, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant securities laws of such jurisdiction. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of United States, Australian, Canadian, Japanese or South African securities laws. The distribution of this announcement in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe any such restrictions.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for any Shares or other securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The Company's initial public offering of Shares (the "Offer") and the distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the Offer and Admission in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement, any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Neither this announcement nor any part of it nor the fact of its distribution shall form the basis of or be relied on in connection with or act as an inducement to enter into any contract or commitment whatsoever.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which such offer or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent (i) registration under the Securities Act 1933 (as amended) (the "Securities Act") or (ii) an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act and will not be offered to the public in the United States. There will be no public offer of the securities referred to herein in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. The securities referred to herein have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa.
This announcement is only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA") who are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC), as amended ("Qualified Investors"). In addition, in the United Kingdom, this announcement is addressed and directed only at Qualified Investors who (i) are persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"), (ii) are persons who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, and (iii) to persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful to communicate it to (all such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons in the United Kingdom and Qualified Investors in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, and will be engaged in only with such persons. Other persons should not rely or act upon this announcement or any of its contents
Deutsche Bank, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom, and Numis, Canaccord Genuity Limited ("Canaccord Genuity") and Moelis & Company UK LLP ("Moelis & Company") , each of which is authorised and regulated solely by the Financial Conduct Authority, are acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Offer and Admission, and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer or the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.
In connection with the Offer, Deutsche Bank, Numis and Canaccord Genuity and any of their respective affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for or purchase Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such Shares and other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Offer or otherwise. Accordingly, references in the Prospectus to the Shares being offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by Deutsche Bank, Numis and Canaccord Genuity and any of their respective affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. In addition, certain of Deutsche Bank, Numis and Canaccord Genuity or their respective affiliates may enter into financing arrangements and swaps in connection with which they or their affiliates may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of Shares. None of Deutsche Bank, Numis and Canaccord Genuity intends to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.
None of Deutsche Bank, Numis, Canaccord Genuity and Moelis & Company, nor any of their respective subsidiary undertakings, affiliates or any of their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents or any other person accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.
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