Morrisons Shareholders may also request that all future documents, announcements and information in relation to the CD&R Final Offer should be sent to them in hard copy form. 1. About this guide . No statement in this announcement is intended as a profit forecast or estimate for any period and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings or earnings per share for Morrisons or CD&R Bidco, as appropriate, for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings or earnings per share for Morrisons or CD&R Bidco, as appropriate. This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. In accordance with normal UK practice and pursuant to Rule 14e-5(b) of the US Exchange Act (if applicable), CD&R Bidco, certain affiliated companies and their nominees or brokers (acting as agents), may from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Morrisons Shares outside of the US, other than pursuant to the CD&R Final Offer, until the date on which the CD&R Final Offer and/or Scheme becomes Effective, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. What we've heard is that you'd like your rewards to be immediate, including discounts and money off your next shop. Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. Such forward-looking statements should therefore be construed in the light of such factors. Jefferies, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser and joint corporate broker exclusively for Morrisons and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Morrisons for providing the protections afforded to clients of Jefferies nor for providing advice in connection with any matter referred to herein. In the UK, BNP Paribas is deemed authorised by the PRA with deemed variation of permission, and is subject to regulation by the FCA and limited regulation by the PRA. CD&R believes Morrisons is a high quality business that is well-positioned within UK grocery and led by a strong management team. Neither Rothschild & Co nor any of its affiliates (nor their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Rothschild & Co in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein, the CD&R Final Offer or otherwise. Clifford Chance LLP is acting as legal adviser to CD&R and CD&R Bidco. The receipt of cash pursuant to the CD&R Final Offer by a US holder of Morrisons Shares as consideration for the transfer of its Scheme Shares pursuant to the Scheme will be a taxable transaction for US federal income tax purposes and may also be a taxable transaction under applicable state and local tax laws in the United States, as well as foreign and other tax laws. (Financial Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker to, Citigate Dewe Rogerson NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION, RECOMMENDED FINAL Neither the US Securities and Exchange Commission nor any US state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the CD&R Final Offer, or determined if the CD&R Scheme Document or the CD&R Shareholder Letter is accurate or complete. www.morrisons-corporate.com/investor-centre/offer-from-cdr. Making a bid 47 8. Is not required to be regulated or supervised by a body concerned with the regulation or supervision of investment or financial services; All references in this announcement to times are to times in London, unless otherwise stated. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-US company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a US court's judgement. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "is subject to", "budget", "projects", "strategy", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. (Financial Adviser to CD&R Bidco and CD&R), J.P. Morgan Cazenove Web3 It is clarified that with respect to schemes of arrangement or compromise falling within the purview of section 233 of the Act, the concerned companies may, at their discretion, opt to undertake such schemes under section 230 to 232 of the CA, 2013, including where the condition prescribed in section 233(1)(d) of the CA, or this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. All rights reserved. A further announcement will be made when the Scheme has become Effective. x[]oS}Wc3{*RFzh+!U#Zc'83 C8}c9k2FYU!(VQ?NIVh6. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. 1. %PDF-1.6 % 2 0 obj Morrisons and CD&R Bidco are pleased to announce that the High Court of Justice in England and Wales has today made an order sanctioning the Scheme under section 899 of the Companies Act. Privacy and Cookie PolicyTerms, *A Private Investor is a recipient of the information who meets all of the conditions set out below, the recipient: Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Takeover Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in one per cent. To continue using Investegate, please confirm that you are a private investor as well as agreeing to our Privacy and Cookie Policy & Terms. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). Now, the supermarket is changing the way its rewards are generated - making them more relevant to customers' needs. 1. Investegate reserves the By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. or any other matter or arrangement referred to herein. As such, Scheme Shareholders and Morrisons Shareholders (and any of their duly appointed proxies and/or corporate representatives) will be able to (i) attend Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-US company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a US court's judgement. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. and will not be responsible to anyone other than CD&R Bidco and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. Morgan Cazenove or its affiliates, nor for providing advice in relation to the All references in this announcement to times are to times in London, unless otherwise stated. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure. On 2 October 2021, following the conclusion of the auction procedure between CD&R Bidco and Oppidum Bidco Limited, the boards of directors of Morrisons and CD&R Bidco announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Morrisons at an increased offer value of 287 pence for each Morrisons Share (the "CD&R Final Offer"). It may be difficult for US Morrisons Shareholders to enforce their rights and claims arising out of US federal laws, since CD&R Bidco and Morrisons are each located in a non-US jurisdiction, and some or all of their officers and directors may be residents of a non-US jurisdiction. In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Takeover Code, a copy of this announcement will be made available, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, on Morrisons' website at www.morrisons-corporate.com/investor-centre/offer-from-cdr and CD&R's website at https://www.cdr-inc.com/morrisons-microsite by no later than 12 noon (London time) on the first Business Day following the date of this announcement. Neither Jefferies nor any of its affiliates (nor their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Jefferies in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein, the CD&R Final Offer or otherwise. is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as lead financial adviser to Morrisons and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Morrisons for providing the protections afforded to clients of Rothschild & Co nor for providing advice in connection with any matter referred to herein. Webthe Scheme, a statutory explanatory statement, an expected timetable of principal events, notices of the Court Meeting and the General Meeting and details of the actions to be Please be aware that addresses, electronic addresses and certain information provided by Morrisons Shareholders, persons with information rights and other relevant persons for the receipt of communications from Morrisons may be provided to CD&R Bidco and/or CD&R during the offer period as required under Section 4 of Appendix 4 of the Takeover Code to comply with Rule 2.11(c) of the Takeover Code. Acquiring a strategic stake before a bid 32 6. On 19 October 2021, the Scheme was approved by the requisite majorities of Scheme Shareholders at the Court Meeting and the Resolution in connection with the implementation of the Scheme was passed by the requisite majority of Morrisons Shareholders at the General Meeting. Mizuho, which is authorised in the United Kingdom by the PRA and regulated by the PRA and the FCA, is acting as financial adviser exclusively for CD&R Bidco and CD&R and no one else in connection with the CD&R Final Offer and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the CD&R Final Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than CD&R Bidco and CD&R for providing the protections afforded to clients of Mizuho or its affiliates, nor for providing advice in relation to the CD&R Final Offer or any other matter or arrangement referred to herein. Current Issues. If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code. The CD&R Final Offeris to be implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement pursuant to Part 26 of the Companies Act (the "Scheme"). 2. Investment firm Silchester, which holds An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) of the Takeover Code applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. 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