Replacement
The following amendment has been made to the 'Announcement (Publication of Shareholder Circular)' announcement released on 14 November 2025 at
Due to an issue with formatting conversion the footnotes for the 'EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS' have been amended.
All other text remains unchanged.
The full text is shown below.
not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in, into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.
For immediate release
RECOMMENDED CASH ACQUISITION
of
by
Jardine strategic limited ("Bidco"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
(to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement under the Bermuda Companies Act)
publication of SCHEME DOCUMENT and noticeS of COURT meeting and Special general meeting
Summary
· Further to the announcement on
· The implementation of the Acquisition will require the approval of the Scheme by the Independent
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· It is important, for the Court Meeting in particular, that as many votes as possible are cast (whether in person or by proxy) in order for the Court to be satisfied that there is a fair representation of Independent
· Further information regarding the Court Meeting, the Special General Meeting and the action that
· A copy of the Scheme Document (including the proxy forms) will be posted to
· If you do not receive a copy of the Scheme Document, please contact the voting hotline on (i) +852 3953 7250 (
· The Scheme Document (including the Notices of Court Meeting and of Special General Meeting) and the proxy forms are available for inspection on
Introduction
Further to the announcement on
It is proposed that the Acquisition will be implemented by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under section 99 of the Bermuda Companies Act (the "Scheme").
Unless otherwise defined, terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as those used in the Scheme Document.
The Scheme Document
The Scheme Document sets out, amongst other things, a letter from the
As described in the Scheme Document, the implementation of the Acquisition will require the approval of the Scheme by the Independent
The Scheme Document contains notices convening each of the Court Meeting and the Special General Meeting. The Court Meeting and the Special General Meeting will each be held at 4th floor,
A copy of the Scheme Document (including the proxy forms) will be posted to
If you do not receive a copy of the Scheme Document, please contact the voting hotline on (i) +852 3953 7250 (
The Scheme Document (including the Notices of Court Meeting and of Special General Meeting) and the proxy forms are available for inspection on
Action to be Taken
Under
It is important, for the Court Meeting in particular, that as many votes as possible are cast (whether in person or by proxy) in order for the Court to be satisfied that there is a fair representation of Independent
You will find enclosed with the Scheme Document a White Form of Proxy for holders of
If you hold
If you hold
Any investor holding their
Duly completed White Forms of Proxy, Blue Forms of Direction and Yellow Proxy Instruction Forms for each of the Court Meeting and Special General Meeting should be returned to the relevant registrar as soon as possible, and in any event no later than the time specified in the Scheme Document, together with any power of attorney or authority under which such form is executed (or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority).
Further information regarding the Court Meeting, the Special General Meeting and the action that
Timetable
The Scheme Document contains an expected timetable of principal events in relation to the Scheme, which is also set out in the Appendix to this announcement. Subject to the requisite approval at the relevant meetings having been obtained, the sanction of the Scheme by the Court and the satisfaction or waiver of the other Conditions set out in the Scheme Document, the Scheme is expected to become effective by
If any of the dates and/or times in this expected timetable change, the revised dates and/or times will be notified to
Enquiries:
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Brunswick |
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+44 (0) 20 7404 5959 |
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+852 9522 6819 |
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Jardines |
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+852 9107 9370 |
Important Notices
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, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, 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 of
The Scheme Document contains the terms and conditions of the Acquisition, including details of how to vote in respect of the Scheme. Any decision in respect of, or other response to, the Acquisition should be made only on the basis of the information in the Scheme Document.
If the Scheme becomes effective, it will be binding on all
Notice to United States Holders of
The Acquisition relates to the shares of a Bermudian company and is being made by means of a scheme of arrangement provided for under Bermudian company law. A transaction effected by means of a scheme of arrangement is not subject to the tender offer rules or the proxy solicitation rules under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the disclosure requirements and practices applicable in
Overseas Shareholders
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the companies and persons involved in the Acquisition disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions by any person. The information disclosed in this announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with Bermudian, Singaporean and English law 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 of
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, into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws of that jurisdiction and persons receiving this announcement and all documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) relating to the Acquisition should observe these restrictions and must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send this announcement or documents relating to the Acquisition in, into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws of that jurisdiction.
Forward-looking Statements
This announcement (including information incorporated by reference in this announcement), oral statements made by or on behalf of
The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement relate to
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that shall occur in the future. These events and circumstances include changes in the global, political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory forces, future exchange and interest rates, changes in tax rates and future business combinations or disposals. If any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialises or if any one or more of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those expected, estimated or projected. Such forward-looking statements should therefore be construed in the light of such factors.
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The forward-looking statements speak only at the date of this announcement. All subsequent oral or written forward-looking statements attributable to
APPENDIX
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
All references in the Scheme Document to times are to
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Latest time for holders of Depository Interests within CREST to lodge the Blue Form of Direction for the Court Meeting1 |
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Latest time for holders of Depository Interests within CDP to lodge the Yellow Proxy Instruction Form for the Court Meeting2 |
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Latest time for holders of Depository Interests within CREST to lodge the Blue Form of Direction for the Special General Meeting3 |
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Latest time for holders of Depository Interests within CDP to lodge the Yellow Proxy Instruction Form for the Special General Meeting4 |
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Latest time for |
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Expected date of completion of the OCB Sale |
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The following dates and times associated with the Scheme are subject to change and will depend on, among other things, the date on which the Conditions to the Scheme other than Condition 1(ii)(c) of Part V of the Scheme Document are satisfied or, if capable of waiver, waived, and the date on which the Court sanctions the Scheme. |
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Suspension of trading on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange |
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Suspension of trading on the |
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Latest time for |
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Suspension of trading on the |
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Court Order to be delivered to the Registrar of Companies for registration (the Acquisition Effective Date) |
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Latest date for dispatch of cheques and the crediting of CREST and CDP accounts for the Scheme Value due to Independent |
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As soon as reasonably practicable and in any event no later than D+28 days |
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Long Stop Date (latest Acquisition Effective Date) |
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The Court Meeting and Special General Meeting will each be held at 4th floor,
Independent
*All dates by reference to "D-1", "D+1", "D+2" and "D+3" will be to the date falling the number of indicated Business Days immediately preceding, or immediately after, date D, as indicated above.
1. In order to validly instruct the Jersey Branch Registrar to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Court Meeting, the Blue Form of Direction in respect of the Court Meeting must be received by the Jersey Branch Registrar at MUFG Corporate Markets, PXS 1,
2. In order to validly instruct CDP to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Court Meeting, the Yellow Proxy Instruction Form in respect of the Court Meeting must be received by the
3. In order to validly instruct the Jersey Branch Registrar to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Special General Meeting, the Blue Form of Direction in respect of the Special General Meeting must be received by the Jersey Branch Registrar at MUFG Corporate Markets, PXS 1,
4. In order to validly instruct CDP to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Special General Meeting, the Yellow Proxy Instruction Form in respect of the Special General Meeting must be received by the
5. In order to validly appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Court Meeting, the White Form of Proxy in respect of the Court Meeting must be received by the
6. In order to validly appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Court Meeting, the White Form of Proxy in respect of the Court Meeting must be received by the Jersey Branch Registrar at MUFG Corporate Markets, PXS 1,
7. In order to validly appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Court Meeting, the White Form of Proxy in respect of the Court Meeting must be received by the
8. In order to validly appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Special General Meeting, the White Form of Proxy in respect of the Special General Meeting must be received by the
9. In order to validly appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Special General Meeting, the White Form of Proxy in respect of the Special General Meeting must be received by the Jersey Branch Registrar at MUFG Corporate Markets, PXS 1,
10. In order to validly appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Special General Meeting, the White Form of Proxy in respect of the Special General Meeting must be received by the
11. In calculating the deadline for return of any of the forms of proxy for any adjourned Court Meeting or Special General Meeting the board of
12. The OCB Sale is itself subject to the OCB Sale Conditions. The precise timing for the payment of the OCB Dividend, including the relevant record and payment dates, will be announced in due course once the date of completion of the OCB Sale is confirmed.
13. The Scheme shall become effective as soon as a copy of the Court Order has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. This is expected to occur following the Scheme Record Time. The events which are stated as occurring in reference to the Acquisition Effective Date, are conditional on the Acquisition Effective Date and operate by reference to that date.
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