Further to the publication of the Pricing Statement on 4 February 2015, HSS Hire Group plc (the “Company”) is pleased to announce in connection with its initial public offering (the “Offer”) that its ordinary share capital of 154,761,904 ordinary shares (the “Shares”) has today been admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities under the ticker “HSS”.
ENQUIRIES
HSS Hire Group + 44 (0) 208 897 8566
Chris Davies, Chief Executive Officer
Steve Trowbridge, Chief Financial Officer
Global Co-ordinator, Joint Bookrunner and Sponsor
J.P. Morgan Cazenove +44 (0) 20 7742 4000
Robert Constant
Greg Chamberlain
James Taylor
Joint Bookrunner
Numis Securities +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Alex Ham
Chris Wilkinson
Stuart Skinner
Co-lead Manager
Berenberg +44 (0) 20 3207 7800
Oliver Diehl
Georg Bucher
Martin Kochhan
Financial Public Relations
Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Simon Rigby
Kevin Smith
Jos Bieneman
Intermediaries Offer
Solid Solutions Associates +44 (0) 20 7549 1613
Nigel Morris [email protected]
Graham Webb
Important notice
Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia). Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly into Australia (other than to persons in Australia to whom an offer may be made without a disclosure document in accordance with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act 2001 (CTH) of Australia), Canada or Japan, to any persons in any of those jurisdictions or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of United States, Australian, Canadian, Japanese or other applicable securities laws. The Offer and the distribution of this announcement and information in connection with Admission and the Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, Shares to any person in the United States (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada or Japan or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
The Shares referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold within the United States unless offered in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States.
The Shares referred to herein have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan.
This announcement does not constitute a recommendation to purchase the Shares. The price and value of securities and any income from them can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Before purchasing any Shares, persons viewing this announcement should ensure that they fully understand and accept the risks that are set out in the Prospectus. Information in this announcement or any of the documents relating to the Offer cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance.
This announcement is addressed to and is only directed and being communicated at, if in the European Economic Area (“EEA"), persons who are “qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU to the extent implemented in the relevant member state of the EEA and any relevant implementing measure in each relevant member state) (“Qualified Investors”).).
This announcement must not be acted or relied on in any member state of the EEA, other than the UK, by persons who are not Qualified Investors. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to in any member state of the EEA, other than the UK, Qualified Persons, and may be engaged in only with such persons. Nothing in this announcement constitutes investment advice and any recommendations that may be contained herein have not been based upon a consideration of the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any specific recipient. If you are in the EEA (other than the UK) and have received this announcement and you are not a Qualified Investor, you must not rely or act upon this announcement or any of its contents.
J.P. Morgan Securities plc (which conducts its UK investment banking business as J.P. Morgan Cazenove) (“J.P. Morgan Cazenove”), which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA") and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and the PRA, Numis Securities Limited (“Numis”), which is authorised and regulated by the FCA, and Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, London Branch (“Berenberg”), which is authorised by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and subject to limited regulation by the FCA, are each acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the Offer. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients 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, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.
In connection with the Offer, each of J.P. Morgan Cazenove, Numis and Berenberg (together, the "Banks”) 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, once published, to the Shares being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by any of the Banks and any of their respective affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. In addition they 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 the Banks nor any of their respective affiliates do not intend 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 the Banks or any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, limited or unlimited partners, employees, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information 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.
In connection with the Offer, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, as stabilising manager (the “Stabilising Manager”), or any of its agents, may (but will be under no obligation to), to the extent permitted by applicable law, over-allot Shares or effect other transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Shares at a higher level than that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. The Stabilising Manager is not required to enter into such transactions and such transactions may be effected on any stock market, over-the-counter market, stock exchange or otherwise and may be undertaken at any time during the period commencing on the date of the commencement of conditional dealings of the Shares on the London Stock Exchange and ending no later than 30 calendar days thereafter. However, there will be no obligation on the Stabilising Manager or any of its agents to effect stabilising transactions and there is no assurance that stabilising transactions will be undertaken. Such stabilising measures, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time without prior notice. In no event will measures be taken to stabilise the market price of the Shares above the offer price. Save as required by law or regulation, neither the Stabilising Manager nor any of its agents intends to disclose the extent of any over-allotments made and/or stabilisation transactions conducted in relation to the Offer.
In connection with the Offer, the Stabilising Manager may, for stabilisation purposes, over-allot Shares up to a maximum of 10 per cent. of the total number of Shares comprised in the Offer. For the purposes of allowing the Stabilising Manager to cover short positions resulting from any such over-allotments and/or from sales of Shares effected by it during the stabilisation period, it is expected that certain existing shareholders will grant to the Stabilising Manager, on behalf of the Banks, an option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) pursuant to which the Stabilising Manager may purchase or procure purchasers for additional Shares up to a maximum of 10 per cent. of the total number of Shares comprised in the Offer (the “Over-Allotment Shares”) at the offer price. The Over-Allotment Option will be exercisable in whole or in part, upon notice by the Stabilising Manager, at any time for 30 calendar days after the commencement of conditional trading of the Shares on the London Stock Exchange. Any Over-Allotment Shares made available pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option will be sold on the same terms and conditions as the Shares being sold or issued in the Offer and will form a single class for all purposes with the other Shares. Save as required by law or regulation, neither the Stabilising Manager nor any of its agents intends to disclose the extent of any over-allotments made and/or stabilisation transactions conducted in relation to the Offer.