Publication of supplementary prospectus

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Regulatory News | 16 Feb, 2018

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AVEVA Group PLC
16 February 2018
 

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE AND IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

16 February 2018

AVEVA Group plc ("AVEVA" or "the Company")

Publication of supplementary prospectus

Following the Company's announcements on 15 December 2017 and 12 February 2018, the Company announces today the publication of a supplementary prospectus (the "Supplementary Prospectus") containing the audited historical financial information in respect of the Schneider Electric Software Business for the six months ended 30 September 2017, in order to satisfy the requirements of Listing Rules 6.2.1R and 6.2.4R that the latest audited financials of the Schneider Electric Software Business should be made up to a date not more than 9 months earlier than the date of Admission.

 

Defined terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Prospectus published by the Company on 5 September 2017 (the "Prospectus").

 

The Supplementary Prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available on AVEVA's website, www.aveva.com, and will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where it will be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do. Copies of the Supplementary Prospectus will also be available for inspection during normal business hours on any Business Day, free of charge, at the offices of Ashurst LLP, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2HA, United Kingdom until the date of Admission.

 

The record date for the £650 million cash Return of Value to AVEVA shareholders is expected to be 6.00 p.m. (London time) on 28 February 2018 and the ordinary shares of AVEVA would be traded ex the right to the B Shares from 1 March 2018.

 

Enquiries:

AVEVA


Philip Aiken

James Kidd

David Ward

Matt Springett

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 55 6655

 

Lead Financial Adviser to AVEVA

Lazard

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7187 2000

Cyrus Kapadia

Richard Hoyle

Philippe Noël


 

Corporate Broker, Sponsor and Financial Adviser to AVEVA

Numis

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000

Simon Willis

Jamie Lillywhite


 

Financial PR Adviser to AVEVA

FTI Consulting

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000

Edward Bridges


 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

Lazard & Co., Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as financial adviser to AVEVA and no one else in connection with the Combination and will not be responsible to anyone other than AVEVA for providing the protections afforded to clients of Lazard & Co., Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Combination or any other matters referred to in this announcement. Neither Lazard & Co., Limited nor any of its affiliates 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 Lazard & Co., Limited in connection with this announcement, the Combination or any statement contained herein.

Numis Securities Limited ("Numis"), which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as corporate broker and sponsor to AVEVA and no one else in connection with the Combination and will not be responsible to anyone other than AVEVA for providing the protections afforded to clients of Numis nor for providing advice in relation to the Combination or any other matters referred to in this announcement. Neither Numis nor any of its affiliates 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 Numis, in connection with this announcement, the Combination or any statement contained herein.

Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or transmitted directly or indirectly into Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa, Japan, the United States or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions, except in compliance with applicable securities laws. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of Australian, Canadian, South African, Japanese, or US securities laws. The distribution of this announcement in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer, invitation to sell, otherwise dispose of or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any shares or other securities nor shall it or any part of it, nor the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract commitment or investment decision.

This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with the applicable law and regulation of the United Kingdom and 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 the United Kingdom.

This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States or an offer to acquire or exchange securities in the United States. No offer to acquire securities or to exchange securities for other securities has been made, or will be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails, any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States or any other country in which such offer may not be made other than (i) in accordance with the tender offer requirements under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the securities laws of such other country, as the case may be, or (ii) pursuant to an available exemption from such requirements.

Except as explicitly stated, neither the content of the AVEVA website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on the AVEVA website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement.


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