Consortium declares Offer for Wessanen unconditional – 91.35% of Wessanen shares committed

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10/09/2019 09:13
With reference to the joint press releases dated 10 April, 8 May, 11 July and 6 September 2019 and the Offer Memorandum, the Consortium and Wessanen jointly announce that the Consortium declares the Offer unconditional (doet gestand). All Offer Conditions have been satisfied or waived.

Transaction highlights

91.35% of the Wessanen Shares are committed to the Consortium
All Offer Conditions are satisfied or waived, including unconditional approval of the European Commission
Settlement of tendered Shares will take place on 17 September 2019
Remaining Shares can be tendered during the Post Acceptance Period, commencing at 09:00 hours CET on 11 September 2019 and expiring at 17:40 hours on 25 September 2019
Acceptance
During the Offer Period that expired on 6 September 2019, 50,391,100 Shares have been tendered for acceptance pursuant to the Offer, representing approximately 65.67% of the Shares and an aggregate value of EUR 572,442,896 at an offer price of EUR 11.36 (cum divided) in cash per Share (the “Offer Price”). Together with 25.68% (being 19,704,297 Shares) of all Shares committed to Bidco by Charles Jobson in accordance with Section 5.10.1 (Irrevocable Undertaking of the Co-Investor) of the Offer Memorandum, these Shares represent in aggregate approximately 91.35% of the total number of Shares.

Settlement
The Shareholders who have tendered and delivered their Shares for acceptance pursuant to the Offer, will receive the Offer Price in respect of each Share validly tendered (or defectively tendered provided that such defect has been waived by the Consortium) and transferred for acceptance, under the terms and conditions set out in the Offer Memorandum and subject to the restrictions contained therein. Payment of the Offer Price per tendered Share will occur on 17 September 2019 (the “Settlement Date”).

Post Acceptance Period
The Offeror hereby announces that Shareholders who have not tendered their Shares during the Offer Period will have the opportunity to tender their Shares under the same terms and conditions as the Offer in a Post Acceptance Period (na-aanmeldingstermijn) commencing at 09:00 hours CET on 11 September 2019 and expiring at 17:40 hours on 25 September 2019 (the “Post Acceptance Period”).

During the Post Acceptance Period, Shareholders have no right to withdraw Shares from the Offer, regardless of whether validly tendered (or defectively tendered provided that such defect has been waived by the Offeror) during the Offer Period or the Post Acceptance Period.

The Offeror will publicly announce the results of the Post Acceptance Period, including the total amount and total percentage of Shares held by or committed to it on the third Business Day following the last day of the Post Acceptance Period, in accordance with Article 17, paragraph 4 of the Decree.

The Offeror shall continue to accept for payment all Shares validly tendered (or defectively tendered provided that such defect has been waived by the Offeror) during the Post Acceptance Period and will pay for these Shares within three Business Days following the last day of the Post Acceptance Period.

Delisting
If, following the Settlement Date and the Post Acceptance Period, the Offeror has acquired 95% or more of the Shares, it will together with Wessanen seek to procure delisting of the Shares from Euronext Amsterdam as soon as possible in accordance with applicable (policy) rules. If the Offeror has acquired less than 95% of the Shares, the Offeror may determine to have Wessanen implement the Post-Closing Restructuring, following which the listing of the Shares on Euronext Amsterdam will also terminate. This may adversely affect the liquidity and market value of any Shares not tendered. Reference is made to Section 5.11 (Consequences of the Offer) of the Offer Memorandum.

Squeeze-Out procedure
If, following the Settlement Date and the Post Acceptance Period, the Offeror has acquired 95% or more of the Shares, the Offeror intends to initiate, as soon as possible, a Squeeze-Out procedure. Reference is made to section 5.11.4 (Squeeze-Out) of the Offer Memorandum.

Post-Closing Restructuring
If, following the Settlement Date and the Post Acceptance Period, the Offeror holds less than 95% of the Shares, the Offeror may determine to have Wessanen implement the Post-Closing Restructuring as described in further detail in section 5.11.5 (Post-Closing Restructuring) of the Offer Memorandum.

During the EGM held at 29 August 2019, the Shareholders have approved the resolution on the Post-Closing Restructuring in accordance with the proposed agenda item.

Further implications of the Offer being declared unconditional
Remaining Shareholders who do not wish to tender their Shares in the Post Acceptance Period should carefully review the sections of the Offer Memorandum that further explain the intentions of the Offeror and Wessanen, including Section 5.11 (Consequences of the Offer). This section describes certain risks remaining shareholders will be subject to if they elect not to accept the Offer and certain measures the Offeror may take to achieve its goal of obtaining 100% of the Shares. These risks are in addition to the risks associated with holding securities issued by Wessanen generally, such as the exposure to risks related to the business of Wessanen and its subsidiaries, the markets in which the Group operates, as well as economic trends affecting such markets generally as such business, markets or trends may change from time to time.

Announcements
Announcements in relation to the Offer will be issued by press release and will be available on the website of PAI Partners on behalf of the Offeror (www.paipartners.com) as well as on the corporate website of Wessanen (www.wessanen.com).

Subject to any applicable legal requirements and without limiting the manner in which the Offeror may choose to make any public announcement, the Offeror will have no obligation to communicate any public announcement other than as described above.

Further information
This announcement contains selected and condensed information regarding the Offer and does not replace the Offer Memorandum and/or the Position Statement. The information in this announcement is not complete and additional information is contained in the Offer Memorandum and the Position Statement.

Digital copies of the Offer Memorandum can be obtained through the websites of Wessanen (www.wessanen.com) and PAI Partners (www.paipartners.com). Copies of the Offer Memorandum are also available free of charge at the offices of Wessanen and the Exchange Agent at the addresses mentioned below. Digital copies of the Position Paper can be obtained through the websites of Wessanen (www.wessanen.com).

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