Notice

Off-market Takeover Offer by HOCHTIEF Australia Holdings Limited to purchase all of the shares in CIMIC Group Limited (ASX code: CIM)

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Notice reference number: 0248.22.03
Date published: 10/03/22
Effective as of: 10/03/22
Last updated: 11/03/22

This Notice is being issued to provide Participants with further information in relation to the bid and details the acceptance process through CHESS.

What do I need to do by when?

Bid Details:

Bidder:

HOCHTIEF Australia Holdings Limited

UIC:

11695

Registry/Agent:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited

Target Issuer:

CIMIC Group Limited

Target ASX Code:

CIM

Takeover Code/Consideration

$22.00 cash per CIMIC share

 

CIMNWD - acceptances with a Non-Withholding Declaration.

CIM001 - acceptances without a Non-Withholding Declaration

 

Offer Terms:

Offer Open Date:

10 March 2022

Offer Close Date:

7:00pm (Sydney time) on 11 April 2022

 

CHESS will process acceptance messages until 7:00pm (Sydney time) on 11 April 2022, or in the event that the bid is extended, such other time as may be notified by the bidder to the market.

The bid is unconditional and a shareholder may only accept the offer in relation to all of their CIM securities held at the time the acceptance is processed.

For further information regarding the Offer, please call the Offer Information Line on 1300 648 874 (within Australia) or +61 2 8355 1000 (from outside Australia).

Need more information?

Issued by

Anjita Sharma, Equity Operations

Contact information

1800 814 051
chesshelp@asx.com.au

General Information

Participants should refer to Section 13 of the CHESS Procedure Guidelines for Participants and Section 14 of the ASX Settlement Operating Rules for further information concerning the processing of Takeover Acceptance Messages for a CHESS Holding of securities. Some of these issues are summarised below. 

  • A Participant must initiate acceptance of an offer by transmission of an EIS type ‘031’ message (Takeover Acceptance) where the securities in question are held in a CHESS Holding. The Participant will receive a ‘032’ message (Effected Takeover Acceptance) from CHESS in response. 
  • In addition to the electronic notification to the Participant, paper notification will be sent directly to the Holder as securities are reserved in an offer-accepted subposition. Any change to the balance of securities in subposition will generate further electronic advice to the Participant and paper advice to the Holder.
  • Where a Participant receives instructions from a Sponsored Holder, the Participant is required under the ASX Settlement Operating Rules to initiate acceptance of an offer:
  • if the Holder specifies the time when or by which the offer must be accepted, in accordance with those instructions; otherwise 
  • by End of Day on the date of receipt of instructions from the Holder. Where the offer closes on the date of receipt of instructions then prior to the close of the offer. 

Participants should therefore retain, as a minimum, a record of the date on which instructions to accept an offer are received from a Sponsored Holder.

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