12 Jan 2016 07:00
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12 January 2016
Recommended Cash Offer for APR Energy plc ("APR Energy")
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Apple Bidco Limited ("Bidco") an entity jointly controlled by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
("Fairfax"), ACON Equity Management, LLC ("ACON") and Albright Capital Management LLC
("ACM") (together the "Joint Bidders")
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Notification of Acquisition of Major Proportion of Voting Rights
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APR Energy announces that it has received the following notification from Bidco, notifying APR Energy that it has, as at 8 January 2016, acquired 49,140,864 ordinary shares of APR Energy carrying 52.13% of the total voting rights of APR Energy.
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Enquiries:
APR Energy plc + 1 904 223 8488
Lee Munro (investors) + 1 904 404 4576
Manisha Patel (investors) + 1 904 517 5135
Alan Chapple (media) + 1 904 223 2277
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | APR Energy plc | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | β | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Apple Bidco Limited Β | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Β (if different from 3.):iv | |||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 7 and 8 January 2016 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11 January 2016 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 52.13 % Β | ||||
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8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
Apple Bidco Limited Β Ordinary Shares Β ISIN: GB00B58D4C52 | 44,400,262 | 47.1 | 49,140,864 | 52.13 | ||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to Β | % of voting rights xix, xx Β | |||||||||||
Β Β | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
49,140,864 | 52.13 | |||||||||||||||
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Ondra Partners (financial adviser) Cassandre Danoux, Robert Hingley Β | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0) 20 7082 8750 | |
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