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7 April 2020
Issuance of additional Just Eat Takeaway.com shares
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY), hereinafter the "Company", or together with its group companies "Just Eat Takeaway.com", one of the world's largest online food delivery marketplaces, has issued 121 shares pursuant to various employee share and option plans.
In connection with existing employee share and option plans, the Company has issued 121 shares (the "Plan Shares") in Just Eat Takeaway.com with a nominal value of €0.04 each, which rank pari passu with existing shares in the Company.
Applications have been made for the Plan Shares to be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority, to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and to trading on Euronext Amsterdam ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission of the Plan Shares on the London Stock Exchange and on Euronext Amsterdam will become effective on or around 9.00 a.m. CET on 8 April 2020.
Following the issuance of the Plan Shares, the number of ordinary shares that the Company has in issue is 144,089,705. The total number of voting rights of the Company is 144,089,705 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company.
Just Eat Takeaway.com
Jitse Groen, CEO
Brent Wissink, CFOJoerg Gerbig, COO
Investors:Joris WiltonE: Joris.Wilton@takeaway.comT: +31 6 143 154 79
Media:E: press@takeaway.com
For more information please visit our corporate website: https://corporate.takeaway.com
About Just Eat Takeaway.com
Just Eat Takeaway.com (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY) is the leading global online food delivery marketplace outside China.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Company is focused on connecting consumers and restaurants through its platforms. With over 155,000 connected restaurants, Just Eat Takeaway.com offers consumers a wide variety of food choice. Just Eat Takeaway.com mainly collaborates with delivery restaurants. In addition, Just Eat Takeaway.com provides its proprietary restaurant delivery services for restaurants that do not deliver themselves.
Created through the combination of Just Eat and Takeaway.com, the Company has rapidly grown to become a leading online food delivery marketplace with operations in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Israel, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, Australia & New Zealand, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. In 2019, Just Eat Takeaway.com processed more than 400 million orders and generated revenue of more than €1.5 billion.
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Forward Looking Statements
This announcement contains certain statements about Just Eat Takeaway.com and Just Eat that are or may be forward-looking statements, including with respect to the Just Eat Takeaway.com Combination involving Just Eat Takeaway.com and Just Eat. Forward-looking statements are prospective in nature and are not based on historical facts, but rather on assumptions, expectations, valuations, targets, estimates, forecasts and projections of Just Eat Takeaway.com and Just Eat about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this announcement may be forward-looking statements. Without limitation, forward-looking statements often include words such as "targets", "plans", "believes", "hopes", "continues", "expects", "aims", "intends", "will", "may", "should", "would", "could", "anticipates", "estimates", "will look to", "budget", "strategy", "would look to", "scheduled", "goal", "prepares", "forecasts", "cost-saving", "is subject to", "synergy", "projects" or words or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty, because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future and the factors described in the context of such forward-looking statements in this announcement could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the possibility that the Just Eat Takeaway.com Combination will not be pursued or consummated, failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals or to satisfy any of the other conditions to the Just Eat Takeaway.com Combination if it is pursued, adverse effects on the market price of Just Eat Takeaway.com's or Just Eat's ordinary shares or the Just Eat Takeaway.com convertible bonds and on Just Eat Takeaway.com's or Just Eat's operating results because of a failure to complete the Just Eat Takeaway.com Combination, failure to realise the expected benefits of the Just Eat Takeaway.com Combination, negative effects relating to the announcement of the Just Eat Takeaway.com Combination or any further announcements relating to the Just Eat Takeaway.com Combination or the consummation of the Just Eat Takeaway.com Combination on the market price of Just Eat Takeaway.com's or Just Eat's ordinary shares or the Just Eat Takeaway.com convertible bonds, significant transaction costs and/or unknown liabilities, the Just Eat Takeaway.com and Just Eat group incurring and/or experiencing unanticipated costs and/or delays (including IT system failures, cyber-crime, fraud and pension scheme liabilities), general economic and business conditions that affect the Just Eat Takeaway.com and Just Eat group following the consummation of the Just Eat Takeaway.com Combination, changes in global, political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory forces (including exposures to terrorist activities, the repercussions of the UK's referendum vote to leave the European Union, the UK's exit from the European Union and Eurozone instability), future exchange and interest rates, changes in tax laws, regulations, rates and policies, future business combinations or disposals and competitive developments. Although it is believed that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct and you are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as at the date of this announcement.
Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this announcement. Neither Just Eat Takeaway.com nor Just Eat, nor any of their respective associates or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, warranty, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this announcement will actually occur. Other than in accordance with their legal or regulatory obligations (including under the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers ("City Code"), the Listing Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules), neither the Just Eat Takeaway.com group nor the Just Eat group is under, or undertakes, any obligation, and each of the foregoing expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Market share estimates contained in this announcement are based on outside sources, such as specialised research institutes, in combination with management estimates.