27 Dec 2013 07:00
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA
Palm Hills Developments S.A.E. announces the outcome of the second subscription round of its EGP 600,000,000 rights issue
Cairo, 24 December 2013: The Board of Directors of Palm Hills Developments S.A.E. the "Company") is pleased to announce the outcome of the second subscription round (the "Initial Subscription Round") of the Company's rights issue (the "Rights Issue") announced on 13 October 2013, pursuant to approvals nos. 16269 and 19852 of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) dated 09/10/2013 and 15/12/2013, respectively, to increase the paid-up share capital of the Company.
As previously announced, the Company offered up to 300,000,000 new ordinary shares (the "New Shares") in the Rights Issue at a subscription price of EGP 2 per New Share (plus fees of EGP 0.03 per New Share). The Initial Subscription Round started on 4 November 2013 and ended after 30 days on 5 December 2013. Subscriptions for 287,218,375 shares (with an aggregate subscription price of EGP 583,053,301.25) were received in the Initial Subscription Round, representing a take-up of approximately 95.74%.
The remaining 12,781,625 shares were offered for subscription to the existing shareholders and the purchasers of subscription rights in accordance with the terms and conditions previously announced by the Company (the "Second Subscription Round"). The Second Subscription Round started on 17 December 2013 and ended on 23 December 2013. Subscription requests for 411,288,333 shares (equivalent to EGP 834,915,315.99) were received in the Second Subscription Round, representing around 32.18 applications per remaining share.
Accordingly, and as previously announced, allocation shall be based on the ratio of the requested shares to the remaining shares and any fractional entitlements shall be rounded in favour of minority subscribers. Any overpaid amounts resulting from the allocation shall be refunded to applicants within one week of the date of closing of the subscription period through the Arab African International Bank, being the bank receiving the subscription.
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For Further Information:
Miss. Ola Abdel Maksoud Tayel
Investor Relations Officer
Smart Village, Abou Rawash, 6th October City
Tel: + (202) 3535 1608
Fax: + (202) 3535 1208
DISCLAIMER:
These materials are not an offer for sale of any securities in the United States. The Company has not registered, and does not intend to register, any portion of the potential Rights Issue in the United States, and does not intend to conduct an offering of any securities in the United States. These securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
This document does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefore. The Rights Issue and distribution of this document and other information in connection with the Rights Issue in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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