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Results of placing in Wizz Air

16 Mar 2021 07:00

RNS Number : 3823S
Barclays Bank PLC
16 March 2021
 

Press release, 16 March 2021

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH OFFERS OR SALES WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF, THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION.

PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Placing of approximately £400 million of ordinary shares in Wizz Air Holdings Plc by investment funds managed by Indigo Partners LLC

Further to the announcement released on 15 March 2021 by Indigo Partners LLC ("Indigo Partners"), Indigo Partners announces that Indigo Hungary LP and Indigo Maple Hill, L.P. (the "Indigo Shareholders"), being investment funds managed by it, have sold an aggregate of 7,692,308 ordinary shares (the "Placing Shares") in Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("WIZZ" or the "Company", ticker "WIZZ"), by way of an accelerated bookbuild process to institutional investors (the "Placing") at a price of 5200 pence per Placing Share raising gross proceeds of approximately £400 million.

Following completion of the Placing, the Indigo Shareholders will hold 7,307,692 ordinary shares in the Company. The Indigo Shareholders also hold, and will continue to hold following completion of the Placing, convertible shares and convertible notes in WIZZ as detailed in WIZZ's 2020 Annual Report and Accounts and subsequent regulatory filings.

In the context of the Placing, subject to customary exceptions, the Indigo Shareholders will not make additional sales of ordinary shares they hold at the date of this announcement (including any ordinary shares resulting from the conversion of convertible shares or convertible notes) in WIZZ for 90 days from the closing of the Placing without the consent of the Banks (as defined below). In addition, the Indigo Shareholders may sell additional shares to a private equity sponsor or strategic investor provided the purchaser is then subject to the same lock-up terms as the Indigo Shareholders.

Investors are reminded that the Board of Wizz previously resolved to treat certain ordinary shares in the Company held by Non-Qualifying Nationals as Restricted Shares in order to continue to comply with the Ownership and Control Requirement under European Union law following Brexit. Holders of Restricted Shares are not able to attend or speak or vote at any general meetings of the Company in respect of such shares. Investors should refer to the RNS announcement by the Company on 29 December 2020 entitled "Disenfranchisement of Ordinary Shares" for further information.

The closing of the Placing is expected to occur on or around 18 March 2021.

The Indigo Shareholders have engaged Barclays Bank PLC as global coordinator ("Sole Global Coordinator") and Goodbody Stockbrokers as co-bookrunner (the "Co-Bookrunner", together with the Sole Global Coordinator, the "Banks") in connection with the Placing.

The Company will not receive any proceeds from the Placing.

Enquiries

 

Barclays Bank PLC +44 (0) 20 7623 2323

 

Ben Newmark

 

Goodbody Stockbrokers +353 1 667 0400

 

David Kearney

Important Notice:

The publication or distribution or release of this announcement and the Placing of the Placing Shares as set out in this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. This announcement is for information purposes only and shall not constitute or form part of an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. No action has been taken that would permit an offering of such shares or possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions.

Members of the general public are not eligible to take part in the Placing. This announcement and any offer of securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at (1) in any member state of the EEA, persons who are qualified investors as defined in Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) (the "Prospectus Regulation") ("Qualified Investors"); and (2) in the United Kingdom, to persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 who also (a) have professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Market Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (b) fall within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (c) are persons to whom an offer of the Placing Shares may otherwise lawfully be made ("relevant persons"). The information regarding the Placing set out in this announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons in member states of the EEA who are not Qualified Investors or by persons in the United Kingdom who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only in member states of the EEA, to Qualified Investors, and in the United Kingdom, to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with such persons.

In particular, this announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire, or subscribe for any securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or any other jurisdiction into which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. In particular, the Placing Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered, sold or transferred, directly or indirectly, within the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Any offering to be made in the United States will only be made to a limited number of "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("QIBs") pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act in a transaction not involving any "public offering" within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Placing Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. No public offering of the securities referred to herein is being made in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or any other jurisdiction.

No prospectus or offering document has been or will be prepared in connection with the Placing. Any investment decision to purchase securities in the Placing must be based solely on the basis of all publicly available information. Such information is not the responsibility of, and has not been independently verified by, any of Indigo Partners, the Indigo Shareholders, the Banks, or any of their respective affiliates. The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete.

In connection with the Placing, the Banks or any of their respective affiliates may take up a portion of the Placing Shares as a principal position and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell for their own accounts such Placing Shares and other securities of WIZZ or related investments in connection with the Placing or otherwise. Accordingly, references to the shares being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by, the Banks and any of their respective affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. The Banks do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.

Barclays is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority. Goodbody is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, and is also subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority. Each of Barclays and Goodbody are acting for the Indigo Shareholders in connection with the Placing and no-one else and they will not be responsible to anyone other than the Indigo Shareholders for providing for providing advice in relation to the Placing or any other matter referred to in this Announcement.

This Announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Indigo Shareholders. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by the Banks or by any of their respective affiliates or agents as to, or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this Announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.

This announcement does not purport to identify or suggest the risks (direct or indirect) which may be associated with an investment in WIZZ or WIZZ's shares. The price of shares and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of the shares. Past performance is no guide to future performance and persons needing advice should consult an independent financial advisor.

Capitalised terms that are not defined in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the RNS announcement by the Company on 29 December 2020 entitled "Disenfranchisement of Ordinary Shares".

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