24 June 2019
NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ANY MEANS OR MEDIA TO US PERSONS OR IN OR INTO, OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN, ANY EEA STATE OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
The material in this announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for securities in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa, any EEA State other than the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful.
This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.
This announcement is an advertisement for the purposes of the Prospectus Rules of the UK Financial Authority ("FCA") and does not constitute a prospectus. Investors must subscribe for any shares referred to in this announcement only on the basis of information contained in the prospectus published by Regional REIT Limited (the "Prospectus") today and not in reliance on this announcement. This announcement does not constitute, and may not be construed as, an offer to sell or an invitation or recommendation to purchase, sell or subscribe for any securities or investments of any description, or a recommendation regarding the issue or the provision of investment advice by any party.
Terms not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus.
Regional REIT Limited
("Regional REIT" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
Publication of Prospectus
Further to the announcement made earlier today in connection with the Capital Raising, Regional REIT is pleased to announce that the Prospectus has now been approved by the FCA.
A copy of the Prospectus will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and on the Company's website at www.regionalreit.com. Hard copies of the Prospectus will also be available from the offices of Macfarlanes LLP at 20 Cursitor Street, London EC4A 1LT.
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Regional REIT Limited |
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Toscafund Asset Management |
+44 (0) 20 7845 6100 |
Investment Manager to the Group |
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Adam Dickinson, Investor Relations for Regional REIT Limited |
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London & Scottish Property Investment Management Limited |
+44 (0) 141 248 4155 |
Asset Manager to the Group |
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Stephen Inglis, Derek McDonald, Simon Marriott |
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Peel Hunt |
+44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
Sponsor, Sole Broker and Bookrunner |
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ECM Syndicate: Alastair Rae, Rory James-Duff, Sohail Akbar |
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Corporate: Capel Irwin, Carl Gough, Harry Nicholas |
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Buchanan Communications |
+44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
Financial PR |
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Charles Ryland, Victoria Hayns, Henry Wilson |
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Important notice
Disclaimer
The information in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness.
This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any shares referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information to be contained in the Prospectus.
This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company.
Any subscription for Ordinary Shares in the proposed Capital Raising should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in the Prospectus issued by the Company in connection with the Capital Raising and Admission. No reliance may or should be placed by any person for any purposes whatsoever on the information contained in this announcement or on its completeness, accuracy or fairness. The information contained in this announcement is given at the date of its publication (unless otherwise marked) and is subject to updating, revision and amendment.
The timetable for the Capital Raising, including the date of Admission, may be influenced by a range of circumstances such as market conditions. There is no guarantee that the Capital Raising and the Admission will occur and you should not base your financial decisions on the Company's intentions in relation to the Capital Raising and Admission at this stage. Acquiring Ordinary Shares to which this announcement relates may expose an investor to a significant risk of losing all of the amount invested. Persons considering making such an investment should consult an authorised person specialising in advising on such investments. This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning the Capital Raising. The value of Ordinary Shares can decrease as well as increase. Potential investors should consult a professional advisor as to the suitability of the Capital Raising for the person concerned. Past performance or information in this announcement or any of the documents relating to the Capital Raising cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance.
Peel Hunt is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and is acting exclusively for the Company as its sponsor, broker and intermediaries offer adviser and no-one else in connection with the Capital Raising and Admission. Peel Hunt will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Capital Raising and Admission and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Capital Raising and Admission, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.
In connection with the Capital Raising and Admission, Peel Hunt and any of its affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for New Ordinary Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such New Ordinary Shares and other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Capital Raising and the Admission or otherwise. Accordingly, references in the Prospectus to the New Ordinary 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 Peel Hunt and any of its affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. Peel Hunt does 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.
None of the Company, the Investment Manager, the Asset Manager or Peel Hunt nor any of their respective affiliates or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to this announcement, including the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of the announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. The Company, the Investment Manager, the Asset Manager and Peel Hunt and their respective affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which they might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.
Information to Distributors
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) MiFID II; (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the New Ordinary Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the New Ordinary Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment").
Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, it should be noted that: (i) the price of the New Ordinary Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; (ii) New Ordinary Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and (iii) an investment in New Ordinary Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom.
The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Capital Raising. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Peel Hunt will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties. For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to New Ordinary Shares.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the New Ordinary Shares and for determining appropriate distribution channels.