Exercise of Over-allotment Options

RNS Number : 3297P

Spire Healthcare Group PLC

15 August 2014

 

NOT INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE SALE OF ANY SECURITIES, AND NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA), AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY COPY OF IT

Spire Healthcare Group plc: Exercise of Over-allotment Option

15 August 2014

Spire Healthcare Group plc (the "Company") today confirms that, in connection with its initial public offering of 150,100,341 ordinary shares (the "Offer"), Morgan Stanley Securities Limited, as stabilising manager, has exercised the over-allotment option granted by Fourth Cinven Fund (No. 1) Limited Partnership, Fourth Cinven Fund (No. 2) Limited Partnership, Fourth Cinven Fund (No. 3 - VCOC) Limited Partnership, Fourth Cinven Fund (No. 4) Limited Partnership, Fourth Cinven Fund FCPR, Fourth Cinven Fund (UBTI) Limited Partnership, Fourth Cinven Fund Co-Investment Partnership and Fourth Cinven (MACIF) Limited Partnership, as selling shareholders in respect of 14,332,711 ordinary shares in the Company (the "Over-allotment Shares") at the offer price of 210 pence per Over-allotment Share.

Including the exercise of the over-allotment option, the total size of the Offer was 164,433,052 ordinary shares, representing 41.00% of the 401,081,391 ordinary shares of the Company currently in issue.

Enquiries

For further information please contact:

Spire Healthcare                                                              [phone]

Antony Mannion

(Director, Investor Relations)

Important notice

This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus.

Acquiring investments to which this announcement relates may expose an investor to a significant risk of losing all of the amount invested. Persons making such an investment should consult an authorised person specialising in advising on such investments.  This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning the Offer. The value of the ordinary shares can decrease as well as increase. Potential investors should consult a professional advisor as to the suitability of such investments for the entity or person concerned.  Past performance cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance.

Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be made or transmitted into the United States, or distributed, directly or indirectly, in the United States. Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or transmitted directly or indirectly into Australia, Canada or Japan or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions, except in compliance with applicable securities laws. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of United States, Australian, Canadian or Japanese securities laws. The distribution of this announcement in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

The securities to which this announcement relates have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or with any regulating authority or under any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States unless registered under the Securities Act or except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with applicable state law. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States.

The securities referred to herein have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada or Japan or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan.

In any EEA Member State that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") other than the United Kingdom, this announcement is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive.

J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Morgan Stanley Securities Limited, which are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom, and Numis Securities Limited, who are authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom are acting exclusively for Spire and no-one else in connection with the Offer. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Spire for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on any of J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Morgan Stanley Securities Limited and Numis Securities Limited by the FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any jurisdiction where exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be illegal, void or unenforceable, none of J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Morgan Stanley Securities Limited and Numis Securities Limited or any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the contents of this document or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with the Company, the Shares or the Offer and nothing in this announcement will be relied upon as a promise or representation in this respect, whether or not to the past or future. Each of J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Morgan Stanley Securities Limited and Numis Securities Limited and their respective affiliates accordingly disclaims all and any responsibility or liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above), which it might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or any such statement.

 

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