RULE 2.7 ANNOUNCEMENT
Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in, into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.
TRACSIS PLC
("Tracsis" or the "Company")
RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER
FOR THE ENTIRE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF SKY HIGH PLC
(other than those shares acquired by Tracsis under the Management Agreement and the Prowse Trust Agreement)
And
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF SKY HIGH PLC
The boards of Sky High and Tracsis have today agreed the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Tracsis for the entire issued ordinary share capital of Sky High, excluding the Management Roll Over Shares and the Prowse Trust Shares (as defined below), at 15.25p per Sky High Share (the "Offer").
The Offer values Sky High's entire issued ordinary share capital (including the Management Roll Over Shares and the Prowse Trust Shares) at approximately £3.28 million and an Offer Document has today been dispatched to all Sky High shareholders (the "Offer Document"), setting out the terms and conditions of the Offer.
Summary
· The Offer represents a premium of approximately 69.44% to the Closing Price per Offer Share of 9p on 25 March 2013 (being the last Business Day prior to the date of the Announcement);
· The Offer represents a premium of approximately 76.91% to the weighted average Closing Price per Offer Share of 8.6p for the six months ended 25 March 2013 (being the last Business Day prior to the date of the Announcement).
· Mark Mattison, Grant Wilson and Martin Prowse, directors of Sky High, are acquiring 308,563 shares in Tracsis pursuant to the terms of a Management Agreement (the details of which are set out below) and in respect of which the Sky High Shareholders are being asked to vote at the Sky High General Meeting, and Alex Johnson, who is not a Sky High Shareholder, is a party to certain Management Arrangements, they have not taken part in consideration of the Offer as directors of Sky High.
· The Offer is conditional, amongst other things, on:
o valid acceptances being received in respect of not less than 90% of the Offer Shares (or such lower percentage as Tracsis may decide) provided that this condition will not be satisfied unless Tracsis shall have acquired or agreed to acquire, whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise, Sky High Shares carrying in aggregate more than 50% of the voting rights normally exercisable at general meetings of Sky High; and
o the Independent Shareholders passing the Ordinary Resolution to approve the Management Arrangements at the Sky High General Meeting.
· The Independent Directors, having been so advised by SPARK Advisory Partners Limited, consider the terms of the Offer to be fair and reasonable and unanimously recommend that:
o all Sky High Shareholders accept the Offer; and
o all Independent Shareholders vote in favour of the Ordinary Resolution to approve the Management Arrangements to be proposed at the Sky High General Meeting to be held at 2.00pm. on 15 April 2013.
· The Independent Directors have irrevocably undertaken to:
o accept (or procure the acceptance of) the Offer in respect of an aggregate total of 10,819,607 Sky High Shares representing, in aggregate, approximately 60.70 per cent. of the Offer Shares and 50.28 per cent. of all of the Sky High Shares; and:
o to vote (or procure the vote), in favour of the Ordinary Resolution, in respect of an aggregate of 10,819,607 Eligible Voting Shares, representing, in aggregate, approximately 67.16 per cent of the Eligible Voting Shares.
Commenting on the Offer, John McArthur, CEO of Tracsis said:
"The combination of Tracsis and Sky High is an exciting opportunity as it adds considerable breadth, depth and scale to our existing offering. The acquisition not only widens the number of fields the Group services within the transportation industry, but also importantly adds a new territory to its current geographic footprint.
"As the largest provider of traffic analysis and surveys within the UK, Sky High has significant stature in the market, a formidable reputation, and robust systems to meet the data and analysis needs of its enviable client list. Given our own success within the rail industry, which already includes survey and analysis work, we see great cross-selling opportunities of both services and technology to this new market, whilst expanding our reach overseas given the considerable presence Sky High has in Australia.
"We believe that this acquisition, whilst being immediately earnings enhancing, will also drive growth for the combined Group and in turn provide further value to our shareholders."
Commenting on the Offer, Mark Mattison, CEO of Sky High said:
"We welcome the opportunity to join Tracsis and see that, as part of larger transport technology Group, it will bring both immediate and longer term benefits to our clients and staff. The acquisition will ensure that Sky High is well placed to both grow our client base and continue to provide our current clients with a high quality and cost efficient service. In addition, joining Tracsis not only grants us access to new technical capabilities that can be utilised within the highways sector, but also allows the business to re-focus management's time and efforts on delivering growth and new product initiatives."
For more information please contact:
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John McArthur, Tracsis plc
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Tel: 0845 125 9162 |
Mark Mattison, Sky High plc
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Tel: 01937 833 933 |
WH Ireland Limited (financial adviser to Tracsis plc) Katy Mitchell Dan Bate
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Tel: 0161 832 2174 |
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (financial adviser to Sky High plc) Sean Wyndham-Quin Neil Baldwin |
Tel: 0113 370 8975 |
This summary should be read in conjunction with the full text of the attached announcement.
Terms used in this summary of the Announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Announcement.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, any offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Offer or otherwise.
This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent document. The Offer will be made solely on the basis of information contained or referred to in, or the procedures set out in, the Offer Document and the accompanying Forms of Proxy (which will together contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer). Sky High Shareholders are advised to read the formal documentation in relation to the Offer carefully once it has been dispatched.
WH Ireland Limited ("WHI"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Tracsis and no-one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Tracsis for providing the protections afforded to clients of WHI nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any other matters referred to herein.
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Sky High and no-one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Sky High for providing the protections afforded to clients of SPARK nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any other matters referred to herein.
Overseas jurisdictions
The availability of the Offer in, and the release, publication or distribution of this announcement in or into, jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law.
In particular, as described in Appendix I to this announcement, the Offer will not be made directly or indirectly into any Restricted Jurisdiction. Therefore, persons into whose possession this announcement comes who are not resident in the United Kingdom or who are subject to the laws of other jurisdictions should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable restrictions. Sky High Shareholders who are in any doubt regarding such matters should consult an appropriate independent adviser in the relevant jurisdiction without delay. Any failure to comply with such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Unless otherwise determined by Tracsis or required by the Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Offer will not be made available, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction and no person may vote in favour of the Offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or form within a Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of that jurisdiction. Accordingly, copies of this announcement and all documents relating to the Offer are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction, and persons receiving this announcement and all documents relating to the Offer (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise distribute or send them in, into or from such jurisdictions where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction.
Any person (including, without limitation, as custodian, nominee or trustee) who would or otherwise intends to, or who may have a contractual or legal obligation to forward this announcement and / or the Offer Document and / or any other related document to any jurisdiction outside of the United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal or regulatory requirements of their jurisdiction before taking any action.
This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English law and the Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom.
Disclosure requirements
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any paper offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified.
An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of an offeree company or of a paper offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make
a Dealing Disclosure.
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any paper offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the Business Day following the date of the relevant dealing.
If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a paper offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.
Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).
Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. If you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure, you should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
Forward-looking statements
This announcement contains statements that are or may be forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are prospective in nature and are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections of the management of Tracsis or Sky High, as applicable, about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement include statements relating to the expected effects of the Offer on Tracsis and Sky High, the expected timing and scope of the Offer and other statements other than historical facts. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this announcement may be forward-looking statements. Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that include the words "targets", "plans", "believes", "expects", "aims", "intends", "will", "should", "could", "would", "may", "anticipates", "estimates", "synergy", "cost-saving", "projects", "goal", "strategy", "budget", "forecast" or "might" or, words or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to the following: (i) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses and future prospects; (ii) business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of Sky High or Tracsis's operations and potential synergies resulting from the Offer; (iii) the effects of government regulation on Sky High or Tracsis's business.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future financial performance. Except as expressly provided in this announcement, they have not been reviewed by the auditors of Tracsis or Sky High or their respective financial advisers. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results and are based on certain key assumptions. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statements. These factors include the satisfaction of the Conditions, as well as additional factors, such as: fluctuations in the capital markets; fluctuations in interest and exchange rates; increased regulation or regulatory scrutiny; the occurrence of unforeseen disasters or catastrophes; political or economic instability in principal markets; adverse outcomes in litigation; and general, local and global economic, political, business and market conditions. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such forward looking statements should therefore be construed in the light of such factors. Neither Tracsis nor Sky High nor any of their respective associates or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this announcement will actually occur. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All subsequent oral or written forward-looking statements attributable to Tracsis or Sky High or any of their respective members, directors, officers or employees or any persons acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statement above. Tracsis and Sky High disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking or other statements contained herein other than in accordance with their legal and regulatory obligations.
Nothing in this announcement shall be effective to limit or exclude any liability which, by law or regulation, cannot be so limited or excluded.
Publication of this announcement on Tracsis and Sky High's website
A copy of this announcement will be available, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in any Restricted Jurisdictions, on www.tracsis.com and www.skyhighplc.com by no later than 12:00 noon (London time) on 27 March 2013 (being the Business Day following the date of this announcement) in accordance with Rule 30.4 of the Code.
The contents of Tracsis's website and Sky High's website are not incorporated into and do not form part of this announcement. A hard copy of this announcement is available free of charge for collection only, at WH Ireland, 11 St James's Square, Manchester, M2 6WH. Sky High Shareholders may also request that all future documents, announcements and information to be sent to them in relation to the Offer should be in hard copy form.
Information relating to Sky High Shareholders
Please be aware that addresses, electronic addresses and certain information provided by Sky High Shareholders, persons with information rights and other relevant persons for the receipt of communications from Tracsis may be provided to the Offeror during the offer period as requested under Section 4 of Appendix 4 of the Code to comply with Rule 2.12(c).
Rule 2.10 disclosure
In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the Code, Sky High confirms that it has in issue 21,517,946 ordinary shares of 1 pence each which are admitted to trading on AIM. The ISIN of the Sky High Shares is GB00B1LCP739.
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION
RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER
FOR THE ENTIRE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF SKY HIGH PLC
(other than those shares acquired by Tracsis under the Management Agreement and the Prowse Trust Agreement)
And
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF SKY HIGH PLC
1. Introduction
On 26 March 2013, the boards of Sky High and Tracsis announced, by way of the Announcement, that they had agreed the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Tracsis for the entire issued ordinary share capital of Sky High, excluding the Management Roll Over Shares and the Prowse Trust Shares, at 15.25p per Sky High Share.
The Offer values Sky High's entire issued ordinary share capital (including the Management Roll Over Shares and the Prowse Trust Shares) at approximately £3.28 million.
As Mark Mattison, Grant Wilson and Martin Prowse (through the Prowse Family Trust) are acquiring shares in Tracsis pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement and in respect of which the Sky High Shareholders are being asked to vote at the Sky High General Meeting, and Alex Johnson, who is not a Sky High Shareholder, is a party to certain Management Arrangements, they have not taken part in consideration of the Offer as directors of Sky High. The purpose of this letter is to explain the background to, and reasons for, the Offer and why the Independent Directors, having been so advised by SPARK Advisory Partners Limited, consider the terms of the Offer to be fair and reasonable and why they unanimously recommend that:
- all Sky High Shareholders accept the Offer; and
- all Independent Shareholders vote in favour of the Ordinary Resolution to approve the Management Arrangements, to be proposed at the Sky High General Meeting to be held at 2.00 p.m. on 15 April 2013.
The Independent Directors have irrevocably undertaken to:
(a) accept (or procure the acceptance of) the Offer in respect of an aggregate total of 10,819,607 Sky High Shares representing, in aggregate, approximately 60.70 per cent. of the Offer Shares and 50.28 per cent. of all of the Sky High Shares; and
(b) vote (or procure the vote) in favour of the Ordinary Resolution in respect of an aggregate of 10,819,607 Sky High Shares representing, in aggregate, approximately 67.16 per cent. of the Eligible Voting Shares.
The formal Offer is set out in the letter from Tracsis in Part II of the Offer Document, in the conditions and terms of the Offer set out in Appendix I to the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance (applicable if you hold Sky High Shares in certificated form).
The Offer is being made on the following basis:
The Offer values Sky High's entire issued ordinary share capital (excluding those ordinary shares contracted to be acquired under the Management Agreement and the Prowse Trust Agreement) at approximately £2.72 million and represents:
· a premium of approximately 69.44 per cent. to the Closing Price per Offer Share of 9p on 25 March 2013 (being the last Business Day prior to the date of the Announcement); and
· a premium of approximately 76.91 per cent. to the weighted average Closing Price per Offer Share of 8.6p for the six months ended 25 March 2013 (being the last Business Day prior to the date of the Announcement).
Sky High Shares will be acquired by Tracsis pursuant to the Offer fully paid and free from all liens, equities, charges, equitable interests, encumbrances, rights of pre-emption and other third party rights and/or interests of any nature whatsoever and together with all rights attaching to them, now or in the future, including the right to receive and retain all dividends, interest and other distributions declared, paid or made in the future.
The Offer extends to all Offer Shares which are allotted or issued and fully paid on the date of the Offer and any Offer Shares which are allotted or issued and fully paid before the date on which the Offer closes to acceptances or such earlier date as Tracsis may announce subject to the Code and in accordance with the conditions and further terms of the Offer set out in Appendix I to the Offer Document and this Announcement.
The Offer is conditional, amongst other things, on:
· valid acceptances being received in respect of not less than 90 per cent. of the Offer Shares (or such lower percentage as Tracsis may decide) provided that this condition will not be satisfied unless Tracsis shall have acquired or agreed to acquire, whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise, Sky High Shares carrying in aggregate more than 50 per cent. of the voting rights normally exercisable at general meetings of Sky High; and
· the Independent Shareholders passing the Ordinary Resolution to approve the Management Arrangements at the Sky High General Meeting.
Full details of the conditions to which the Offer is subject are set out at Appendix I to the Offer Document. The Offer can only become effective if all the Conditions of the Offer have been satisfied or waived. Your attention is also drawn to the additional information set out in Appendix III to the Offer Document.
Established in 1989, Sky High is a traffic data collection, aggregation and analysis company that provides primary information to a variety of clients that include government bodies, private companies well known within the market place, and public sector groups. Its primary markets are the transport and people moving sectors ranging from highway agencies, stations and railways to festival/conference organisers.
Sky High operates a portfolio of technology and services to cover all types of survey requirements including a variety of video capabilities and Bluetooth sensing devices. The market need for the services provided by Sky High are diverse with data capture being utilised for budgetary, planning, infrastructure design, and general economic and income forecasting, all of which are becoming increasingly important in the present economic and political climate. Sky High has opportunities abroad and has a presence in Australia with offices in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
Sky High has known of the Tracsis business for some time, with both companies being based in Yorkshire and operating in similar markets. During discussions with Tracsis, it became apparent to the Sky High Directors that there is a strong commercial rationale for combining the Sky High and Tracsis businesses both through increased scale and cross-selling opportunities.
Reasons for recommending the Offer
The Independent Directors believe that the Offer is strategically the appropriate next step for Sky High and will benefit both its clients and employees. Sky High's Directors believe there is a strong commercial and cultural fit between Sky High and Tracsis, both in terms of their strategies and services offerings, and that Sky High will benefit from the additional scale and customer contacts available to it as part of Tracsis.
The Independent Directors also believe that the support and backing available as part of a larger group will mean that Sky High is better placed to continue to grow its client base, and provide the ability to offer its clients a high quality and cost efficient service. The Independent Directors also expect the acquisition to provide additional opportunities for attractive career prospects for Sky High's employees as a result of being part of a larger, more profitable group.
The Independent Directors believe that the terms of the Offer, entitling Shareholders to receive 15.25 pence in cash for each Sky High Share (excluding the Management Roll Over Shares and the Prowse Trust Shares), are attractive. The price represents a significant premium to the Sky High Share price on the last trading day prior to the Offer Period and the average price over the last 12 months. The Independent Directors believe the Offer represents significant value for all Sky High Shareholders and, given the limited liquidity in Sky High Shares, provides an opportunity for Shareholders to fully monetise their shareholdings at an attractive Offer price.
Therefore, the Independent Directors, having taken advice from SPARK Advisory Partners Limited, consider the terms of the Offer to be fair and reasonable and in the best interests of Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Independent Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders accept the Offer and that Independent Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolution at the General Meeting.
Tracsis is a limited liability company and was incorporated in England and Wales on 19 January 2004 with company no. 05019106. Tracsis was admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in November 2007.
The issued share capital of Tracsis is 24,912,692 ordinary shares of £0.004 each. Following the issue of the Management Roll Over Shares the issued share capital will be 25,221,255 Ordinary Shares of £0.004 each.
The principal country of Tracsis's operations is the United Kingdom, although it has recently undertaken significant projects in Australasia and Europe.
Tracsis is a developer, supplier and aggregator of resource optimisation, data capture and reporting technologies and consultancy to companies in the passenger transport industries. The Group works primarily in the field of passenger rail and bus within UK and overseas markets.
Tracsis is a profitable, high growth business operating from three sites being its Head Office in Leeds and two offices in Derby. It is a sales led organisation with a marketing strategy of selling direct. Tracsis develops its own software using a team of in-house developers.
Current Trading and Prospects
Your attention is drawn to the financial information on Tracsis referred to in Part B of Appendix II of the Offer Document. On 4 March 2013, Tracsis released its interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2013 (incorporated by reference under Part B of Appendix II of the Offer Document) which stated that:
· Revenues increased 29 per cent. to £4.9 million (from £3.7 million in the six months ended 31 January 2012);
· Adjusted EBITDA increased 49 per cent. to £1.9 million (from £1.3 million in the six months ended 31 January 2012);
· Profit before tax increased 50 per cent. to £1.7m (from £1.1 million in the six months ended 31 January 2012);
· Cash balances were £8.5m (from £7.6 million at 31 July 2012)
At the present time, Tracsis is trading in line with the expectations of the Tracsis Board and the Tracsis Board believe that the Group remains well positioned for further growth, subject to wider general economic conditions, and those specific risks and uncertainties that Tracsis is exposed to which have been referred to in the interim report for the six months ended 31 January 2013 and fully explained in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2012 (both incorporated by reference under Part B of Appendix II of the Offer Document).
Financial Effects of the Offer
Following completion of the Offer, the consolidated assets and liabilities of the Enlarged Group will comprise the assets and liabilities of the Sky High Group and the Tracsis Group. The extent and amount of any fair value adjustments is not yet known.
It is anticipated that the consolidated revenues and earnings of the Enlarged Group will be enhanced by potential cross selling opportunities, but these are not yet known.
No change in the continued employment of Tracsis's employees and management, fixed assets or location of Tracsis' place of business is anticipated as a consequence of the Offer.
Your attention is drawn to the financial information on Sky High referred to in Part A of Appendix II of the Offer Document.
On 3 December 2012, Sky High released its half year results for the six month period ended 30 September 2012. In that statement Richard Jackson, Sky High's Chairman, commented:
"Despite the slow UK economy in general, the market for traffic data collection services has improved considerably over the first half of this financial year. This has been driven by increased Government spending and focus on infrastructure projects including a number of high profile rail projects. Enquiries have increased in both quantity and value and there are more high profile, complex projects for which Sky High has a competitive advantage in delivering due to its size and experience. Sky High is now in a much better position to benefit from the improved market due to its greater geographical coverage and increased resources after the Count On Us acquisition. The Directors are confident that the stronger market conditions will continue at least to the end of this financial year.
The Directors remain committed to continued investment in business development and are continually looking to improve market share through tendering for new major contracts and looking to develop strategic relationships with other market participants. The Directors are committed to continue to develop the vehicle and pedestrian tracking service with the aim for Sky High to be the market leader in both the traffic and pedestrian markets.
Whilst Australia has declined in this trading period the Directors remain confident about the prospects for Australia Traffic in the medium term. The business is well positioned in its market and is in the prime position to benefit when the market improves, which as we have seen in the UK, is only a matter of time. When the market improves the Directors expect Australia Traffic to enter another growth phase as it will look to increase geographical coverage.
The performance since the 30 September has continued to be strong, especially in the UK, which has continued to perform in line with the trends described above. Whilst the second half of the year has less work from the DfT National Road Traffic Census contract and we expect December and January to be seasonally slow, due to the combination of holidays and weather, the general outlook for the second half of the year is positive.
It is expected that trading in Australia will remain challenging but some improvement on the first half of the year is expected.
Overall, the Board remain positive about the prospects for the Group for the remainder of the year and beyond."
There has been no significant change to the trading position or prospects of Sky High since that time.
The profits before tax attributable to Sky High plc for the year ended 31 March 2012 was £80,000 and the total value of the assets of Sky High plc, as at 30 September 2012 was £2.7m.
Under the Management Agreement, Tracsis has, subject to and conditional upon the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, agreed to acquire the Management Roll Over Shares (comprising 3,526,358 Sky High Shares) held by the Management Shareholders, representing approximately 16.39 per cent. of all the issued Sky High Shares, at the same price as the Offer Shares, and the Management Shareholders have agreed to apply the proceeds to acquire 308,563 Tracsis Shares, representing approximately 1.22 per cent. of the issued share capital of Tracsis following their issue.
Under the Prowse Trust Agreement, Tracsis has agreed to acquire 166,667 Sky High Shares from the Prowse Trust (a Connected Person of Martin Prowse), representing 0.77 per cent. of all the issued Sky High Shares, at the same price as the Offer Shares
In addition:
(a) the Offeror has received irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer from certain Management Shareholders in respect of 1,714,256 Sky High Shares, representing approximately 9.62 per cent. of the Offer Shares and 7.97 per cent of all the issued Sky High Shares;
(b) the Offeror has received irrevocable undertakings to:
(i) accept the Offer (or procure the acceptance of the Offer, as the case may be) from the Independent Directors in respect of an aggregate total of 10,819,607 Sky High Shares (as set out in paragraph 4.3(d) of Appendix III of the Offer Document) representing, in aggregate, approximately 60.70 per cent. of the Offer Shares and 50.28 per cent. of all the Sky High Shares; and
(ii) to vote or procure the vote in favour of the Ordinary Resolution (to approve the Management Arrangements), in respect of an aggregate total of 10,819,607 Eligible Voting Shares representing, in aggregate, approximately 67.16 per cent. of the Eligible Voting Shares; and
(c) The Offeror has also received irrevocable undertakings to:
(i) accept the Offer from certain other Sky High Shareholders in respect of an aggregate total of 785,878 Sky High Shares (as set out in paragraph 4.3(e) of Appendix III if the Offer Document) representing approximately 4.41 per cent. of the Offer Shares and 3.65 per cent. of all the Sky High Shares; and
(ii) vote (or procure the vote) in favour of the Ordinary Resolution (to approve the Management Arrangements), in respect of an aggregate total of 785,878 Sky High Shares representing, in aggregate, approximately 4.88 per cent. of the Eligible Voting Shares.
In aggregate, therefore, irrevocable undertakings have been received in respect of a total of:
(a) 13,319,741 Sky High Shares, to accept the Offer, representing approximately 74.73 per cent. of the Offer Shares and 61.90 per cent. of all the Sky High Shares; and
(b) 11,605,485 Eligible Voting Shares, to vote in favour of the Ordinary Resolution, representing approximately 72.04 per cent. of the Eligible Voting Shares.
Further details of these irrevocable undertakings are set out in paragraph 4.3 of Appendix III of the Offer Document.
Management Agreement
Tracsis has entered into a Management Agreement under which Tracsis has conditionally agreed to acquire the 3,526,358 Management Roll Over Shares representing in aggregate approximately 16.39 per cent. of the issued share capital of Sky High, at the same price as the Offer Shares and the Management Shareholders have agreed to apply the proceeds to acquire 308,563 Tracsis Shares, representing in aggregate approximately 1.22 per cent. of the issued share capital of Tracsis as at the Unconditional Date.
The Management Shareholders are three executive directors of Sky High (Mark Mattison, Grant Wilson and Martin Prowse) and three senior managers of the Sky High Group (Paul Jackson, Peter Agnew and Kevin Stewart). All these individuals will become part of the Tracsis Group following the completion of the Offer (Sky High will become a subsidiary of Tracsis) and the Tracsis Board consider that the acquisition of Tracsis Shares will align the Management Shareholders' interests with those of the existing Tracsis shareholders.
It is proposed that the Management Roll Over Shares will be acquired at the same Offer price as the cash Offer (15.25p) and that the proceeds will be used to acquire Tracsis Shares. The issue price of the Tracsis shares has been calculated using the 1 month volume weighted average price ("VWAP") of the Tracsis shares (for the period immediately prior to announcement of the Offer), being a price of 174.28p per Tracsis Share. This price represents a discount of 0.41 per cent. to the Tracsis Share price at 25 March 2013.
The table below sets out the number of Sky High Shares being sold by the Management Shareholders and the number of Tracsis Shares being acquired by Management Shareholders pursuant to the Management Agreement:
|
Sky High Shares |
Tracsis Shares |
Mark Mattison |
2,477,633 |
216,800 |
Grant Wilson |
548,726 |
48,015 |
Prowse Family Trust Pty Limited |
249,999 |
21,875 |
Paul Jackson |
62,500 |
5,468 |
Paul Agnew |
125,000 |
10,937 |
Kevin Stewart |
62,500 |
5,468 |
Total |
3,526,358 |
308,563 |
Proposed Incentivisation Agreement
It is proposed that for the 12 months following completion of the Offer, a bonus scheme is put in place for Mark Mattison and Alex Johnson (executive directors of Sky High), whereby upon achieving certain profit targets for the Sky High business they would be entitled to receive a financial bonus. The proposal is to award a bonus dependent upon achieving a profit before tax in the following bands:
Level of Profit before tax achieved by Sky High (£) |
Bonus (£) |
£0-£749,999 |
nil |
£750,000 |
£22,500 |
£750,000 - £949,999 |
£22,500 plus 15 per cent of the excess over £750k |
£950,000 and upwards |
£52,500 plus 20 per cent of the excess over £950k |
Any bonus that becomes payable under the Proposed Incentivisation Agreement would be allocated as to 60 per cent. to Mark Mattison and 40 per cent. to Alex Johnson.
Under Rule 16 of the Code, except with the consent of the Panel, an offeror or persons acting in concert with it may not make any arrangements with shareholders and may not deal or enter into arrangements to deal in shares of the offeree company, or enter into arrangements which involve acceptance of an offer, either during an offer period or when one is reasonably in contemplation, if there are favourable conditions attached which are not being extended to all shareholders.
In accordance with Rule 16.2 of the Code:
(a) as Mark Mattison, Grant Wilson, Paul Jackson, Peter Agnew, Kevin Stewart and Martin Prowse (via the Prowse Family Trust) are shareholders in Sky High, and as a result of the Management Agreement, they, will become shareholders in Tracsis on a basis that is not being made available to the Independent Shareholders; and
(b) Alex Johnson, although he is not a shareholder in Sky High will also take part in the Proposed Incentivisation Agreement with Mark Mattison.
All such Management Arrangements must be approved by the Independent Shareholders of Sky High before they may take effect. The Management Agreement and the Proposed Incentivisation Agreement are therefore subject to the Ordinary Resolution being approved on a poll by a majority of the Independent Shareholders at the Sky High General Meeting.
Accordingly the Notice of Sky High General Meeting convening the Sky High General Meeting for 2.00p.m. on 15 April 2013 at which the Ordinary Resolution to approve the Management Arrangements, pursuant to the Code will be proposed is set out in Appendix IV of the Offer Document. In accordance with the requirements of the Code, only the Independent Shareholders will be permitted to vote on the Ordinary Resolution, which will be taken on a poll.
The Offer is therefore conditional on, inter alia, the passing of the Ordinary Resolution by Independent Shareholders at the Sky High General Meeting to approve the Management Arrangements described above.
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited considers the terms of the Management Arrangements, which comprises the terms of the Management Agreement and the Proposed Incentivisation Agreement with Mark Mattison and Alex Johnson are fair and reasonable in so far as the Independent Shareholders are concerned.
The details of all the Directors' service agreements are shown in paragraph 10 of Appendix III of the Offer Document.
The Tracsis Board attaches great importance to the skills and experience of the management and employees of Sky High. The Tracsis Board intends to continue the business of Sky High, including supporting Sky High's current activities, and has provided assurances to the Independent Directors that, upon the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, the existing employment rights of all employees of Sky High will be fully safeguarded.
No change is expected to the current locations or fixed assets of the Group's places of business.
Following the Offer becoming unconditional in all respects the Management Team will remain in their current roles with no changes to their current terms and conditions of employment, save that Mark Mattison and Alex Johnson have been incentivised to remain as employees of Sky High following completion of the Offer through the Proposed Incentivisation Arrangements.
In addition, it is proposed that Mark Mattision, Martin Prowse, Grant Wilson and Alex Johnson, as executive directors of Sky High will be eligible to join the Tracsis Long Term Incentive Plan scheme, whereby it is possible that any cash bonus awarded in the future can be swapped for discounted EMI share options which vest over a three year period (assuming that various conditions are met) on the same basis as existing Tracsis employees of a comparable level of seniority.
Additionally, it is proposed that following completion of the Offer, Alex Johnson will be entitled to receive a pension contribution of 5 per cent. of his salary. The Sky High remuneration committee had already agreed to this change, which is not being provided as a direct result of the Offer.
The Independent Directors have agreed to resign subject to, and with effect from, the Offer being declared unconditional in all respects. Particulars of the payments in respect of termination of their respective appointments as Directors are set out in paragraph 10 of Appendix III to the Offer Document.
Sky High has granted the following options to David Lowe, Grant Wilson, Paul Jackson and Steve Hanson to subscribe for ordinary shares in Sky High:
Option Holder |
Sky High EMI Options |
Exercise Price |
Sky High Unapproved Options |
Exercise Price |
David Lowe |
|
|
255,000 |
12.5p |
Grant Wilson |
127,000 |
12.5p |
|
|
Paul Jackson |
100,000 |
12.5p |
|
|
Steven Hanson |
107,317 |
20.5p |
|
|
However each of the option holders have voluntarily surrendered such options and waived their rights under Rule 15 of the Code, which would have required Tracsis to have made an appropriate offer to them to ensure that their interests were safeguarded. Consequently, the Panel has granted dispensation in respect of making an appropriate offer under Rule 15 of the Code.
Full acceptance of the Offer on its current terms would involve payment by Tracsis of £2.72 million in cash to Sky High Shareholders. In addition the sum of £0.54 million is payable to the Management Shareholders under the Management Agreement for the purchase of the Management Roll Over Shares and £0.02million is payable to the Prowse Trust under the Prowse Trust Agreement for the purchase of the Prowse Trust Shares.
Tracsis will fund the cash consideration of £3.28 million payable under the terms of the Offer and the Management Agreement and the Prowse Trust Agreement from its existing cash resources.
WH Ireland, financial adviser to the Offeror, is satisfied that sufficient financial resources are available to Tracsis from its own resources to satisfy in full the cash consideration payable to Sky High Shareholders under the terms of the Offer and to Management Shareholders under the terms of the Management Agreement and the Prowse Trust under the terms of the Prowse Trust Agreement.
If Tracsis receives acceptances under the Offer in respect of (and/or otherwise acquires) both 90 per cent. or more in value of the Offer Shares and 90 per cent. or more of the voting rights carried by those shares and assuming that all the other conditions of the Offer have been satisfied or waived (if capable of being waived), Tracsis intends to exercise its rights in accordance with sections 974 to 991 (inclusive) of the Act to acquire compulsorily the remaining Sky High Shares on the same terms as the Offer.
Following the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects and subject to any applicable requirements of the AIM Rules, Tracsis intends to procure that Sky High applies to the London Stock Exchange for the cancellation of trading of Sky High Shares on AIM. It is expected that such cancellation would take effect no earlier than 20 Business Days after the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional in all respects (provided that Tracsis has acquired, or agreed to acquire, issued share capital carrying not less than 75 per cent. of the voting rights of Sky High). The cancellation of the admission of Sky High Shares to trading on AIM would significantly reduce the liquidity and marketability of any Sky High Shares not acquired by Tracsis.
It is also intended that, following the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, Sky High will be re-registered as a private company under the relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and new articles of association be adopted by Sky High. It is intended that these articles of association will contain drag-along rights, which will provide that if there is a change of control of Sky High, namely a transfer to a third party of equity voting capital representing 50.00 per cent. control or more of the equity voting capital of Sky High, Tracsis can require all the other shareholders (if any) to sell their Sky High Shares to such third party on the same terms as Tracsis.
The availability of the Offer to Sky High Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are resident.
The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into and is not capable of acceptance from or within any Restricted Jurisdiction. Doing so may render invalid any purported acceptance.
In accordance with Rule 16.2 of the Code, and for the reasons set out in paragraph 6 of this letter, the Management Arrangements must be approved at the Sky High General meeting before they take effect. The Management Arrangements are therefore subject to the Ordinary Resolution being approved on a poll by a majority of the Independent Shareholders at the Sky High General Meeting.
The Notice of Sky High General Meeting is therefore set out in Appendix IV of the Offer Document (and Appendix 2 of this announcement) to be held at the offices at 32 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4HE at 2pm on 15 April 2013 at which it is proposed that that the Independent Shareholders approve the Management Arrangements (as summarised in paragraph 6 of Part I of the Offer Document) for the purposes of Rule 16 of the Code. In accordance with the requirements of the Code, only the Independent Shareholders will be permitted to vote on the Ordinary Resolution, which will be taken on a poll.
Copies of the following documents will be available free of charge, on Sky High's website www.skyhighplc.co.uk and Tracsis' website www.tracsis.com, from, unless otherwise indicated in the Offer Document, 5.00 p.m. (London time) on 26 March 2013 until the end of the Offer Period:
16.Offer Related Agreements
Management Agreement;
On 25 March 2013, Tracsis entered into an agreement with the Management Shareholders, pursuant to which the Management Shareholders conditionally agreed to sell and Tracsis conditionally agreed to purchase the Management Roll Over Shares in exchange for certain Tracsis Shares and the Executive Management Shareholders agreed to give certain warranties in relation to Sky High.
Under the agreement, the Management Shareholders agreed that they (and their Connected Persons) will sell 3,526,358 Sky High Shares, representing in aggregate 16.39 per cent. of the Sky High Shares as at the date of the Offer Document, to Tracsis, in consideration of the sum of £0.54 million and that the proceeds will be used to acquire 308,563 Tracsis Shares, representing in aggregate approximately 1.22 per cent. of the issued share capital of Tracsis, as set out in the table below:
Management Shareholder |
Number of Sky High Shares |
Number of Tracsis Shares |
Mark Mattison |
2,477,633 |
216,800 |
Grant Wilson |
548,726 |
48,015 |
Martin Prowse |
249,999 |
21,875 |
Paul Jackson |
62,500 |
5,468 |
Peter Agnew |
125,000 |
10,937 |
Kevin Stewart |
62,500 |
5,468 |
Total |
3,526,358 |
308,563 |
Under the agreement, the Executive Management Shareholders have agreed to give certain limited warranties to Tracsis in respect of the content of the financial due diligence report, in respect of the financial forecasts and in respect of the framework agreements.
The Management Agreement is conditional upon the passing of the Ordinary Resolution at the Sky High General Meeting and the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects.
Prowse Trust Agreement
On 25 March 2013, Tracsis entered into an agreement with the Prowse Trust, pursuant to which the Prowse Trust conditionally agreed to sell and Tracsis conditionally agreed to purchase 166,667 Sky High Shares, representing 0.77 per cent of the issued share capital of Sky High Shares, at the same price as the Offer Shares.
Under the agreement, the Prowse Trust has given certain limited warranties to Tracsis regarding title to the Prowse Trust Shares.
The Prowse Trust Agreement is conditional upon the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects
Deed of Surrender
On 25 March 2013, Tracsis entered into the deeds of surrender relating to the surrender of the Sky High Options referred to in paragraphs 4.2(e) and (f) of the Offer Document, and as more particularly described in paragraph 9(a) of the Offer Document.
Lock - In and Orderly Market Agreement
On 25 March 2013, Tracsis has entered into a Lock-In and Orderly Market Agreement with the Management Shareholders and WH Ireland, pursuant to which each Management Shareholder undertakes to Tracsis and WH Ireland to enter into certain restrictions with regard to the disposal by them of the Tracsis Shares acquired by them under the Management Agreement. Each Management Shareholder agrees:
· not at any time prior to the first anniversary of the date when the Tracsis Shares are issued to the relevant Management Shareholder ("Relevant Issue Date"), without the prior written consent of Tracsis, to offer, dispose of, or agree to offer or otherwise dispose of directly or indirectly, whether for consideration or not any Tracsis Shares (or any legal or beneficial interest in any Tracsis Shares); or
· not before the first anniversary of the Relevant Issue Date but prior to the second anniversary of the Relevant Issue Date except through WH Ireland and subject to the reasonable requirements and restrictions of WH Ireland with a view to maintaining an orderly market in the shares of Tracsis.
The Lock-In and Orderly Market Agreement provides for customary carve-outs in respect of these restrictions.
The Lock-In and Orderly Market Agreement is conditional upon the passing of the Ordinary Resolution at the Sky High General Meeting and the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects.
LTIP Letter
On 25 March 2013, Tracsis issued a letter in favour of Mark Mattison, Martin Prowse, Grant Wilson and Alex Johnson as executive directors of Sky High:
• its intention to enter into the Proposed Incentivisation Agreement, as further described in paragraph 6 Part I and paragraph 6 of Part II of the Offer Document, with Mark Mattison and Alex Johnson; and
• its proposal that Mark Mattison, Martin Prowse, Grant Wilson and Alex Johnson, as executive directors of Sky High, will be eligible to join the Tracsis Long Term Incentive Plan, as described in paragraph 6 of Part I and Paragraph 6 of Part II of the Offer Document.
The Confidentiality Agreement
On 21 November 2012, Sky High entered into a confidentiality agreement with Tracsis, pursuant to which Tracsis agreed to treat information provided to it by Sky High as confidential, and to not directly or indirectly disclose the confidential information (or allow it to be disclosed) to any person, unless permitted by the Confidentiality Agreement and save where such information is required to be disclosed by, inter alia, law, regulation or judicial process. The information provided by Sky High is only to be used for the purposes of considering, evaluating and negotiating a possible offer for the entire issued share capital of Sky High.
Under the terms of the agreement, it was also agreed that for a period of one year from the date of the agreement, neither party can, without the prior written consent of the other, directly or indirectly, engage or have contact in the other party's group, except to the extent that negotiations in respect of the possible offer continue or otherwise in the ordinary course of business between the parties. It was also agreed that for a period of one year from the date of the agreement, neither party can entice, solicit procure any individual who was, at the time during negotiations relating to the possible offer, a "key employee" to leave the employment of the other party or company in the other party's group.
Tracsis also agreed not to use any confidential information to deal with or seek the custom of any person who is or was a client or customer of Sky High in the 12 months prior to the agreement.
The agreement also includes standstill arrangements which apply for a period of 12 months following the date of the agreement and restrict Tracsis, subject to customary carve outs, from acquiring Sky High Shares, announcing an Offer or entering into agreements in relation to the voting rights of Sky High Shares.
17. Confirmation regarding Opening Position Disclosure
The Offeror confirms that it is, on the date of this Announcement, making an Opening Position Disclosure, setting out the details required to be disclosed by it under Rule 8.1(a) of the Code.
18 . Persons acting in concert with Tracsis
In addition to Tracsis, and the Tracsis Directors, for the purposes of the Code, the persons who are acting, or deemed to acting, in concert with Tracsis for the purposes of the Code and which are required to be disclosed are:
Person |
Type of Organisation |
Relationship to Tracsis |
WH Ireland Limited 11 St James's Square Manchester M2 6WH
|
English private limited company |
Financial Adviser |
19. Interests and Dealings in relevant Sky High securities
(a) As at the close of business on the disclosure date, the interests (all of which are beneficial unless otherwise stated), of the Tracsis Directors and their respective related parties, in relevant Sky High securities were as follows:
Name |
Number of Sky High Shares |
% of Sky High Shares
|
John McArthur |
41,874* |
0.19%
|
* John McArthur holds 41,874 Sky High Shares beneficially via a self invested personal pension which are registered in the name of Lawshare Nominees Limited.
(b) The following dealings in relevant Sky High securities have taken place by Tracsis Directors during the disclosure period:
Name |
Date |
Nature of Transaction |
Number of Sky High Shares |
Price per Sky High Share
|
John McArthur* |
3 April 2012 |
Purchase of shares |
18,858 |
8p
|
John McArthur* |
14 August 2012 |
Purchase of shares |
8,543 |
10.25p
|
John McArthur* |
29 August 2012 |
Purchase of shares |
14,473 |
9.9p
|
* The relevant Sky High Shares were purchased beneficially on behalf of John McArthur and are registered in the
name of Lawshare Nominees Limited, a self invested personal pension plan of John McArthur.
(c) As at the close of business of the disclosure date, the interests of WH Ireland Limited, as a person acting in concert with Tracsis, in relevant Sky High Securities were as follows.
Name |
Number of Sky High Shares |
% of Sky High Shares |
WH Ireland Limited* |
515,000 |
2.39% |
* the relevant Sky High shares are held in discretionary accounts on behalf of clients of WH Ireland Limited.
(d) As at the close of business on the disclosure date, the interests (all of which are beneficial unless otherwise stated) of the Sky High Directors and their respective related parties, in relevant Sky High securities were as follows:
Name |
Number of Sky High Shares |
% of Sky High Shares
|
Michael Jackson |
797,693 |
3.71% |
Richard Jackson |
2,329,256 |
10.82% |
Michael Jackson and Richard Jackson, as trustee for the W&E Jackson Settlement Trust |
1,571,756 |
7.30%
|
David Lowe |
485,193 |
2.25%
|
Sir John Madejski OBE DL |
5,635,709* |
26.19%
|
Mark Mattison |
4,129,389 |
19.19%
|
Grant Wilson |
548,726 |
2.55%
|
Martin Prowse** |
416,666 |
1.94%
|
* Of these, (i) 1,500,000 Sky High Shares are registered in the name of Sir John Madejski OBE DL and (ii) 4,135,709 Sky High Shares are registered in the name of Clearview Traffic Group Limited, a company in which Sir John Madejski OBE DL is a director and shareholder.
** These are registered in the name of Prowse Family Trust Pty Limited, a company in which Martin Prowse is a director and shareholder.
(e) As at the disclosure date, the following options had been granted to the Sky High Directors under the Sky High share option schemes:
Option Holders |
Sky High EMI Options |
Exercise Price |
Sky High Unapproved Options |
Exercise Price |
David Lowe |
|
|
255,000 |
12.5p |
Grant Wilson |
127,000 |
12.5p |
|
|
However, subject to and conditional upon the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, each of the option holders has voluntarily surrendered such options and waived their rights under Rule 15 of the Code, which would have required Tracsis to have made an appropriate offer to them to ensure that their interests were safeguarded. Consequently, the Panel has granted dispensation in respect of making an appropriate offer under Rule 15 of the Code.
(f) As at the disclosure date, the following options had been granted to Paul Jackson (a director of Sky High Technology Limited and subsidiary of Sky High) and Steven Hanson (a Sky High employee) under the Sky High share option schemes:
Option Holders |
Sky High EMI Options |
Exercise Price |
Paul Jackson |
100,000 |
12.5p |
Steven Hanson |
107,317 |
20.5p |
However, subject to and conditional upon the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, each of the option holders has voluntarily surrendered such options and waived their rights under Rule 15 of the Code, which would have required Tracsis to have made an appropriate offer to them to ensure that their interests were safeguarded. Consequently, the Panel has granted dispensation in respect of making an appropriate offer under Rule 15 of the Code.
(g) The following dealings in relevant Sky High Securities have taken place by the Sky High Directors during the disclosure period:
Name |
Date |
Nature of Transaction |
Number of Sky High Shares |
Price per Sky High Share
|
Grant Wilson |
25 September 2012 |
Purchase of Shares |
7,733 |
9.65p
|
The Offer will be subject to the conditions and certain further terms set out in Appendix 1 of this Announcement and the further terms and conditions set out in the Offer Document.
The formal Offer Document will be sent to Sky High Shareholders, together with (in the case of holdings of Sky High Shares in certificated form) the Form of Acceptance, as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within 28 days of the date of this Announcement (unless agreed otherwise with the Panel). This Announcement is not intended to and does not constitute an offer or an invitation to purchase any securities. The definitions of terms used in this Announcement are contained in Appendix III to this Announcement.
APPENDIX I - CONDITIONS AND FURTHER TERMS OF THE OFFER
PART A - CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
The Offer complies with the rules and regulations of the Financial Services Authority, the AIM Rules of the London Stock Exchange, the Code and the Companies Act 2006. The Offer is governed by English law and is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and to the terms and conditions set out in this Appendix I and (in relation to Sky High Shares held in certificated form) in the Form of Acceptance.
The Offer is subject to the following conditions:
and no event having occurred which, under any provision of any such agreement, arrangement, license, permit or other instrument which would or might reasonably be expected to result in any of the events or circumstances which are referred to in this condition (f), in each case to an extent which is or would be material in the context of the Wider Sky High Group taken as a whole;
Further, the Offer will lapse unless the conditions set out above (other than condition (a)) have been fulfilled or (if capable of waiver) waived, or, where appropriate, have been determined by Tracsis in its reasonable opinion to be or to remain satisfied, by midnight (London time) on the date which is 21 days after the later of (i) the First Closing Date; and (ii) the date on which condition (a) is fulfilled (the acceptance condition), or such later date as Tracsis may, with the consent of the Panel, decide. Tracsis shall be under no obligation to waive (if capable of waiver), to determine to be or remain satisfied, or to treat as fulfilled or satisfied any of conditions (b) to (i) (inclusive) by any date earlier than the latest date specified above for the fulfilment of that condition, notwithstanding that the other conditions of the Offer may at such earlier date have been waived or fulfilled and that there are at such earlier date no circumstances indicating that any such conditions may not be capable of fulfilment.
If Tracsis is required by the Panel to make an offer for Sky High Shares under the provisions of Rule 9 of the Code, Sky High may make such alterations to the terms and conditions of the Offer (including condition (a) above) as are necessary to comply with the provisions of that Rule.
Subject to the requirements of the Panel, Tracsis reserves the right to waive all or any of the above conditions, in whole or in part, except condition (a).
Under Rule 13.5 of the Code, Tracsis may not invoke a condition to the Offer so as to cause the Offer not to proceed, to lapse or to be withdrawn unless the circumstances which give rise to the right to invoke the condition are of material significance to Tracsis in the context of the Offer. The condition contained in (a) of this Appendix I is not subject to this provision of the Code.
If the Offer lapses it will cease to be capable of further acceptance and Tracsis and accepting Sky High Shareholders shall thereupon cease to be bound by Forms of Acceptance submitted at or before the time when the Offer so lapses.
The Offer will be governed by English Law and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the English courts and is subject to the terms and conditions set out above and those further terms set out in the Offer Document and in the Form of Acceptance.
PART B -FURTHER TERMS OF THE OFFER
The following further terms apply to the Offer.
Except where the context requires otherwise, any reference in Parts B, C and D of this Appendix I and in the Form of Acceptance to:
All times referred to are London time, unless otherwise stated.
Tracsis may (if it has reserved the right to do so at the time such statement was made or in such other circumstances as may be permitted by the Panel) choose not to be bound by the terms of a "no increase" statement or a "no extension" statement if it would otherwise prevent the posting of an increased or improved Offer which is recommended for acceptance by the Sky High Shareholders or in other circumstances permitted by the Panel.
Sky High Shareholders wishing to use such forms of acceptance should apply to the Receiving Agent at Neville Registrars Limited, Neville House, 18 Laurel Lane, Halesowen, B63 3DA or if calling from outside the UK on +44 121 585 1131 between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on the Business Day preceding Day 60 from outside the UK are charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls made from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and monitored randomly for security and training purposes. Neville Registrars Limited cannot provide advice on the merits of the Offer nor give any financial, legal or tax advice. Notwithstanding the right to use such special form of acceptance, holders of Sky High Shares in uncertificated form may not use a Form of Acceptance (or any other purported acceptance form) for the purpose of accepting the Offer in respect of such shares.
and will in each case specify the percentages of each class of relevant securities of Sky High represented by these figures. Any such announcement shall include a prominent statement of the total number of Sky High Shares which Tracsis may count towards the satisfaction of the acceptance condition and the percentage of relevant securities of Sky High represented by the figure.
If Tracsis withdraws a "no extension" statement or a "no increase" statement in accordance with paragraph 1(d) of this Part B, any Sky High Shareholder who accepts the Offer after the date of such statement may withdraw his acceptance thereafter, in respect of Sky High Shares held in certificated form, in the manner referred to in paragraph 3(a) of this Part B or, in respect of Sky High Shares held in uncertificated form, in the manner referred to in paragraph 3(d) of this Part B, not later than the eighth day after the date on which notice of the withdrawal of such statement is posted to Sky High Shareholders by Tracsis.
• the number of Sky High Shares to be withdrawn;
• the ISIN of the Sky High Shares: GB00B1LCP739;
• the member account ID of the accepting Sky High Shareholder;
• the participant ID of the accepting Sky High Shareholder;
• the participant ID of the Escrow Agent. This is 7RA11;
• the member account ID of the Escrow Agent included in the relevant Electronic Acceptance. This is SKYHIGH;
• the CREST Transaction ID of the Electronic Acceptance to be withdrawn to be inserted at the beginning of the shared note field;
• input with standard delivery instruction priority of 80;
• the intended settlement date for the withdrawal; and
• the corporate action number of the Offer which will be allocated by Euroclear and can be found by viewing the relevant corporate action details in CREST.
Any such withdrawal will be conditional upon the Receiving Agent verifying that the withdrawal request is validly made. Accordingly, the Receiving Agent will, on behalf of the Offeror, reject or accept the withdrawal by transmitting in CREST a receiving agent reject (AEAD) or receiving agent accept (AEAN) message.
Any question as to the validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal will be determined by the Offeror, whose determination (save as the Panel otherwise determines) will be final and binding. None of the Offeror, Sky High, WH Ireland, the Receiving Agent or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity in any notice of withdrawal or will incur any liability for failure to do so.
• the ISIN of the Sky High Shares: GB00B1LCP739
• the number of Sky High Shares in respect of which the changed election is made;
• the participant account ID of the Previous Acceptor;
• the member account ID of the Previous Acceptor;
• the participant account ID of the Escrow Agent. This is 7RA11;
• the member account ID of the Escrow Agent included in the relevant Electronic Acceptance. This is SKYHIGH;
• the CREST Transaction ID of the Electronic Acceptance in respect of which the election is to be changed;
• the intended settlement date for the changed election;
• the corporate action number for the Offer which will be allocated by Euroclear and can be found by viewing the relevant corporate action details in CREST;
• input with standard delivery instruction priority of 80; and
and, in order that the desired change of election can be effected, must include:
• the member account ID of the Escrow Agent relevant to the new election.
Any such change of election will be conditional upon the Receiving Agent verifying that the request is validly made. Accordingly, the Receiving Agent will on behalf of Tracsis reject or accept the requested change of election by transmitting in CREST a receiving agent reject (AEAD) or receiving agent accept (AEAN) message as appropriate.
The Offer may not be accepted, in relation to Sky High Shares held in certificated form, otherwise than by means of a Form of Acceptance.
If you are an Overseas Shareholder and you are in doubt about your position, you should consult your professional adviser in the relevant jurisdiction.
Envelopes containing Forms of Acceptance, evidence of title or other documents relating to the Offer must not be postmarked in a Restricted Jurisdiction or otherwise dispatched from a Restricted Jurisdiction and all accepting Sky High Shareholders must provide addresses outside a Restricted Jurisdiction for the receipt of any consideration to which they are entitled pursuant to the Offer or (in respect of certificated Sky High Shares) return of Forms of Acceptance, share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of title.
Tracsis reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to investigate, in relation to any acceptance, whether the representation and warranty set out in paragraph (c) of Part C of Appendix I or (as the case may be) paragraph (c) of Part D of Appendix I could have been truthfully given by the relevant Sky High Shareholder and, if such investigation is made and, as a result, Tracsis cannot satisfy itself that such representation and warranty was true and correct, such acceptance shall not be valid.
The provisions of this paragraph 6 and/or any other terms of the Offer relating to Overseas Shareholders may be waived, varied or modified as regards specific Sky High Shareholder(s) or on a general basis by Tracsis in its absolute discretion. In particular, without limitation, Tracsis reserves the right: (i) to permit the Offer to be accepted by, and/or (in respect of certificated Sky High Shares) to issue or deliver any share certificate(s) and/or document(s) of title to an Overseas Shareholder, or (in respect of uncertificated Sky High Shares) the crediting of the appropriate stock account of an Overseas Shareholder (otherwise unable to accept the Offer in accordance with the above) in circumstances in which Tracsis is satisfied that acceptance by such Sky High Shareholder and/or (in respect of certificated Sky High Shares) the issue or delivery of any documents of title to, or (in respect of uncertificated Sky High Shares) the crediting of the appropriate stock account of, such Sky High Shareholder will not constitute a breach of any securities or other relevant legislation or impose obligations on Sky High not contemplated by the Offer (and in any such case, Sky High may impose reasonable additional requirements and restrictions on such acceptance and the share certificates and/or documents of title issued and/or crediting appropriate stock accounts). Subject thereto, the provisions of this paragraph 6 supersede any terms of the Offer inconsistent herewith.
Such purported acceptance will not be treated as a valid acceptance unless both the Restricted Escrow Transfer and the Restricted ESA Instruction settle in CREST and Tracsis decides in its absolute discretion to exercise its right, described in paragraph 6(d) above to waive, vary or modify the terms of the Offer related to Overseas Shareholders to the extent required to permit such acceptance to be made in each case during the acceptance period set out in Part A of this Appendix I. If Tracsis accordingly decides to permit such acceptance to be made, the Receiving Agent will on behalf of Tracsis accept the purported acceptance as an Electronic Acceptance on the terms of the Offer Document (as so waived, varied or modified) by transmitting in CREST a receiving agent accept (AEAN) message. Otherwise, the Receiving Agent will on behalf of Tracsis reject the purported acceptance by transmitting in CREST a receiving agent reject (AEAO) message.
Each Restricted Escrow Transfer must, in order for it to be valid and settle, include the following details:
• the ISIN of the Sky High Shares: GB00B1LCP739;
• the number of Sky High Shares in respect of which you wish to accept the Offer (i.e. the number of Sky High Shares to be transferred to an escrow balance);
• your participant ID;
• your member account ID;
• the participant ID of the Escrow Agent. This is 7RA11;
• the member account ID of the Escrow Agent specific to a Restricted Escrow Transfer. This is SKYHIGH;
• the intended settlement date. This should be as soon as possible and in any event not later than p.m. on the First Closing Date of the Offer;
• the corporate action number for the Offer which will be allocated by Euroclear and can be found by reviewing the relevant corporate action details in CREST;
• input with standard delivery instruction priority of 80; and
• your contact name and telephone number inserted in the shared note field.
Each Restricted ESA Instruction must, in order for it to be valid and settle include the following details:
• the ISIN of the Sky High Shares: GB00B1ICP739:
• the number of Sky High Shares relevant to that Restricted ESA Instruction:
• your participant ID;
• your member account ID;
• the participant ID of the Escrow Agent. This is 7RA11;
• the member account ID of the Escrow Agent set out in the Restricted Escrow Transfer. This is RESTRICTED;
• the CREST Transaction ID of the Restricted Escrow Transfer to which the Restricted ESA Instruction relates to be inserted at the beginning of the shared note field;
• the intended settlement date. This should be as soon as possible and in any event not later than p.m. on the First Closing Date of the Offer;
• the corporate action number for the Offer; and
• input with standard delivery instruction priority of 80.
Appendix 2
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING SKY HIGH PLC
(registered in England and Wales with company number: 3896384)
(the "Company")
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a general meeting of the Company will be held on 15 April 2012 at 32 Bedford Row, London WC1R 3HE at 2 p.m. for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolution which will be proposed as an ordinary resolution. Voting on the resolution will be by way of a poll (rather than on a show of hands) by the Independent Shareholders for the purposes of Rule 16 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. Any terms in the following resolution shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Offer Document as defined below.
ORDINARY RESOLUTION
THAT, in connection with the offer made by Tracsis plc ("Tracsis") to acquire the entire issued ordinary share capital of the Company as set out in the offer document dated 26 March 2013 (the "Offer Document"), and for the purposes of Rule 16.2 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the Management Arrangements as described in the Offer Document and in particular paragraph 6 of the letter of recommendation from the Independent Directors of the Company in Part I of the Offer Document and paragraph 6 of the letter from Tracsis to the Sky High Shareholders in Part II of the Offer Document, pursuant to which the Management Team will be entitled to receive different treatment from the other holders of Sky High Shares in connection with the Offer, be and are hereby approved.
By Order of the Board
Alex Johnson
Company Secretary
Registered Office:
12-14 Westgate
Tadcaster
LS24 9AB
Notes:
Entitlement to attend and vote
Pursuant to regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, the Company specifies that in order to have the right to attend and vote at the general meeting, a person must be entered on the register of members of the Company at 6.00 pm on 12 April 2013 or, in the event of any adjournment, at 6.00 pm on the day two days prior to the adjourned meeting. Changes to entries on the register of members after this time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend or vote at the meeting.
Appointment of Proxies
If you are a member of the Company at the time and date set out in note 1 above, you are entitled to appoint another person as your proxy to exercise all or any of your rights to attend, to speak and to vote at the general meeting, and you should have received a proxy form with this notice of meeting. You can only appoint a proxy using the procedures set out in these notes and the notes to the proxy form.
A member may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the meeting, provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to different shares held by him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. To appoint more than one proxy, please contact Capita Registrars on 0871 664 0300 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras.) from within the UK or +44 (0) 208 639 3399 if calling from outside the UK between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 a.m. (London time) Monday to Friday.
Any member attending the general meeting has the right to ask questions. The Company must cause to be answered any such questions relating to the business being dealt with at the meeting but no such answer need be given if: (a) to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation for the meeting or involve the disclosure of confidential information; (b) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question; or (c) it is undesirable in the interests of the company or the good order of the meeting that the question be answered.
A vote withheld is not a vote in law, which means that the vote will not be counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolution. If no voting indication is given, your proxy will vote or abstain from voting at his or her discretion. Your proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he or she thinks fit in relation to any other matter which is put before the meeting.
Appointment of proxy using hard copy proxy form
To be valid any proxy form must be:
● completed and signed;
● sent or delivered to Capita Registrars at The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU ;
● received by Capita Registrars no later than 2.00pm on 13 April 2013.
In the case of a member which is a corporation, the proxy form must be executed under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an officer of the corporation or attorney duly authorised on their behalf. Any power of attorney or any other authority under which the proxy form is signed (or a duly certified copy of such power or authority) must be included with the proxy form).
A corporation which is a member may by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative (or as the case may be, representatives) at any meeting of the Company or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares. Any person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation (in respect of that part of the corporation's holdings to which the authority relates) as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member. The corporation shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting if a person so authorised is present at it and all references to attendance and voting in person shall be construed accordingly. A certified copy of such a resolution shall be deposited at Capita Registrars, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU no later than 2.00pm on 13 April 2013, or in the case of a poll taken subsequent to the meeting, not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll, and unless such certified copy of such resolution is so deposited the authority granted by such resolution shall not be treated as valid. Where certified copies of two or more valid but differing resolutions authorising any person or persons to act as the representative of any corporation at the same meeting in relation to the same share are deposited at the office, the resolution, a certified copy of which is deposited with the Company last in time (regardless of the date of such certified copy or of the date upon which the resolution set out there was passed), shall be treated as revoking and replacing all other such authorities as regards that share but if the Company is unable to determine which of any such two or more valid but differing resolutions was the one so deposited last in time, none of them shall be treated as valid in respect of that share. The authority granted by any such resolution shall, unless the contrary is stated in the certified copy thereof deposited with the Company be treated as valid for any adjournment of any meeting at which such authority may be used as well as at such meeting. A corporation which is a member of the Company who holds different classes of shares may so authorise one or more different persons for each class of share held.
Appointment of proxy by joint members
In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint holders purports to appoint a proxy, only the appointment submitted by the most senior holder will be accepted. Seniority is determined by the order in which the names of the joint holders appear in the Company's register of members in respect of the joint holding (the first-named being the most senior).
Termination of proxy appointments
In order to revoke a proxy instruction you will need to inform the Company by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly stating your intention to revoke your proxy appointment to Capita Registrars The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU no later than 11.00 am on 12 April2013. In the case of a member which is a corporation, the revocation notice must be executed under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an officer of the corporation or an attorney. Any power of attorney authorised on that behalf or any other authority under which the revocation notice is signed (or a duly certified copy of such power or authority) must be included with the revocation notice.
Appointment of a proxy does not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the meeting if he/she wishes to do so. If you have appointed a proxy and attend the meeting in person, your proxy appointment will automatically be terminated.
A copy of this notice and the offer document date 26 March 2013, can be found at www.skyhighplc.co.uk and www.tracsis.com.
Issued Shares and total voting rights
As at 25 March 2013 (being the last practicable date prior to the publication of this notice) the Company's issued share capital comprised 21,517,946 ordinary shares of £0.01 each. Each ordinary share carried the right to one vote at a general meeting of the Company and, therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company as at that date is 21,517,946.
Communication
If you have general queries about the general meeting please telephone 0871 664 0300 from within the UK or on +44 (0) 208 639 33 99 if calling from outside the UK. Lines are open 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday. Calls to the helpline from outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international rate. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. No other methods of communication will be accepted.
you may not use any electronic address provided in this notice of meeting (or in any related documents including the proxy form) to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
Appendix 3
Definitions
The following definitions apply throughout this Announcement, unless the context requires otherwise:
Act or Companies Act 2006 means the Companies Act 2006;
AIM means AIM, being a market operated by the London Stock Exchange;
AIM Rules means the AIM Rules for Companies published by the London Stock Exchange governing admission to, and operation of, AIM;
Announcement means the announcement by Tracsis of a firm intention to make the Offer dated 26 March 2013;
Announcement Date means 26 March 2013;
Business Day means a day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) on which banks are generally open for business in the City of London;
Capita Registrars means Capita Registrars Limited
certificated or in certificated form means a share or other security which is not in uncertificated form (that is, not in CREST);
Closing Price means the closing middle market quotation of a Sky High Share or Tracsis Share (as the context requires) as derived from the Appendix to the Daily Official List;
Code or City Code means The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers;
Conditions means the conditions of the Offer set out in Part A and Part B of Appendix I to this Announcement and the Offer Document;
Confidentiality Agreement means the agreement entered into regarding confidentiality between Sky High and Tracsis dated 21 November 2012;
Connected Persons means close relatives, family members, self invested personal pensions, related trusts and discretionary fund managers of the Management Shareholders;
CREST means the relevant system (as defined in the CREST Regulations) for the paperless settlement of trades and holding of securities in respect of which CRESTCo is the Operator (as defined in the CREST Regulations);
CRESTCo means CRESTCo Limited;
CREST Member means a person who has been admitted by CRESTCo as a system member (as defined in the CREST Regulations);
CREST Participant means a person who is, in relation to CREST, a system participant (as defined in the CREST Regulations);
CREST Payment shall have the meaning given in the CREST manual issued by CRESTCo from time to time;
CREST Regulations means the Uncertificated Securities CREST Regulations 2001 (SI 2001 No.3755);
CREST Sponsor means a CREST Participant admitted to CREST as a CREST sponsor;
CREST Sponsored Member means a CREST Member admitted to CREST as a sponsored member;
Daily Official List means the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange;
dealing day means a day on which the London Stock Exchange is open for business in the trading of securities admitted to AIM;
Deferred Share(s) means 114,702,633 deferred share(s) of 1p each in Sky High;
Disclosed means information disclosed by or on behalf of Sky High in (i) in Sky High's annual report and accounts for the period ended 31 March 2012 or the unaudited accounts for the six months ended 30 September 2012; (ii) in any other announcement (through a Regulatory Information Service) prior to the date of the Announcement; or (iii) in writing (including by email and/or by electronic dataroom) to Tracsis or its financial or legal advisers by or on behalf of Sky High prior to the date of the Announcement.
Electronic Acceptance means the inputting and settling of a TTE Instruction in respect of Sky High Shares which constitutes or is deemed to constitute an acceptance of the Offer on the terms set out in the Offer Document;
Eligible Voting Shares means those Sky High Shares that are held by the Independent Shareholders and which are eligible to vote on the Ordinary Resolution at the Sky High General Meeting;
ESA instruction means an Escrow Account Adjustment Input (AESN), transaction type "ESA" (as described in the CREST manual issued by CRESTCo) from time to time;
Escrow Agent means the Receiving Agent (in its capacity as an Escrow Agent as described in the CREST manual issued by CRESTCo) from time to time;
Euroclear means Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited, a private limited company registered in England and Wales under number 2878738;
First Closing Date means 1.00 p.m. on 16 April 2013;
Executive Directors means Mark Mattison and Martin Prowse
Form of Acceptance means the form of acceptance relating to the Offer accompanying the Offer Document;
Form of Proxy means the personalised form of proxy relating to the Sky High General Meeting which accompanies the Offer Document;
FSA means the Financial Services Authority and any successor body;
FSMA means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended from time to time;
Independent Directors means the independent directors of Sky High, being Richard Jackson (Non-Executive Chairman), Michael Jackson (Non-Executive Director), David Lowe (Non-Executive Director), Sir John Madejski (Non-Executive Director), and Nick Lanigan (Non-Executive Director);
Independent Shareholders means all Sky High Shareholders other than the Management Shareholders and the Prowse Trust;
intellectual property means all patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, designs, databases and any applications therefore, schematics, technology, know how, computer software, programs or applications (in both source code and object code form), and tangible or intangible proprietary information or material;
Irrevocable Undertakings means the irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer, details of which are set out in paragraph 4.3(c), 4.3(d) and 4.3 (e) of Appendix III to the Offer Document;
legal proceedings means actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, references or enquiries;
London Gazette means the daily publication issued in London with such name;
London Stock Exchange means London Stock Exchange plc;
Management Agreement means the management agreement dated 25 March 2013, entered into between Tracsis and the Management Team, details of which are set out in paragraph 8(a) of Appendix III to the Offer Document;
Management Arrangements means the Management Agreement and the Proposed Incentivisation Agreement as described in paragraph 6 of Part II of the Offer Document;
Management Roll Over Shares means the 3,526,358 Sky High Shares which are held by the Management Shareholders (and certain of their Connected Persons) to be sold to Tracsis pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement;
Management Shareholders means Mark Mattison, Grant Wilson, Martin Prowse, Paul Jackson, Peter Agnew and Kevin Stewart ;
Management Team means the Management Shareholders and Alex Johnson;
member account ID means the identification code or number attached to any member account in CREST;
Notice of Sky High General Meeting means the notice of Sky High General Meeting dated the date of the Offer Document and is set out in Appendix IV of the Offer Document;
Offer means the recommended cash offer made by Tracsis to acquire the entire issued share capital of Sky High not already owned by Tracsis or persons acting in concert with Tracsis, at the Offer Price on the terms and subject to the conditions to be set out in the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance (including, where the context so requires, any subsequent revision, variation, extension or renewal of such offer);
Offer Document means the Offer document dated 26 March 2013, dispatched to shareholders of Sky High today , a copy of which is available at www.tracsis.com and www.skyhighplc.co.uk;
Offer Period means the period commencing on (and including) 26 March 2013 and ending on the latest of: (i) the First Closing Date; and (ii) the date on which the Offer lapses or is withdrawn; and (iii) the date on which the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional as to acceptances;
Offer Price means 15.25p for each Sky High Share;
Offer Shares means all of the Sky High Shares, but excluding the Management Roll Over Shares contracted to be acquired by Tracsis under the terms of the Management Agreement;
Ordinary Resolution means the ordinary resolution to be proposed to the Independent Shareholders at the Sky High General Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) in accordance with the requirements of the Code to approve on a poll the terms of the Management Arrangements;
Ordinary Share(s) means ordinary shares of 1p each in Sky High;
Overseas Shareholders or Overseas Sky High Shareholders means Sky High Shareholders resident in, or nationals or citizens of, or who are subject to jurisdictions outside, the UK or who are nominees of, or custodians, trustees or guardians for, citizens or nationals of or persons subject to such jurisdictions;
Panel means The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers;
Participant ID means the identification code or membership number used in CREST to identify a particular CREST Member or other CREST Participant;
Proposed Incentivisation Agreement means the Proposed Incentivisation Agreement described in paragraph 6 of Part II of the Offer Document;
Prowse Trust means Prowse Family Trust Pty Limited;
Prowse Trust Agreement means the agreement dated 25 March 2013 entered into between the Prowse Trust and Tracsis, details of which are set out in paragraph 8(b) of Appendix III to the Offer Document;
Prowse Trust Shares means the 166,667 Sky High Shares which are held by the Prowse Trust (a Connected Person of Martin Prowse) which are to be sold to Tracsis pursuant to the Prowse Trust Agreement;
Receiving Agent means Tracsis's registrars, Neville Registrars Limited;
Relevant Authority means any central bank, government, government department or governmental, quasigovernmental, supranational, statutory, regulatory or investigative body, authority (including any anti- trust or merger control authority), court, trade agency, association; institution or professional or environmental body or any other statutory person or body whatsoever in any jurisdiction;
Restricted Jurisdiction means the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, South Africa and any other jurisdiction where local laws or regulations may result in a significant risk of civil, regulatory or criminal exposure or prosecution if information concerning the Offer is sent or made available to Sky High Shareholders in that jurisdiction;
RIS or Regulatory Information Service means any of the services approved by the London Stock Exchange and included in the list maintained on the London Stock Exchange's website;
Sky High or Company means Sky High Group plc, incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 3896384;
Sky High Board, Sky High Directors or Directors means the directors of Sky High at the relevant time;
Sky High EMI Options means options granted by the Company pursuant to the EMI Scheme adopted by the Company;
Sky High General Meeting means the general meeting of Sky High (or any adjournment thereof) to be convened pursuant to Rule 16 of the Code at which the Ordinary Resolution will be proposed (which only the Independent Shareholders shall vote on) notice of which will be set out in the Notice of Sky High General Meeting;
Sky High Group or Group means Sky High and its subsidiaries;
Sky High Shareholders or Shareholders means holders of Sky High Shares;
Sky High Shares means the existing unconditionally allotted or issued and fully paid ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of Sky High and any further such shares which are unconditionally allotted or issued fully paid, or credited as fully paid, before the date on which the Offer closes (or before such earlier date as Tracsis may, subject to the Code, decide, not being earlier than (a) the date on which the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional as to acceptances or (b) if later, the First Closing Date);
Subsidiary means a subsidiary as defined in section 1159 of the Act;
Tracsis or Offeror means Tracsis Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 05019106;
Tracsis Board or Tracsis Directors means the existing board of directors of Tracsis details of whom are given in paragraph 2.1 of Appendix III of the Offer Document;
Tracsis Group means Tracsis and its subsidiaries;
Tracsis Shares means the ordinary shares of £0.004 each in the share capital of Tracsis;
Tracsis Shareholders means holders of Tracsis Shares;
TTE Instruction means a transfer to escrow instruction (as defined by the CREST manual issued to CRESTCo from time to time);
Unconditional Date means the date on which the Offer becomes or is declared unconditional in all respects in accordance with its terms;
UK or United Kingdom means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
uncertificated or in uncertificated form means recorded on the relevant register of Sky High as being held in uncertificated form in CREST, and title to which, by virtue of the CREST Regulations, may be transferred by means of CREST;
WH Ireland means WH Ireland Limited, financial advisor to Tracsis;
Wider Sky High Group means Sky High, its subsidiary undertakings, associated undertakings and any other body corporate, partnership, joint venture or person in which Sky High and/or such undertakings (aggregating their interests) have an interest of more than 20 per cent. of the voting or equity capital or the equivalent.
Wider Tracsis Group means Tracsis, its subsidiary undertakings, associated undertakings and any other body corporate, partnership, joint venture or person in which Tracsis and/or such undertakings (aggregating their interests) have an interest of more than 20 per cent. of the voting or equity capital or the equivalent.
All references to legislation in this Announcement and the Offer Document are to English legislation unless the contrary is indicated. Any reference to any provision of any legislation shall include any amendment, modification, re-enactment or extension thereof.
Words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine or neutral gender.
For the purposes of this Announcement and the Offer Document, 'subsidiary', 'subsidiary undertaking', 'associated undertaking', 'undertaking' and 'parent undertaking' have the respective meanings given to them by the Companies Act 2006.
References to "£", "Sterling", "p", "penny" and "pence" are to the lawful currency of the United Kingdom. References to time are to London time unless otherwise specified.