DJ PLACING OF 10,655,737 GLOBAL DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS REPRESENTING INTERESTS IN CLASS A SHARES OF TCS GROUP HOLDING PLC (THE 'COMPANY') BY THE RIGI TRUST
TCS Group Holding PLC (TCS)
PLACING OF 10,655,737 GLOBAL DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS REPRESENTING INTERESTS IN
CLASS A SHARES OF TCS GROUP HOLDING PLC (THE 'COMPANY') BY THE RIGI TRUST
11-Dec-2020 / 09:32 MSK
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REGULATION (EU) NO. 596/2014. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT,
THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
Information contained herein in respect of the Global Depositary Receipts is
not intended for any persons located within the territory of the Russian
Federation, who are not "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article
51.2 of the Russian Federal Law "On the Securities Market" No. 39-FZ dated
22 April 1996, as amended, and must not be distributed or circulated into
the Russian Federation, or made available in the Russian Federation, to any
persons who are not qualified investors, unless and to the extent they are
otherwise permitted to access such information under Russian law. Please see
the important notice at the end of this announcement.
PLACING OF 10,655,737 GLOBAL DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS REPRESENTING INTERESTS IN
CLASS A SHARES OF TCS GROUP HOLDING PLC (THE "COMPANY") BY THE RIGI TRUST
11 December 2020
TCS Group Holding PLC, Russia's leading provider of online retail financial
and lifestyle services via its Tinkoff.ru financial ecosystem, announces
that it has been advised by The Rigi Trust ("Rigi Trust"), a British Virgin
Islands trust connected with Mr. Oleg Tinkov and the Tinkov family (the
"Selling Shareholder"), that it has sold 10,655,737 Global Depositary
Receipts representing interests in Class A Shares of the Company ("GDRs"),
representing approximately 5.3 per cent of the issued share capital of the
Company.
The GDRs were placed at a price of USD 30.50 per GDR, via an accelerated
bookbuild secondary placing (the "Placing").
Following the Placing, the Selling Shareholder continues to own
approximately 35.1 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company,
whilst free float represents 58.4 per cent.
Under the terms of the Placing, the Selling Shareholder (through Rigi Trust
and other entities) has agreed not to dispose of further shares or GDRs
representing interests in Class A Shares of the Company for a period of 180
days.
The Company will not receive any proceeds from the Placing.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute
inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No.
596/2014.
For enquiries:
Tinkoff Bank Tinkoff Bank
Artem Lebedev Larisa Chernysheva
PR Department IR Department
+ 7 495 648-10-00 (ext. 2202) + 7 495 648-10-00 (ext. 2312)
Alexandr Leonov Neri Tollardo
+ 7 495 648-10-00 (ext. 35738) +44 7741 078383
pr@tinkoff.ru ir@tinkoff.ru
Important Notice:
Members of the general public are not eligible to take part in the Placing.
This announcement and any offer of securities to which it relates are only
addressed to and directed at (1) in any Member State of the European
Economic Area, persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended) (the "Prospectus Regulation"); and
(2) in the United Kingdom, Qualified Investors (i) who have professional
experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5)
of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order
2005, as amended (the "Order") and Qualified Investors falling within
Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, and (ii) to whom an offer of the
Company's GDRs (the "Placing Securities") may otherwise lawfully be made
(all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). The
information regarding the Placing set out in this announcement must not be
acted on or relied on (i) in the United Kingdom, by persons who are not
Relevant Persons, and (ii) in any Relevant State, by persons who are not
Qualified Investors. Any investment or investment activity to which this
document relates is available only to (i) in the United Kingdom, Relevant
Persons, and (ii) in any Relevant State, Qualified Investors, and will be
engaged in only with such persons.
This announcement does not, and shall not, in any circumstances constitute a
public offering, nor an offer to sell or to subscribe for, nor a
solicitation to offer to purchase or to subscribe for securities in any
jurisdiction. The distribution of this announcement and the offering or sale
of the Placing Securities in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law.
No action has been taken by Rigi Trust (or any affiliates thereof) or the
Bookrunner or any of its affiliates that would, or which is intended to,
permit a public offer of the Placing Securities in any jurisdiction or
possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or
publicity material relating to the Placing Securities in any jurisdiction
where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession
this announcement comes are required by Rigi Trust and the Bookrunner to
inform themselves about and to observe any applicable restrictions.
No action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the
public of the Placing Securities sold by Rigi Trust requiring a publication
of a prospectus in any Member State of the European Economic Area. As a
consequence, the Placing Securities may only be offered or sold in any
Member State of the European Economic Area pursuant to an exemption under
the Prospectus Regulation.
This announcement and the information contained herein is for information
purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer of, or the
solicitation of an offer to acquire or dispose of securities in the United
States, Canada, Australia or Japan or in any other jurisdiction in which
such an offer or solicitation is unlawful.
The Placing Securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the
Securities Act, or under the applicable securities laws of any state or
other jurisdiction of the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. The
Placing Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States unless
registered under the Securities Act or offered in a transaction exempt from,
or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and
the securities laws of any relevant state or other jurisdiction of the
United States. There will be no public offering of the Placing Securities in
the United States or elsewhere.
The Placing Securities have not been approved or disapproved by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or other
regulatory authority in the United States, nor have any of the foregoing
authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the placing or the
accuracy or adequacy of this announcement. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
No prospectus or offering document has been or will be prepared in
connection with the Placing. Any investment decision to buy securities in
the Placing must be made solely on the basis of publicly available
information. Such information is not the responsibility of and has not been
independently verified by the Selling Shareholder (or any affiliate thereof)
or the Bookrunner or any of its affiliates.
The information with respect to GDRs contained herein is not for release,
publication or distribution in whole or in part in or into the Russian
Federation subject to certain exceptions. These written materials are not,
and under no circumstances are to be construed as, a public offer or
advertising or an invitation to make offers to sell, purchase, exchange or
otherwise transfer or dispose of any securities, including securities of
foreign issuers, or other financial instruments in the Russian Federation
within the meaning of Russian securities laws or to or for the benefit of
any persons or entities resident, incorporated, established or having their
usual residence in the Russian Federation, or to or for the benefit of any
person located within the territory of the Russian Federation, who, in
respect of GDRs, is not a "qualified investor" within the meaning of Article
51.2 of the Russian Federal Law "On the Securities Market" No. 39-FZ dated
22 April 1996, as amended, and must not be distributed or circulated into
the Russian Federation or made available in the Russian Federation, to any
persons who are not qualified investors, unless and to the extent the
recipients are otherwise permitted to access such information under Russian
law. The GDRs referred to herein have not been registered in Russia or
admitted to placement and/or public circulation in the Russian Federation
and the information contained herein is not to be made publicly available in
the Russian Federation or passed on to third parties in the Russian
Federation, unless otherwise permitted under Russian law. The securities are
not intended for "offering", "placement" or "circulation" (each as defined
in Russian securities laws) in the Russian Federation, except as permitted
by Russian law.
Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited is authorised and regulated by the
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission for the conduct of designated
investment business in the Republic of Cyprus and other jurisdictions. The
Bookrunner is acting exclusively for Rigi Trust in connection with the
placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than Rigi Trust for
providing the protections offered to its client, nor for providing advice in
relation to the placing or any transaction, matter or arrangement referred
to in this announcement.
In connection with the offering of the Placing Securities, the Bookrunner or
any of its affiliates may take up a portion of the Placing Securities as a
principal position and in that capacity may retain, purchase or sell for
their own accounts such securities. In addition it may enter into financing
arrangements and swaps with investors in connection with which they may from
time to time acquire, hold or dispose of the Placing Securities. It does not
intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions
otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligation to do
so.
ISIN: US87238U2033
Category Code: POS
TIDM: TCS
LEI Code: 549300XQRN9MR54V1W18
Sequence No.: 89498
EQS News ID: 1154517
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