White Pearl Technology Group AB controls 87,48 percent of the shares in Ayima Group AB (publ) after the completion of the public offer
White Pearl Technology Group AB (”White Pearl”) announced on 20[th] February 2024 a public offer to the shareholders of Ayima Group AB (publ) (”Ayima Group”) to acquire all shares in Ayima Group (the “Offer”). On 27[th] March 2024, White Pearl announced the decision to extend the acceptance period in the Offer to 10[th] April 2024, in order to give the remaining shareholders of Ayima group the opportunity to accept the Offer. White Pearl has today decided not to extend the acceptance period in the Offer further. The Offer has been accepted to such an extent that after completion, White Pearl holds approximately 87,48 percent of the shares, and 87,63 percent of the votes in Ayima Group.
THE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE, AND THIS PRESS RELEASE MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO, NOR WILL ANY TENDER OF SHARES BE ACCEPTED FROM OR ON BEHALF OF HOLDERS IN USA, AUSTRALIA, BELARUS, CANADA, HONG KONG, INDIA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWITZERLAND OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE MAKING OF THE OFFER, THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PRESS RELEASE OR THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY TENDER OF SHARES WOULD CONTRAVENE APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS OR REQUIRE FURTHER OFFER DOCUMENTS, FILINGS OR OTHER MEASURES IN ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIRED UNDER SWEDISH LAW (INCLUDING THE TAKEOVER RULES).
During the extended acceptance period, which ended on 10th April 2024 at 15:00, addition acceptances has been received regarding 134 999 class B shares, corresponding to approximately 1,83 percent of the outstanding share capital and 1,43 percent of the votes in Ayima Group. Payment of consideration for shares submitted in the Offer no later than April 10th 2024 at 15:00, is estimated to be able to begin around 15th April 2024. White Pearl declared the Offer unconditional on 27th March 2024, and has decided not to extend the acceptance period in the Offer further. The Offer has thus ended.
At the end of the extended acceptance period, on 10th April 2024, the Offer had been accepted in total by shareholders represented by a total of 200 000 class A shares and 6 268 006 class B shares in Ayima Group, corresponding to approximately 87,48 percent of the total number of outstanding shares and approximately 87,63 percent of the total number of outstanding votes in Ayima Group.
White Pearl does not hold any other financial instruments that provide financial exposure to Ayima Group’s share and has not acquired any other such shares or financial instruments outside the Offer.
In accordance with what has previously been communicated, White Pearl has ensured that holders of share-related rights in Ayima Groups incentive programs, which were not included in the Offer, have been given fair treatment. White Pearl therefore offered to acquire the rights in Ayima Group at the same price as the Offer, 0,6 class B shares in White Pearl per right. All holders of such rights in Ayima Group accepted White Pearl’s offer to acquire the rights and payment of consideration for the rights has taken place.
Information about the Offer is available at: https://whitepearltech.com/public-offer/.
Advisors
Born Advokater is acting as legal advisor to White Pearl, and Aqurat Fondkommission AB is acting as issuing agent in connection with the Offer.
This information is such that White Pearl is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the contact person set out below on 2024-04-11 22.30 CEST.
For further information, please contact:
Marco Marangoni, CEO, White Pearl Technology Group
E-mail: [email protected], Phone: +598 93 370 044
Jenny Öijermark, IR-Manager, White Pearl Technology Group
E-mail: [email protected], Phone: +46 707340804
The Company’s Certified Adviser is Swedish North Point Securities AB.
About White Pearl Technology Group
White Pearl Technology Group, based in Stockholm and listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market as WPTG, comprises of 28 companies, operating in the information technology space. They are diversified IT companies selling their own solutions and products, as well as services and products of third-party vendors. The group has a presence in thirty countries throughout the world. The current focus of the group’s business is emerging markets and specifically Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and to a lesser extent, Latin America. www.whitepearltech.com
Important information
The Offer, pursuant to the terms and conditions presented in this press release, is not being made to persons whose participation in the Offer requires that an additional offer document is prepared or registration effected or that any other measures are taken in addition to those required under Swedish laws and regulations.
This press release and any related Offer documentation are not being distributed and must not be mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into any country in which the distribution or offering would require any such additional measures to be taken or would be in conflict with any law or regulation in such country – any such action will not be permitted or sanctioned by White Pearl. Any purported acceptance of the Offer resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions may be disregarded.
The Offer is not being and will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, by use of mail or any other means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland. This includes, but is not limited to facsimile transmission, electronic mail, telex, telephone, the Internet and other forms of electronic transmission. The Offer cannot be accepted and shares may not be tendered in the Offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility of, or from within USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland or by persons located or resident in USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland. Accordingly, this press release and any related Offer documentation are not being and should not be mailed or otherwise transmitted, distributed, forwarded or sent in or into USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland or to any American, Australian, Belarusian, Canadian, Hong Kong, Indian, Japanese, New Zealand, Russian, Singaporean, South African or Swiss person or any persons located or resident in USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland.
Any purported tender of shares in the Offer resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid and any purported tender of shares made by a person located in USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland or any agent, fiduciary or other intermediary acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal giving instructions from or within USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland will be invalid and will not be accepted. Each person who holds shares and participates in the Offer will certify to not being an American, Australian, Belarusian, Canadian, Hong Kong, Indian, Japanese, New Zealand, Russian, Singaporean, South African or Swiss person, not being located or participating in the Offer from USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland and not acting on a nondiscretionary basis for a principal that is an American, Australian, Belarusian, Canadian, Hong Kong, Indian, Japanese, New Zealand, Russian, Singaporean, South African or Swiss person, or that is located in or giving order to participate in the Offer from Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland. White Pearl will not deliver any consideration relating to the Offer to USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland. This press release is not being, and must not be, sent to shareholders with registered addresses in USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland. Banks, brokers, dealers and other nominees holding shares for persons in USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa or Switzerland must not forward this press release or any other document related to the Offer to such persons.
The Offer, the information and documents contained in this press release are not being made and have not been approved by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”). Accordingly, the information and documents contained in this press release are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom except where there is an applicable exemption. The communication of the information and documents contained in this press release is exempt from the restriction on financial promotions under section 21 of the FSMA on the basis that it is a communication by or on behalf of a body corporate which relates to a transaction to acquire day to day control of the affairs of a body corporate; or to acquire 50 per cent or more of the voting shares in a body corporate, within article 62 of the UK Financial Service and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005.
This press release has been prepared in order to comply with Swedish law, takeover rules for certain trading platforms issued by the Swedish Corporate Governance Board (“Takeover-rules”) and the Swedish Securities Council’s statements regarding the interpretation and application of the Takeover-rules. The information made public may not be the same as the information would have been made public if this press release had been prepared in accordance with the legislation and regulation in jurisdictions other than Sweden.
This press release is not a prospectus within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. The Offer Document has been prepared in accordance with the Takeover-rules, by White Pearl in connection with the Offer. The Offer Document is available on White Pearl’s website.
Regardless of the previous, White Pearl reserves the right to approve that the Offer is accepted by persons not present or resident in Sweden if White Pearl, in its own opinion, assesses that the relevant transaction can be carried out in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
To the extent permissible under applicable law or regulation, White Pearl or its brokers may purchase, or conclude agreements to purchase, shares in Ayima Group, directly or indirectly, outside of the scope of the Offer, before, during or after the period in which the Offer remains open for acceptance. This also applies to other securities which are directly convertible into, exchangeable for, or exercisable for shares in Ayima Group, such as warrants. These purchases may be completed via a market place at market prices or outside a market place at negotiated prices. Any information on such purchases will be disclosed as required by law or regulation in Sweden. This press release has been published in Swedish and English. In the event of any discrepancy in content between the two language versions, the Swedish version shall prevail.
Forward-looking information
Statements in this press release relating to future status and circumstances, including statements regarding future performance, growth and other projections as well as benefits of the Offer, are forward-looking statements. These statements may generally, but not always, be identified by the use of words such as “should”, “expects”, “believes”, or similar expressions. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of White Pearl. Any such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they were made and White Pearl, has no obligation (and undertakes no such obligation) to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except for in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Special information for shareholders in the United States
The Offer, which is covered by Swedish law, is not aimed at shareholders in the United States. The Offer may not be accepted by persons who are residents or otherwise located in the United States, and any purported or attempted acceptance of the Offer by persons who are residents or otherwise located in the United States or which, in White Pearl’s judgment, appears to be conducted by persons who residing or located in the United States will not be accepted.