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Update on non-binding indicative proposal to acquire Irongate Group and further cautionary announcement
Irongate Group (JSE: IAP)
Comprising Irongate Property Fund I (IPF I, ARSN 162 067 736) and Irongate Property Fund II (IPF II, ARSN 644 081 309), established in Australia
and registered with ASIC as managed investment schemes
Operated by Irongate Funds Management Limited (ACN 071 514 246; AFSL 290 909) (Responsible Entity)
IPF I is registered as a foreign collective investment scheme in terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act No.45 of 2002
ISIN: AU0000046005
(IAP or the Fund)
Update on non-binding indicative proposal to acquire Irongate Group and
further cautionary announcement(1)
Irongate Group (IAP) notes its announcement dated 31 January 2022 in relation to receipt of a
non-binding indicative proposal (Indicative Proposal) from a Charter Hall (ASX: CHC) (Charter
Hall) managed partnership comprised of Dutch pension fund PGGM (PGGM) and Charter Hall
(together, the Partnership) to acquire all of the stapled securities in IAP for A$1.90 cash per
IAP stapled security(2). In addition under the Indicative Proposal, IAP securityholders will be
entitled to retain the distribution for the period ending 31 March 2022 (up to 4.67 cents per IAP
stapled security)3.
Following receipt of the Indicative Proposal, IAP, and its advisers, have had further discussions
with Charter Hall on behalf of the Partnership.
IAP now announces that, following those discussions, it has entered into a non-disclosure
agreement with the Partnership providing it with a period of exclusivity of approximately 6
weeks, during which time the Partnership will be provided access to undertake due diligence in
relation to IAP in order to convert its Indicative Proposal to a binding proposal. An extract of the
terms of the exclusivity arrangements is annexed to this announcement.
Subject to negotiating a scheme implementation agreement on terms acceptable to IAP, no
superior proposal emerging and an independent expert concluding that the Indicative Proposal
is fair and reasonable to, and therefore in the best interests of, securityholders, the IAP Board
intends to unanimously recommend that securityholders vote in favour of the Indicative
Proposal.
Further cautionary announcement
IAP securityholders do not need to take any action in relation to the Indicative Proposal and are
advised to continue exercising caution when dealing in their IAP stapled securities until a further
announcement is made.
IAP’s advisers are Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities Australia
Limited as its financial advisers, King & Wood Mallesons as its Australian legal adviser and
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as its South African legal adviser.
Footnotes:
(1) This announcement constitutes a cautionary announcement under paragraph 11.40 of the JSE Listings
Requirements.
(2) A$1.90 per IAP stapled security represents an implied price per IAP stapled security in South African Rand
of R20.61, based on the South African Rand to Australian Dollar ratio of 0.092 as at 11 February 2022.
(3) IAP securityholders will be able to retain a distribution for the period ending 31 March 2022 of up to 4.67
cents per IAP stapled security. The A$1.90 cash per IAP stapled security will be reduced by any subsequent
distribution announced or paid in respect of IAP, excluding the distribution for the period ending 31 March
2022 of up to 4.67 cents per IAP stapled security.
14 February 2022
Johannesburg
Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited
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Annexure – Non-disclosure agreement extract of exclusivity
provisions
Exclusivity
NO EXISTING DISCUSSIONS
The Discloser represents and warrants that, other than the discussions with the
Recipient, it is not currently in negotiations or discussions in respect of any Competing
Transaction with any person.
NO-SHOP
During the Exclusivity Period, the Discloser must ensure that neither it nor any of its
Representatives directly or indirectly:
(a) solicits, invites, encourages or initiates any enquiries, negotiations or discussions; or
(b) communicates any intention to do any of these things,
with a view to obtaining any offer, proposal or expression of interest from any person in
relation to a Competing Transaction.
NO-TALK
Subject to clause 1.5, during the Exclusivity Period, the Discloser must ensure that
neither it nor any of its Representatives:
(a) negotiates or enters into; or
(b) participates in negotiations or discussions with any other person regarding,
a Competing Transaction or any agreement, understanding or arrangement that may be
reasonably expected to lead to a Competing Transaction, even if that person’s
Competing Transaction was not directly or indirectly solicited, invited, encouraged or
initiated by the Discloser or any of its Representatives or the person has publicly
announced the Competing Transaction.
DUE DILIGENCE INFORMATION
Subject to clauses 1.5 and 1.6, during the Exclusivity Period, the Discloser must ensure
that neither it nor any of its Representatives in relation to a Competing Transaction:
(a) enables any other person other than the Recipient or to undertake due diligence
investigations on the Discloser, its Related Entities, or their businesses or operations;
or
(b) makes available to any other person, or permits any other person to receive, other
than Recipient (in the course of due diligence investigations or otherwise) any non-
public information relating to the Discloser, its Related Entities, or their businesses or
operations.
EXCEPTIONS
Clauses 1.3, 1.4 and 1.7(c) do not apply to the extent that they restrict the Discloser or
the Discloser Board from taking or refusing to take any action with respect to a genuine
Competing Transaction (which was not solicited, invited, encouraged or initiated by the
Discloser or its Representatives in contravention of clause 1.2) provided that the
Discloser Board has determined, in good faith that after receiving written legal advice
from its external legal advisers that failing to respond to such a genuine Competing
Transaction (or in the case of clause 1.7(c), disclosing the identity of the party making the
approach) would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the Discloser Board’s
fiduciary or statutory obligations.
FURTHER EXCEPTIONS
Nothing in this document prevents Discloser from:
(a) continuing to make normal presentations to, and to respond to enquiries from,
brokers, portfolio investors and analysts in the ordinary course in relation to the
Transaction or its business generally; or
(b) fulfilling its continuous disclosure requirements.
NOTICE OF UNSOLICITED APPROACH
The Discloser must promptly inform the Recipient if it, or any of its Related Entities or
Representatives, receives any unsolicited approach with respect to any Competing
Transaction and must disclose to the Recipient:
(a) the fact that such an approach has been made;
(b) the general nature of the approach; and
(c) subject to clause 1.5, the identity of the party making the approach.
DEFINITIONS
360 Capital means 360 Capital Group and 360 Capital REIT.
360 Capital Group means the stapled entity comprising 360 Capital Group Limited (ABN 18
113 569 136) and 360 Capital Investment Trust (ARSN 104 552 598).
360 Capital REIT means the stapled fund comprised of the 360 Capital Passive REIT (ARSN
602 304 432) and 360 Capital Active REIT (ARSN 602 303 613).
360 Capital Representative means:
(a) 360 Capital and its Related Entities;
(b) an employee, agent, officer, director or adviser of 360 Capital or its Related Entities;
and
(c) a financier of 360 Capital and its Related Entities in relation to the Transaction.
Associate has the meaning set out in section 12 of the Corporations Act, as if section 12(1) of
the Corporations Act included a reference to this document.
Competing Transaction means a proposal, transaction or arrangement (whether by way of
takeover bid, trust scheme, capital reduction, sale of assets, sale or issue of securities, joint
venture or otherwise) which, if completed, would mean a person (other than Recipient or its
Related Entities) whether alone or together with its Associates would:
(d) directly or indirectly, acquire an interest or Relevant Interest in or become the holder
20% or more of the IAP Stapled Securities (other than as custodian, nominee or bare
trustee);
(e) acquire control of the Irongate Group, within the meaning of section 50AA of the
Corporations Act;
(f) directly or indirectly acquire, obtain a right to acquire, or otherwise obtain an economic
interest in all or a substantial part or a material part of the assets of or business
conducted by the Irongate Group;
(g) otherwise acquire or merge (including by a reverse takeover bid or dual listed
company structure) with the Irongate Group.
Control with respect to any person (other than an individual) means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such
person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise, and
includes the following:
(a) direct or indirect ownership of more than 50% of the voting rights of such person; or
(b) the right to appoint the majority of the members of the board of directors of such
person (or similar governing body) or to manage on a discretionary basis the assets of
such person,
and Controlled has a corresponding meaning and, for the avoidance of doubt:
(c) a general partner is deemed to Control a limited partnership of which it is the general
partner; and
(d) any trust, managed investment scheme, limited liability company or body corporate or
other fund or entity (Fund Vehicle) in respect of which a person or a Related Entity of
such person is a manager, trustee, responsible entity, general partner or investment
advisor (Manager) will also be deemed to be Controlled by such person and to be a
Related Entity of any other Fund Vehicle in respect of which such person is a
Manager.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth).
Discloser means Irongate Funds Management Limited (ACN 071 514 246) (“IFML”) as the
responsible entity of each of Irongate Property Fund I (ARSN 162 067 736) and Irongate
Property Fund II (ARSN 644 081 309)
Discloser Board means the board of directors of the Discloser.
Exclusivity Period means the period from and including the date of this document to the date
which is six weeks from the date of this document
IAP Stapled Securities means stapled securities in the Irongate Group, each comprising one
fully unit in Irongate Property Fund I and one unit in Irongate Property Fund II.
Irongate Group means the stapled entity comprised of Irongate Property Fund I (ARSN 162
067 736) and Irongate Property Fund II (ARSN 644 081 309).
MoU means the memorandum of understanding dated 28 January 2022 between the Recipient
and 360 Capital, a copy of which was provided to the Discloser on 28 January 2022.
PGGM means PGM Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee of the PGGM Private Real Estate Trust.
PGGM Representative means:
(a) PGGM and its Related Entities; and
(b) an employee, agent, officer, director or adviser of PGGM or its Related Entities,
but does not include any financier of PGGM or its Related Entities.
Recipient means Charter Hall Wholesale Management Limited (ACN 006 765 206) as trustee
of the Charter Hall PGGM Industrial Partnership (ABN 29 250 100 507).
Related Entity means in respect of a person (Primary Person), means a person:
(c) Controlled directly or indirectly by the Primary Person;
(d) Controlling directly or indirectly the Primary Person;
(e) directly or indirectly Controlled by a person who Controls the Primary Person (whether
alone or with another person or persons); or
(f) directly or indirectly under the common Control of the Primary Person and another
person or persons,
and in respect of the Recipient includes Charter Hall Limited (ACN 113 531 150), Charter Hall
Funds Management Limited (ACN 082 991 786), Charter Hall Property Trust ARSN 113 339
137, and each of their respective Related Entities.
Relevant Interest has the meaning it has in sections 608 and 609 of the Corporations Act.
Representative means, in relation to a party:
(a) a Related Entity of the party;
(b) an employee, agent, officer, director, auditor, adviser of the party or of a Related
Entity of that party; and
(c) a financier of the party in relation to the Transaction,
and in respect of the Recipient, includes a 360 Capital Representative and a PGGM
Representative.
Transaction means the potential acquisition by the Recipient (or its nominee) of all of the IAP
Stapled Securities issued by the Discloser by way of inter-conditional trust schemes.
Date: 14-02-2022 07:16:00
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