NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTO OR WITHINAUSTRALIA ,CANADA ,HONG KONG ,JAPAN ,SOUTH AFRICA ,THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFULOslo ,18 July 2023 : Reference is made to the offer document dated30 March 2023 (the "Offer Document") for the recommended voluntary offer (the "Offer") to acquire all outstanding shares ofMeltwater N.V. ("Meltwater" or the "Company") byMW Investment B.V. (the "Offeror"), the stock exchange announcement on31 March 2023 regarding the launch of the Offer and the stock exchange announcement on19 June 2023 regarding the Offer being declared unconditional. In the stock exchange announcement on 30 May regarding the final results of the Offer, a net of 245,375 Meltwater shares were erroneously reflected in the total number of Meltwater shares that the Offeror owned or had rights to. As of30 May 2023 , the Offeror (together with its affiliates) owned, or had, through acceptances from shareholders, the pre-acceptances to the Offer fromFountain Venture AS and Fountain V B.V. , andAltor Fund III's holding of shares in Meltwater through its portfolio companyBig Data Holding Ltd , rights to, in total 267,613,468 shares in Meltwater (which for the avoidance of doubt, as set out in section 3.3.4 of the Offer Document, includes (i) Meltwater shares directly or indirectly held by the Offeror or any of its affiliates, (ii) Meltwater shares committed in writing to the Offeror, or any of its affiliates, but not tendered and (iii) Meltwater shares to which the Offeror is otherwise entitled, and such acceptances not being subject to any third party consents in respect of pledges or other rights). Settlement of the Offer by way of (i) payment ofNOK 18.00 per Meltwater share in cash (the "Cash Consideration"), (ii) issuance of one ordinary share B in the Offeror, or one ordinary share C in the Offeror for each Meltwater share held by each ofFountain Venture AS and Fountain V B.V. , (each a "Consideration Share") per Meltwater share, or (iii) a combination of 50% Cash Consideration and 50% Consideration Shares, to Meltwater shareholders who have accepted the Offer in accordance with the terms set out in the Offer Document will be made today. Payments made to Meltwater shareholders who have selected 100% or 50% Cash Consideration will be available for the relevant Meltwater shareholder on or about18 July 2023 , and Consideration Shares will be issued to Meltwater shareholders who have selected 100% or 50% Consideration Shares on or about18 July 2023 by such Meltwater shareholders being listed as holder of the relevant number of Consideration Shares in the shareholder register of the Offeror. At the same time, Meltwater shares held by Meltwater shareholders who have accepted the Offer in accordance with the terms of the Offer Document will be transferred to the Offeror. Upon completion of the transfer of Meltwater shares, the Offeror (together with its affiliates) will hold in total 267,613,468 shares in Meltwater, representing in total approximately 89% of the share capital of Meltwater. The Offeror will, subject to applicable securities laws and regulations, announce a 10 business day unconditional and irrevocable standing purchase order to acquire Meltwater shares not already held by the Offeror or any of its affiliates or tendered in the Offer against a price equal to the Cash Consideration. Following expiry of the standing order, the Offeror will implement the Post-Closing Restructuring by effecting the Merger, Share Sale and Liquidation, as further described in section 3.4.10.3 of the Offer Document. As further described in section 3.4.10.3 of the Offer Document, Meltwater shareholders who do not accept the standing order will, as a first step and pursuant to the merger between Meltwater (as disappearing company),Meltwater SubCo B.V. (as acquiring company) andMeltwater HoldCo B.V. (the "Merger"), be allotted shares inMeltwater HoldCo B.V. (equal to the number of shares that such shareholder held in Meltwater immediately prior to the Merger). Following the Merger,Meltwater HoldCo B.V. will sell and transfer all shares inMeltwater SubCo B.V. to the Offeror (the "Share Sale"). As soon as possible after the Share Sale, each shareholder ofMeltwater HoldCo B.V. (i.e., being the Meltwater shareholders who do not accept the standing order) will receive the Advance Liquidation Distribution in connection with the Post-Closing Restructuring, which may entail tax consequences for the relevant shareholders. The Advance Liquidation Distribution is generally subject to 15% Dutch dividend withholding tax to the extent such distributions in respect of each of the shares inMeltwater HoldCo B.V. exceed the average paid-in capital (as recognised for Dutch dividend withholding tax purposes) of such shares inMeltwater HoldCo B.V. Therefore,Meltwater Holdco B.V. may withhold up to 15% (standard) withholding tax on all Advance Liquidation Distributions, and shall adhere to the formalities that apply for qualifying such Advance Liquidation Distribution as a repayment of fiscally recognised capital to the maximum extent possible. Shareholders ofMeltwater HoldCo B.V. (i.e., being the Meltwater shareholders who do not accept the standing order) can then individually apply for a refund or reduction of the withholding taxes depending on their specific situation. AdvisorsJ.P. Morgan Securities plc andDNB Markets , a part ofDNB Bank ASA , are serving as financial advisors to Meltwater. Schjødt, Houthoff andDLA Piper are acting as legal advisors to Meltwater.Carnegie AS is acting as financial advisor to the Offeror, Altor and Marlin, in connection with the Offer, and as receiving agent in connection with the settlement of the Offer.Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS andFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP are acting as legal advisors to Altor.Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS ,Goodwin Procter LLP andAKD N.V. are acting as legal advisor to Marlin. For further information, please contact:Meltwater N.V. Brinlea Johnson (Investor Relations and Media Contact New York) ir@meltwater.comElise Heidenreich (Investor Relations and Media Contact Oslo) eh@meltwater.comMW Investment B.V. Carnegie AS meltwater@carnegie.no About Meltwater Meltwater provides social and media intelligence. By examining millions of posts each day from social media platforms, blogs and news sites, Meltwater helps companies make better, more informed decisions based on insight from the outside. The company was founded inOslo, Norway , in 2001 and now has 50 offices across six continents. The company has ~2,300 employees and 27,000 corporate customers, including industry leaders in several sectors. Learn more at meltwater.com. AboutMW Investment B.V. MW Investment B.V. (the "Offeror") is a newly incorporated private limited company incorporated and registered under the laws ofthe Netherlands acting as special purpose acquisition vehicle in connection with the Offer and will be indirectly majority owned by Altor and Marlin. Following settlement of the Offer, the Offeror will also be indirectly owned by Fountain Venture AS, and any other minority shareholders who have opted for the roll-over alternatives and been allocated Consideration Shares (as more fully described in the Offer Document). About Altor Since inception, the family of Altor funds has raised someEUR 8.3 billion in total commitments. The funds have invested in around 90 companies as well as many add-on acquisitions, generating consistently strong returns. The investments have been made in medium sized predominantly Nordic companies with the aim to create value through growth initiatives and operational improvements. Among current and past investments are QNTM, ARC, Silo AI, Dustin,Navico ,Sbanken ,Rossignol , Helly Hansen andSATS . For more information visit www.altor.com. AboutMarlin Equity Partners Marlin Equity Partners is a global investment firm with over$8.5 billion of capital under management. The firm is focused on providing corporate parents, shareholders and other stakeholders with tailored solutions that meet their business and liquidity needs. Marlin invests in businesses across multiple industries where its capital base, industry relationships and extensive network of operational resources significantly strengthen a company's outlook and enhance value. Since its inception, Marlin, through its group of funds and related companies, has successfully completed over 200 acquisitions. The firm is headquartered inLos Angeles, California with an additional office inLondon . For more information, please visit www.marlinequity.com. Important notice This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. It may be unlawful to distribute this announcement in certain jurisdictions. This announcement is not for distribution inAustralia ,Canada , theHong Kong special administrative region ofthe People's Republic of China ,Japan ,South Africa ,the United States or to any other jurisdiction where such distribution would be unlawful. The information in this announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in such jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this release comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute an offer for sale of, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for, any securities inthe United States . The Offer or Consideration Shares referred to in this release have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold withinthe United States or toU.S. Persons unless registered under theU.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available. The information contained in this announcement is for informational purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. The Offeror does not intend to conduct a public offering inthe United States and is relying on exemptions from registration. The Offer will be made to shareholders inthe United States in compliance with applicableU.S. securities laws and regulations, including Section 14(e) and Regulation 14E under theU.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Copies of this announcement are not being, and should not be, distributed in or sent intothe United States . In theUnited Kingdom , this announcement is for distribution only to and is directed only at persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments which fall within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the "Financial Promotion Order"), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc") of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iii) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This announcement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. This announcement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Regulation (EU) (2017/1129, as amended, the "Prospectus Regulation") (each, a "Relevant Member State") will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation, as implemented in that Relevant Member State, from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of securities. Accordingly, any person making or intending to make any offer in that Relevant Member State of securities, which are the subject of the offering contemplated in this announcement, may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Offeror to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Regulation, in each case, in relation to such offer. Neither the Offeror, Altor or Marlin nor any of the advisors have authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of the securities through any financial intermediary, other than offers made by the Offeror which constitute the final placement of the securities contemplated in this announcement. Neither the Offeror, Altor, Marlin nor any of the advisors have authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of securities in circumstances in which an obligation arises to publish or supplement a prospectus for such offer. This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws and regulations of various international, federal, and state jurisdictions. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including without limitation, statements regarding the Offer or the future plans and objectives of the Offeror or Meltwater are forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Neither the Offeror, Altor, Marlin, Meltwater nor any of their advisors and/or any of their affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents or any other person(s) accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from this announcement) or any other information relating the Offer, the Offeror or Meltwater. The issue, subscription or purchase of shares in the Offeror is subject to specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. Neither the Offeror, Meltwater nor their advisors assume any responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such restrictions. The release is not for publication or distribution, in whole or in part directly or indirectly, in or intoUnited States ,Canada ,Australia ,New Zealand ,Hong Kong ,Japan or any other jurisdiction in which the distribution or release would be unlawful. This release is an announcement issued pursuant to legal information obligations, and is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. It is issued for information purposes only, and does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or purchase, or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities, inthe United States or in any other jurisdiction. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered underthe United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"). The securities may not be offered or sold inthe United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act. The Offeror does not intend to register any portion of the offering of the securities inthe United States or to conduct a public offering of the securities inthe United States . Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent intoAustralia ,Canada ,Japan orthe United States .
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