Withdrawal right duly exercised for no. 1,970,039 shares (approx. 21.938% of the share capital)
Option and pre-emption rights can be exercised by the entitled shareholders starting from October 15 until November 13
CAD IT S.p.A. (www.caditgroup.com), a company leader in the Italian market of the financial software, following the press release published on September 14, 2018 - through which CAD IT S.p.A. (“CAD IT”) announced the registration, with the Verona Companies’ Register, of the minutes of CAD IT extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on September 10 (the “Meeting”) regarding the approval of the “reverse” merger plan providing for the merger by incorporation of CAD IT into its fully-owned subsidiary CAD S.r.l. (the “Merger”), as well as the chance, for the shareholders of CAD IT who did not concur to the approval of the Merger, to exercise, by September 29, the withdrawal right, pursuant to arts. 2437, first paragraph, letter g) and 2437-quinquies of the Italian Civil Code (the “Withdrawal Right”) - hereby announces that, on the basis of the notices received by CAD IT, the Withdrawal Right has been duly exercised for no. 1,970,039 CAD IT shares (equal to approx. 21.938% of the relevant share capital) for an aggregated liquidation consideration equal to Euro 10,421,506.31.
The shares in relation to which the Withdrawal Right has been duly exercised are being offered in option and in pre-emption to all CAD IT shareholders, pursuant to article 2437-quater, first, second and third paragraphs, of the Italian Civil Code, according to the modalities and terms included in the notice filed today with the Verona Companies’ Register. A courtesy translation of such notice is attached hereto.
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NOTICE TO CAD IT S.P.A. SHAREHOLDERS
OFFER IN OPTION AND PRE-EMPTION OF
NO. 1,970,039 CAD IT S.P.A. SHARES
pursuant to article 2437-quater, first, second and third paragraphs, of the Italian Civil Code
CAD IT S.p.A., with registered office in Verona, Via Torricelli 44/a, share capital Euro 4,669,600 fully paid-up, fiscal and VAT code no. 01992770238, no. REA: VR – 210441 (“CAD IT” or the “Company”)
WHEREAS:
Now therefore, CAD IT
OFFERS IN OPTION AND PRE-EMPTION
pursuant to article 2437-quater, first, second and third paragraphs, of the Italian Civil Code
the Withdrawn Shares, pursuant to the terms and conditions detailed hereinafter (the “Offer in Option”).
Option Rights
The Withdrawn Shares are being offered in option to CAD IT shareholders, in proportion to the number of CAD IT shares held by them on October 12, 2018 (last trading day before the commencement of the Offer in Option period, as better described hereinafter) and in relation to which the Withdrawal Right was not exercised, in accordance with the following ratio:
no. 1.1241368 Withdrawn Shares for each no. 4 CAD IT Shares held.
The option rights related to the Withdrawn Shares are represented by coupon no. 17 and identified by the ISIN code IT0005348682 (the “Options”)
Should a not-integer amount of ordinary shares result because of the application of the above-mentioned ratio, a rounding down will be applied.
Consideration for the Offer in Option
The Withdrawn Shares are offered in option for a price equal to Euro 5.29 for each share (the “Offer in Option Consideration”), corresponding to the Withdrawal Consideration.
Period of the Offer in Option
The Options, as well as the Pre-emption Right (as defined hereinafter), shall be exercised, subject to forfeiture, starting from October 15, 2018 until November 13, 2018 (included).
Exercise process of the Offer in Option
The subscription for the Offer in Option shall take place through the intermediaries belonging to the centralized management system Monte Titoli S.p.A. (the “Intermediaries”) by signing a form consistent with the fac-simile made available by the Company on its website, www.caditgroup.com (the “Subscription Form”); the Intermediaries shall previously verify that the subscribing shareholder is entitled to purchase the Withdrawn Shares.
Conditions of the Offer in Option
The effectiveness of the Offer in Option is subject to the execution of the Merger deed.
The Offer in Option is governed by the Italian law.
The Options cannot be traded on the Stock Exchange Market (“Mercato Telematico Azionario”) organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
The Withdrawn Shares, the Remaining Shares (as defined hereinafter) and the Options are not and shall not be offered or sold in those countries, and/or to persons residing there, where the Offer in Option is not permitted without a specific authorization of the competent authorities, in accordance with the applicable law, or by way of an exemption from such law.
Pre-emption right
The shareholders who will duly exercise the Options will also be entitled to exercise the pre-emption right (the “Pre-emption Right”) with respect to the purchase – paying the Offer in Option Consideration – of the Withdrawn Shares that will remain unsold at the end of the Offer in Option (the “Remaining Shares”), provided that they have made the relevant request in the Subscription Form.
To this end, the maximum number of Remaining Shares in relation to which the Pre-emption Right will be exercised shall be specified in the relevant section of the Subscription Form.
If the number of shares in relation to which the Pre-emption Right is exercised is higher than the Remaining Shares, such Remaining Shares will be allocated to all applicants pro rata to the number of Options held, with a possible rounding down to the nearest unit; subsequently, the outstanding shares will be allocated applying the criteria of the highest remainder.
Results and settlement of the Offer in Option
CAD IT will communicate, in accordance with applicable laws, the results of the Offer in Option.
In light of the fact that the effectiveness of the Offer in Option is subject to the execution of the Merger deed, the settlement of the Withdrawn Shares and the Remaining Shares purchased (which are subject of an irrevocable authorization to pay to the relevant Intermediary by means of the execution of the Subscription Form), as well as the payment of the Withdrawal Consideration to the shareholders who have duly exercised the Withdrawal Right, will occur after (and subject to) the execution of the Merger deed, within the terms which will be communicated by CAD IT in accordance with applicable laws.
Verona, October 12, 2018