NCSP Announces Resolutions Adopted by Board of Directors
OREANDA-NEWS. November 8, 2010. PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port ("NCSP") (LSE: NCSP, RTS and MICEX: NMTP) hereby announces the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors with regard to the proposed acquisition of 100% participation interest in Primorsk Trade Port LLC ("PTP") and associated bank debt financing.
1. To propose the general meeting of NCSP shareholders to consider the acquisition of 100% participation interest in Primorsk Trade Port LLC at the purchase price of USD 2 153 000 000, subject to subsequent approval of this purchase price by the competent federal regulatory authority, and the related bank debt financing in the amount not exceeding USD 1 950 000 000.
2. To convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of NCSP ("EGM") in the form of absentee voting with the following agenda:
Item 1: Approval of the "major transaction" (a series of interrelated transactions) to acquire 100% of participation interest in PTP funded, inter alia, through bank debt financing ("Transaction"), the price (cash value) of which exceeds 50% of the balance sheet asset value of NCSP, calculated on the basis of NCSP’s RAS financial statements as of the most recent reporting date. The Transaction also constitutes an "interested party transaction" due to the interest of NCSP shareholder NOVOPORT HOLDING LTD, incorporated and existing under the laws of British Virgin Islands, holding more than 20% of NCSP voting shares, and governed by the following agreements:
a) The sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of participation interest in PTP between NCSP as the buyer and OMIRICO LIMITED, incorporated and existing under the laws of Cyprus, as the seller, and KADINA LIMITED, incorporated and existing under the law of British Virgin Islands, as a party;
b) Loan facility agreement between NCSP as the borrower and OJSC Sberbank or OJSC Bank VTB or VTB Capital PLC or another credit institution to be selected by NCSP through an open tender to determine a financial institution to arrange a loan facility in the amount not exceeding USD 1 950 000 000.
The record date for the EGM has been determined as 8 November 2010.
Voting ballots are due by 16 December 2010.
Information related to the EGM voting procedures and deadlines for holders of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) representing NCSP shares will be made available to them via the GDR program depository bank – JP Morgan Chase Bank NA.
3. To determine the price of one ordinary share of NCSP in the amount ofRUR 4.9 (four rubles and ninety kopecks)[1], , subject to subsequent approval of this purchase price by the competent federal regulatory authority, for the purpose of exercising of a put right by the shareholders who voted against or did not participate in voting on the approval of the Transaction.
The aggregate amount of funds to be used by NCSP to buy shares from the shareholders exercising their put rights may not exceed 10% of its net asset value as of the date of EGM. For this purpose, the net asset value will be calculated on the basis of NCSP’s financial statements prepared in accordance with RAS on an unconsolidated basis as of the most recent reporting date.
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