DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 2.10(c) OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS
AND MERGERS (THE "CODE")
NOT
FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO
DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR
REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Good Energy Group
PLC
("Good Energy" or the
"Company")
Disclosure under Rule 2.10(c)
of the Code
On 27 January 2025, the boards of
Directors of Esyasoft Investment Holdings RSC Limited
("Esyasoft") and Good
Energy Group plc ("Good
Energy" or the "Company") announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a
recommended cash offer pursuant to which Esyasoft will acquire the
entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Good
Energy (the "Acquisition") to be effected by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of
arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act (the "Scheme") (the "Rule 2.7 Announcement").
Capitalised terms used in this
announcement, unless otherwise defined, shall have the meanings
given to them in the Rule 2.7 Announcement.
As set out in the Rule 2.7
Announcement, Esyasoft disclosed that it had received an
irrevocable from Rupert Sanderson, a Director of Good Energy, to
vote in favour of the Scheme at the Court Meeting and in favour of
the Resolution to be proposed at the General Meeting in respect of
35,382 Good Energy Shares, representing approximately 0.19 per
cent. of the issued share capital of Good Energy as at the Latest
Practicable Date (the "Irrevocable").
It has come to the Company's
attention that the number of Good Energy Shares stated in the
Irrevocable was incorrect, and it should instead have stated a
total of 29,593 Good Energy Shares, representing approximately 0.16 per cent. of the issued share
capital of Good Energy as at the Latest Practicable Date. The
Irrevocable has today been amended to correct this
error.
Therefore, the total number of Good
Energy Shares which are subject to irrevocable undertakings is
5,581,379, representing approximately 30.16 per cent. of the issued
ordinary share capital of Good Energy as at close of business on 7
February 2025 (being the last business day prior to the date of
this announcement).
Enquiries:
Esyasoft
Bipin Chandra
|
via Headland
|
Dean Street (Financial Adviser to Esyasoft)
Bob Morris
Graeme Atkinson
Henry Morgan
|
+44 (0)20 3818 8520
|
Headland (PR Adviser to Esyasoft)
Lucy Legh
Stephanie Ellis
Antonia Pollock
|
+44 (0)20 3805 4822
|
Good Energy
Nigel Pocklington
|
via SEC Newgate
|
Canaccord Genuity (Rule 3 Adviser, Nominated Adviser,
Financial Adviser and Joint Broker to Good
Energy)
Henry Fitzgerald O'Connor
Harry Rees
|
+44 (0) 20 7523 8000
|
SEC
Newgate (Communications Adviser to Good Energy)
Elisabeth Cowell
Ian Morris
|
+44 (0) 20 3757 6882
|
Clyde & Co LLP is acting as
legal adviser to Esyasoft. Norton Rose Fulbright LLP is acting as
legal adviser to Good Energy.
Important notices about
financial advisers
Dean Street Advisers Limited ("Dean Street"), which is authorised and
regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively
for Esyasoft and no one else in connection with the matters
described in this Announcement and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Esyasoft for providing the protections afforded
to clients of Dean Street nor for providing advice in relation to
the subject matter of this announcement. Neither Dean Street nor
any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or
responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in
contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is
not a client of Dean Street in connection with this announcement,
any statement contained herein or otherwise.
Canaccord Genuity Limited ("Canaccord Genuity"), which is
authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is
acting as financial adviser to Good Energy and no one else in
connection with the matters described in this Announcement and will
not be responsible to anyone other than Good Energy for providing
the protections afforded to clients of Canaccord Genuity nor for
providing advice in connection with the matters referred to herein.
Neither Canaccord Genuity nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or
affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility
whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in
tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client
of Canaccord Genuity in connection with this Announcement, any
statement contained herein, any offer or
otherwise.
Important notices
This announcement is not intended
to, and does not, constitute or form part of any offer, invitation
or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire,
subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of, any securities, or the
solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant
to this announcement or otherwise.
The distribution of this
announcement in jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom may be
restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this
announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe,
such restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities law of any such
jurisdiction.
Publication on website
In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the
Takeover Code, a copy of this announcement will be available
(subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in
restricted jurisdictions) at www.goodenergy.co.uk/investors by no
later than 12 noon (London time) on the business day following the
date of this announcement. The content of the website referred to
in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form
part of this announcement.