Sigma and CWG Merger Risks and Management Overview
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Underwriting Agreement Summary
Sigma has appointed Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd (Underwriter) to act as
lead manager, underwriter and bookrunner in relation to the Entitlement Offer,
subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement
(Underwriting Agreement). The Underwriting Agreement includes certain
conditions precedent that are customary for a transaction of this nature. If those
conditions are not satisfied or if certain events occur, the Underwriter may
terminate the Underwriting Agreement.
Termination events
The events which may trigger termination of the Underwriting Agreement include
(but are not limited to) the following:
a)
b)
e)
(misleading disclosure) a statement contained in the materials issued to
the market in connection with the Entitlement Offer or Proposed Merger
(Offer Materials) (including any estimate, expression of belief or intention,
or statement relating to future matters) is or becomes misleading or
deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive in a material respect or a material
matter required to be included is omitted from Offer Materials, or there are
no reasonable grounds for the making of any material statement in the
Offer Materials relating to future matters including in relation to the
Proposed Merger);
and which would have been required by the Corporations Act to be
included in the Offer Materials had the new circumstance arisen before the j)
Offer Materials were given to ASX;
* (change of law) there is introduced or there is a public announcement of
a proposal to introduce, into the Parliament of Australia or any State of
Australia a new law, or the Reserve Bank of Australia, or any
Commonwealth or State authority, adopts or announces a proposal to
adopt a new policy (other than a law or policy which has been announced
before the date of the Underwriting Agreement), any of which does or is
likely to prohibit or regulate the Entitlement Offer;
(unable to proceed)
g)
i.
*(information) the due diligence committee report for the Entitlement Offer,
the due diligence reports prepared in connection with the Proposed Merger
or any information supplied by or on behalf of Sigma or CWG to the
Underwriter for the purposes of due diligence investigations, the Offer h)
Materials, the Proposed Merger or the Entitlement Offer, is misleading or
deceptive (including by omission);
(Entitlement Offer cleansing statement) the Entitlement Offer cleansing
statement is defective, or a corrective statement is required to be issued i)
under the Corporations Act;
*(adverse change) any adverse change, or development (including but not
limited to any regulatory change) or event involving a prospective change,
in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the assets, liabilities, earnings,
business, operations, management, profits, losses or prospects of Sigma,
any member of the Sigma group or the CWG group or their respective
underlying investments occurs;
ii.
Sigma is or will be prevented from conducting or completing the
Entitlement Offer (including granting entitlements or issuing the New
Shares) by or in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules, ASIC, ASX,
any applicable laws or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction
or there is an event or occurrence, including any statute, order, rule,
regulation, directive or request of any government authority which
makes it illegal for the Underwriter to satisfy an obligation under the
Underwriting Agreement, or to market, promote or settle the
Entitlement Offer; or
*a third party applied to a court of competent jurisdiction seeking
order to prevent, or which will have the effect of preventing any of
the things listed in paragraph (g)(i) above
k)
(ASIC determination) ASIC makes a determination, exemption or order m)
which would prevent Sigma from making the Entitlement Offer under
section 708AA of the Corporations Act, including a determination under
section 708AA(3) of the Corporations Act;
(listing):
i.
ii.
(new circumstance) a new circumstance arises which, in the reasonable
opinion of the Underwriter, is a matter adverse to investors in New Shares
iii.
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Sigma ceases to be admitted to the official list of ASX
Sigma's shares cease trading or are suspended from official
quotation or cease to be quoted on the ASX (other than pursuant to
the existing voluntary suspension granted in connection with the
Entitlement Offer), including because the announcement in
connection with the Entitlement Offer does not contain information
required by ASX; or
ASX makes any official statement to any person, or indicates to
Sigma or the Underwriter that it will not grant permission for the
n)
official quotation of the New Shares under the Entitlement Offer;
(no misleading or deceptive conduct) Sigma engages in conduct that is
misleading or deceptive or which is likely to mislead or deceive in
connection with the making of the Entitlement Offer;
(market disruption) either of the following occurs:
i.
ii.
a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in Australia is
declared by the relevant central banking authority in that country, or
there is a material disruption in commercial banking or security
settlement or clearance services in that country; or
trading in all securities quoted or listed on ASX is suspended or
limited in a material respect for one date or a substantial part of one
day on which that exchange is open for trading;
(hostilities) hostilities not presently existing commence (whether war has
been declared or not) or a major escalation in existing hostilities occurs
(whether war has been declared or not) involving any one or more of
Australia, New Zealand, the United States or the United Kingdom, Russia,
the People's Republic of China or Israel, or a major terrorist act is
perpetrated on any of those countries or any diplomatic, military or political
establishment of any of those countries elsewhere in the world or chemical,
nuclear or biological weapons of any sort are used in connection with (or
the military of any member state of NATO becomes directly involved in) the
Ukraine conflict that is ongoing as at the date of the Underwriting
Agreement;
*
7 (warranties) a warranty contained in the Underwriting Agreement on the
part of Sigma is untrue or incorrect when given or taken to be given or
becomes untrue or incorrect;
* (certificate) a certificate which is required to be furnished by Sigma under
the Underwriting Agreement is untrue, incorrect or misleading;
(delay) any event specified in the Entitlement Offer timetable under the
Underwriting Agreement:
i.
up to and including the institutional settlement date is delayed by 1
business day or more, or
ii.
from after the institutional settlement date up to and including the
retail settlement date is delayed by more than two business days,
without the prior written consent of the Underwriter;View entire presentation