Rothschild & Co, which If any of the dates and/or times in this expected timetable change, the revised dates and/or times will be notified to MorrisonsShareholders by announcement through a Regulatory Information Service, with such announcement being available on Morrisons' website at Goldman Sachs, which is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for CD&R Bidco and CD&R and no one else in connection with the CD&R Final Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than CD&R Bidco and CD&R for providing the protections afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs or for giving advice in connection with the CD&R Final Offer or this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. Morrisons confirms that, the last day of dealings in, and for registration of transfers of, and disablement in CREST of, Morrisons Shares, will be tomorrow, 26 October 2021, and the Scheme Record Time will be 6.00 p.m. tomorrow, 26 October 2021. Shore Capital, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser and joint corporate broker exclusively for Morrisons and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Morrisons for providing the protections afforded to clients of Shore Capital nor for providing advice in connection with any matter referred to herein. 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 OF SUCH JURISDICTION, RECOMMENDED FINAL An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) of the Takeover Code applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10. Andrew Kasoulis (Investor Relations Director), Simon Rigby (Director of External Communications), Rothschild & Co (Lead Financial Adviser to Morrisons), Jefferies International Limited (Financial Adviser and Joint, Shore Capital (Financial Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker to, Citigate Dewe Rogerson (PR adviser to Morrisons), Goldman Sachs International (Financial Adviser to CD&R Bidco and CD&R), J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Financial Adviser to CD&R Bidco and CD&R), Teneo (PR adviser to CD&R Bidco and CD&R). RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. and will not be responsible to anyone other than CD&R Bidco and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. Morgan Cazenove or its affiliates, nor for providing advice in relation to the MORRISONS has launched a new loyalty scheme and shoppers won't need to collect points to claim rewards.Instead, customers will be offered instant rewa Jump Shares Investor Evening (London) - LIVE EVENT, Mercia Asset Management (MERC) - Dr. Mark Payton, CEO, TB Amati UK Listed Smaller Companies Fund - Dr Paul Jourdan, CEO. BNP Paribas is acting as financial adviser exclusively for CD&R Bidco and CD&R and no one else in connection with the CD&R Final Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than CD&R Bidco and CD&R for providing the protections afforded to clients of BNP Paribas or for providing advice in relation to the CD&R Final Offer or this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. The Scheme will become Effective upon the delivery of a copy of the Court order to the Registrar of Companies, which is expected to occur on 27 October 2021. Due to the scale of the Morrisons Group, there may be additional changes to the Morrisons Group's operations. On 19 October 2021, the Scheme was approved by the requisite majorities of Scheme Shareholders at the Court Meeting and the Resolution in connection with the implementation of the Scheme was passed by the requisite majority of Morrisons Shareholders at the General Meeting. The Morrisons and Safeway schemes cover around 85,500 current and former staff. A scheme of arrangement enables a company to agree with its creditors, or one or more classes of its creditors, a compromise in respect of its debts owed to those creditors. Although CD&R Bidco and Morrisons believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, CD&R Bidco and Morrisons can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Please note calls may be recorded and Equiniti Limited cannot provide advice on the merits of the CD&R Final Offer or give any financial, legal or tax advice. Now, the supermarket is changing the way its rewards are generated - making them more relevant to customers' needs. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Clifford Chance LLP is acting as legal adviser to CD&R and CD&R Bidco. (Financial Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker to, Citigate Dewe Rogerson CD&R Bidco reserves the right to increase the amount of the offer price if a third party announces a firm intention to make an offer for Morrisons on or after the date of this announcement. Unless otherwise determined by CD&R Bidco or required by the Takeover Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the CD&R Final Offer will not be made available, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws of that jurisdiction. Neither Jefferies nor any of its affiliates (nor their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) 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 Jefferies in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein, the CD&R Final Offer A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the Business Day following the date of the relevant dealing. WebScheme Shareholders and Morrisons Shareholders (and any of their duly appointed proxies and/or corporate representatives) will be able to (i) attend and vote at the Court Meeting WebShareholders included on the Register of Members as of 6pm on 26 October 2021 will be entitled to receive 287 pence in cash for each share held. or otherwise. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure. An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) of the Takeover Code applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th Business Day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Some of the objectives of a scheme of arrangement are: To revive a financially distressed company as a going concern; To avoid the prospect of liquidation and to restrain proceedings against an insolvent or a barely Although CD&R Bidco and Morrisons believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, CD&R Bidco and Morrisons can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Rothschild & Co, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as lead financial adviser to Morrisons and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Morrisons for providing the protections afforded to clients of Rothschild & Co nor for providing advice in connection with any matter referred to herein. All rights reserved. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8 of the Takeover Code. To find out more about the cookies used on Investegate and how you can manage them, see our Privacy and Cookie Policy It is expected that, subject to the Scheme becoming Effective on 27 October 2021, the listing of Morrisons Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List and the admission to trading of Morrisons Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities will each be cancelled with effect from 8.00 a.m. on 28 October 2021. Such forward-looking statements should therefore be construed in the light of such factors. In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Takeover Code, a copy of this announcement will be made available, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, on Morrisons' website at www.morrisons-corporate.com/investor-centre/offer-from-cdr and CD&R's website at https://www.cdr-inc.com/morrisons-microsite by no later than 12 noon (London time) on the first Business Day following the date of this announcement. 2023 FE fundinfo. Morrisons confirms that, the last day of dealings in, and for registration of transfers of, and disablement in CREST of, Morrisons Shares, will be tomorrow, 26 October 2021, and the Scheme Record Time will be 6.00 p.m. tomorrow, 26 October 2021. Webthe Scheme, a statutory explanatory statement, an expected timetable of principal events, notices of the Court Meeting and the General Meeting and details of the actions to be BNP Paribas is acting as financial adviser exclusively for CD&R Bidco and CD&R and no one else in connection with the CD&R Final Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than CD&R Bidco and CD&R for providing the protections afforded to clients of BNP Paribas or for providing advice in relation to the CD&R Final Offer or this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. By using this site, you agree to use the content for private use only. It may be difficult for US Morrisons Shareholders to enforce their rights and claims arising out of US federal laws, since CD&R Bidco and Morrisons are each located in a non-US jurisdiction, and some or all of their officers and directors may be residents of a non-US jurisdiction. Neither CD&R Bidco nor Morrisons, nor any of their respective associates or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this announcement will actually occur. 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 OF SUCH JURISDICTION, WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC ("MORRISONS"), (a newly incorporated entity formed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLP in its capacity as adviser to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC as manager of CD&R Fund XI ("CD&R")). Customers (or Morrisons staff members in the case of this trial) download an app on to their smartphone which must be scanned on entry. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States. Investment firm Silchester, which holds Details of the Temporary Permissions Regime, which allows EEA-based firms to operate in the UK for a limited period while seeking full authorisation, are available on the FCA's website. If any of the dates and/or times in this expected timetable change, the revised dates and/or times will be notified to MorrisonsShareholders by announcement through a Regulatory Information Service, with such announcement being available on Morrisons' website at www.morrisons-corporate.com/investor-centre/offer-from-cdr. Investegate takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information within 5. or this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. The CD&R Final Offer is subject to the applicable requirements of the Takeover Code, the Panel, the London Stock Exchange and the FCA. 4. or otherwise. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the companies and persons involved in the CD&R Final Offer disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions by any person. READ MORE. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus, prospectus equivalent document or an exempted document. NAV, EMM/EPT, Rule 8 and FRN Variable Any failure to comply with the applicable restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. www.morrisons-corporate.com/investor-centre/offer-from-cdr. Ashurst LLP is acting as legal adviser to Morrisons. Further details in relation to Overseas Shareholders are contained in paragraph 14 of Part II (Explanatory Statement) of the CD&R Scheme Document. (PR adviser to Morrisons), Tel: On 19 October 2021, the Scheme was approved by the requisite majorities of Scheme Shareholders at the Court Meeting and the Resolution in connection with the implementation of the Scheme was passed by the requisite majority of Morrisons Shareholders at the General Meeting. +44 20 7747 3800, Goldman Sachs International Please be aware that addresses, electronic addresses and certain information provided by Morrisons Shareholders, persons with information rights and other relevant persons for the receipt of communications from Morrisons may be provided to CD&R Bidco and/or CD&R during the offer period as required under Section 4 of Appendix 4 of the Takeover Code to comply with Rule 2.11(c) of the Takeover Code. Scheme Shareholders on Morrisons' register of members at the Scheme Record Time will, upon the Scheme becoming Effective, be entitled to receive 287 pence in cash for each Scheme Share held. Shares provides unbiased commentary, ideas, views and news on stocks, funds, pensions and savings. (Financial Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker to, (Financial Adviser to CD&R Bidco and CD&R), is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively as lead financial adviser to Morrisons and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Morrisons for providing the protections afforded to clients of Rothschild & Co nor for providing advice in connection with any matter referred to herein. 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