Primary Energy Recycling to be Acquired by a Consortium led by Fortistar LLC for US$5.40 (estimated C$6.07 equivalent) per Share in Cash
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The cash price will be paid in U.S. dollars at closing, and is equivalent to approximately
The transaction will be carried out by way of a statutory Plan of Arrangement. The transaction will be financed through a
Following completion of the transaction, the Common Shares will be de-listed from the TSX and no longer traded publicly.
Speaking on behalf of the Board of Directors, Chairman
Unanimous Approval of the Board
The Arrangement Agreement, entered into by the Company and the Purchaser in connection with the transaction, has been approved unanimously by the Board of Directors. In so doing, the Board of Directors determined that the transaction is in the best interests of the Company and recommends that holders of Common Shares (the "Shareholders") vote in favour of the transaction at the upcoming special meeting of Shareholders. It is anticipated that this special meeting will be held before the end of the calendar year.
Moelis & Company LLC, financial advisor to the Board of Directors, has provided an opinion to the Board of Directors that, as of
Shareholder Lock-Up Agreements
All of the directors and senior officers of the Company who own Common Shares, as well as certain of the Shareholders (who collectively hold approximately 44.5% of the Company's outstanding Common Shares) have entered into lock-up agreements pursuant to which, among other things, they have agreed to vote their Common Shares in favour of the transaction.
Details of the Transaction
The transaction will be carried out by way of a statutory Plan of Arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (
The transaction is also subject to approval by the
In addition, the transaction is subject to the following conditions in favour of the Purchaser, many of which are beyond the control of the Company: (i) subject to certain exclusions, none of the Company's facilities having sustained a failure, a condition in the assets of such facility, damage or be subject to labor unrest that renders such facility unable to achieve production levels and financial performance, in each case, generally consistent with the Company's projected production levels and projected financial performance for that facility; and (ii) none of the Company's host facilities being subject to any outage or interruption for any reason (including force majeure, casualty or strike) that decreases the sale or delivery of coal product, electricity, energy or services to the host facility from the Company's facilities where such decrease has or would have a material negative effect on the Company's projected financial performance for such facility. The Purchaser also has the right to terminate the Arrangement Agreement in certain circumstances, including if the Company incurs specified liabilities as a result of outages, governmental fines and environmental matters. There can be no assurance that all conditions precedent to the transaction will be satisfied or waived, or of the timing of their satisfaction or waiver, or that any of the events giving rise to the Purchaser's termination rights under the Arrangement Agreement will not occur on or prior to closing of the transaction. If the transaction is not completed or is delayed for any reason, among other consequences, the market price for the Common Shares may decline. The terms and conditions of the transaction are detailed in the Arrangement Agreement, the complete text of which will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Investors are urged to read carefully the full text of the Arrangement Agreement.
The Arrangement Agreement provides for, among other things, a non-solicitation covenant on the part of the Company (subject to customary fiduciary out provisions). The Arrangement Agreement also provides the Purchaser with a right to match potential third party proposals received by the Company. The Company is permitted to terminate the Arrangement Agreement in certain circumstances, including, subject to certain conditions, to allow the Company to accept a superior proposal on the payment to Purchaser of a termination fee of
The terms and conditions of the transaction will be disclosed in more detail in a management information circular that will be mailed to Shareholders as of the record date to be established. It is anticipated that the transaction, if approved by Shareholders and the
Moelis & Company LLC is acting as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of the Company and
Copies of the Arrangement Agreement, the management information circular for the special meeting and certain related documents will be filed with Canadian securities regulators and will be available on the SEDAR profile of the Company at www.sedar.com. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents the Company files with Canadian securities regulators by directing a written request to
Investors and security holders of the Company are urged to read the management information circular and the other relevant materials when they become available because such materials will contain important information about the transaction.
Suspension of Future Dividends
In accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, the Board of Directors has determined that the declaration and payment of all future dividends on the Common Shares will be suspended pending completion of the transaction.
About
About Fortistar
Fortistar, headquartered in
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains "forward-looking information" or "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding the expected timing and completion of the transaction, the preparation, delivery and availability of a management information circular and other relevant materials in connection with the transaction, and the holding of the special meeting, which forward-looking statements may use forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "potential", or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions pertaining, but not limited, to the fact that the expected completion of the transaction is subject to closing conditions and termination rights in favour of the Purchaser, many of which are beyond the Company's control, the Purchaser's inability to complete the anticipated financing as contemplated by applicable commitment letters prior to the contractually required time for closing of the transaction or otherwise secure favourable terms for such financing, required Shareholder approval and necessary court approvals, the satisfaction or waiver of certain other conditions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, disruptions resulting from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain business relationships, and changes in applicable laws or regulations, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by the forward-looking statements.
As a result of these risks and uncertainties, the transaction could be modified, restructured or may not be completed, and the results or events predicted in these forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by applicable securities laws.
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