ENGIE announces the successful placement of approximately 2 million GTT shares
ENGIE Group announces the successful placement, by Morgan Stanley Europe SE and Natixis, of 1,994,107 Gaztransport & Technigaz (“GTT”) shares at a price of €137.00 per share (the “Offering Price”) in the context of the hedging by ENGIE Group of its economic exposure relating to its residual stake in GTT (representing approximately 5.38% of the share capital of GTT ).
As indicated in the press release published yesterday, ENGIE Group has entered into 18-month forward sale agreements with Morgan Stanley Europe SE and Natixis (the “Hedging Banks”) over 1,994,107 GTT shares (the “Forward Sale Transactions”).
The Forward Sale Transactions enable the ENGIE Group to sell, at maturity (i.e., September 18, 2025), its residual stake in GTT at a pre-agreed price based on the Offering Price while retaining full ownership and voting rights attached to its residual stake until such sale at maturity.
The Hedging Banks, in order to hedge their commitment under the Forward Sale Transactions, conducted a private placement of 1,994,107 GTT shares to qualified investors executed through an accelerated bookbuild offering (the “Offering”).
The GTT shares so sold in the Offering by the Hedging Banks are borrowed by them in the market.
Settlement of the Offering is expected to take place on March 18, 2024.
Morgan Stanley Europe SE and Natixis, in addition of being Hedging Banks, acted as Joint Global Coordinators of the Offering.
The conclusion of the Forward Sale Transactions follows ENGIE’s announcement on November 13, 2020 of an enhanced divestment programme and initiation of a strategic review of options for its shareholding in GTT, which led to the sell-down in May 2021 of 10% of the share capital of GTT, the issuance of exchangeable bonds in May 2021 which have been since exchanged in full, a sell-down in March 2022 of 9% of the share capital of GTT and an additional sell-down of approximately 6% of the share capital of GTT in September 2022.
1 Held by ENGIE at 5.05% and its subsidiary ENGIE Group Participations at 0.33%, on the basis of an outstanding share capital of GTT composed of 37,078,357 shares as of February 29, 2024
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This press release is for information purposes only and does not, and shall not, constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe any securities nor a solicitation to offer to purchase or to subscribe securities in any jurisdiction and does not constitute a public offer in any jurisdiction, including in France.
The sale of shares of Gaztransport & Technigaz (“GTT”) (the “Transaction”) does not constitute a public offering and will not be offered or sold in the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan and any other jurisdiction where a registration process or an approval would be required by applicable laws and regulations.
No communication or information relating to the Transaction may be distributed or transmitted to the public in any jurisdiction where a registration or an approval is required. No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction in which such registration or approval would be required. The offer or sale of GTT shares may be subject to legal and regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. None of ENGIE and the Joint Global Coordinators assumes any liability in connection with the breach by any person of such restrictions.
United States of America
This press release does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities nor of any offer or solicitation to sell securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or an exemption from registration thereunder. The GTT shares described in this press release have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the United States. None of ENGIE or the Joint Global Coordinators intends to register any portion of the proposed offering in the United States or to conduct a public offer of securities in the United States.
European Economic Area
With respect to the member states of the European Economic Area (the “Member States”), no action has been or will be taken in order to permit a public offer of the securities which would require the publication of a prospectus in one of such Member States. As a result, the GTT shares can only be offered or sold and will only be offered or sold in any Member State to (a) to qualified investors as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14, 2017 (as amended, the “EU Prospectus Regulation”) or (b) in accordance with the other exemptions of Article 1(4) of the EU Prospectus Regulation.
This press release is not a prospectus within the meaning of the EU Prospectus Regulation.
France
In France, any offer or sale of the GTT shares and distribution of any offering material relating to the Offering have been and will be made only to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés), as defined in Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation, and in accordance with French laws and regulations, including Article L. 411-2 1° of the French monetary and financial code (Code monétaire et financier). There will be no public offering in any country (including France) in connection with the GTT shares.
United Kingdom
With respect to the United Kingdom, no action has been or will be taken in order to permit a public offer of the securities which would require the publication of a prospectus in the United Kingdom. As a result, the GTT shares can only be offered or sold and will only be offered or sold in the United Kingdom to (a) to qualified investors as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14, 2017, as amended, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”) or (b) in accordance with the other exemptions of Article 1(4) of the UK Prospectus Regulation.
This press release is not a prospectus within the meaning of the UK Prospectus Regulation.