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 THAT JURISDICTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1 April 2025
Learning Technologies Group plc
("LTG" or the "Company")
Cancellation of admission to trading of LTG Shares
Further to the announcement made by LTG on 31 March 2025 that the Scheme has become Effective, LTG confirms that the admission of LTG Shares to trading on AIM was cancelled with effect from 8.00 am today, 1 April 2025.
This announcement should be read in conjunction with the full text of the circular in relation to the Scheme published on 20 December 2024 (the "Scheme Document"). Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings set out in the Scheme Document. All references to times in this announcement are to London, United Kingdom times, unless otherwise stated.
Enquiries:
Learning Technologies Group plc Kath Kearney-Croft, Chief Financial Officer |
+44 (0)20 7832 3440 |
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Goldman Sachs International (Lead financial adviser and corporate broker) Nick Harper Bertie Whitehead Adam Laikin Lorenzo Carlino
Deutsche Numis (NOMAD, joint financial adviser and corporate broker) Nick Westlake Ben Stoop Alec Pratt Tejas Padalkar Alexander Kladov
FTI Consulting Jamie Ricketts Emma Hall Lucy Highland |
+44 (0)20 7774 1000
+44 (0)20 7260 1000
+44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Important notices relating to financial advisors
Goldman Sachs International ("Goldman Sachs"), which is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for LTG as financial adviser and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and other matters set out in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than LTG for providing the protections afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs, nor for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition, the content of this Announcement or any matter referred to herein. Neither Goldman Sachs nor any of Goldman Sachs' subsidiaries, affiliates or branches owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct, indirect, consequential, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Goldman Sachs in connection with this Announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.
Numis Securities Limited (trading as "Deutsche Numis"), which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FCA, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to LTG and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the matters in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than LTG for providing the protections afforded to clients of Deutsche Numis nor for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition or any matter referred to herein. Neither Deutsche Numis nor any of its affiliates (nor any of 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 Deutsche Numis in connection with the Acquisition or any statement contained herein or otherwise. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Deutsche Numis as to the contents of this Announcement.
Further information
This Announcement is for information purposes only. It does not constitute, and is not intended to constitute, or form part of, any offer, invitation or 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 the Acquisition or otherwise, nor will there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. The Acquisition is being made solely pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Document (or, if the Acquisition is implemented by way of an Offer, the Offer Document), which contains the full terms and conditions of the Acquisition.
This Announcement does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus exemption document.
This Announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with the laws of England and Wales, the AIM Rules and the Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this Announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside England and Wales.
Overseas Shareholders
The release, publication or distribution of this Announcement in or into certain jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom or who are subject to other jurisdictions should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.
Unless otherwise determined by Bidco or required by the Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Acquisition will not be made available, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction. Accordingly, copies of this Announcement and all documents relating to the Acquisition are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction, and persons receiving this Announcement and all documents relating to the Acquisition (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise distribute or send them in, into or from such jurisdictions where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction.
The availability of the Acquisition, including the Alternative Offers, to LTG Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are resident. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The Loan Notes and Rollover Securities are not being offered, sold, resold, taken up, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction or to, or for the account or benefit of, any Overseas Shareholders who are resident in, or are nationals or citizens of, any Restricted Jurisdiction (or who are nominees, custodians, trustees or guardians for, citizens, residents or nationals of such Restricted Jurisdictions), except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, applicable securities laws of those jurisdictions and/or where all regulatory approvals (where applicable) have been validly obtained. Any individual acceptances of an Alternative Offer will only be valid if all regulatory approvals by an LTG Shareholder to acquire the relevant Loan Notes and Rollover Securities have been obtained and satisfactory KYC Information has been delivered to the Corporate Services Provider by no later than the Election Return Time.
LTG Shareholders should be aware that the transaction contemplated herein may have tax consequences and that such consequences, if any, are not described herein. LTG Shareholders are urged to consult with appropriate legal, tax and financial advisers in connection with the consequences of the Acquisition (including any election for an Alternative Offer) on them. It is intended that the Bidco Loan Notes, Midco 3 Loan Notes, Midco 2 Loan Notes and Midco 1 Loan Notes constitute non-qualifying corporate bonds for holders of such securities who are UK tax resident individuals.
The Acquisition will be subject to the laws of England and Wales, the jurisdiction of the Court, and the applicable requirements of the Code, the Panel, the AIM Rules, the London Stock Exchange and the FCA.