Regulatory Filings • Nov 19, 2015
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The tender offer described in the following document (the ''Tender Offer'') relates to securities of a non-U.S. company that is subject to the disclosure requirements, rules and practices applicable to companies listed in the UK, which differ from those of the United States in certain material respects. The following document has been prepared in accordance with UK style and practice for the purpose of complying with English law and the Listing Rules, and U.S. shareholders should read the entire document. The Tender Offer is not subject to or is exempt from the disclosure and procedural requirements of Regulation 14D under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act 1934 (the ''Exchange Act''). Furthermore, the payment and settlement procedure with respect to the Tender Offer will comply with the relevant UK rules, which may differ from payment and settlement procedures customary in the United States, particularly with regard to the payment date of consideration. The Tender Offer will be made in the United States in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 14E under the Exchange Act to the extent applicable. U.S. shareholders should note that the shares are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange and Al Noor Hospitals Group plc is not subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and is not required to, and does not, file any reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the ''SEC'') thereunder.
The Tender Offer has not been approved by the SEC or by the securities regulatory authority of any state or of any other United States jurisdiction, nor has the SEC or any such securities regulatory authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this document. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
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If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your Shares, please send this document, together with the other accompanying documents, at once to the purchaser or transferee, or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee. However, such documents should not be forwarded, distributed or transmitted (in whole or in part) in, into or from any jurisdiction in which such act would carry a significant risk of civil, regulatory or criminal exposure in such jurisdiction. If you have sold or otherwise transferred part only of your holding of Shares, please consult the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected.
(to be renamed Mediclinic International plc) (incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act 2006 with registered number 08338604)
and
A prospectus relating to the Company, the Enlarged Group, the Combination and Admission, prepared in accordance with the Prospectus Rules, has been published and is available on Al Noor's website at www.alnoorhospital.com. Alternatively, Al Noor Shareholders may, subject to applicable securities laws, request a copy of the Prospectus from the Registrars by telephoning 0371 664 0321. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. The helpline is open between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (London time), Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Please note that Capita Asset Services cannot provide any financial, legal or tax advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security and training purposes. If such a request is made, a copy of the Prospectus shall be sent to the relevant person in hard copy form as soon as possible and in any event within two business days of the request being received by the relevant party.
This document should be read as a whole and in conjunction with the Prospectus and the information incorporated by reference from the Prospectus. Your attention is drawn to the letter from the Chairman of the Company which is set out on pages 8 to 25 of this document and which recommends you to vote in favour of the Resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting referred to below.
The Shares are admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange. As the Combination is classified as a reverse takeover for the purpose of the Listing Rules, upon Completion, the listing of the Existing Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority will be cancelled and, simultaneously, application will be made for the readmission of the Existing Shares and admission of the New Shares to the premium listing
segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions, it is currently expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the Shares will commence at 8:00 a.m. on the Closing Date.
An application will be made for an inward secondary listing of the New Shares on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The secondary listing of the Enlarged Group on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is expected to become effective on 1 February 2016. It is also intended, subject to compliance with the relevant regulatory procedures, to procure a secondary listing of the New Shares on the Namibian Stock Exchange, either simultaneously with the inward secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange referred to above or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Notice of a General Meeting of the Company to be held at the offices of Linklaters LLP, at One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 15 December 2015 is set out at the end of this document. A Form of Proxy for use at the General Meeting is enclosed and, to be valid, should be completed, signed and returned so as to be received by the Company's registrars, Capita Asset Services, Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU as soon as possible but, in any event, so as to arrive no later than 9:00 a.m. on 11 December 2015 or the earlier of two business days or 48 hours before the date of any adjournment meeting. If you hold Existing Shares in CREST, you may appoint a proxy by completing and transmitting a CREST Proxy Instruction to the Registrars, Capita (under CREST Participant ID RA10), so that it is received at the latest by 9:00 a.m. on 11 December 2015 or the earlier of two business days or 48 hours before the date of any adjournment meeting. If you would like to submit your proxy vote electronically, you can do so by visiting www.capitashareportal.com. You will need to enter the Voting ID, Task ID and Shareholder Reference Number printed on the Form of Proxy and follow the online instructions. The deadline for receipt of electronic proxies is 9:00 a.m. on 11 December 2015 or the earlier of two business days or 48 hours before the date of any adjournment meeting. Completion and return of a Form of Proxy will not prevent members from attending and voting in person should they wish to do so.
Investors should rely only on the information contained in this document, the Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference therein. No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representations other than those contained in this document, the Prospectus and any document incorporated by reference therein and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been so authorised. In particular, the contents of the Company's website does not form part of this document and investors should not rely on it.
The Company will comply with its obligation(s), if any, to publish a supplementary prospectus or circular containing further updated information required by law or any regulatory authority, but assumes no further obligation to publish additional information.
Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on any of Rothschild, Goldman Sachs International or Jefferies International Limited (''Jefferies'') by the FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any jurisdiction where the exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be illegal, void or unenforceable, none of Rothschild, Goldman Sachs International or Jefferies accepts any responsibility whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the contents of this document or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with the Company, the Shares or the Combination and nothing in this document will be relied upon as a promise or representation in this respect, whether or not to the past or future. Each of Rothschild, Goldman Sachs International and Jefferies accordingly disclaims all and any responsibility or liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above), which it might otherwise have in respect of this document or any such statement.
Each of Rothschild and Goldman Sachs International is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (the ''PRA'') and regulated by the FCA and the PRA. Jefferies is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Rothschild, Goldman Sachs International and Jefferies are acting exclusively for the Company and are acting for no one else in connection with the production of this document and the Combination. They will not regard any other person as a client in relation to the production of this document or the Combination and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in connection with the production of this document or the Combination and/or Admission or any other matter, transaction or arrangement referred to in this document.
The distribution of this document, the accompanying Form of Proxy and/or the Tender Form in certain jurisdictions other than the UK may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this document, the accompanying Form of Proxy and/or the Tender Form comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with such restrictions may carry a significant risk of civil, regulatory or criminal exposure in any such jurisdiction.
The contents of this document or any subsequent communication from the Company or any of its respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents are not to be construed as legal, financial or tax advice. Each Al Noor Shareholder should consult his, her or its own legal, financial or tax adviser for legal, financial or tax advice.
You may request a hard copy of this document and the information incorporated into this document by reference to another source by contacting the Company's registrars, Capita Asset Services, Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU. You may also request that all future documents, announcements and information to be sent to you in relation to the Combination should be sent in hard copy form. If such a request is made, a copy of the requested information shall be sent to the relevant person in hard copy form as soon as possible and in any event within two business days of the request being received by the relevant party.
A copy of this document, together with all information incorporated into this document by reference to another source, will be made available, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, on the Company's website at www.alnoorhospital.com by no later than 12 noon (London time) on the day following publication of this document.
This document is published on 19 November 2015.
The Tender Offer relates to securities of a non-U.S. company that is subject to the disclosure requirements, rules and practices applicable to companies listed in the UK, which differ from those of the United States in certain material respects. This document has been prepared in accordance with UK style and practice for the purpose of complying with English law and the Listing Rules, and U.S. Shareholders should read this entire document. The Tender Offer is not subject to or is exempt from the disclosure and procedural requirements of Regulation 14D under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act 1934 (the ''Exchange Act''). Furthermore, the payment and settlement procedure with respect to the Tender Offer will comply with the relevant UK rules, which may differ from payment and settlement procedures customary in the United States, particularly with regard to the payment date of consideration. The Tender Offer will be made in the United States in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 14E under the Exchange Act to the extent applicable. U.S. Shareholders should note that the Shares are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange and the Company is not subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and is not required to, and does not, file any reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the ''SEC'') thereunder.
The Tender Offer has not been approved by the SEC or by the securities regulatory authority of any state or of any other United States jurisdiction, nor has the SEC or any such securities regulatory authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this document. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
This document has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Shares are not being offered or sold or made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and this document or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of such Shares may not be circulated or distributed, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the ''SFA''); (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA; or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
This document and the information incorporated by reference into this document includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, ''forward-looking statements''. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms ''believes'', ''estimates'', ''anticipates'', ''expects'', ''intends'', ''plans'', ''goal'', ''target'', ''aim'', ''may'', ''will'', ''would'', ''could'' or ''should'' or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forwardlooking statements include matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this document and the information incorporated by reference into this document and include statements regarding the intentions, beliefs or current expectations of the Al Noor Directors, the Proposed Directors or the Company concerning, amongst other things, the operating results, financial condition, prospects, growth, strategies and dividend policy of the Al Noor Group, the Mediclinic Group, the Enlarged Group and the industry in which it operates.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and may be beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Al Noor Group's actual operating results, financial condition, dividend policy and the development of the industry in which the Al Noor Group and/or the Enlarged Group operates may differ materially from the impression created by the forward-looking statements contained in this document and/or the information incorporated by reference into this document. In addition, even if the operating results, financial condition and dividend policy of the Al Noor Group and/or the Enlarged Group, and the development of the industry in which the Al Noor Group and/or the Enlarged Group operates, are consistent with the forwardlooking statements contained in this document and/or the information incorporated by reference into this document, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. Important factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, industry trends, competition, changes in government and other regulation, including in relation to the environment, health and safety and taxation, labour relations and work stoppages, changes in political and economic stability and changes in business strategy or development plans and other risks, including those described in Part II (Risk Factors) of this document.
You are advised to read this document and the information incorporated by reference into this document in their entirety, and, in particular, Part II (Risk Factors), for a further discussion of the factors that could affect the Al Noor Group's and/or the Enlarged Group's future performance and the industry in which the Al Noor Group and/or the Enlarged Group operates. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements in this document and/or the information incorporated by reference into this document may not occur.
Other than in accordance with their legal or regulatory obligations (including under the Listing Rules, the Disclosure and Transparency Rules and the Prospectus Rules), neither the Company nor Rothschild, Goldman Sachs International or Jefferies undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The statements above relating to forward-looking statements should not be construed as a qualification on the opinion of the Company as to working capital set out in paragraph 15 of Part XI (Additional Information) of this document.
Certain figures included in this document have been subjected to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown for the same category presented in different tables may vary slightly and figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.
| Page | |
|---|---|
| RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION |
1 |
| EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS | 2 |
| INDICATIVE MERGER STATISTICS |
5 |
| DIRECTORS, PROPOSED DIRECTORS, COMPANY SECRETARY, REGISTERED OFFICE AND ADVISERS |
6 |
| PART I LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF AL NOOR HOSPITALS GROUP PLC | 8 |
| PART II RISK FACTORS | 26 |
| PART III INFORMATION ON MEDICLINIC | 37 |
| PART IV INFORMATION ON THE COMBINATION . |
61 |
| PART V FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON MEDICLINIC | 80 |
| PART VI FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON AL NOOR | 82 |
| PART VII PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 84 |
| PART VIII INFORMATION ON REMGRO | 96 |
| PART IX TERMS OF THE TENDER OFFER | 106 |
| PART X TAXATION . |
116 |
| PART XI ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 123 |
| APPENDIX 1—DEFINITIONS | 144 |
| APPENDIX 2—NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING . |
154 |
| APPENDIX 3—PROFIT FORECAST REPORTS . |
163 |
| APPENDIX 4—DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION POLICY | 167 |
A prospectus in connection with the application for the admission to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange of the Existing Shares and up to 613,000,000 New Shares in connection with the Combination and 72,115,384 New Shares in connection with the Remgro Subscription has been published by the Company on its website (www.alnoorhospital.com) and contains information regarding, among other things, Al Noor and Mediclinic, historical financial information of Al Noor and Mediclinic, the Al Noor Directors, the Proposed Directors and the New Shares.
The Prospectus is available for inspection in accordance with paragraph 20 of Part XI (Additional Information) of this document. Paragraph 19 of Part XI (Additional Information) of this document sets out the various sections of the Prospectus which are incorporated by reference into this document.
Each of the times and dates in the table below is indicative only and may be subject to change. Events relating to Mediclinic, Mediclinic Shares and the Mediclinic Scheme have been italicised for reference only.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Mediclinic Scheme Circular (including the notice convening the Mediclinic Scheme meeting) posted to Mediclinic Shareholders |
Tuesday, 17 November 2015 |
| Al Noor SA Prospectus published | Tuesday, 17 November 2015 |
| Circular (including Notice of General Meeting) posted to Al Noor Shareholders |
Thursday, 19 November 2015 |
| Prospectus published | Thursday, 19 November 2015 |
| Tender Offer opens | 7:30 a.m. on Friday, 20 November 2015 |
| Last day to trade Shares on the London Stock Exchange in order to be recorded on the Register to participate in and vote at the Al Noor General Meeting |
5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 8 December 2015 |
| Voting record date for Al Noor Shareholders to be recorded on the Register to be eligible to participate in and vote at the Al Noor General Meeting |
Friday, 11 December 2015 |
| Last day to lodge forms of proxy in respect of the Al Noor General Meeting |
9:00 a.m. on Friday, 11 December 2015 |
| Al Noor General Meeting to be held | 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 15 December 2015 |
| Mediclinic Scheme Meeting to be held | 10:00 a.m. (midday Johannesburg time) on Tuesday, 15 December 2015 |
| Results of Mediclinic Scheme Meeting announced on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE (''SENS'') |
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 |
| Results of Al Noor General Meeting announced | Tuesday, 15 December 2015 |
| Court hearing to confirm First Reduction of Capital | Thursday, 21 January 2016 |
| First Reduction of Capital made effective by registration at Companies House |
Friday, 22 January 2016 |
| The following times and dates are indicative only and will depend, among other things, on the date on |
which the conditions precedent to the Mediclinic Scheme are satisfied (or, where applicable, waived)
| Expected finalisation date, the date on which the Mediclinic Scheme has become unconditional in all respects as required by the JSE listing rules (the ''Finalisation Date'') |
Friday, 22 January 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Finalisation announcement expected to be released on SENS |
Friday, 22 January 2016 | |
| Pre-listing announcement in respect of the listing of the Shares on the JSE (on a ''when-issued basis'') expected to be released |
Monday 25 January 2016 | |
| Suspension of listing from the JSE and the NSX of the Mediclinic Shares at commencement of trading |
Monday 1 February 2016 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Listing and trading of the New Shares on the JSE1 with ISIN GB00B8HX8Z88 under share code ANH (on a ''when issued'' basis) |
Monday 1 February 2016 |
| Last date to trade Existing Shares on the LSE in order to be recorded in the Al Noor Register to receive the Al Noor Special Dividend and to participate in the Al Noor Tender Offer |
Tuesday, 2 February 2016 |
| Latest time and date for receipt of Tender Forms and TTE Instructions from Al Noor CREST Shareholders for the Tender Offer |
1:00 p.m. on Friday, 5 February 2016 |
| Tender Offer closes | 1:00 p.m. on Friday, 5 February 2016 |
| Record Date, being the time and date on which Al Noor Shareholders must be recorded on the Register to receive the Special Dividend and to participate in the Tender Offer |
5:00 p.m. on Friday, 5 February 2016 |
| Mediclinic Scheme Record Date, being the time and date on which Mediclinic Scheme participants must be recorded in the Mediclinic register to receive the New Shares |
Friday 5 February 2016 |
| Mediclinic Scheme becomes operative and Remgro subscribes for New Shares under the Remgro Subscription |
Monday, 8 February 2016 |
| Admission and commencement of dealings on the London Stock Exchange of Existing Shares and New Shares |
8:00 a.m. on Monday, 8 February 2016 |
| Results of the Tender Offer announced | Monday, 8 February 2016 |
| Dematerialised Mediclinic Scheme participants expected to have their accounts (held at their CSDP or broker) credited with New Shares |
Monday, 8 February 2016 |
| Termination of listing of Mediclinic Shares from the Main Board of the JSE and the NSX at the commencement of trading |
Tuesday, 9 February 2016 |
| Court hearing to confirm Second Reduction of Capital | Tuesday, 9 February 2016 |
| Second Reduction of Capital made effective by registration at Companies House |
Wednesday, 10 February 2016 |
| Latest date expected for CREST accounts to be credited in respect of any Existing Shares in uncertificated form unsuccessfully tendered under the |
Wednesday, 10 February 2016 |
Tender Offer
1 It is also intended, subject to compliance with the relevant regulatory procedures, to seek a secondary listing of the Shares on the Namibian Stock Exchange, either simultaneously with the inward secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange referred to above, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Cheques despatched for Existing Shares in certificated form cancelled pursuant to the Tender Offer |
By Wednesday, 24 February 2016 |
| Balance share certificates despatched in respect of Existing Shares in certificated form unsuccessfully tendered in the Tender Offer |
By Wednesday, 24 February 2016 |
| Payment made through CREST for Existing Shares in uncertificated form cancelled pursuant to the Tender Offer |
By Wednesday 24 February 2016 |
| Settlement of cash in respect of Special Dividend to eligible Al Noor Shareholders |
By Wednesday 24 February 2016 |
| Latest date for settlement of cash in respect of Special Dividend |
By Wednesday, 24 February 2016 |
Notes:
(1) All times given in this document are references to local times in London, UK unless otherwise stated.
(2) The times and dates set out in the expected timetable of principal events above are indicative only and are based on Al Noor's current expectations and may be subject to change. In particular, the timetable of principal events subsequent to the expected Finalisation Date will be driven by the actual Finalisation Date and, to the extent that is delayed, will also be delayed accordingly. Any changes to the expected timetable of principal events will be announced via a Regulatory Information Service.
(3) All dates and times have been determined on the basis that no court approval or review of the Mediclinic Scheme resolution will be required. Any change to the above mentioned timetable relating to Mediclinic or the Mediclinic Scheme which impacts the expected timetable of principal events relating to Al Noor or Admission will be announced by Al Noor via a Regulatory Information Service.
(4) Dates and times relating to the Mediclinic Scheme or the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Namibian Stock Exchange are included in this timetable for completeness and are italicised. As the salient dates and times are subject to change, they may not be regarded as consent or dispensation for any time periods which may be required in terms of the SA Companies Act or the South African Takeover Regulations, where applicable, and any such consents or dispensations must be specifically applied for and granted.
| Total number of Existing Shares at 17 November 2015(1) | 116,866,203 |
|---|---|
| Number of New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Combination | up to 613,000,000 |
| Number of New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Remgro Subscription | 72,115,384 |
| Number of Shares in issue upon Admission(2) | up to 802,159,572 |
| Number of New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Combination as a percentage | |
| of the enlarged issued share capital(3) | 76% |
| Number of New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Remgro Subscription as a | |
| percentage of the enlarged issued share capital(3) | 9% |
| Total number of New Shares as a percentage of the enlarged issued share capital(4) . | 85% |
Notes:
(1) The latest practicable date prior to the date of this document.
(3) This is based on 802,159,572 Shares being in issue upon Admission (see note (2) above).
(2) Based on Al Noor's issued share capital as at 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the date of this document) and the Mediclinic Shareholder register as at 6 November 2015, up to 613,000,000 New Shares being issued pursuant to the Combination, 72,115,384 New Shares being issued pursuant to the Remgro Subscription, and assuming no Al Noor Shareholders elect to tender their Existing Shares under the Tender Offer, no South African appraisal rights are exercised in connection with the Mediclinic Scheme, up to 177,985 New Shares being issued to satisfy awards made in 2014 and 2015 under the Al Noor Deferred Annual Bonus Plan 2013 and the Al Noor Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 and no other Al Noor Shares or Mediclinic Shares being issued under the Al Noor Employee Share Plans or Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plans, respectively, between 17 November 2015 and Admission.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ian Tyler |
Chairman |
| Dr. Kassem Alom | Founder and Deputy Chairman |
| Seamus Keating | Senior Independent Director |
| Ronald Lavater |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Sheikh Mansoor Bin Butti Al Hamed |
Non-Executive Director |
| Ahmad Nimer . |
Non-Executive Director |
| William J. Ward | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Mubarak Matar Al Hamiri |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
| William S. Ward | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dr. Edwin Hertzog | Non-Executive Chairman |
| Ian Tyler |
Senior Independent Director |
| Danie Meintjes | Chief Executive Officer |
| Craig Tingle | Chief Financial Officer |
| Jannie Durand | Non-Executive Director |
| Alan Grieve | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Seamus Keating | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Prof. Dr. Robert Leu |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Nandi Mandela | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Trevor Petersen |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Desmond Smith | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Company Secretary: | Capita Company Secretarial Services Limited 40 Dukes Place London EC3A 7NH United Kingdom |
| Registered Office of the Company: | 1st Floor 40 Dukes Place London EC3A 7NH United Kingdom |
| Head Office of the Company: . |
Al Noor Specialty Clinic Building Shabia-10, Mussafah Abu Dhabi PO Box 46713 United Arab Emirates |
| Lead Financial Adviser, Rule 3 Adviser, and | |
| Co-Sponsor: | Rothschild New Court |
| St Swithin's Lane | |
| London EC4N 8AL | |
| United Kingdom |
| Co-Financial Adviser and Joint Broker: | Goldman Sachs International Peterborough Court 133 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BB United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Co-Sponsor and Joint Broker: | Jefferies International Limited 68 Upper Thames Street London EC4V 3BJ United Kingdom |
| English and U.S. legal advisers to the Company: | Linklaters LLP One Silk Street London EC2Y 8HQ United Kingdom |
| South African legal advisers to the Company: . |
Webber Wentzel 10, 16 & 18 Fricker Road Illovo Boulevard Johannesburg 2196 South Africa |
| UAE legal advisers to the Company: . |
Al Tamimi & Company Building 4, 6th Floor Sheikh Zayed Road P.O. Box 9275, Dubai United Arab Emirates |
| Auditors of the Company: | KPMG LLP 15 Canada Square London E14 5GL United Kingdom |
| Auditors of Mediclinic: | PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. Capital Place 15 - 21 Neutron Avenue Technopark Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa |
| Reporting Accountants: | KPMG LLP 15 Canada Square London E14 5GL United Kingdom |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH United Kingdom |
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| Receiving Agent: | Capita Asset Services 34 Beckenham Road Beckenham Kent BR3 4TU |
| Registrar: | Capita Asset Services 34 Beckenham Road Kent BR3 4TU United Kingdom |
(incorporated in England and Wales under the UK Companies Act 2006 with registered number 08338604)
Al Noor Hospitals Group plc 1st Floor 40 Dukes Place London EC3A 7NH
Ian Tyler (Chairman) Dr. Kassem Alom (Founder, Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director) Seamus Keating (Senior Independent Director) Ronald Lavater (Chief Executive Officer) Sheikh Mansoor Bin Butti Al Hamed (Non-Executive Director) Ahmad Nimer (Non-Executive Director) William J. Ward (Independent Non-Executive Director) Mubarak Matar Al Hamiri (Independent Non-Executive Director) William S. Ward (Independent Non-Executive Director)
19 November 2015
Dear Shareholder
On 14 October 2015, the board of directors of Al Noor and the independent board of directors of Mediclinic announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended combination of their respective businesses.
Under the terms of the Combination, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the Conditions, it is proposed that:
Al Noor Shareholders who tender their Existing Shares (and assuming no scale-back under the Tender Offer) would receive a cash payment of £11.60 per Existing Share (including the Special Dividend), which represents a premium of:
The cash payments to Al Noor Shareholders in respect of the Special Dividend and Tender Offer will be partly funded through (i) a subscription by Remgro Healthcare or one or more of its affiliates for 72,115,384 New Shares at a fixed price of £8.32 per share, to raise proceeds of £600 million, and (ii) a syndicate of banks providing a bridge loan facility of up to £400 million to the Enlarged Group.
The Combination will result in Mediclinic Shareholders (including Remgro in its capacity as an existing Mediclinic Shareholder) owning between 83.97 per cent. and 93.45 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (as holding company of the Enlarged Group), before taking into account the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer, and between 85.43 per cent. and 94.12 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (as holding company of the Enlarged Group) after taking into account the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer, depending on, in each case, the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer.
As a result of the Combination, and after the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer) Remgro's holding in the Enlarged Group excluding any concert party, will be between 40.95 per cent. and 45.18 per cent. The Remgro Concert Party will (based on Remgro's enquiries of the Relevant Portfolio Companies) hold between 42.99 per cent. and 47.43 per cent. of the Company (as holding company of the Enlarged Group) following the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer, depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer. As the Remgro Concert Party will hold at least 30 per cent. of the voting rights of the Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group), a mandatory offer would normally be required under Rule 9 of the City Code. The Panel has agreed, however, to waive the requirement under Rule 9 of the City Code for Remgro (or members of the Remgro Concert Party) to make a mandatory offer for the Shares not owned by Remgro (or members of the Remgro Concert Party) at Completion, subject to the Whitewash Resolution being passed on a vote, on a poll, of Al Noor Shareholders (who are all presumed to be independent of the Remgro Concert Party). Accordingly, the Whitewash Resolution is being proposed at the General Meeting to permit, if passed, the Remgro Concert Party to hold between 42.99 per cent. and 47.43 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, as described in paragraph 8 of this letter. An announcement of the actual amount of issued ordinary share capital of the Company held by the Remgro Concert Party as a consequence of the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer) (the ''Post Tender Remgro Holding'') will be made by the Company immediately following completion or lapse of the Tender Offer (as the case may be). Any transaction in issued ordinary shares of the Company by the Remgro Concert Party following Completion that results in the Remgro Concert Party holding more than the Post Tender Remgro Holding will (save as agreed by the Panel) be subject to the usual provisions of the City Code.
On Completion, it is proposed that Al Noor will be renamed ''Mediclinic International plc'' and the Company will be admitted to the premium listing segment on the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange, as well as having an inward secondary listing on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. It is also intended, subject to compliance with relevant regulatory procedures, to procure a secondary listing of the New Shares on the NSX, either simultaneously with the inward secondary listing on the JSE referred to above, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Subject to satisfaction, or where applicable waiver, of the Conditions, it is expected that the Combination will become operative on Monday, 8 February 2016.
In view of the size of the Mediclinic Group when compared with the existing Al Noor Group, the Combination constitutes a reverse takeover for the purposes of the Listing Rules and therefore requires, and is conditional on, the approval of Al Noor Shareholders. Accordingly, the General Meeting has been convened for 9:00 a.m. on 15 December 2015 at the offices of Linklaters LLP, at One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ. Al Noor Shareholders will be asked to approve the Combination and various related steps. An explanation of the Resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting is set out in paragraph 23 of this letter.
The purpose of this document is to: (i) explain the background to and reasons for the Combination; (ii) provide you with information about Mediclinic; (iii) explain why the Al Noor Directors unanimously consider the Combination and each of the Resolutions (including the Whitewash Resolution) to be in the best interests of the Al Noor Shareholders as a whole; and (iv) recommend that you vote in favour of the Whitewash Resolution and all other Resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting.
2 Adjusted to exclude the interim dividend of ZAR0.36 per Mediclinic Share, which was announced by Mediclinic on 12 November 2015.
3 There can be no certainty that Shares will trade at the valuation approach described in this paragraph following Completion.
The Al Noor Board and Mediclinic Board recognise the strong strategic merit in the Combination, which provides an excellent strategic fit between their operations in the UAE and creates a leading international private healthcare operator with a well-balanced geographic profile in Southern Africa, Switzerland and the UAE, with exposure to the UK market through a minority interest in Spire.
The Enlarged Group will be the largest private healthcare provider in the UAE (by revenue), with excellent relationships with key stakeholders. The regional operations of the two businesses are complementary, given Mediclinic's concentration at the high end of the acuity/quality curve and Al Noor's focus on high-value patients and their respective strengths in the Dubai and Abu Dhabi healthcare markets.
Al Noor has demonstrated a strong track record of growth in revenue and in earnings before interest, taxation depreciation and amortisation (''EBITDA''), with FY2010-14 compound annual growth rates (''CAGRs'') of 16.8 per cent. and 18.6 per cent. respectively, and EBITDA margins consistently above 20 per cent. This has been driven by the broadening of its service offering, disciplined cost management and the successful execution of attractive growth opportunities. Al Noor is continuously pursuing expansion of its capacity and network as evidenced by the expected opening of a new hospital, Civic Centre Hospital (40 beds in Al Ain, UAE), the addition of 28 beds in its existing Al Ain Hospital and six new medical centres across the UAE by the end of the first half of 2016.
Given substantial unmet medical needs in the Middle East, private healthcare delivery remains one of the fastest growing sectors due to a rapidly ageing demographic, an increasing incidence of lifestyle-related medical conditions such as diabetes and obesity, service gaps in the current healthcare market and growth in private health insurance. Given this, there is significant potential for the Enlarged Group to capitalise on the attractive growth opportunities in the region and deploy further capital, by way of both organic and inorganic investment.
Following preliminary analysis undertaken by Al Noor and Mediclinic, there are opportunities for potential cost synergies to be exploited for the UAE businesses, given the complementary nature of the operations and the ability to leverage the scale of the Enlarged Group. Potential synergies are expected to be achieved primarily from the procurement benefits of greater scale, creating a shared operations team in the UAE, the combination of existing corporate functions and the sharing of knowledge and best practices across the Enlarged Group.
The Enlarged Group will be a leading international private healthcare provider with deep operational expertise and a well-balanced geographic profile in Southern Africa, Switzerland and the UAE, with exposure to the UK market through a minority stake in Spire. The Combination will enhance the Enlarged Group's geographic diversity and its positioning towards growth markets, with the UAE representing 23 per cent. of the Enlarged Group's pro forma revenues. The Combination is also expected to provide the Enlarged Group with additional USD-based, high-growth earnings.
The Enlarged Group would benefit from the Company's admission to the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange, and expected inclusion in the FTSE 100 index, together with an inward secondary listing on the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The Al Noor Board believes that this will provide incremental advantages to the Enlarged Group through increased liquidity and greater access to a global investor base and a likely reduction in the Enlarged Group's cost of capital.
Al Noor was admitted to listing on the premium segment of the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in June 2013 at the IPO price of £5.75. Since then, Al Noor has delivered a strong track record of growth and the Combination provides an opportunity for Al Noor Shareholders to take advantage of that track record.
The Al Noor Board believes that the terms of the Combination are attractive for Al Noor Shareholders given the Special Dividend and the opportunity to participate in the Tender Offer, which provides a meaningful premium. An Al Noor Shareholder who tenders shares (and assuming no scale-back under the Tender Offer) will receive cash of £11.60 per share (including the Special Dividend), representing a premium of approximately 39 per cent. to the closing price of £8.35 per Al Noor Share on 1 October 2015. For those shareholders who elect not to participate in the Tender Offer, the Combination provides an opportunity for such shareholders to remain invested in a leading international healthcare provider.
In considering its recommendation for the Combination, the Al Noor Board gave due consideration to proposals from NMC to acquire the entire issued ordinary share capital of Al Noor. The Al Noor Board evaluated the value proposition, transaction certainty and consideration mix for the Combination and the NMC proposals, and believes the Combination to be in the best interests of Al Noor Shareholders. NMC announced an intention not to make an offer for Al Noor pursuant to Rule 2.8 of the City Code on 16 November 2015. As a result of this announcement, NMC will, except with the consent of the Panel, be bound by the restrictions contained in Rule 2.8 of the City Code on making an offer for the Company within six months of the date of that Announcement.
Al Noor also notes that VPS Healthcare has approached Al Noor and is a potential offeror for Al Noor. The Panel has ruled that VPS Healthcare must either announce a firm intention to make an offer for Al Noor under Rule 2.7 of the City Code, or announce an intention not to make an offer, by 5:00 p.m. on a date (yet to be determined) which is at least seven days prior to the Al Noor Shareholder meeting to approve the Whitewash Resolution. The Panel has stated it will make a further announcement of the specific date once Al Noor has given notice of its shareholder meeting to approve the Whitewash Resolution.
The Al Noor Board will evaluate any proposal that it may receive on its merits with a focus on the value proposition, transaction certainty and consideration mix for Al Noor Shareholders.
Al Noor Shareholders will be entitled to receive a special dividend of £3.28 per Existing Share held on the Record Date, conditional on Completion.
The Special Dividend will be paid to Al Noor Shareholders in accordance with the London Stock Exchange's applicable dividend procedure timetable and within 14 calendar days of the Record Date or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Record Date is expected to be 5:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016, but in any event an announcement setting out details of the Record Date and payment date for Al Noor Shareholders to be eligible to participate in the Tender Offer and to receive the Special Dividend will be made shortly prior to Completion.
The Special Dividend will be paid on all Existing Shares, including any that are tendered for cancellation pursuant to the Tender Offer. As the Record Date will be before Completion, Mediclinic Shareholders will not be entitled to receive the Special Dividend in respect of any New Shares to be issued to them pursuant to the Mediclinic Scheme.
Information regarding the UK taxation treatment of the Special Dividend is set out in Part X (Taxation) of this document.
It is a term of the Combination, and shall be a term of the Mediclinic Scheme, that if any dividend, distribution or return of value has been declared, announced, made or paid at any time by Al Noor after the Announcement (except for the Special Dividend and pursuant to the Tender Offer), Al Noor shall be required to reduce the aggregate amount payable under the Special Dividend by an amount equal to the aggregate amount of such dividend, distribution or return of value (if applicable, based on the spot rate of exchange at the time of such declaration, announcement, making or payment).
Al Noor Shareholders will be provided with an opportunity to tender their Existing Shares held on the Record Date to Al Noor for cancellation, for a cash payment of £8.32 per Existing Share. The Tender Offer is conditional on Completion, the Remgro Subscription having completed and the Court confirming the associated Second Reduction of Capital of Al Noor.
To the extent that more than 74,069,109 Existing Shares are tendered for cancellation, tenders will be scaled back pro rata in proportion to the number of Existing Shares tendered by each relevant Al Noor Shareholder.
As described in paragraph 4 above, the Record Date is expected to be 5.00 p.m. on 5 February 2016, but in any event an announcement setting out details of the Record Date and payment date for Al Noor Shareholders to be eligible to participate in the Tender Offer and to receive the Special Dividend will be made shortly prior to Completion. As the Record Date will be before Completion, Mediclinic Shareholders will not be entitled to tender any New Shares to be issued to them pursuant to the Mediclinic Scheme.
Further information regarding the Tender Offer and the process for tendering Existing Shares is set out in Part IX (Terms of the Tender Offer) of this document.
Information regarding the UK taxation treatment of Existing Shares cancelled pursuant to the Tender Offer is set out in Part X (Taxation) of this document.
Under the terms of the Combination, Al Noor will acquire all of the shares in Mediclinic (not repurchased and cancelled by Mediclinic) pursuant to a scheme of arrangement of Mediclinic under section 114 of the SA Companies Act.
The Mediclinic Scheme is subject to the fulfilment or waiver (as applicable) of certain conditions precedent by no later than the Long Stop Date, relating to, among others:
The conditions to which Completion is subject are set out in full in Part IV (Information on the Combination) of this document.
The Special Dividend and the Tender Offer are conditional on Completion. The Tender Offer is, in addition, conditional on the Remgro Subscription and the Court confirming the Second Reduction of Capital.
The cash payments to Al Noor Shareholders under the Special Dividend and the Tender Offer will be partly funded through a subscription by Remgro Healthcare or one (or more) of its affiliates for 72,115,384 New Shares at a fixed price of £8.32 per share, to raise proceeds of £600 million. The Remgro Subscription is to be financed by a £600 million (equivalent) loan facility provided to Remgro Healthcare by Rand Merchant Bank Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc.
In addition, affiliates of Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Rand Merchant Bank Limited, as joint mandated lead arrangers and underwriters, debt advisors and bookrunners, have arranged and entered into a loan facility of up to £400 million with Mediclinic which will be made available to the Enlarged Group on Completion on the basis that Al Noor will accede to the loan facility as borrower. The Mediclinic Bridge Facility has been provided on a ''certain funds'' basis and as such the only events which, under the terms of the Mediclinic Bridge Facility, could prevent the Mediclinic Bridge Facility being available, and which are either not within Al Noor's or Mediclinic's control or are not also conditions to the occurrence of the Combination are: (i) certain change of control and delisting events (which do not include, for the avoidance of doubt, the change of control resulting from the Combination); and (ii) it becoming unlawful for any lender to perform its obligations under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility.
As a result of these arrangements, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc is satisfied that sufficient resources are available to Al Noor to pay in full the amounts that may become due to Al Noor Shareholders under the Tender Offer (assuming take-up of the maximum number of 74,069,109 Existing Shares).
On Completion, as a result of the Combination and taking into account the New Shares to be issued to Remgro or one or more of its affiliates pursuant to the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer, depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer, Remgro will hold, through one or more of its affiliates, between 40.95 per cent. and 45.18 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (as holding company of the Enlarged Group).
In addition, the Relevant Portfolio Companies (being certain entities in which Remgro has a direct interest of 20 per cent. or more) and certain of their 20 per cent. or more investee companies, in each case as described in paragraph 6 of Part VIII of this document, are presumed to be acting in concert with Remgro for the purposes of the City Code. Accordingly, such entities form part of the Remgro Concert Party. Based on Remgro's enquiries of the Relevant Portfolio Companies as regards their and their relevant investee companies' holdings in Mediclinic, the Remgro Concert Party's holding in the Enlarged Group as a result of the Combination, and after the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer) will be between 42.99 per cent. and 47.43 per cent.
Under Rule 9 of the City Code, when (a) any person acquires, whether by a single transaction or a series of transactions over a period of time, an interest in shares (as defined in the City Code) which, taken together with any interest in shares in which persons acting in concert with him are interested, carry 30 per cent. or more of the voting rights of a company which is subject to the City Code, or (b) any person is interested in shares (as defined in the City Code) which, taken together with shares in which persons acting in concert with him are interested, carry 30 per cent. or more of the voting rights of a company that is subject to the City Code but does not hold shares carrying more than 50 per cent. of such voting rights and increases the percentage of shares carrying voting rights in which he and any person acting in concert with him are interested, that person is normally required (except with the consent of the Panel) to make a general offer to all the remaining shareholders of the company to acquire their shares and transferable securities carrying voting rights in the company. Such an offer would have to be made in cash and at the highest price paid for any interest in shares by that person or by any person acting in concert with him within the 12 months prior to the announcement of the offer. However, where the obligation to make a mandatory offer under Rule 9 of the City Code might arise following an issue of new shares, the Panel will normally consent to a waiver of that obligation provided that, among other things, this is approved by a vote, on a poll, of Al Noor Shareholders (who are all presumed to be independent of the Remgro Concert Party) and a procedure along the lines of that set out in Appendix 1 to the City Code is followed.
The Panel has agreed to waive the obligation to make a general offer that would otherwise arise as a result of increases in the shareholding of the Remgro Concert Party following the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer, depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer, subject to the approval by way of a vote, on a poll, of Al Noor Shareholders (who are all presumed to be independent of the Remgro Concert Party). Accordingly, the Whitewash Resolution is being proposed at the General Meeting and will be taken on a poll, as further set out in Appendix 2 (Notice of General Meeting). The Whitewash Resolution would, if passed, permit the Remgro Concert Party to hold between 42.99 per cent. and 47.43 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital in Al Noor following the Combination, the Remgro subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor
Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer). As stated in paragraph 1, an announcement of the Post Tender Remgro Holding held by the Remgro Concert Party as a consequence of the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer) will be made by the Company immediately following completion or lapse of the Tender Offer (as the case may be). Any transaction in issued ordinary shares of the Company by the Remgro Concert Party following Completion that results in the Remgro Concert Party holding more than the Post Tender Remgro Holding, will, save as agreed by the Panel, be subject to the usual provisions of the City Code.
As explained further in paragraph 23 of this letter, the Resolutions to approve the Combination are interconditional with the Whitewash Resolution and all such Resolutions must be passed, with the exception of Resolutions 3, 5, 7 and 9, for the Combination to be implemented. If the Whitewash Resolution is passed at the General Meeting, this would not restrict Remgro from making a general offer for Al Noor in the future.
Under Rule 37.1 of the City Code, when a company redeems or purchases its own voting shares, any resulting increase in the percentage of shares carrying voting rights in which a shareholder and any persons acting in concert with him are interested will normally be treated as an acquisition for the purpose of Rule 9 of the City Code. Pursuant to the Relationship Agreement, Al Noor has undertaken not to effect any share repurchase that would give rise to an obligation on the part of Remgro to make a general offer for Al Noor under Rule 9 of the City Code, unless a waiver from the obligation under Rule 9 of the City Code has been granted by the Panel.
Information on Remgro and other members of the Remgro Concert Party is set out in Part VIII (Information on Remgro).
The Al Noor Group is the largest private integrated healthcare provider in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi with growing presence in other Emirates and Oman. Founded in 1985, Al Noor counts 30 years of successful growth reinforcing the Group's leading position in its core market, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It provides services across the broad spectrum of primary and secondary services, and continues to expand into selective tertiary care.
Al Noor currently operates through a network of three hospitals with 306 operating beds, 23 free-standing medical centres and an oncology centre (Gulf International Cancer Centre) serving as a platform for the company-wide oncology service line. Al Noor's network recorded approximately 2.0 million outpatient visits in 2014. The expansion of Al Noor's network is continuously pursued as evidenced by the launch of a new hospital, Civic Centre Hospital (40 beds in Al Ain (UAE), and the addition of 28 beds in its existing Al Ain Hospital, and six new medical centres across the UAE, all expected within the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first half of 2016. The acquisition of Rochester Wellness also reinforces Al Noor's growing presence in Dubai and Oman, and broadens its service offering. The Al Noor Group employs a highly skilled workforce of more than 4,000 employees including 684 physicians best suited to cater to Al Noor's core populations (over 75 per cent. of the physicians are Arabic speakers to serve mainly Emirati and enhanced-coverage patients). The first private hospital in Abu Dhabi City to obtain Joint Commission International accreditation was established by Al Noor, and today all of its hospitals are accredited and ISO 9001:2008 certified.
Mediclinic, founded in 1983, is an international private healthcare group with operations in South Africa, Namibia, Switzerland and the UAE, and an investment in UK private healthcare through a 29.9 per cent. interest in Spire. Mediclinic has been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the South African securities exchange, since 1986. Mediclinic is also listed on the Namibian Stock Exchange. The Group's head office is based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Mediclinic focuses on providing acute care, specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary hospital services and related service offerings. It places science at the heart of its care process by striving to provide evidencebased care of the highest standard. Patients receive controlled and customised treatment, orchestrated by a team of medical professionals devoted to delivering the best possible clinical outcomes in multidisciplinary facilities of a world-class standard. Mediclinic has nearly 9,900 beds worldwide (excluding Spire).
As at 30 September 2015, Mediclinic had consolidated gross assets of ZAR99.3 billion (£4.5 billion). Mediclinic's profit before tax for the year ended 31 March 2015 was ZAR4.7 billion (£266 million).
On 12 November 2015, Spire issued a trading update which revised its previously issued guidance for the financial year ending 31 December 2015. Spire said it expected full year revenues to grow more slowly than previously announced, due most significantly to a decline in Local Contract NHS work. Notwithstanding some recent improvement in the outlook for inpatient and day case admissions, Spire did not expect this to mitigate entirely the decline in revenues it had seen.
During the three month period ended 30 September 2015, outpatient volume increased as expected with strong growth contribution from Al Ain Hospital and new and acquired clinics. Despite strong performance from Al Ain Hospital, inpatient volume remained flat, impacted mostly by a volume decrease at the Khalifa Street Hospital, which faced temporary disruption from on-going refurbishments and increased competition.
The majority of Al Noor's businesses showed good growth in the quarter, albeit slightly below expectations due to a greater seasonal impact than expected, delays in hiring new physicians, and increasing competition in the market. As a result, the management of Al Noor has revised its revenue expectations for the second half of 2015.
In relation to Al Noor's 2015 Unaudited Interim Financial Statements as further described in paragraph 13, Al Noor no longer expects to deliver slightly higher revenue growth in the second half of 2015 than in the first half of the year. However, Al Noor continues to expect that underlying EBITDA growth in the second half of the financial year ending 31 December 2015, compared to the same half year period in the financial year ended 31 December 2014, is expected to be higher than underlying EBITDA growth in the first half of the financial year ending 31 December 2015 compared to the same half year period in the financial year ended 31 December 2014.
Al Noor is making good progress with key initiatives to deliver sustainable returns and take advantage of the growing home market of Abu Dhabi. At Khalifa Street Hospital, Al Noor's labour cost saving initiatives were implemented between April and August 2015, and Al Noor expects to see the full benefit by the end of the year. Al Noor's growth plans for Khalifa Street Hospital are well on the way with leasing extra space on the ground and mezzanine levels to expand clinical services and improved patient access.
In addition to adding new capacity to Al Noor's existing Al Ain hospital, construction on the new hospital in the community of Al Ain continues as planned and is expected to see patients in the first quarter of 2016. Current trading in Al Ain leads Al Noor to be optimistic about performance in both hospitals.
Following shareholder approval in August 2015, Al Noor has also started to prepare the construction site for the new 100-bed building at Airport Road Hospital, which is expected to open in 2018.
The expansion of Al Noor's medical centre network is also continuing as planned. Al Noor's first centre in Sharjah opened in August 2015 and the centre at Al Bawadi Mall opened in October 2015. Al Noor expects to open Khalifa City A in Abu Dhabi and Gayathi in the Western Region in the first quarter of 2016.
On 10 November 2015, Al Noor completed the acquisition of Rochester Wellness, a leading provider of long-term physical, speech and occupational rehabilitation therapy, caring for patients in their homes and through two inpatient facilities in Dubai and Muscat. The business operates 51 beds and has the capacity to increase this number to 67 in the short term. The acquisition expands Al Noor's offering across the entire continuum of care by adding a new long term care service in the key markets of Dubai and Oman. In addition, the envisaged introduction of Rochester Wellness to Al Noor's home market Abu Dhabi is expected to yield revenue synergies for the Company in the future.
Mediclinic released its interim financial results for the six months ended 30 September 2015 on 12 November 2015 and reported its view on outlook as follows:
The Enlarged Group's results of operations will be affected by a variety of trends across its operating platforms in Southern Africa, Switzerland and the UAE. Set out below is a discussion of some of the more significant factors that have affected the Al Noor Group's and the Mediclinic Group's results in the past and which may affect the financial results of the Enlarged Group in the future. Factors and trends other than those set forth below could also have a significant impact on the Enlarged Group's results of operations and financial condition.
Indicative of the highly regulated nature of the industry in which the Enlarged Group operates, the South African Competition Commission (the ''Competition Commission'') is currently undertaking a market inquiry into the private healthcare sector in South Africa (the ''Market Inquiry''). This Market Inquiry is particularly focussed on the cost of private healthcare and has involved all private healthcare stakeholders in South Africa in the process via extensive submissions, and data requests and is expected to involve future oral hearings. The market inquiry panel may conclude the market inquiry with recommendations or changes to be made in the healthcare industry in South Africa, proposals for legislative or regulatory amendments or institute anti-competitive investigations should the Market Inquiry reveal such conduct. Along with other private healthcare stakeholders, the Mediclinic Group is participating in the inquiry, with the assistance of expert competition attorneys and advocates, and the Mediclinic Group has prepared and delivered a submission, in line with the Competition Commission's information requests under their published Terms of Reference and Administrative Guidelines for the Market Inquiry.
Further, as a result of regulatory changes in Switzerland in January 2012, in particular the introduction of the SDRG reimbursement system and so-called hospital ''lists'' in each canton, there are now (in practice) no real distinctions between private and state hospitals. An initiative to replace the current system of competition among many different health insurers with a system of one single public health insurance was rejected by a large majority in a public vote on 28 September 2014, demonstrating the public's opposition against a further nationalisation of the healthcare system. Despite this, some cantons in Switzerland have started to consider the introduction of a public cantonal health insurance system, a trend which could have a negative impact on the Enlarged Group's operations in Switzerland.
The ongoing shortage of human resources in the healthcare sector remains a critical challenge, particularly in the Southern Africa platform. This has been acknowledged by the Minister of Health in South Africa who has proposed various initiatives to address this problem, such as expanding the capacity of medical schools and the re-opening of nursing colleges.
Despite the continued political instability in some areas in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates has remained politically and economically stable. Population increase and the increasing incidence of lifestyle related medical conditions in the United Arab Emirates have led to an increased demand for medical services. In the United Arab Emirates, a real GDP growth of around 3.5 per cent. is expected in 2015. As a result, the Dubai Health Authority (''DHA'') has begun initiating healthcare reform across Dubai which may in the future affect the operations of the Enlarged Group in the region.
Further information regarding the risks relating to political and economic instability is set out in Part II (Risk Factors).
On 25 August 2015, the Al Noor Group published its unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2015 (the ''2015 Unaudited Interim Financial Statements''). The 2015 Unaudited Interim Financial Statements contain the following profit forecast:
We expect to deliver slightly higher growth in revenue and earnings in the second half compared with the first six months of the year, as we increase the number of inpatient beds in Al Ain Hospital, gain the benefits of recent investments in infrastructure and equipment at Al Noor's hospitals and continue to increase patient visits to the medical centres opened in 2014, as well as capture further growth from acquired medical centres.
Al Noor confirms that: (1) the reference above to earnings growth was to underlying EBITDA growth; and (2) underlying EBITDA growth in the second half of the financial year ending 31 December 2015, compared to the same half year period in the financial year ended 31 December 2014, is expected to be higher than underlying EBITDA growth in the first six months of the financial year ending 31 December 2015, compared to the same half year period in the financial year ended 31 December 2014 (the ''Profit Forecast'').
Reports on the Profit Forecast have been provided by KPMG LLP, Rothschild and Goldman Sachs International and are set out in Appendix 3 (Profit Forecast Reports), as required under the City Code. Further information regarding the Profit Forecast is set out in paragraph 13 of Part XI (Additional Information).
Following Completion, the Enlarged Al Noor Board will comprise a majority of independent non-executive directors. Two directors from the Al Noor Board, Ian Tyler and Seamus Keating, will be on the Enlarged Al Noor Board, which will also include existing directors of Mediclinic. The Chairman will be Edwin Hertzog (currently Chairman of Mediclinic) and the Senior Independent Director will be Ian Tyler (currently Chairman of Al Noor). The Chief Executive Officer of the Enlarged Group will be Danie Meintjes and the Chief Financial Officer will be Craig Tingle. The full list of members of the Enlarged Al Noor Board is set our in ''Directors, Proposed Directors, Company Secretary, Registered Office and Advisers'' above.
The Company is, and, following the implementation of the Mediclinic Scheme, is expected to remain, UK tax resident. However, elements of management of the operations of the Enlarged Group will be located in South Africa.
Following Completion, Remgro will own (through its subsidiaries but not including its concert parties) between 40.95 per cent. and 45.18 per cent. of the Company, such that Remgro will be a ''controlling shareholder'' for the purpose of the Listing Rules. As required by the Listing Rules, Al Noor and Remgro have agreed the terms of a relationship agreement which will take effect on Completion to govern the ongoing relationship between Remgro and Al Noor following Completion, the principal purpose of which is to ensure that Al Noor is capable of carrying out its business independently of Remgro and its associates (the ''Relationship Agreement'').
Under the terms of the Relationship Agreement:
• Remgro undertakes: to conduct all transactions and arrangements with any member of the Al Noor Group at arm's length and on normal commercial terms; not to take any action that would have the effect of preventing Al Noor from complying with its obligations under the Listing Rules; not to propose or procure the proposal of a shareholder resolution of Al Noor which is intended or appears to be intended to circumvent the proper application of the Listing Rules; and to abstain from voting on any shareholder resolution that is required to be passed under Chapter 11 of the Listing Rules in order to approve a related party transaction involving Remgro or any of its associates, as the related party. Remgro also undertakes to procure, so far as it is legally able to do so, that its associates (as defined in the Listing Rules) comply with such undertakings.
Remgro, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, currently holds 41.9 per cent. of the issued share capital of Mediclinic. Remgro is an investment holding company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Remgro holds interests in over 30 listed and unlisted portfolio companies in a diverse range of sectors.
As noted above it is proposed that Danie Meintjes and Craig Tingle will join the Enlarged Al Noor Board on implementation of the Scheme. They will receive director's fees and expenses when they join the Enlarged Al Noor Board but will also continue as employees of Mediclinic. It is proposed that the new terms will be substantially similar to their existing terms and conditions as executive directors of Mediclinic. Accordingly Al Noor Shareholders are being asked to approve changes to the Al Noor remuneration policy set out in Appendix 4 (Directors' Remuneration Policy) so that the revised policy will permit, where applicable, the continuation of their existing terms. It is not expected that this will result in an immediate or material increase in their overall remuneration. However, the Enlarged Al Noor Board may in due course review whether the overall remuneration of the Directors continues to be appropriate which may result in an increase (subject always to the terms of Al Noor's remuneration policy from time to time in force).
If approved at the General Meeting, Ronald Lavater will be paid a retention bonus of up to USD 1,500,000 in two equal instalments three and nine months after the Closing Date. The actual amount of the retention bonus will be subject to the remuneration committee of the Al Noor Board being satisfied with Mr Lavater's achievement of performance targets relating to his effective stewardship of the Company and the successful conclusion of the Combination in the best interests of the Company's shareholders. If he resigns from the Enlarged Group or is terminated for cause, he will lose his entitlement to any unpaid instalments. Approval is being sought for this retention bonus because it is not contemplated by the Company's current or intended remuneration policy.
Outstanding awards under the Al Noor Employee Share Plans shall vest on the Closing Date as a result of the Special Dividend:
The number of Shares will not be reduced to reflect early vesting.
Participants will also receive dividend equivalents (in cash or Shares) for dividends up to and including the Special Dividend.
Awards made in 2013 under the Al Noor Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 will be satisfied in cash.
Awards made in 2014 and 2015 under the Al Noor Deferred Annual Bonus Plan 2013 and the Al Noor Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 will be satisfied in cash or newly issued shares.
Al Noor will write to holders of the awards after the posting of this document to inform them of the impact of the Combination on their awards and the extent to which their awards will vest as a result of the Combination.
The Chairman's entitlement to Shares (described in more detail at paragraph 8.4 of Part XI (Additional Information) of this document) will be adjusted to reflect the Special Dividend.
Awards under the Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plan will vest as a result of the Combination to the extent that the remuneration committee of the Mediclinic Board determines. To the extent that awards do not vest, they will be exchanged for awards over Shares on such terms as Al Noor and Mediclinic shall agree such that participants in the Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plan are in no worse position than prior to the implementation of the Mediclinic Scheme or may be cashed out or otherwise treated in accordance with the rules of the Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plan.
The effect of the Mediclinic Scheme in respect of awards under the Mpilo Trust employee share plan (subject to compliance with the trust deed of the Mpilo Trust in respect of receipt of a favourable independent opinion in relation to the Mediclinic Scheme) is as follows:
Al Noor and Mediclinic shall after posting this document write to holders of awards under the Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plan to inform them of the impact of the Combination on their awards and the extent to which their awards will vest as a result of the Combination; and the trustees of the Mpilo Trust to inform them of the impact of the Combination on the units allocated under the Mpilo Trust and what action is required to be taken by the trustees to determine the Mpilo Trust's participation in the Mediclinic Scheme.
To illustrate the financial effects of the Combination, an unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of net assets for the Enlarged Group, assuming that Completion had occurred on 30 September 2015, is set out in Section A (Unaudited pro forma financial information for the Enlarged Group) of Part VII (Pro Forma Financial Information) of this document. Al Noor currently reports to a 31 December year end in USD; following Completion, Al Noor will report to a 31 March year end in pounds sterling. After taking account of adjustments including the proposed Special Dividend, the Tender Offer, the cash received pursuant to the Remgro Subscription, borrowings made under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility and transaction costs, this shows that the Enlarged Group would have had net assets of £3,243 million as at 30 September 2015 (on the basis set out in Part VII (Pro Forma Financial Information) of this document).
In addition, Section A (Unaudited pro forma financial information for the Enlarged Group) of Part VII (Pro Forma Financial Information) of this document sets out the unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement of the Enlarged Group for the year ended 31 March 2015 and the six months ended 30 September 2015 assuming that Completion had occurred at the beginning of the relevant periods. The unaudited pro forma combined income statement does not reflect the fair value adjustments that are expected to be made post-Completion and which may have a material impact on the earnings of the Enlarged Group going forward. In particular, the pro forma purchase price premium has been attributed to goodwill and no pro forma amortisation nor impairment charge has been applied to the goodwill
balance in the period presented and the fair value adjustments, when finalised post Completion, may be material.
Following Completion, the newly formed Enlarged Al Noor Board, composed of the proposed directors set out in ''Directors, Proposed Directors, Company Secretary, Registered Office and Advisers'' above, intends to adopt a dividend policy to reflect the underlying earnings and growth of the business, while retaining sufficient capital to fund ongoing operations and to invest in the Enlarged Group's long term growth. The Enlarged Group Board aims to pay a dividend of between 25 per cent. and 30 per cent. of normalised headline earnings per share. The Enlarged Group Board may revise the dividend policy from time to time. The ability of the Enlarged Group to pay dividends is dependent on a number of factors and there is no assurance that the Enlarged Group will pay dividends, or, if a dividend is paid, what the amount of such dividend will be.
Mediclinic and Al Noor have obtained irrevocable undertakings from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed and Dr Kassem Alom (as shareholders of Al Noor), to vote in favour of the resolutions required to approve and implement the Combination (including the Special Dividend and the Tender Offer). Dr Kassem Alom is also a non-executive director of Al Noor. None of the other directors of Al Noor hold Existing Shares. These irrevocable undertakings cover 34.3 per cent. of Al Noor's outstanding shares as at 17 November 2015. The Existing Shares covered by these irrevocable undertakings are as follows:
| Shareholder | Shares |
|---|---|
| Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed | 33,018,320 |
| Dr. Kassem Alom | 7,055,946 |
| Total | 40,074,266 |
These irrevocable undertakings remain binding if a competing proposal, including any offer from VPS Healthcare or any other entity is made to either Al Noor or Mediclinic, but cease to be binding when the Company and Mediclinic announce they do not intend to proceed with the Combination, and no new revised or replacement proposal is announced by the Company and Mediclinic.
Mediclinic and Al Noor have also obtained irrevocable undertakings from the directors and/or officers of Mediclinic, and from Remgro, to vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the general meeting of Mediclinic and required to approve and implement the Combination. These irrevocable undertakings cover 42.6 per cent. of Mediclinic's outstanding shares as at 6 November 2015. The Mediclinic Shares covered by these irrevocable undertakings are as follows:
| Shareholder | Shares |
|---|---|
| Remgro Healthcare Holdings (Pty) Ltd | 410,212,007 |
| Edwin Hertzog |
6,007,768 |
| Danie Meintjes |
337,860 |
| Gert Hattingh | 213,510 |
| Koert Pretorius | 205,492 |
| Craig Tingle |
195,320 |
| Ronnie van der Merwe | 98,453 |
| Total | 417,270,410 |
These irrevocable undertakings remain binding if a competing proposal is made to either Al Noor or Mediclinic, but cease to be binding when the Company and Mediclinic announce they do not intend to proceed with the Combination, and no new revised or replacement proposal is announced by the Company and Mediclinic.
The Company and Remgro have entered into a mutual confidentiality agreement dated 23 August 2015 pursuant to which each of the Company and Remgro has undertaken to keep certain information relating to the Combination and the other party confidential and not to disclose it to third parties (other than to certain permitted disclosees) unless required by law or regulation. These confidentiality obligations will remain in force until Completion.
The Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Remgro have entered into the Remgro Subscription Agreement dated 14 October 2015. Under the terms of the Remgro Subscription Agreement, Remgro Healthcare will (or shall procure that one or more of its affiliates will) subscribe for 72,115,384 New Shares at a fixed price of £8.32 per share, to raise proceeds of £600 million. The Remgro Subscription is conditional on, inter alia, the Mediclinic Scheme becoming operative.
Al Noor does not currently have sufficient distributable reserves to enable it to pay the Special Dividend. Therefore, a special resolution is being proposed at the General Meeting to issue Class A Shares to a nominee on behalf of the Al Noor Shareholders by capitalising the sum of US\$556,449,554 which will stand to the credit of the Company's merger reserve following the redesignation described in Part C of Part VI (Financial Information on Al Noor) of this document. Further special resolutions are then being proposed at the General Meeting for the cancellation of (i) Al Noor's existing share premium account and (ii) the Class A Shares to be allotted to a nominee on behalf of Al Noor Shareholders in order to create sufficient distributable reserves. In order for this First Reduction of Capital to become effective, it must be confirmed by the Court, pursuant to section 648 of the UK Companies Act. The effect of this First Reduction of Capital will be to create sufficient distributable reserves to enable Al Noor to pay the Special Dividend, and it will become effective on registration of the Court order confirming the reduction by the Registrar of Companies. It is a condition to the Mediclinic Scheme that this First Reduction of Capital is confirmed by the Court and becomes effective.
The cancellation of the Existing Shares tendered and accepted for cancellation under the Tender Offer will also constitute a reduction of capital, and a further reduction of Al Noor's then existing share premium account to USD 1 billion will also be required in order to enable sufficient capital to be repaid to tendering Al Noor Shareholders pursuant to the Tender Offer, with any balance creating distributable reserves for future use. Accordingly, a further special resolution is being proposed at the General Meeting to permit the cancellation of the tendered Existing Shares and the associated reduction of share premium account. This Second Reduction of Capital must also be confirmed by the Court pursuant to section 648 of the UK Companies Act, and will become effective on registration of the Court order confirming the reduction by the Registrar of Companies. However, this Second Reduction of Capital can only be confirmed by the Court after the Mediclinic Scheme becomes operative and after the Remgro Subscription because the share premium to be reduced only arises after such time and, accordingly, there is a risk that if the Court does not confirm the Second Reduction of Capital, the Tender Offer would not be able to proceed. In this circumstance, Al Noor will use reasonable endeavours to enable Al Noor Shareholders to tender the Existing Shares that would otherwise have been cancelled pursuant to the Tender Offer by other means for the same cash amount.
The Court hearing to confirm the First Reduction of Capital is expected to be held on Thursday, 21 January 2016 and the Court hearing to confirm the Second Reduction of Capital is expected to be held on Tuesday, 9 February 2016. Al Noor Shareholders may, if they wish, attend the hearings to support or oppose the First Reduction of Capital or the Second Reduction of Capital.
A number of amendments to the Articles of Association are required to enable the Company to establish a South African branch register for the Shares, as well as to change the Company's name to Mediclinic International plc and remove references to the relationship agreement between, amongst others, the Company, Ithmar Capital, SMBB and Dr Kassem Alom. Accordingly, a special resolution is being proposed at the General Meeting to adopt new Articles of Association reflecting these changes. A copy of the new Articles of Association, marked to show the changes proposed to the existing Articles of Association, will be available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during normal business hours on any business day following the date of this document until the close of the General Meeting.
The New Shares to be issued to Mediclinic Shareholders pursuant to the Mediclinic Scheme and to Remgro in connection with the Remgro Subscription will be issued credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the Existing Shares, including the right to receive in full all dividends and other distributions (if any) declared, made or paid by reference to a record date after Completion (but they will not carry any entitlement to the Special Dividend or to be eligible for the Tender Offer).
The Combination is classified as a reverse takeover for the purpose of the Listing Rules. As such, upon Completion, the listing of the Existing Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority will be cancelled, and application will be made for the immediate readmission of the Existing Shares and the admission of the New Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the Conditions, it is currently expected that Completion will occur, that Admission will become effective and that dealings in the New Shares will commence on the London Stock Exchange after Completion. The New Shares will be registered and are expected to be held in uncertificated form. The Prospectus in respect of the Enlarged Group and the application for Admission is available at www.alnoorhospital.com.
An application will be made to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange to terminate the listing of the Mediclinic Shares on those exchanges and to achieve a secondary listing of the Company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange following implementation of the Combination. The secondary listing of the Company following implementation of the Combination on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is expected to become effective on 1 February 2016, and dealings in new Shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange to commence, within one day of Completion. A South African branch register for the Shares will be established on or around the same date.
It is also intended, subject to compliance with relevant regulatory procedures, to procure a secondary listing of the New Shares of the Company on the NSX, either simultaneously with the inward secondary listing on the JSE referred to above, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Completion is conditional upon Al Noor Shareholders' approval being obtained at the General Meeting. Accordingly, you will find set out at the end of this document a notice convening a General Meeting to be held at the offices of Linklaters LLP, at One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 15 December 2015 at which the Resolutions including the Whitewash Resolution will be proposed to approve the Combination. A summary of the Resolutions is set out below and the full text is set out in Appendix 2 (Notice of General Meeting).
Each Resolution is conditional upon the occurrence of certain events:
An ordinary resolution to approve the Combination under Chapter 10 of the Listing Rules and to authorise the Al Noor Directors to:
(a) take all such steps and enter into such further agreements as may be necessary or desirable in connection with, and to implement, the Combination; and
(b) agree such modifications, variations, revisions or amendments to the terms and conditions of the Combination as the Al Noor Directors may in their absolute discretion think fit.
An ordinary resolution to authorise the Al Noor Directors to allot and issue up to 685,293,369 New Shares in connection with the Mediclinic Scheme and the Remgro Subscription, including the discount at which the New Shares are issued under the Remgro Subscription. This authority represents approximately 486 per cent. of the total issued share capital of Al Noor as at 17 November 2015.
An ordinary resolution to renew the Al Noor Directors' general authority to issue shares following Completion based on its enlarged issued share capital.
There is currently no specified purpose for the general authority to be conferred by Resolution 3.
An ordinary resolution of the Al Noor Shareholders (who are all presumed to be independent of the Remgro Concert Party), to be taken on a poll, to approve the waiver of any requirement under Rule 9 of the City Code for the Remgro Concert Party to make a general offer to Al Noor Shareholders as a result of the Remgro Concert Party being issued between 42.99 per cent. and 47.43 per cent. of the ordinary shares in the capital of the Company pursuant to the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the take up of the Tender Offer).9
An ordinary resolution to approve the proposed retention bonus payable to Mr Lavater which is described in paragraph 14 this letter.
An ordinary resolution to approve the resignation of KPMG LLP and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company.
An ordinary resolution to adopt a new remuneration policy of the Company as set out in Appendix 4 (Directors' Remuneration Policy).
A special resolution to dis-apply pre-emption rights that would otherwise apply to the allotment of New Shares to Remgro for cash pursuant to the Remgro Subscription.
A special resolution to renew the Al Noor Directors' general authority to issue shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis following Completion, in respect of a number of Shares representing 5 per cent. of the total issued enlarged share capital of the Company.
A special resolution to approve the allotment of Class A Shares to a nominee on behalf of the Al Noor Shareholders and paid up out of the Company's merger reserve.
9 Note: An announcement of the actual amount of issued ordinary share capital of the Company held by the Remgro Concert Party as a consequence of the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer) (the ''Post Tender Remgro Holding'') will be made by the Company immediately following completion or lapse of the Tender Offer. Any transaction in issued ordinary shares of the Company by the Remgro Concert Party following Completion that results in the Remgro Concert Party holding more than the Post Tender Remgro Holding, will (save as agreed by the Panel) be subject to the usual provisions of the City Code.
A special resolution to approve the cancellation of all the Class A Shares allotted pursuant to Resolution 10 in order to create distributable reserves to enable, together with the cancellation referred to in Resolution 12, Al Noor to pay the Special Dividend.
A special resolution to approve the cancellation of Al Noor's existing share premium account in order to create distributable reserves to enable, together with the cancellation referred to in Resolution 11, Al Noor to pay the Special Dividend.
A special resolution to approve the cancellation of the Existing Shares tendered and accepted for cancellation under the Tender Offer, and the reduction to USD 1 billion of Al Noor's then existing share premium account, with £8.32 in cash per Existing Share being paid by way of return of capital to the tendering Al Noor Shareholders and any balance being transferred to reserves.
A special resolution to change the name of the Company to Mediclinic International plc.
A special resolution to adopt new Articles of Association in order to implement changes required to the existing Articles of Association to enable the Company to establish a South African branch register for the Shares, reflect the change in Company name and remove references to the relationship agreement between, amongst others, the Company, Ithmar Capital, SMBB and Dr Kassem Alom.
You will find enclosed a Form of Proxy for use at the General Meeting, which covers all of the Resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting. As an alternative to completing and returning the Form of Proxy, you may register the appointment of a proxy for the General Meeting by accessing the website www.capitashareportal.com. If you hold Shares in CREST, you may instead appoint a proxy by completing and transmitting a CREST Proxy Instruction to Al Noor's Registrars, Capita. Guidance notes to assist you to complete the Form of Proxy or to register the appointment of a proxy electronically or to complete and transmit a CREST Proxy Instruction are set out in Appendix 2 (Notice of General Meeting).
Whether or not you intend to be present at the General Meeting, you are requested to complete and return the Form of Proxy in accordance with the instructions printed on it, or to register the appointment of a proxy electronically or, if you hold Shares in CREST, to complete and transmit a CREST Proxy Instruction. Completed Forms of Proxy should be returned to the Company's Registrars, Capita Asset Services, Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU as soon as possible and, in any event, no later than 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 11 December 2015 (or the earlier of two business days or 48 hours before the date of any adjourned meeting). The completion and return of a Form of Proxy or the transmittal of an electronic proxy registration or CREST Proxy Instruction will not prevent you from attending the meeting and voting in person if you so wish and are so entitled.
If you have any questions relating to this document and/or the completion and return of the Form of Proxy, please contact Capita on 0371 664 0321. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. The helpline is open between 9:00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Please note that Capita Asset Services cannot provide any financial, legal or tax advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security and training purposes.
Your attention is drawn to the further information contained in this document and in particular, to the Risk Factors in Part II. Investors should read the whole of this document and not rely solely on information summarised in this Letter, including the summarised financial information.
The Al Noor Board believe that the proposed Combination presents a compelling opportunity to create value for Al Noor Shareholders.
The Al Noor Board, which has received financial advice from Rothschild and Goldman Sachs International, considers the terms of the Combination and each of the Resolutions summarised above to be in the best interests of Al Noor Shareholders as a whole. In providing their advice, Rothschild and Goldman Sachs International have taken into account the commercial assessments of the Al Noor Board.
The Al Noor Board, which has been so advised by Rothschild and Goldman Sachs International in respect of the financial terms of the Combination (including the Tender Offer and the Waiver), considers the terms of the Combination (including the Tender Offer and the Waiver), to be fair and reasonable and in the best interests of Al Noor Shareholders. In providing advice to the Al Noor Board, Rothschild and Goldman Sachs International have taken into account the commercial assessments of the Al Noor Board. Rothschild is acting as independent financial adviser to Al Noor for the purposes of providing independent advice to the Al Noor Board in connection with the Combination, Tender Offer and Waiver under Rule 3 of the City Code.
Accordingly, the Al Noor Board recommends unanimously that Al Noor Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolutions required to approve and implement the Combination (including the Special Dividend and the Tender Offer), including the Whitewash Resolution and related matters to be proposed at the General Meeting, as they have irrevocably undertaken to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.
The Al Noor Board, which has been so advised by Rothschild and Goldman Sachs International in respect of the financial terms of the Tender Offer, considers the terms of the Tender Offer to be fair and reasonable. In providing advice to the Al Noor Board, Rothschild and Goldman Sachs International have taken into account the commercial assessments of the Al Noor Board. Rothschild is acting as independent financial adviser to Al Noor for the purposes of providing independent advice to the Al Noor Board in connection with the Combination, Tender Offer and Waiver under Rule 3 of the City Code.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Al Noor Board is not making, and does not intend to make, any recommendation to Al Noor Shareholders on whether or not to tender Existing Shares for cancellation under the terms of the Tender Offer. Al Noor Shareholders should consider whether continuing to hold Shares following completion of the Combination is a suitable investment in light of their own personal circumstances and investment objectives and are, therefore, strongly recommended to consider the factors set out in Part II (Risk Factors) of this document and to seek their own independent financial, tax and legal before deciding whether or not to tender Existing Shares for cancellation under the terms of the Tender Offer, or to remain as Al Noor Shareholders. Dr. Kassem Alom (Founder, Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director of the Company), who holds 7,055,946 Shares in Al Noor, intends to tender approximately 75 per cent. of his Shares for cash pursuant to the Tender Offer. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed who holds 33,018,320 Shares in Al Noor intends to tender approximately 75 per cent. of his shares for cash pursuant to the Tender Offer.
The intentions of Dr. Kassem Alom and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed may change as a result of changes to the Al Noor share price or Mediclinic share price prior to the Record Date, changes to prevailing economic or financial market conditions in the period running up to the Record Date or changes in the personal circumstances of Dr. Kassem Alom or Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed. If the intentions of Dr. Kassem Alom or Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed in relation to the Tender Offer do change prior to the Record Date, then an announcement will be made to the market detailing the change in intention and the reasons for such change.
No other Al Noor directors are able to participate in the Tender Offer.
Yours faithfully
Ian Tyler Chairman
Shareholders should consider the following risks and uncertainties together with all of the other information set out in this document prior to making any decision as to whether or not to vote in favour of the Resolutions.
The risks described below are all of the material risk factors related to the Combination, material new risk factors to the Enlarged Group as a result of the Combination, or existing material risk factors to the Al Noor Group which will be impacted by the Combination.
The risks described below are based on information known at the date of this document, but may not be the only risks to which the Al Noor Group, or, following the Closing Date, the Enlarged Group is or might be exposed. Additional risks and uncertainties, which are currently unknown to Al Noor, or that Al Noor does not currently consider to be material, may materially affect the business of the Al Noor Group and the Enlarged Group and could have material adverse effects on the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Al Noor Group and/or the Enlarged Group. If any of the risks were to occur, the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Al Noor Group and/or the Enlarged Group could be materially adversely affected and the value of Existing Shares could decline and shareholders could lose all or part of the value of their investment in Existing Shares.
Shareholders should read this document as a whole and not rely solely on the information in this section.
Completion is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, where applicable) of a number of conditions which, if not satisfied (or waived, as applicable) may result in the Combination not being completed.
The Combination is subject to the fulfilment or waiver (as applicable) of certain conditions precedent by no later than the Long Stop Date, relating to, among others:
In addition, the Special Dividend and the Tender Offer are conditional on the Mediclinic Scheme becoming operative and unconditional and the Tender Offer is also conditional on the Remgro Subscription and the Court confirming the Second Reduction of Capital.
There is no guarantee that these (or any other) conditions will be satisfied (or waived, as applicable). Failure to satisfy any of these conditions may result in the Combination not being completed.
The cancellation of the Existing Shares tendered and accepted for cancellation under the Tender Offer will constitute a reduction of capital, and the return of capital to tendering Al Noor Shareholders also requires a reduction of Al Noor's then existing share premium account. Accordingly, a special resolution will be proposed to Al Noor Shareholders at the General Meeting to permit the cancellation of those shares and the associated reduction of capital, and the reduction of Al Noor's then existing share premium account. This special resolution must also be confirmed by the Court pursuant to section 648 of the UK Companies Act. However, this reduction of capital can only be confirmed by the Court after the Mediclinic Scheme becomes operative and after the Remgro Subscription and, accordingly, there is a risk that if Court approval is not obtained, the Combination will complete but the Tender Offer would not be able to proceed and Al Noor Shareholders will be left with all of their shares in the Company. In this circumstance, Al Noor will use reasonable endeavours to enable Al Noor Shareholders to tender the Existing Shares that would otherwise have been cancelled pursuant to the Tender Offer by other means for the same cash amount.
Under the terms of the Mediclinic Scheme, Al Noor and Mediclinic have very limited rights to terminate the Combination if, prior to Completion, an event occurs which has or is reasonably likely to have a particular material adverse effect on the Mediclinic Group or the Al Noor Group, respectively.
These rights are principally limited to circumstances where (i) a licence held by a member of the Al Noor Group or Mediclinic Group which is necessary for the proper carrying on of its business has been withdrawn, cancelled or terminated where such withdrawal, cancellation or termination has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the Al Noor Group or Mediclinic Group (as applicable) taken as a whole or (ii) an insolvency event having occurred in relation to Mediclinic (or any company in the Mediclinic Group which contributes more than 10 per cent. of the EBITDA of the Mediclinic Group) or Al Noor (or any company in the Al Noor Group which contributes more than 10 per cent. of the EBITDA of the Al Noor Group).
Accordingly, the Combination may proceed even if there is an adverse change in relation to the Mediclinic Group or the Al Noor Group. If an adverse change occurs and the Combination completes, the price of the Shares may be adversely affected. Conversely, if either party exercises a right to terminate the Combination for a material adverse effect, the price of the Existing Shares may be adversely affected.
Al Noor believes that the Combination is justified in part by the business growth opportunities, margin benefits and other synergies it expects to achieve by combining its operations with Mediclinic. However, these expected business growth opportunities, margin benefits and other synergies may not materialise and other assumptions upon which the terms of the Combination were determined may prove to be incorrect.
The Enlarged Group may also face challenges with the following: redeploying resources in different areas of operations to improve efficiency; minimising the diversion of management attention from ongoing business concerns; and addressing possible differences between Al Noor's business culture, processes, controls, procedures and systems and those of Mediclinic.
Additionally, the Combination might affect the relationship that Al Noor and/or Mediclinic have with suppliers and business partners, and affect business performance and/or potential growth opportunities.
Under any of these circumstances, the business growth opportunities, margin benefits and other synergies anticipated by Al Noor and Mediclinic to result from the Combination may not be achieved as expected, or at all, or may be delayed materially. To the extent that the Enlarged Group incurs higher integration costs or achieves lower margin benefits than expected, the Enlarged Group's results of operations, financial condition and/or prospects, and the price of the Shares, may be adversely affected.
The Enlarged Group's future prospects may, in part, be dependent upon the Enlarged Group's ability to integrate the Al Noor Group and the Mediclinic Group successfully and any other businesses that it may acquire in the future without material disruption to the existing business including as a result of the integration of key employees, IT and operational systems. The performance of the Enlarged Group in the future will, amongst other things, also depend on the successful integration and motivation of key employees from both the Al Noor Group and the Mediclinic Group.
It is possible that failure to retain certain individuals, platforms or systems during the integration period will affect the ability to integrate the Al Noor Group and the Mediclinic Group successfully into the Enlarged Group and could have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's results of operations, financial conditions and/or prospects. If other cost synergy potentials such as the creation of a shared operations team and economies of scale in procurement are not realised, the Enlarged Group's results of operations, financial conditions and/or prospects may be adversely affected.
The Combination will result in Mediclinic Shareholders (including Remgro in its capacity as an existing Mediclinic Shareholder but before taking into account the New Shares it will acquire pursuant to the Remgro Subscription) owning between 83.97 per cent. and 93.45 per cent. of the Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group), depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer. After the Remgro Subscription, Remgro's holding of Shares in the Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group) excluding its concert parties will be between 40.95 per cent. and 45.18 per cent. of the Company. As a consequence, the number of voting rights which can be exercised and the influence which may be exerted by current Al Noor Shareholders in respect of the Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group) will be significantly reduced.
Following the Remgro Subscription, Remgro's holding will be between 40.95 per cent. and 45.18 per cent. of the Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group), depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer. Remgro has entered into the Relationship Agreement with the Company, to become effective on Completion, to govern the relationship between Remgro and the Enlarged Group. The principal purpose of the Relationship Agreement is to ensure that the Enlarged Group is capable of carrying on its business independently of Remgro and its associates. However, Remgro will retain substantial influence over the Enlarged Group. In particular, under the Relationship Agreement, Remgro will be entitled to appoint one director for every 10 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (or an interest which carries 10 per cent. of the aggregate voting rights in the Company) that Remgro and its subsidiary undertakings hold from time to time, subject to a maximum of three directors and provided that the appointment of a third director nominated by Remgro shall be subject to the requirement that the board will, following the appointment of such third director, have a majority of independent directors. There may be a difference between the interests of Remgro and the interests of other shareholders in the Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group).
The market price of the Shares may decline as a result of the Combination if, among other reasons:
The strategy of the Enlarged Group involves, in part, continuing to acquire and develop additional facilities. The Enlarged Group's efforts to execute its growth strategy may also be affected by its ability to identify suitable acquisition targets and negotiate and close acquisition and development transactions. As part of its strategy, the Enlarged Group will continue to explore opportunities to acquire hospitals and medical centres and/or sites for such facilities. However, following the Combination, it may not be able to identify suitable sites for new hospitals or medical centres and/or existing facilities to acquire.
New hospital and medical centre projects also require substantial capital expenditure, and the existing working capital and bank facilities of the Al Noor Group and the Mediclinic Group may not be sufficient to support this growth. The Enlarged Group may, therefore, need additional third-party financing to support its strategy. If such third-party financing is insufficient or not available on commercially acceptable terms, these additional expansion opportunities could be curtailed or stopped until sufficient funding is secured. In addition, new facilities may require significant numbers of additional staff, and the Enlarged Group may have difficulty in hiring enough properly qualified personnel or in obtaining licences for such personnel to practise in the relevant jurisdiction. Furthermore, as the Enlarged Group may not achieve the operating levels expected from future projects, it may not be able to achieve its targeted return on investment on, or intended benefits or operating synergies from, these projects.
In addition, to expand its existing facilities or construct new facilities, the Enlarged Group must obtain approvals and licences from relevant authorities or regulatory bodies before it is able to commence construction. If the Enlarged Group fails to obtain such licences or does not obtain such licences on the requested terms, it may not be able to expand or construct facilities as contemplated.
Expansion into new markets will also subject the Enlarged Group to various challenges, including those relating to compliance with the laws, regulations and practices within each new country, with which it may not be familiar, as well as uncertainties associated with the potential adoption of new laws and regulations and in the interpretation of such laws, regulations and practices by courts and regulators.
If the Enlarged Group cannot identify suitable expansion opportunities, secure suitable financing or achieve the requisite return on its investments, its business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
The Enlarged Group's business is subject to extensive licensing requirements. In particular, the Enlarged Group is required to obtain licences for, among others, the following activities: provision of healthcare services, provision of pharmaceutical services, provision of radiology services, administration of narcotics, psychotropic and other controlled substances, and handling and transport of explosive and flammable materials. The Enlarged Group's business activities and operations are also subject to regular reviews by licensing authorities. If any licensing requirements are not met by the Enlarged Group, the relevant authorities may suspend or revoke its licences or impose other restrictions on its operations. In addition, these licensing requirements are complex, which gives rise to compliance risks, and the Enlarged Group cannot predict what new licensing requirements, if any, will be implemented or the effect such licensing requirements may have on its business.
The Enlarged Group's relationship with local licensing authorities is also important to the continued operation of its business and to its future growth, including its ability to maintain its existing licences and obtain additional licences for any new healthcare facilities. There can be no assurance that changes in management or ownership of the Enlarged Group as a result of the Combination would not impact the Enlarged Group's relationships with licensing authorities. Deterioration of the Enlarged Group's relationship with any key government agencies could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
Upon Admission, the Enlarged Group will have a relatively high level of financial gearing. The debt facilities in Southern Africa are in place until 2019 and the principal debt facilities in Switzerland are in place until 2020. There is no certainty that this debt will be able to be refinanced in the future and no certainty that the current price levels and terms will be maintained going forward, which could have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition.
The tax treatment of the Enlarged Group will, amongst other things, be dependent on the residence for tax purposes of the members of the Enlarged Group, including the Company. Prior to the Combination, the Company has been resident in the United Kingdom. Following the Combination, it is intended that the Company will remain resident in the United Kingdom and that it will not become resident in South Africa, although elements of the management of the operations of the Group will be located in South Africa. If the Company ceases to be resident in the United Kingdom, it could be subject to certain ''exit taxes'', including United Kingdom corporation tax on any unrealised chargeable gains. It would also no longer qualify for benefits under tax treaties entered into between the United Kingdom and other countries. If the Company did become South African tax resident, this may have a material impact on the taxation liabilities of the Enlarged Group, including the Company, becoming subject to South African taxation on its profits. In addition, if the Company did become South African tax resident, dividends and other distributions paid by the Company to shareholders may be required to be paid subject to South African withholding tax.
Determining the Enlarged Group's provision for corporation and other tax liabilities requires judgements (including in connection with the Assets Transfer) and estimates and there are transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Although the Enlarged Group believes its estimates are reasonable, the ultimate tax outcome may differ from amounts recorded in its financial statements and may materially affect its financial results in the period or periods for which such determination is made. Any adverse tax determination may require the Enlarged Group to pay material amounts in tax and penalties, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition.
In addition, any change in tax laws or practice in the jurisdictions in which members of the Enlarged Group are resident or operate may have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's financial condition or results.
Prior to the Combination, the Company's operations were based almost exclusively in the UAE, and although its principal functional currency was the Emirati Dirham, its reporting currency was the U.S. dollar, which is pegged to the Emirati Dirham. Accordingly, the Company's financial results were not significantly exposed to foreign currency fluctuations. However, following Completion, the Company will change its reporting currency to pounds sterling. The Enlarged Group has material operations in South Africa (which report in Rand) and Switzerland (which report in Swiss Francs), as well as the UAE. Therefore, fluctuations in the exchange rates of Rand, Swiss Francs and Emirati Dirham/U.S. dollars relative to pounds sterling could have a significant effect on the Enlarged Group's results of operations. Although the Enlarged Group's exposure to the effects of currency exchange rates on its revenues will be partially hedged because a portion of its costs are also denominated in those currencies, its revenues and profits could nevertheless decline due to adverse movements in the rates of those currencies relative to pounds sterling. In addition, changes in foreign exchange rates relative to pounds sterling can affect the value of the Enlarged Group's non-pounds sterling assets and liabilities and may cause currency translation gains and losses. As a result, material fluctuations in the operating currencies of the Enlarged Group could have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial results and the price of the Shares.
The Mediclinic Group has and, following Completion the Enlarged Group will have, significant operations in Southern Africa; primarily in South Africa but also through three hospitals in Namibia. The risk factors below focus on risks applicable to companies operating in South Africa, but many of the risks are applicable to Southern Africa generally.
Mediclinic's business in Southern Africa is based in, and derived almost all of its revenue for the 2015 financial year from operations in, South Africa. As a result, political, social and economic conditions in South Africa could have a significant effect on the Enlarged Group's business. South Africa moved to a multi-party democracy with universal suffrage in 1994. However, large parts of the South African population do not have access to adequate education, healthcare, housing and other services, including water and electricity. South Africa also has high levels of unemployment, poverty and crime. These problems, in part, are believed to have hindered investments in South Africa, prompted emigration of skilled workers and adversely affected economic growth. Although it is difficult to predict the effect of these, and other, problems on South African businesses or the South African government's efforts to solve them, these problems, or the solutions proposed, could cause the size of the market for private health services or the people who demand these services in South Africa to decline and may have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations. There has also been regional political, social and economic instability in some of the countries surrounding South Africa which could negatively affect the South African economy and political situation which, in turn, could also have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
South Africa is generally considered by international investors to be an emerging market. Emerging markets are typically thought to have certain characteristics and be subject to many risks, including:
Political, economic, social and other developments in South Africa or other regional emerging markets could have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
As a result of the inability of Eskom Holdings Limited (''Eskom''), South Africa's state-owned electricity utility, to meet the increasing electricity demand in South Africa due to historical underinvestment and failure to expand capacity, parts of South Africa experienced frequent power shortages and outages during recent years. In order to maintain its operations in the face of power supply disruptions, the Mediclinic Group spent ZAR48 million in capital expenditures to build secondary back-up generators at its hospitals over the period 2007 to 2009. The Mediclinic Group has incurred and the Enlarged Group may in future incur additional costs for diesel fuel to operate these generators in the event of further power disruptions. Furthermore, during recent years, electricity prices have increased significantly in South Africa due to pressures from Eskom to increase tariffs to support its financial position and capital expenditure programme, and are expected to continue to increase.
Gaps in the supply of power from the public grid and from the Enlarged Group's in-house emergency power supply in South Africa could affect the operation of the respective hospitals and limit its operations; particularly when such gaps in the power supply are harmful to the health of the patients or lead to a loss of reputation by individual hospitals or of the Enlarged Group. Any of these factors may have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
Under the laws, codes and regulations promulgated by the South African government to promote BEE, the government awards procurement contracts, quotas, licences, permits and other rights based on numerous factors including the BEE status of applicants. The Enlarged Group is required or encouraged to comply with procurement, employment equity, ownership and other requirements, which are designed to redress historical social and economic inequalities and ensure socio-economic stability in South Africa. A company's BEE status is an important factor considered by government and other public bodies in awarding contracts, and may influence relationships with customers or suppliers as it has an effect on the BEE status of those customers or suppliers. If the Enlarged Group fails to maintain its BEE status, its ability to obtain licences could be adversely affected and customers and suppliers might also be less likely to procure services from or supply to the Enlarged Group, which could have a material adverse impact on its business.
The Mediclinic Group receives the vast majority of its revenues in its Southern Africa business from payments from medical schemes. In South Africa, patients are insured by medical schemes, which are, in turn, either administered by medical aid administrators or are self-administered. In the 2015 financial year, payments received from the three largest medical aid administrators (Discovery, Medscheme and Metropolitan Life) accounted for the significant majority of the Mediclinic Group's revenues in its Southern Africa business.
The Mediclinic Group negotiates on an annual basis with the medical schemes regarding the tariffs, or pricing arrangements, to be paid to the Mediclinic Group for services provided at its facilities. The Mediclinic Group has and the Enlarged Group may continue to face downward pressure on some of the payment rates from these medical schemes in South Africa. The Enlarged Group may be unable to effectively pass on increases in its cost base into the tariffs paid by the medical schemes. Any further consolidation of, or collective bargaining by, medical schemes may strengthen their bargaining position vis-a-vis the Enlarged Group and may result in less favourable pricing and other terms. `
In addition, the Mediclinic Group is dependent for a portion of its revenues on its preferred network arrangements with these medical schemes, which represent a portion of the Mediclinic Group's patients covered. Under a preferred network arrangement, the medical schemes require or financially incentivise patients to receive treatment at the Mediclinic Group's facilities as opposed to other healthcare facilities. If the Enlarged Group were unable to retain its preferred network arrangements, it may lose patient volumes and may also become less attractive to doctors.
The Enlarged Group's future success will depend, in part, on its ability to maintain good relationships with these medical schemes. Competition from other healthcare providers may also impact its ability to maintain relationships with or negotiate increases in tariffs or other favourable terms from medical schemes. If the Enlarged Group's relationship with medical schemes deteriorates, it may be unable to negotiate favourable tariff arrangements, may lose its preferred network arrangements, or its business may otherwise be adversely affected. In addition, if any of these medical schemes were unable to make payments to the Enlarged Group as a result of liquidity constraints, insolvency or otherwise, then its business, prospects financial condition or results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
As of 31 March 2015, approximately 11 per cent. of the Mediclinic Group's South African employees were members of trade unions. The Mediclinic Group and its facilities have in the past and the Enlarged Group may in future be subject to strike or industrial action. Any such strikes or industrial action at the Enlarged Group's facilities in the future may have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
In the Mediclinic Group's Southern African hospitals, pharmaceuticals are manufactured both locally and imported, and surgical products and consumables are mostly manufactured outside of South Africa. Most of the procurement is done through local suppliers or local agents of international suppliers. Although the prices for these products are denominated in Rand, the cost of such goods may increase or decrease reflecting movements in the Rand compared to other currencies, in particular the Euro and the US dollar. A significant portion of the Mediclinic Group's Southern African business' capital expenditure relates to the purchase of medical equipment from manufacturers outside of South Africa through their local distributors. Although the prices of such equipment are denominated in Rand, the Rand prices are linked to USD or Euro prices. Thus, any depreciation in the value of the Rand against the USD or Euro could cause a significant increase in the Enlarged Group's capital expenditure and a decrease in its margins given the higher cost of goods.
The Competition Commission is currently undertaking the Market Inquiry into the private healthcare sector in South Africa, which commenced in January 2014. According to the revised administrative timetable published by the Competition Commission on 16 October 2015, it is currently engaged in research and analysis. The publication of the results of the Market Inquiry is scheduled for December 2016. South African legislation enables the Competition Commission to conduct market inquiries in respect of the general state of competition in a market for particular goods and services, without necessarily referring to the conduct or activities of any particular named firm. The Market Inquiry is thus a general investigation into the state, nature and form of competition in a market, rather than a narrow investigation of a specific conduct by any particular firm. The Competition Commission has stated that it initiated the Market Inquiry because it had reason to believe that there are features of the sector that prevent, distort or restrict competition. The Competition Commission has further stated that it believes that conducting this inquiry will assist in understanding how it may promote competition in the healthcare sector.
The Market Inquiry is particularly focussed on the cost of private healthcare and the Competition Commission has involved all private healthcare stakeholders in South Africa in the process via extensive submissions, data requests and will hold future oral hearings. The Market Inquiry panel may conclude the Market Inquiry with recommendations such as changes to be made in the industry, propose legislative or regulatory amendments and institute anti-competitive investigations should the Market Inquiry reveal such conduct. Any of these factors and/or findings could have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations and are currently unknown.
The Mediclinic Group has, and following Completion, the Enlarged Group will have, significant operations in Switzerland, where it will depend on payments from insurance companies as well as cantons. If the Enlarged Group's relationships with these insurance companies and cantons deteriorates, if it is unable to negotiate and retain similar fee arrangements with these insurance companies and cantons, or if these insurance companies and cantons are unable to make payments to the Enlarged Group, its business may be adversely affected.
In Switzerland, the Mediclinic Group receives the vast majority of its revenue from payments from insurance companies and, where the hospitals and designated service mandates are included on the so-called ''hospital lists'', a component of payment is received from the relevant canton. Hospitals that are included on the hospital lists are eligible to treat generally insured patients. Re-imbursement for treating generally insured inpatients is according to the SDRG system and the cantons and insurance companies fund approximately equal components. The SDRG system and the obligation for cantons to plan hospital capacity based on hospital lists were introduced as a result of regulatory changes in 2012. Should a Swiss hospital not be on the hospital list, it will be known as a contract hospital and will negotiate contracts with insurance companies, will not be eligible to treat generally insured patients and receive no payment contribution from the canton. Most of the Mediclinic Group's hospitals are included on the hospital lists and thus are eligible to treat generally insured patients. However, there is no assurance that this will
continue indefinitely and, should the listing status be removed, it could have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business.
A portion of the Swiss population elect to buy supplementary insurance over and above the compulsory basic insurance each citizen is required to procure. Supplementary insurance offers additional benefits to the basic package. Because supplementary insured patients also are generally insured patients, their inpatient treatment in terms of approved listing mandates also means the same subsidy on the relevant SDRG component as for generally insured patients. The Mediclinic Group's main focus in Switzerland is on treating patients with supplementary insurance and as of 31 March 2015, approximately 57 per cent. of inpatients treated have supplementary insurance.
The Mediclinic Group negotiates contracts with insurance companies regarding supplementary insurance holders. Contracts with supplementary insurance providers are for varying periods and have a wide range of tariffs and terms. The insurance mix by hospital can vary to a large degree. Tariffs are usually negotiated annually between the hospitals and insurance companies and are subject to approval by the relevant cantons. This process can be delayed and subject to dispute and can mean provisional tariffs are in place for extended periods of time, which means revenue certainty can only be finalised once tariffs are finalised. Final SDRG re-imbursement is also dependent on case mix index changes and caseloads and thus final revenue certainty is an extended and complex process.
Outpatient tariffs are governed by the national TARMED system and are currently under review as part of a general revision of the Swiss Health Care Insurance Act and the management of the outpatient sector. There is no certainty at this stage as to the exact implementation date and outcome of this review and the possible impact on the outpatient revenues of the Enlarged Group's facilities in Switzerland in the future.
The Mediclinic Group has faced and the Enlarged Group may continue to face downward pressure on a number of components of the tariff structure in Switzerland and it may be unable to effectively pass on increases in its cost base into the tariffs paid by the funders. Any further consolidation of insurance companies or the creation of a national insurance company for generally insured patients in Switzerland may strengthen their bargaining power vis-a-vis the Enlarged Group and may result in less favourable ` pricing.
The Mediclinic Group is highly dependent on contracts and agreed prices with supplementary insurance providers and there is no assurance that these contracts will continue indefinitely on similar terms and conditions to those now agreed.
The Enlarged Group's future success in Switzerland will depend, in part, on its ability to maintain good relationships with insurance companies and negotiate reasonable tariffs or other favourable terms with insurance companies. The Enlarged Group may be unable to negotiate favourable tariff arrangements, may lose preferred network arrangements or listing status and service mandates. The loss of mandates or network arrangements could cause loss of patient volumes and may also be less attractive to doctors. Furthermore, if any funder were unable to make payments to the Enlarged Group as a result of liquidity, insolvency or other issues, the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations may be materially adversely affected. Another recent development is that the moratorium on the opening of new specialist practices, initial adopted in 2002 on a temporary basis, is now due to become a permanent law. The impact this will have going forward is difficult to predict as Mediclinic will continue to be able to employ new specialists where required at existing practices, although it will be unable to open new specialist practices. The moratorium does not affect the opening of new practices providing general practitioner services.
UAE law contains local ownership requirements stating that nationals of the UAE must be the owners of at least 51 per cent. of the outstanding share capital of UAE companies. Accordingly, consistent with the approach taken by many foreign-owned companies operating in the UAE, including Al Noor, this has been addressed this issue by implementing a commonly used corporate structure, as a result of which 51 per cent. of the outstanding share capital of relevant business units are owned by various local UAE residents or entities owned by UAE residents. In order to protect the rights of the Mediclinic Group and, after implementation of the Combination, the Enlarged Group and seek to ensure that the Mediclinic Group and, after implementation of the Combination, the Enlarged Group will have the full benefit of the
operating businesses (including its UAE operating licences), the constitutional documents of these entities provide certain protections relating to profit distribution, management, shareholder voting, distributions on liquidation and restrictions on share transfers. The Mediclinic Group also has entities registered in Dubai free zone areas where restrictions on foreign ownership do not apply.
It is possible that the Enlarged Group's structure could be unilaterally challenged before a UAE court on the basis of the UAE Federal Law no. 17 of 2004 in respect of the Commercial Concealment (the ''Concealment Law'') or other general public policy related provisions under other UAE legislation, and that a UAE court could decide that the Enlarged Group's ownership structure violated public policy, morals or law in the UAE.
The Concealment Law provides that it is not permissible to allow a non-UAE national, whether by using the name of another individual or through any other method, to practise any economic or professional activity that is not permissible for him to practise in accordance with the law and decrees of the UAE, which could prohibit foreign ownership of a UAE company through structures such as the one used in Mediclinic ownership structure. The Concealment Law was scheduled to come into effect in November 2007. However, by way of a cabinet resolution, the UAE Federal Government suspended the application of the Concealment Law until November 2009 and it was further suspended until September 2011. The Concealment Law is now in force, but, as of the date hereof, the provisions of the law have not been enforced to Mediclinic's or Al Noor's knowledge against any UAE company. However, as the Concealment Law is binding law, the UAE Federal Government has the ability to enforce the Concealment Law at any time in the future.
Foreign-owned companies formed in the UAE commonly employ corporate structures such as the Mediclinic Group's, and neither Al Noor nor Mediclinic is aware of such arrangements having been unilaterally, nor in any other manner, challenged by the UAE Federal Government or any Emirate thereof. However, were such a challenge to be made, there is no certainty as to the approach that the UAE courts would take in relation to the application of the Concealment Law or other laws or policies to the Enlarged Group's structure.
There could also be a number of adverse implications for the Enlarged Group if its ownership structure in the UAE were to be successfully challenged, including the loss of the Mediclinic Group's option to acquire the shares of the relevant 51 per cent. shareholders, loss of the Mediclinic Group's right to be appointed as a proxy for these shareholders during shareholder meetings, the loss of the Mediclinic Group's ability to prevent the relevant shareholders from selling or transferring their shares in the share capital of the relevant entities, the Enlarged Group having to adopt an alternative ownership or operating structure that could be disadvantageous to the Enlarged Group's business, operations and financial results or the imposition of material fines. The imposition of one or more of such penalties could have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations in the UAE.
In addition, the DHA and HAAD have wide discretion in relation to the Enlarged Group's UAE operating licences, and a successful challenge or enforcement action against the Enlarged Group's ownership structure might lead the DHA or HAAD to exercise its discretion to suspend the Enlarged Group's UAE operating licences (which would require the Enlarged Group to suspend the operations of its hospitals and medical centres). The Al Noor Group and the Mediclinic Group considers the probability of the DHA or HAAD suspending its UAE operating licences to be highly unlikely. However, should this risk crystallise, it could have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
If the Enlarged Group were required or elected to replace the current 51 per cent. owners of the shares in any relevant entity, or if these entities cease to be held 100 per cent. by UAE nationals, the Enlarged Group would have to find another entity or individual to which the Enlarged Group could transfer these interests in accordance with the foreign share ownership restrictions described above. There can be no assurance that the Enlarged Group would be able to find viable alternatives, which could result in a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations in the UAE. This could also have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's ability to continue to hold the Mediclinic Group's indirect interest in and/or maintain control over the Mediclinic Group's UAE operations, which could result in a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition or results of operation.
The Mediclinic Group's Middle East business operates in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Under UAE law and regulations, licences for the operation of medical facilities (outside of the DHCC Free Zone) and pharmacies are issued by the DHA and HAAD in the name of the company that operates the medical facilities.
Outside of free zone entities, licences are held by Mediclinic Group companies with local UAE persons or companies controlled by UAE persons holding 51 per cent. of these companies. If this ceased to be the case, or if, following Completion, there were a deterioration in the Enlarged Group's relationship with the local shareholders, or if the Enlarged Group lost its dispensation to hold the licences in the name of a corporate entity instead of a natural person, there can be no assurance that its ability to continue to operate the affected medical facilities or pharmacies would remain unimpaired. The Enlarged Group would need to obtain new licences that included the name of a different UAE national individual or corporate entity willing to act in their place. The process of changing the name included on the licences issued by DHA and HAAD involves the submission of certain documentation with the relevant authorities. In the Enlarged Group's experience, it usually takes between one and two weeks for such new licences to be obtained. There can be no assurance, however, that the Enlarged Group would be able to obtain new licences in a timely manner, on acceptable terms or at all. Any delay in identifying a new UAE national whose name could be included on the licences or obtaining a new licence could have a material adverse effect on the Enlarged Group's business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
On 24 August 2015, Mediclinic completed the indirect acquisition of a 29.9 per cent. shareholding in Spire for ZAR8.6 billion including transaction costs. Spire, which obtained a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange in July 2014, is a leading provider of private healthcare services in the United Kingdom, where it operates 39 hospitals. For the year ended 31 December 2014, Spire had revenues of £856 million and adjusted EBITDA of £159.2 million and for the six months ended 30 June 2015, Spire had revenues of £449.8 million and adjusted EBITDA of £83.4 million. Mediclinic's investment in Spire is subject to a number of risks which are outside Mediclinic's control and, in some cases, outside Spire's control. Key risks include: changing macroeconomic and political conditions in the UK; changing sentiment towards UK equity markets generally and the UK private healthcare sector in particular; Spire's ability to maintain and grow referrals from, and reimbursement rates paid by, the NHS, on which it relies for a significant proportion of its revenues; Spire's ability to maintain its contractual and professional relationships with private medical insurers, on which it depends for the majority of its revenues; Spire's ability to attract and retain experienced skilled medical personnel and/or qualified staff in a number of disciplines; Spire's need to comply with healthcare and other governmental regulations applicable to its business, failing which it may be subject to civil or criminal penalties, its operating licences could be suspended or revoked, or it could be excluded from NHS participation (any of which could result in a material decrease in the Spire's sales or stop sales entirely); quality deficiencies that could adversely impact Spire's brand, reputation, and ability to market its services effectively; the lack of suitable opportunities for Spire to grow by acquisition or to successfully integrate acquisitions and the adverse impact on the Enlarged Group's share plans of these or other factors on, of a change in the trading price of Spire shares. Mediclinic does not control Spire and has entered into a customary relationship agreement with Spire, one of the purposes of which is to ensure that Spire continues to be managed and operated independently of Mediclinic. However, there can be no assurance that Spire will be operated in a manner that is beneficial to the Enlarged Group or that the value of Mediclinic's investment in Spire will be realised, which could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the Enlarged Group.
Investors should read this Part III of this document in conjunction with the more detailed information contained in this document, including the financial and other information appearing in Part V (Financial information on Mediclinic).
The Mediclinic Group is a leading multi-country hospital group and is the third largest listed acute hospital operator (by revenue) in the world (excluding the U.S.), and is one of only three operators to generate more than 50 per cent. of its sales from international operations. The Mediclinic Group was founded in South Africa in 1983 and has since extensively grown its operations in South Africa and has also established operations in Namibia, Switzerland and the UAE. As at 30 September 2015, the Mediclinic Group's Southern Africa business operates 49 hospitals and two day clinics throughout South Africa and three hospitals in Namibia with 7,983 beds in total; Hirslanden (the Mediclinic Group's Swiss business) operated 16 private acute care facilities and three clinics in Switzerland with 1,677 beds in total; and Mediclinic Middle East operated two hospitals and 10 clinics with 382 beds in the United Arab Emirates. The Mediclinic Group has been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the South African securities exchange, since 1986, and has had a secondary listing on the Namibian Stock Exchange since December 2014. The Mediclinic Group's growth has resulted from new developments, capacity development within existing facilities and acquisitions, including the acquisition of a 29.9 per cent. interest in Spire, a UK-based, private healthcare group, in August 2015.
The Mediclinic Group is focused on providing acute care, specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary healthcare services and offers a wide range of hospital related clinical services throughout its operating platforms. These services include outpatient consultation services and pre-hospital and hospital-based emergency services, day case surgery, acute care inpatient services, and highly specialised services. In addition, the Mediclinic Group provides support services including laboratory, radiology, and nuclear medicine. Most specialist disciplines are available at the Mediclinic Group's hospitals, which are supported by over 27,000 staff members as at 31 March 2015—with Mediclinic Southern Africa employing more than 16,500, Hirslanden more than 9,000 and Mediclinic Middle East more than 2,400 employees.
The healthcare markets in Southern Africa, Switzerland and the UAE provide growth opportunities with favourable trends driving demand across these healthcare markets. The Mediclinic Group has a reputation for quality service delivery and clinical excellence. The results of a patient satisfaction survey indicated that average patient satisfaction levels across its operations for the six months ended 31 March 2015 ranged between 78 per cent. and 92 per cent. In addition, the Mediclinic Group has a track record of strong growth in patient attendance and revenue growth at all three of its operating platforms. On a year-to-year comparison, based on the results for the year ended 31 March 2015, Mediclinic Southern Africa had a 4.4 per cent. increase in bed days sold and it contributed 35 per cent. (2014: 37 per cent.) of the Mediclinic Group's normalised revenue and 37 per cent. (2014: 37 per cent.) of the normalised EBITDA. Hirslanden achieved an increase of 7.8 per cent. in inpatient admissions and contributed 53 per cent. (2014: 52 per cent.) of the Mediclinic Group's normalised revenue and 50 per cent. (2014: 51 per cent.) of the normalised EBITDA. In the Middle East, the Mediclinic Group's inpatient admissions at the hospitals increased by 6.2 per cent. and outpatient clinic attendance increased by 14 per cent. Mediclinic Middle East contributed 12 per cent. (2014: 11 per cent.) to the Mediclinic Group's normalised revenue and 13 per cent. (2014: 12 per cent.) to the normalised EBITDA.
These outcomes are supported by the Mediclinic Group's significant focus on clinical governance and risk management, patient satisfaction levels and building sound long-term business relationships with its stakeholders.
The following table provides an overview of the organisational structure of the Mediclinic Group as at 30 September 2015:
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The following timeline sets forth the key events in the history of the Mediclinic Group:
| 1983 |
Dr. Edwin Hertzog, the current chairman, commissioned by then Rembrandt Group (now Remgro Group) to undertake a feasibility study on private hospitals, leading to the foundation of the Mediclinic Group. |
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| 1984–1985 |
The Mediclinic Group established through purchasing of several medical facilities in Cape Town and Johannesburg. These included Mediclinic Sandton, Mediclinic Morningside and Leeuwendal (which later became Mediclinic Cape Town). |
| 1986 |
The Mediclinic Group listed on the JSE in South Africa. |
| Mediclinic Panorama in Parow commissioned, the first hospital built by the Mediclinic Group. |
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| 1988 |
Medical Innovations established to design and manufacture medical equipment locally. |
| 1989 | Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt in Bellville acquired. |
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| 1992 | Mediclinic Stellenbosch commissioned. |
| 1994 | Mediclinic Hoogland in Bethlehem commissioned. |
| 1995 | MediCor Group acquired, adding an additional 11 hospitals to the Mediclinic Group. |
| 1996 | Hydromed group acquired, adding four more hospitals to the Mediclinic Group. |
| Medical Human Resources established. | |
| 1997 | Nursing Training Programme formally started. |
| Mediclinic Klein Karoo in Oudtshoorn commissioned. | |
| 1998 | Acquisition of Auckland Health Limited (the holding company of the Hospiplan hospitals), adding 12 more hospitals to the Mediclinic Group. |
| Acquisition of the Volkshospitaal (currently Mediclinic Cape Town) and the closure of the Leeuwendal hospital in Cape Town. |
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| 2000 | Establishment and acquisition of a 50 per cent. interest in the emergency assistance services company, ER24. Remaining interest acquired in 2005. |
| 2001 | Acquisition of Lamprecht and Geneva Clinics in George (currently named Mediclinic George and Geneva Clinic). |
| 2002 | Acquisition of an interest in the Curamed group of private hospitals in Pretoria, adding six more hospitals. |
| Acquisition of an interest in Plettenberg Bay Private Health Centre (now Mediclinic Plettenberg Bay). Remaining interest obtained in 2004. |
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| 2003 | Commissioning of Mediclinic Kloof in Pretoria (as part of the Curamed group), Mediclinic Tzaneen and Mediclinic Howick. |
| 2004 | Acquisition of Mediclinic Cottage in Swakopmund. |
| 2005 | Acquisition of an interest in the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre in Johannesburg. |
| Acquisition of remaining interest in ER24, the emergency services company, now a wholly owned subsidiary. |
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| Acquisition of Mediclinic Legae in Mabopane. | |
| R1.1 billion black ownership initiative introducing Phodiso Holdings Limited (''Phodiso'') and Circle Capital Ventures Proprietary Limited as the Mediclinic Group's strategic black partners and shareholders in the Mediclinic Group. |
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| 2006 | Acquisition of the Protector Group's four hospitals (then with BEE partner Phodiso, who have subsequently sold their interest to the Mediclinic Group). |
| Conclusion of agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Mediclinic Middle East (then Emirates Healthcare) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which then owned one hospital, the rights to develop two further hospitals in the Dubai Healthcare City and five clinics. |
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| 2007 | Acquisition of a controlling interest in Mediclinic Middle East (then Emirates Healthcare) in Dubai became unconditional. |
| The Mediclinic Group extends its international operations with the acquisition of a 100 per cent. interest in Hirslanden, the leading private hospital group in Switzerland, operating 13 private acute care facilities. This coincided with the 75th anniversary of the group's Klinik Hirslanden. |
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| 2008 | Division of management and operating structure of the Mediclinic Group into three operating platforms in Southern Africa (Mediclinic Southern Africa), Switzerland (Hirslanden) and the United Arab Emirates (Mediclinic Middle East, then Emirates Healthcare). |
| Opening by Mediclinic Middle East (then Emirates Healthcare) of Mediclinic Mirdif (then Welcare Clinic Mirdif) in Dubai. |
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| Opening by Mediclinic Middle East (then Emirates Healthcare) of Mediclinic City Hospital (then The City Hospital) in the Dubai Healthcare City. |
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| 2010 | Opening by Mediclinic Southern Africa of Mediclinic Cape Gate in the northern suburbs of Cape Town. |
| Acquisition by Hirslanden of a 100 per cent. interest in Klinik Stephanshorn in St Gallen, Switzerland. |
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| 2011 | Acquisition by Mediclinic Middle East (then Emirates Healthcare) of the assets of Mediclinic Dubai Mall (then The Dubai Mall Medical Centre), Mediclinic Arabian Ranches (then Arabian Ranches Clinic) and the Mediclinic Meadows (then the Meadows Clinic). |
| Change of company name and rebranding of the Mediclinic Group's holding company to Mediclinic International and rebranding of its operations in Southern Africa to Mediclinic. |
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| 2012 | Acquisition of minority interest in Mediclinic Middle East (then Emirates Healthcare) increasing its effective shareholding to 100 per cent. Rebranding of the Company's operations in Dubai from Emirates Healthcare to Mediclinic. |
| 2013 | Acquisition by Mediclinic Middle East of the two pathology laboratories at Mediclinic Welcare Hospital and Mediclinic Al Sufouh in Dubai. |
| 2014 | Opening by Mediclinic Middle East of Mediclinic Corniche in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. |
| Acquisition by Hirslanden of a 100 per cent. interest in the operating business of Clinique La Colline in Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Acquisition by Hirslanden of a 100 per cent. interest in the operating business of Swissana Clinic AG in Meggen, Lucerne, Switzerland. |
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| Opening by Mediclinic Southern Africa of Mediclinic Gariep in Kimberley, Northern Cape (operated jointly with the existing Mediclinic Kimberley). |
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| 2015 | Opening by Mediclinic Middle East of Mediclinic Al Hili in Abu Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
| Opening by Mediclinic Southern Africa of Mediclinic Midstream in Midstream, Gauteng Province. |
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| Acquisition of a 29.9 per cent. interest in Spire, a UK-based private healthcare group. |
The Mediclinic Group is focused on providing acute care, specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary healthcare services and offers a wide range of hospital related clinical services throughout its operating platforms. These services include outpatient consultation services and pre-hospital and hospital-based emergency services, day case surgery, acute care inpatient services, and highly specialised services. In addition, the Mediclinic Group provides support services including laboratory, radiology and nuclear medicine.
The following table sets out certain of the Mediclinic Group's operating data for the periods indicated:
| For the year ended 31 March |
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| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Number of hospitals in operation . |
68 | 68 | 70 |
| —Southern Africa . |
52 | 52 | 52 |
| —Switzerland | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| —United Arab Emirates . | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Number of clinics in operation | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| —Switzerland . | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| —United Arab Emirates | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Number of licensed/registered beds | 9,305 | 9,563 | 9,922 |
| —Southern Africa |
7,436 | 7,614 | 7,885 |
| —Switzerland | 1,487 | 1,567 | 1,655 |
| —United Arab Emirates | 382 | 382 | 382 |
| Number of licensed/registered theatres . |
340 | 346 | 367 |
| —Southern Africa . |
254 | 258 | 269 |
| —Switzerland | 76 | 78 | 88 |
| —United Arab Emirates | 10 | 10 | 10 |
The Mediclinic Group has a diverse geographical footprint with three main operating platforms: (i) Mediclinic Southern Africa in South Africa and Namibia; (ii) Hirslanden in Switzerland; and (iii) Mediclinic Middle East in the UAE.
Mediclinic Southern Africa offers acute care hospital services in all 52 facilities and emergency services in 46 facilities throughout South Africa and Namibia, and acute rehabilitation services in the facility in Pretoria. Mediclinic Southern Africa also operates two day clinics for sub-acute services. ER24, the Mediclinic Group's subsidiary responsible for the provision of emergency transportation services has 43 branches throughout South Africa.
The hospital services range from routine procedures and medical treatment plans provided in 15 smaller secondary care community hospitals to complex and technologically advanced treatment modalities provided in 34 larger tertiary care city hospitals, as well as highly specialised and transplant medicine provided in three quaternary care hospitals. The majority of cases are elective in nature, but a significant portion is unscheduled, emergency and trauma related. Admitting doctors, excluding emergency care specialists within certain emergency centres, are self-employed and practise independently. Radiology, laboratory and oncology services are also provided by independent practices.
The burden of disease of the Southern African population consists mainly of communicable (infectious) diseases, followed by chronic diseases and trauma. In the medical scheme population, as a subset of the general population, chronic diseases are more prominent, followed by communicable diseases and trauma. The contribution per clinical discipline in terms of the number of patients admitted to Mediclinic Southern Africa's hospitals in the 2014 calendar year was as follows:
| Clinical Discipline | Percentage contribution |
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| Internal medicine | 26% |
| General surgery | 17% |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 15% |
| Orthopaedic | 13% |
| Urogenital | 7% |
| ENT and ophthalmology | 7% |
| Cardiac and vascular . |
7% |
| Neurology | 5% |
| Oral and maxillofacial | 2% |
| Other . |
1% |
South Africa is one of the most attractive healthcare markets in the world, with one of the highest private healthcare expenditures at 51.6 per cent. of total health expenditure in 2013, and a 10 per cent. CAGR in healthcare spending in the 10-year period from 2004 to 2014 (Source: WHO).
South Africa's economic performance has remained weak in recent years, with the annual gross domestic product growth rate decelerating to 1.5 per cent. for 2014 from 2.2 per cent. in 2013 (Source: World Bank). In contrast, the South African private healthcare sector has maintained a positive, gradual, long-term growth trajectory.
Private healthcare funding in South Africa and Namibia is principally provided by medical schemes, with approximately 92 per cent. of Mediclinic Southern Africa's hospital admissions and revenue funded by medical schemes as of 31 March 2015. The number of beneficiaries insured by the funding market in South Africa was approximately 8.8 million in December 2014, representing a marginal growth of approximately 34,150 beneficiaries from December 2013 (Source: Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2014/2015, published 1 September 2015). The Council for Medical Schemes (''CMS'') also issued statistics detailing ''the prevalence of chronic diseases in the population covered by medical schemes in South Africa'' in January 2015, wherein it was reported that there was an upward trend in the diagnosis and treatment of many conditions on the prescribed list of chronic diseases (which by law all medical schemes are obliged to fund), for the period 2008 to 2013. This report therefore indicates deterioration in the disease profile of the medical scheme population, and by implication, more members requiring treatment at a greater frequency and intensity of care than before.
Consolidation in the funder market continued in the period under review and it is expected that this will continue for the foreseeable future. The result of the consolidation is further concentration in the funding market whereby the larger medical schemes and the administrators continue increasing their proportion of the privately insured beneficiaries. For example, based on the latest 2014 CMS annual report, Discovery Administration and the Government Employee Medical Scheme now represent 33 per cent. and 21 per cent. of beneficiaries, respectively. This has had and may continue to have a significant impact in terms of annual tariff negotiations resulting in robust engagement.
The medical scheme industry continues to be financially viable. Solvency ratios (being the ratio of reserves over the gross annual member medical scheme contributions), as monitored by the CMS, remained stable at an average of 33.3 per cent. between December 2013 and December 2014, in excess of the legal requirement for minimum solvency ratios of 25 per cent. The total accumulated reserves for all medical schemes increased from ZAR44.3 billion to ZAR47.7 billion over the period December 2013 to December 2014.
Mediclinic Southern Africa continues to support the underlying principle of universal coverage through the creation of a National Health Insurance (''NHI'') system in South Africa. Mediclinic Southern Africa continues to monitor all available information pertaining to the planned implementation of NHI closely. The publication of the South African government's White Paper on the NHI, a more detailed discussion document including details regarding the financing options, is still expected during the year ahead. Mediclinic Southern Africa will continue to engage with both government and other relevant stakeholders on the most appropriate design and mechanisms to pursue universal coverage within the South African context.
The shortage of human resources in healthcare in South Africa remains a critical challenge for the sector. This has been acknowledged by the Minister of Health of South Africa (the ''Minister''). The Minister has proposed various initiatives to address this problem, such as expanding the capacity of medical schools and the reopening of nursing colleges.
The private healthcare industry in South Africa is subject to extensive government legislation and associated regulations. These regulations relate to specific sectors of the healthcare industry, but interact to deliver healthcare to the insured members of the public. In the private hospital market, this would include legislated processes in terms of licensing and construction requirements, annual inspections and licence renewals, the SEP of certain pharmaceuticals, compliance with the regulations and guidelines of the professional healthcare authorities and healthcare legislation (e.g. National Health Act, Sterilisation Act, Mental Healthcare Act etc.) as well as all normal business -related legislation. This interacts with the legislative framework of the large healthcare industry, e.g. the Medical Schemes Act that governs the funders of private healthcare.
The government of South Africa is considering, among other healthcare reforms, the introduction of an NHI system, and the ruling African National Congress party has initiated discussions regarding the proposed NHI.
In addition, draft regulations are currently out for comment on the terms of regulation of the fee charged by certain healthcare professionals (particularly doctors) in respect of prescribed minimum benefits.
Under the laws, codes and regulations promulgated by the South African government to promote BEE, the government awards procurement contracts, quotas, licences, permits and other rights based on numerous factors including the BEE status of applicants. The Mediclinic Group is required or encouraged to comply with procurement, employment equity, ownership and other requirements, which are designed to redress historical social and economic inequalities and ensure socio-economic stability in South Africa.
A company's BEE status is an important factor considered by government and other public bodies in awarding contracts, and may influence relationships with customers or suppliers as it has an effect on the BEE status of those customers or suppliers.
Private healthcare in South Africa is partly funded through the medical scheme industry, which consists of 83 schemes offering 277 options, as at the end of December 2014 (Source: Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2014/2015, published on 1 September 2015). These schemes are regulated by the Medical Schemes Act and are subject to a requirement to maintain solvency levels of at least 25 per cent.
The graphic and table below show the Mediclinic Group's facilities in Southern Africa as at 30 September 2015.
Source Company information
| Name of hospital | Location | Licensed beds |
Licensed theatres |
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| Western Cape, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Cape Gate | Brackenfell | 152 | 6 |
| Mediclinic Cape Town |
Cape Town | 128 | 5 |
| Mediclinic Constantiaberg | Plumstead | 238 | 8 |
| Mediclinic Durbanville | Durbanville | 205 | 8 |
| Mediclinic Geneva | George | 58 | 4 |
| Mediclinic George | George | 166 | 5 |
| Mediclinic Hermanus | Hermanus | 80 | 3 |
| Mediclinic Klein Karoo |
Oudtshoorn | 38 | 2 |
| Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt | Bellville | 190 | 7 |
| Mediclinic Milnerton |
Milnerton | 166 | 5 |
| Mediclinic Paarl | Paarl | 143 | 5 |
| Mediclinic Panorama |
Parow | 400 | 12 |
| Mediclinic Plettenberg Bay | Plettenberg Bay | 27 | 1 |
| Mediclinic Stellenbosch |
Stellenbosch | 102 | 4 |
| Mediclinic Strand | Strand | 26 | 2 |
| Mediclinic Vergelegen . |
Somerset West | 237 | 7 |
| Mediclinic Worcester |
Worcester | 197 | 5 |
| Gauteng, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Emfuleni | Vanderbijlpark | 155 | 4 |
| Mediclinic Kloof |
Pretoria | 205 | 10 |
| Mediclinic Medforum | Pretoria | 248 | 14 |
| Mediclinic Heart Hospital | Pretoria | 90 | 3 |
| Mediclinic Legae | Mabopane | 142 | 4 |
| Mediclinic Midstream | Midstream | 176 | 7 |
| Mediclinic Morningside |
Sandton | 230 | 9 |
| Mediclinic Muelmed | Pretoria | 222 | 8 |
| Mediclinic Sandton | Sandton | 379 | 10 |
| Mediclinic Gynaecological Hospital | Pretoria | 53 | 2 |
| Mediclinic Vereeniging | Vereeniging | 267 | 7 |
| Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre * | Johannesburg | 0 | 0 |
| Mpumalanga, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Barberton | Barberton | 30 | 1 |
| Mediclinic Ermelo | Ermelo | 60 | 2 |
| Mediclinic Highveld | Trichardt | 202 | 4 |
| Mediclinic Nelspruit | Nelspruit | 314 | 9 |
| Mediclinic Secunda |
Secunda | 43 | 3 |
| KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Howick | Howick | 46 | 2 |
| Mediclinic Newcastle |
Newcastle | 184 | 5 |
| Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg |
Pietermaritzburg | 237 | 7 |
| Mediclinic Victoria | Tongaat | 133 | 3 |
| Free State, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Bloemfontein | Bloemfontein | 377 | 12 |
| Mediclinic Hoogland |
Bethlehem | 114 | 3 |
| Mediclinic Welkom | Welkom | 227 | 8 |
| North West, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Brits | Brits | 80 | 3 |
| Mediclinic Potchefstroom | Potchefstroom | 197 | 6 |
| Northern Cape, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Gariep |
Kimberley | 146 | 5 |
| Mediclinic Kimberley | Kimberley | 114 | 3 |
| Mediclinic Upington | Upington | 50 | 2 |
| Name of hospital | Location | Licensed beds |
Licensed theatres |
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| Limpopo, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Lephalale |
Lephalale | 50 | 1 |
| Mediclinic Thabazimbi | Thabazimbi | 21 | 1 |
| Mediclinic Limpopo | Polokwane | 247 | 8 |
| Mediclinic Tzaneen |
Tzaneen | 129 | 3 |
| Namibia | |||
| Mediclinic Swakopmund | Swakopmund | 70 | 2 |
| Mediclinic Otjiwarongo | Otjiwarongo | 20 | 1 |
| Mediclinic Windhoek | Windhoek | 120 | 4 |
| Name of day clinic | Location | Licensed beds |
Licensed theatres |
| Western Cape, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Durbanville Day Clinic | Durbanville | 26 | 0 |
| Limpopo, South Africa | |||
| Mediclinic Limpopo Day Clinic | Polokwane | 26 | 0 |
| Total (hospitals and clinics) | 7,983 | 265 |
* Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre has 190 licensed beds and eight licensed theatres, but these are not included above as it is a joint venture, which is accounted for using the equity method. Mediclinic Southern Africa holds a minority interest of 49.9 per cent. in the joint venture.
During the financial year ended 31 March 2015, a number of building projects were completed at various hospitals, creating 271 additional beds. The development of Mediclinic Midstream (176 beds), which opened on 2 March 2015, was the most significant. The hospital is situated in a fast growing area in the Gauteng province, which has the highest medical aid coverage of all the provinces in South Africa. The hospital incorporates the latest ICT convergence and environmentally friendly initiatives and boasts high-end medical disciplines. Other building projects included new consulting rooms, the relocation of the Mediclinic Gariep in Kimberley and a number of facility upgrades. In the six months ended 30 September 2015, expansion projects added over 40 additional beds.
During the financial year ended 31 March 2015, the Southern African operations invested the following amounts:
As in the past, there remain many attractive growth opportunities in Southern Africa. Opportunities include the expansion of Mediclinic Southern Africa's existing hospitals, the establishment of new hospitals and day clinics, as well as opportunities relating to mental health. Building projects which are expected to result in over 80 additional beds in the Southern African operations are in progress and are expected to be completed during the financial year ending 31 March 2016.
At the same time, Mediclinic Southern Africa is continuing to focus on the value that it delivers to its patients by continuing to improve the safety and quality of its clinical care, the quality of patients' experience and opportunities to improve operational efficiency. The South African healthcare market has traditionally been fragmented, with hospitals providing physical infrastructure, equipment, pharmaceuticals and nursing staff and each healthcare professional (e.g. surgeon, anaesthesiologist, physiotherapist, radiology, pathology, etc.) operating an independent practice. The Mediclinic Group also intends to focus on opportunities to integrate the Southern African private healthcare delivery model in the future.
Hirslanden offers acute care hospital services in 16 facilities across 11 cantons (the member states of the Swiss Confederation). The hospital services range from routine procedures and medical treatment plans to highly specialised, complex and technologically advanced treatment modalities. The majority of cases are elective in nature, and services like advanced neonatal critical care and major trauma are provided by the cantonal and university teaching facilities. Most admitting doctors are self-employed, but doctors working in the fields of hospital-based specialties like anaesthetics and internal medicine are employed at certain hospitals. Radiology, laboratory, nuclear medicine and radiation oncology services are in most instances owned and operated by the hospitals themselves.
The burden of disease of the Swiss population consists mainly of chronic diseases commonly associated with lifestyle and old age. The burden of communicable (infectious) diseases and trauma is very small. The chronic underlying medical conditions that might be present in a patient on admission to a hospital may have a significant impact on the level of care the patient receives and/or length of stay such a patient experiences during hospitalisation. During the 2014 calendar year, the proportion of Hirslanden's patients admitted to hospital with chronic underlying diseases was approximately 20 per cent., and hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity were the most common diseases present.
The contribution per clinical discipline in terms of the number of patients admitted to Hirslanden's hospitals in the 2014 calendar year was as follows:
| Clinical discipline | Percentage contribution |
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| Orthopaedics | 32% |
| Cardiac and vascular . |
14% |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 14% |
| General surgery | 13% |
| Internal medicine | 12% |
| Neurology | 6% |
| Urogenital | 5% |
| ENT and ophthalmology | 3% |
| Other . |
1% |
With an annual GDP growth of 2.0 per cent. (Source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO press release ''Gross domestic product in 4th quarter'', 3 March 2015) for the 2014 fiscal year, Switzerland experienced much stronger growth than the EU (1.3 per cent.) and even double that of countries in the Eurozone (0.9 per cent.) (Source: Eurostat, Real GDP growth rate—volume). Above all, increases in the trade of goods and services abroad (1.4 per cent.) and private consumption (0.5 per cent.) contributed to this growth (Source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO press release ''Gross domestic product in 4th quarter 2014'', 3 March 2015). The stagnation or even slightly negative development of many prices has continued. The consumer mood was most recently dominated by the decision of the Swiss National Bank on 15 January 2015 to scrap the minimum exchange rate of CHF1.20 per euro. While the consumer confidence index stood at negative 6 points in January 2015, this still remains above the longstanding average of negative 9 points (Source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO press release ''Consumer confidence survey results for January influenced by the Swiss franc appreciation'', 5 February 2015). The decision of the Swiss National Bank to scrap the minimum exchange rate has not had any effect on the core business at Hirslanden.
Thanks to its favourable economic situation, Switzerland remains attractive to foreign employees. In 2014, it employed more people from the EU than ever before (Source: State Secretariat for Migration SEM). As in the previous year, the unemployment rate was 3.2 per cent. and thus more than three times below that of the Eurozone (Sources: Swiss Federal Statistics Office BFS, Registered unemployed and unemployment rate per gender and Eurostat, Harmonised unemployment rate by sex). However, how immigration—and thus the growth in population—will develop in future is currently unclear and depends on how the Swiss vote of 9 February 2014 in favour of restrictions on foreign immigration will be put into practice. It is expected that the recruitment of foreign staff at Hirslanden will become more difficult.
An initiative to replace the current system of competition among many different health insurers with a system of one single public health insurance was rejected by a large majority in a public vote on 28 September 2014, demonstrating the public's opposition against a further nationalisation of the healthcare system. Despite this, some cantons have started to consider the introduction of a public cantonal health insurance system.
A recent study from Credit Suisse (Worry Barometer 2014) demonstrates that health—in contrast to just a few years ago—is no longer one of the most pressing concerns of the Swiss people. This is probably due to the fight against increases in insurance premiums. The health insurance premium index decreased by 0.8 per cent. in 2014 compared to the previous year (Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, press release ''Health Insurance premium index 2014'', 1 December 2014). This is primarily due to the substantial reduction in supplementary insurance premiums in some cases.
Since Hirslanden is included on the hospital lists of all cantons where Hirslanden is present, the proportion of Hirslanden's patients with basic insurance has grown continually from 35 per cent., when the system was introduced, to a current level of 43 per cent. However, Hirslanden continues to focus on being a leading provider of services to supplementary insurance clients.
The healthcare industry in Switzerland is subject to extensive government regulations, which have increased in recent years. These cover licensure of facilities and doctors; conduct of operations; confidentiality, maintenance and security issues associated with medical records: certain categories of pricing; provision of clinical and cost data; listing status and service mandates and highly specialised medicine. These laws and regulations are complex and subject to interpretation with the cantons playing a key role in the provision and financing of healthcare services, while both cantons and the state are involved in regulating and monitoring provision.
As a result of regulatory changes implemented in January 2012, in particular the introduction of the SDRG reimbursement system and so-called hospital ''lists'' in each canton, there are now (in practice) no real distinctions between private and state hospitals. These changes affected the hospital funding system in Switzerland, in particular through the introduction of a nation-wide reimbursement system, the SDRG, whereby healthcare providers are reimbursed through a fixed fee in respect of the relevant medical services they provide to patients covered by general insurance, now compulsory throughout Switzerland. Under this new tariff system, a pre-agreed fixed fee is payable by the relevant insurer in respect of a particular category of medical case, based on certain criteria (such as principal and secondary diagnosis, prescribed treatments and severity of case), in contrast to the previous system where hospitals were reimbursed in respect of each healthcare service provided. In addition, whereas prior to the 2012 changes only public hospitals were eligible for cantonal funding, the SDRG applies equally to public and private hospitals. The changes also introduced so-called hospital ''lists'', whereby cantons are required to list those hospitals in their area which are eligible to provide treatment to generally insured patients, with hospitals in turn applying for inclusion on such lists based on certain infrastructure, economic, and quality of care requirements. As general insurance is compulsory, patients have full freedom of choice among the healthcare providers on the relevant cantonal lists, whether public or private, who offer the relevant treatment, with the cost covered by the general insurance providers. The above changes added further cost pressures as healthcare providers in Switzerland, including Hirslanden, adjusted to new reimbursement and financing structures and switched to the fixed fee basis under the SDRG. Despite these challenges, the proportion of patients with general insurance has grown continually since the introduction of the new regime. However, Hirslanden continues to emphasise its role as a provider of services to supplementary insurance clients.
An initiative to replace the current system of competition among many different health insurers with a system of one single public health insurance was rejected by a large majority in a public vote on 28 September 2014, demonstrating the public's opposition against a further nationalisation of the healthcare system. Despite this, some cantons have started to consider the introduction of a public cantonal health insurance system.
The graphic and table below show Hirslanden's facilities as at 30 September 2015.
| Name of hospital | Location | Licensed beds |
Licensed theatres |
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| Canton Aarau | |||
| Hirslanden Klinik Aarau | Aarau | 155 | 7 |
| Canton Bern | |||
| Hirslanden Klinik Beau-Site | Bern | 111 | 5 |
| Hirslanden Klinik Permanence | Bern | 47 | 3 |
| Hirslanden Salem Spital | Bern | 168 | 8 |
| Canton Zug | |||
| Hirslanden AndreasKlinik | Cham | 56 | 4 |
| Canton Geneva | |||
| Hirslanden Clinique la Colline |
Geneva | 67 | 6 |
| Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden | |||
| Hirslanden Klinik Am Rosenberg | Heiden | 62 | 5 |
| Canton Lausanne | |||
| Hirslanden Clinique Bois-Cerf |
Lausanne | 68 | 5 |
| Hirslanden Clinique Cecil | Lausanne | 86 | 4 |
| Canton Lucerne | |||
| Hirslanden Klinik St. Anna | Lucerne | 196 | 6 |
| Hirslanden Klinik Meggen |
Meggen | 20 | 3 |
| Canton Basel | |||
| Hirslanden Klinik Birshof | ¨ Munchenstein |
48 | 5 |
| Canton Schaffhausen | |||
| Hirslanden Klinik Belair | Schaffhausen | 28 | 2 |
| Canton St. Gallen | |||
| Hirslanden Klinik Stephanshorn | St. Gallen | 109 | 5 |
| Canton Zurich ¨ | |||
| Klinik Hirslanden | ¨ Zurich |
330 | 14 |
| Hirslanden Klinik Im Park | ¨ Zurich |
126 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 1,677 | 88 |
| Name of outpatient clinic | Location |
|---|---|
| Praxiszentrum am Bahnhof Bern |
Bern |
| Praxiszentrum am Bahnhof Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen |
| St. Anna im Bahnhof | Lucerne |
During the financial year ended 31 March 2015, Hirslanden was able to further expand its position as the largest private hospital group in Switzerland (its primary competitor being the Swiss public hospital sector). Following the acquisition of Hirslanden Clinique la Colline and Hirslanden Klinik Meggen, as detailed below, Hirslanden now consists of 16 hospitals. This is in addition to three outpatient clinics, 11 radiology and four radiotherapy centres.
With the acquisition of the 67-bed Hirslanden Clinique La Colline, Hirslanden expanded its footprint to Geneva and is now represented in all major cities stretching from eastern to western Switzerland. Hirslanden Clinique La Colline offers a range of multidisciplinary medical and surgical services. The facilities now include 67 inpatient beds, an emergency centre, six operating theatres and its own polyclinic. The hospital employs 290 people and works with some 150 affiliated doctors. The newly acquired 20-bed Hirslanden Klinik Meggen in the canton of Lucerne will also strengthen Hirslanden's business in central Switzerland. Hirslanden Klinik Meggen has around 40 affiliated doctors from various specialist fields supporting the hospital. The hospital includes three operating theatres and boasts 20 inpatient beds as well as a day clinic with 11 beds. The hospital employs 70 staff.
Hirslanden invests continually in infrastructural repairs and maintenance, new and replacement equipment incorporating cutting-edge medical technology, plus expansion projects and new buildings. Building projects completed during the financial year ended 31 March 2015 include:
Investments in medical technology during the financial year ended 31 March 2015 include:
During the financial year ended 31 March 2015, Hirslanden invested the following amounts:
The number of inpatient beds increased to 1,655 (2014: 1,567) during the financial year ended 31 March 2015, mainly as a result of the acquisitions of two new hospitals, Hirslanden Clinique La Colline and Hirslanden Klinik Meggen, both described above.
As in the past, there remain many attractive growth opportunities in Switzerland. Opportunities include the expansion of Hirslanden's existing hospitals, the development of the outpatient sector, which includes additional outpatient clinics, outpatient surgery centres, as well as radiology centres. The major ongoing expansion projects in Switzerland are as follows:
• A fifth operating theatre is currently in development at Hirslanden Klinik Birshof, together with new patient rooms and nurses' stations. The accident and emergency unit is also being expanded. Additionally, new doctors' practices and an additional radiology unit will also soon be in operation.
At the same time, Hirslanden is continuing to focus on maintaining and strengthening its role in the provision of Swiss primary health care, outpatient treatment and specialised medicine.
Hirslanden management is also focused on managing and influencing ongoing regulatory developments and on stabilising margin improvements and introducing service/cost differentiation according to insurance mix, as the proportion of patients with basic insurance has grown and the mix of medical services shifts from the inpatient to the outpatient sector. For these reasons, the Hirslanden 2020 project is underway to overhaul the Hirslanden operating model in order to improve operational efficiency and develop new areas of business. In addition, Hirslanden is also standardising the hospital ICT system for medical core business and administrative activities across group hospitals.
Mediclinic Middle East offers acute care hospital services in two hospitals and primary care in 10 clinics in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The relationship between the hospitals and clinics is that of a hub-and-spoke model. The clinics deliver specialist-orientated consultations and follow-up services, and referrals to the hospitals. The hospital services range from providing secondary care procedures and medical treatment plans to tertiary care technologically advanced treatment modalities. Although the majority of cases are elective in nature, a significant portion is unscheduled and emergency related. Major trauma services are provided by the state facilities. The majority of admitting doctors are employed by Mediclinic Middle East, but there is also a significant complement of independent doctors who admit and treat patients in the hospitals. The radiology, laboratory and nuclear medicine services are owned and operated by Mediclinic Middle East.
The burden of disease of the UAE population mainly consists of chronic diseases of lifestyle and communicable diseases (Source: Globalisation and Health: ''A profile and approach to chronic disease in Abu Dhabi'', published 27 June 2012). The chronic underlying medical conditions that might be present in a patient on admission to a hospital may have a significant impact on the level of care the patient receives and/or length of stay such a patient experiences during hospitalisation.
The contribution per clinical discipline in terms of the number of patients admitted to Mediclinic Middle East's hospitals in the 2014 calendar year was as follows:
| Clinical discipline | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Internal medicine | 42% |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 23% |
| General surgery | 8% |
| Orthopaedic | 7% |
| ENT and ophthalmology | 7% |
| Urogenital | 5% |
| Cardiac and vascular . |
5% |
| Neurology | 3% |
The UAE continues to strengthen its position as a regional business hub and also, increasingly, for developing nations in Africa and Asia thanks to its strategic location and attractive trading environment. The latest published GDP figures for the UAE (December 2014) show growth of 4.3 per cent. in 2014 (Source: Trading Economics, United Arab Emirates GDP Growth Rate). Although the recent decline in oil prices has caused the IMF to lower its growth projections for the UAE's GDP in 2015 to 3.5 per cent. from 4.5 per cent., this largely affects Abu Dhabi. Dubai, with less reliance on oil as a contributor to its GDP, is still forecast to grow at a rate of around 4.5 per cent. in 2015 (Source: Trading Economics, United Arab Emirates Economic Indicators). This is led by a growing tourism industry, increased trade activity and a strong construction sector. There was a slight softening of real estate prices during the second half of
2014, and the strength of the U.S. dollar as well as the weakening Euro and Russian rouble is expected to have some negative effect on the tourism industry in 2015; however, the overall outlook remains positive.
Development has begun on projects associated with Dubai's hosting of Expo 2020, which is expected to attract 25 million visitors. These include the extension of the Dubai Metro through newer residential areas inland and out to the Expo 2020 site. Dubai World Central, Dubai's new airport that opened in October 2013 with an initial capacity of up to seven million passengers per year, has also already been earmarked for expansion with approval in September 2014 of a USD 32 billion plan, which will see its capacity increase to 120 million passengers per annum within the next six to eight years.
There remains upward pressure on salary levels as a result of the continued economic growth in the UAE and increased competition. In 2014, GDP growth was 3.6 per cent. and inflation was 2.3 per cent. (Source: World Bank). New entrants are attracted to the UAE's healthcare sector because of the expected population growth of approximately 1 to 1.5 per cent. per annum, health indicator trends related to the young population (maternity and paediatrics), as well as high mortality rates from lifestyle-related diseases and cancer.
The Dubai government continues to focus on the regulatory aspects of the healthcare industry, and Mediclinic Middle East is actively engaged with them in this regard.
The healthcare industry is subject to laws, rules and regulations in the regions where the Mediclinic Group currently conducts its business or to which it intends to expand its operations. The UAE healthcare industry is heavily regulated. The healthcare industry in the UAE is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the country and the Mediclinic Group believes the UAE, and in particular the governments of both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, continue to invest heavily in the sector's development, including improved regulation. Mediclinic Middle East's hospitals and clinics are regulated by various bodies, including DHA, the Dubai Healthcare City Authority, the Centre for Healthcare Planning and Quality, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources and HAAD.
The DHA is in the process of implementing a mandatory health insurance system with many e-health initiatives linked to it. For example, all provider claims must adhere to certain requirements and be submitted via a DHA portal to insurance companies (the so-called eClaims). More recently e-prescriptions were introduced whereby the DHA regulates the electronic approval and claim process for outpatient drug prescriptions. Price regulation in the form of bundled payments for inpatient cases, called Diagnostic Related Grouping combined with certain pay for quality measures, will be implemented over the medium-term.
The graphic and table below show the Mediclinic Group's Middle East facilities as at 30 September 2015.
| Name of facility | Location | Licensed beds |
Licensed theatres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitals: | |||
| Mediclinic Welcare Hospital |
Garhoud, Dubai | 126 | 4 |
| Mediclinic City Hospital |
DHCC, Dubai | 229 | 6 |
| Clinics: | |||
| Mediclinic Arabian Ranches |
Arabian Ranches, Dubai | 0 | 0 |
| Mediclinic Dubai Mall | Dubai Mall, Dubai | 7 | 0 |
| Mediclinic Meadows | Meadows, Dubai | 0 | 0 |
| Mediclinic Beach Road | Jumeirah, Dubai | 4 | 0 |
| Mediclinic Al Sufouh | Knowledge Village, Dubai | 6 | 0 |
| Mediclinic Ibn Battuta | Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai | 10 | 0 |
| Mediclinic Mirdif |
Mirdif, Dubai | 0 | 0 |
| Mediclinic Al Qusais | Qusais, Dubai | 0 | 0 |
| Mediclinic Al Hili | Al Ain, Dubai | 0 | 0 |
| Mediclinic Corniche |
World Trade Center Mall, Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 382 | 10 |
During the financial year ended 31 March 2015, Mediclinic Middle East opened its first clinic in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi's thriving second city, in February 2015. A new outpatient centre was opened at Mediclinic Welcare Hospital to create additional space for outpatient services. The Mediclinic Middle East corporate team also relocated from disparate locations around Dubai to a new central office opposite Mediclinic City Hospital in Dubai Healthcare City. This has resulted in more streamlined operations, improved communication and also freed up space for future expansion of healthcare services at Mediclinic Dubai Mall.
During the financial year ended 31 March 2015, Mediclinic Middle East invested the following amounts:
As in the past, there remain many attractive growth opportunities in the UAE. Opportunities include the expansion of existing hospitals and the establishment of new hospitals and day clinics. The major ongoing expansion projects in the UAE are:
At the same time, Mediclinic Middle East intends to work closely with the Dubai government on reforms to the healthcare industry and identifying and evaluating additional growth opportunities in Dubai to address the capacity constraints of the current facilities, including the redesign and internal expansion within the Mediclinic Dubai Mall. In relation to the Abu Dhabi operation, Mediclinic Middle East is focused on identifying and implementing initiatives to address the challenges faced in the Abu Dhabi market and to specifically bring the Abu Dhabi clinics to profitability, with a view to enabling future expansion in this market.
As mentioned previously, in August 2015, the Mediclinic Group acquired a 29.9 per cent. interest in Spire. Spire is a leading private healthcare group, led by a strong and highly experienced management team, with a nationwide network of 39 hospitals across the United Kingdom. Spire delivers tailored, personalised care to over 260,000 in-patients and day-case patients per year, funded through private medical insurance, self-payment and NHS referrals. As a leader in delivering superior clinical outcomes, Spire is well positioned to benefit from the long-term structural growth drivers in the United Kingdom healthcare market. In addition to broad geographic coverage across the United Kingdom, Spire has a well invested and scalable platform with the capacity to increase volumes and a track record of growth with positive momentum. After being listed on the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority, the shares in Spire began trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in July 2014.
In addition to investing in a growing developed market, the Spire Acquisition provides the Mediclinic Group with a further opportunity to diversify into an attractive new geography with a strong currency. As part of the terms of the transaction, the Mediclinic Group has the right to appoint a director to the board of Spire.
A comprehensive clinical governance programme is in place across all of the Mediclinic Group's operations focusing on:
Multi-disciplinary clinical committees at hospital level are established throughout the Mediclinic Group that drive quality and safety and promote co-operation between doctors, nursing staff and management, and are being developed further. Regular clinical audits form an important part of the group's continuous quality improvement programme. The findings of these audits are used to formulate proactive responses to clinical system failures.
Clinical outcomes are benchmarked throughout the Mediclinic Group through participation in external initiatives such as the Vermont Oxford Network aimed at measuring and improving the quality of care in neonatal intensive care units; the Adult Cardiothoracic Database aimed at measuring and improving the clinical outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery; and APACHE III-j, a hospital mortality prediction methodology for adult intensive care patients, used to evaluate the quality of care in this complex setting.
Patient satisfaction surveys are conducted throughout the Mediclinic Group's facilities, with the average patient satisfaction level provided in the table below. The Mediclinic Group has created a single, standardised patient experience measurement index which contributes to ensuring operational excellence and patient safety across all platforms. The Mediclinic Group implemented the new Patient Experience Index (''PEI'') in Mediclinic Southern Africa and Mediclinic Middle East from October 2014. It is managed by Press Ganey, an internationally recognised patient experience measurement and management agency. The objective of the index is to achieve incremental and sustainable improvement of the patient experience.
| Patient satisfaction levels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015(1) | |
| Mediclinic Southern Africa | 75% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 81% |
| Hirslanden(2) | 85% | 93% | 87% | 95% | 92% |
| Mediclinic Middle East(3) | 89% | 89% | 93% | 91% | 81% |
As at September 2015, 27 of the 36 participating Mediclinic Southern Africa hospitals held COHSASA accreditation, an agency accredited by the International Society for Quality in Healthcare to accredit hospitals. The remaining nine participating hospitals are undergoing the renewal process, but were accredited by COHSASA prior to the commencement of the renewal process.
All Mediclinic Group facilities are required to undergo an annual inspection in order to obtain renewal of their licence, which is only valid for one year. These certification processes will in future be strengthened by the Office of Health Standards Compliance, a recently established regulatory body that will measure quality standards in healthcare and react to non-compliance. In addition, the Emergency Medical Service industry is also in the process of becoming subject to licensing and standard requirements, which will affect the ER24 subsidiary of the Mediclinic Group. In order to expand any of its existing facilities, the Mediclinic Group will need to obtain licences from the national and provincial Departments of Health before it is able to commence construction.
The model for accrediting Hirslanden competence centres was launched as a national initiative open for accreditation of any Swiss competence centre in healthcare by the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems early in 2014.
Fourteen Hirslanden hospitals and the Hirslanden Corporate Office were self-assessed against the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) Excellence Model.
Fifteen Hirslanden hospitals and the Hirslanden Corporate Office are ISO 9001:2008 (quality management) certified, with Khalifa Street Hospital being the first private healthcare institution to receive the JCI golden seal on the 5th edition standards.
The Mediclinic Group's business is subject to extensive licensing requirements. In particular, the Mediclinic Group is required to obtain licences for, among others, the following activities: provision of healthcare services, provision of pharmaceutical services, provision of radiology services, administration of narcotics, psychotropic and other controlled substances, and handling and transport of explosive and flammable materials. The Mediclinic Group's business activities and operations are also subject to regular reviews by licensing authorities.
Local immigration and medical licensing requirements significantly affect the Mediclinic Group's staffing requirements. Immigration and medical licensing applications for medical personnel can take several months or more to be finalised.
Under UAE law and regulations, licences for the operation of medical facilities (outside of the DHCC Free Zone) and pharmacies are issued by the DHA and HAAD in the name of the company that operates the medical facilities. Outside of the free zone, the Mediclinic Group's licences are held by companies with local UAE persons or companies controlled by UAE persons holding 51 per cent. of these companies.
Mediclinic Middle East's two hospitals and the eight clinics in Dubai received JCI re-accreditation in June 2013. Mediclinic Middle East's group of clinics is the first in the UAE's private sector to be accredited by JCI as a network. JCI is an international accreditation organisation for healthcare organisations focused on improving the safety of patient care through accreditation. There is a unified strategy in place to prepare for JCI re-accreditation in 2016.
The pathology laboratories of both Mediclinic Middle East hospitals are ISO 15189:2009 certified. All five clinics with in-house laboratories were also recertified during the financial year ended 31 March 2015.
Mediclinic City Hospital's pathology laboratory is accredited by the College of American Pathologists. This is part of the biannual accreditation cycle.
Mediclinic City Hospital is recognised as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultants Care Award facility in recognition of its lactation programme and breastfeeding support.
As illustrated by the diagram below, as of 31 March 2015, the South African private hospital market is led by three key players: the Mediclinic Group, Netcare and Life Healthcare, which together account for approximately 72 per cent. of the private market by number of beds. Netcare operates the largest private hospital network on a revenue basis in South Africa with 55 private hospitals, housing more than 9,400 beds. Life Healthcare is the second largest player on a revenue basis with 48 private hospitals housing more than 7,700 beds.
Source Company information, National Hospital Network, Broker estimates
The Competition Commission is currently undertaking a Market Inquiry into the private healthcare sector in South Africa, which commenced in January 2014. The Market Inquiry is particularly focussed on the cost of private healthcare and it has involved all private healthcare stakeholders in the process via extensive submissions, data requests and future oral hearings. The Market Inquiry panel may conclude the Market Inquiry with recommendations or changes to be made in the industry, proposals for legislative and regulatory amendments and institute anti-competitive investigations should the Market Inquiry reveal such conduct. Along with other private healthcare stakeholders in South Africa, the Mediclinic Group is participating in the Market Inquiry, with the assistance of expert competition attorneys and advocates, and has prepared and delivered a submission, in line with the Competition Commission's information requests under their published Terms of Reference and Administrative Guidelines which apply to this Market Inquiry.
Hirslanden is the largest private medical network in Switzerland, with its primary competitor being the Swiss public hospital sector. The public hospitals hold a majority of market share in relation to inpatients (c. 81 per cent. in 2012) in Switzerland. In the segment of compulsory insured patients, Hirslanden enjoys a competitive advantage over cantonal hospitals as a result of its operational efficiencies, along with more attractive service offerings and the Mediclinic Group would expect more generally insured patients to use private healthcare facilities that are on cantonal lists. The key issue that Hirslanden faces is that its largest competitor, the public cantonal hospitals, are effectively responsible for health policy in the country, meaning that they are both regulators and providers.
Genolier is the second largest player, with fewer beds than Hirslanden.
Hirslanden is the largest private acute care hospital group in Switzerland, enjoying a 33 per cent. share of all inpatients treated in Swiss private hospitals, which translates to a seven per cent. share of the total Swiss inpatient market (Sources: Kennzahlen der Schweizer Spitaler 2012, p. 4 and Hirslanden Annual Report ¨ 2012/2013).
Dubai has a total of 3,816 hospital beds, the majority of the provision of hospital beds is in the public sector, with 2,348 government beds across four hospitals making up 61.5 per cent. of total beds as at the end of 2012 (Source: Colliers International, Dubai Healthcare Q4 2014 Research & Forecast Report). There are 22 private hospitals in Dubai, which comprise 1,468 beds (as of 2012). The Mediclinic Group with a total of 382 hospital beds, therefore has an approximate 10 per cent. market share of the total bed supply in Dubai and 24 per cent. of the private sector supply of beds. The major private competitors of the Mediclinic Group are the 187-bed American Hospital and the 64-bed Medcare Hospital in Dubai. (Source: American Hospital Dubai Corporate Brochure 2015 and Medcare Sustainability Report 2014).
Dubai is attracting more competition than Abu Dhabi given the tighter licensing regulations in the latter. A number of new competitors with experience of operating in MENA have entered the market recently. The Saudi German Hospitals Group opened a 316-bed hospital, which is the largest in the market, in 2012. The Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group opened the 225-bed Dubai Healthcare Centre in 2015.
The diagrams below show market shares of the outpatient and inpatient markets in Dubai.
In order to deliver the Mediclinic Group's services, the Mediclinic Group is dependent on a large and diverse range of suppliers, who form an integral part of the group's ability to provide quality hospital care. The group relies on its suppliers to deliver products and services of the highest quality in line with the Mediclinic Group's quality standards. Various other criteria play an important role in selecting suppliers, such as: compliance with applicable international and local quality standards, price, compliance with appropriate specifications suited for the group's markets, stability of the organisation and the relevant equipment brand, good-quality and cost-effective solutions, support network, technical advice and training philosophy. In Southern Africa, the BEE status of a supplier is also a factor in the selection process.
The availability of products and services is imperative in enabling the group to deliver quality care to its patients, and therefore an important criterion in its supplier selection process. Although not always the case, this often leads to local suppliers being preferred, which also adds to better and faster service delivery and knowledge of local laws and regulations, particularly with regard to pharmaceutical products. In Southern Africa, 96 per cent. of procurement is done with local suppliers or the local agents of international suppliers. Similarly, in Switzerland, approximately 90 per cent. of the procurement is from local suppliers or agents of international suppliers. Hirslanden's centralised medical store, Zenlop, strives to streamline the range of expendable materials used in the hospitals and to achieve greater efficiency through economies of scale. In Dubai, all international suppliers and manufacturers are required by law to operate through local agents. As such, Mediclinic Middle East is legally required to procure from local suppliers or agents, except in cases where a product is not available in the UAE, where permission to import from foreign vendors is granted. Mediclinic Middle East procures approximately 97 per cent. of its supplies from local agents.
Due to the geographic spread of the Mediclinic Group's operations, the potential of possible cost savings, less administration and improved efficiency, the Mediclinic Group has initiated international procurement initiatives with the aim of unlocking synergies and implementing standardisation for the greater benefit of the group. Since the appointment of the Group Procurement Executive in 2013, procurement savings have included:
Further procurement savings remain a priority for the Mediclinic Group and the Mediclinic Group intends to rationalise the number of suppliers it has to enable growth with selected key partners with a view to strengthening its negotiating power. In addition, international consolidated data comparisons and spend pattern analysis is being used to identify further savings opportunities.
Health and safety policies and procedures are in place across the group to ensure a safe working environment for the Mediclinic Group's employees, patients and its visitors. The health and safety of the group's employees are essential and contribute to the sustainability of quality care to patients.
All Mediclinic Southern Africa's facilities have health and safety committees which represent all the employees in the facilities, with joint management-worker representation. The committees have over 75 per cent. workforce representation.
Hirslanden's health and safety processes, covering all facilities, are managed by the respective human resources departments, which are responsible for enforcing all legal regulations regarding employer healthcare and safety by means of suitable measures at group level and locally in hospitals.
Mediclinic Middle East's Facility Management and Safety Committees operate at three different levels: group, facility and operational, which ensures that the strategy set for the group is implemented effectively within the units. Employee health and safety falls under the responsibility of the group engineering manager with support from the engineering managers at each of the facilities. The committees at both hospitals have 75 per cent. worker representation.
The Mediclinic Group is committed to protecting the environment, conserving natural resources and using resources in an effective and responsible way, ensuring the health and safety of its employees and clients by adopting sound health, safety and environmental practices in all its business activities.
The Mediclinic Group was ranked joint second position in the 2014 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index of the CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project). The Mediclinic Group also achieved the CDP Global A List ranking in the 2014 Climate Performance Leadership Index. The Mediclinic Group is the only and first hospital group in the world to receive this ranking.
Forty of Mediclinic Southern Africa's 52 hospitals are ISO 14001:2004 (environmental management) certified. The ISO 14001 environmental management standards are implemented at 51 of the group's 52 hospitals.
Hirslanden implemented the ISO 14001:2005 environmental management standards at Hirslanden Klinik Belair in Schaffhausen as a pilot project. The ISO 14001 pre-assessment was successful. The certification is expected to be achieved by the end of 2015.
Mediclinic Middle East has commenced with environmental data collection during the reporting period as part of its environmental management plan. The objective is to obtain ISO 14001 certification during the next financial year.
The Mediclinic Group brand identity with its current logo and slogan Expertise you can Trust. was launched in 2011 in respect of the Mediclinic Group and its Southern African operations and in 2012 in the Middle East and is now well entrenched. The growing strength of the Mediclinic Group brand is evidenced by the Mediclinic Group being recognised in the 2015 Brand Finance South Africa Top 50 survey as one of the top 10 brands in South Africa and the most valuable healthcare brand in South Africa. During 2015, the Mediclinic Group brand was also voted as a Superbrand in the United Arab Emirates by the Superbrand Council and over 4,000 marketing professionals.
The Mediclinic Group's operations in Switzerland operate under the highly respected Hirslanden brand. Hirslanden successfully aligned its brand strategy with the Mediclinic Group's international brand identity.
In view of the Mediclinic Group's international profile and standing, the protection of the Mediclinic Group's intellectual property is of paramount importance. While the Mediclinic Group hold strong common law trade mark rights because of extensive trade mark use over a significant period of time in its Mediclinic and Hirslanden (and various other) trade marks respectively in South Africa, Namibia, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, these rights are secured by means of comprehensive statutory protection arranged in many jurisdictions in the world. The designated trade mark owner for the Mediclinic Group is Mediclinic Group Services (Pty) Ltd and for the Hirslanden Group it is Hirslanden AG.
ICT governance is done in the context of the King III report, which maintains that as companies become more reliant on information and communication technologies, the associated risks need to be well governed and controlled. ICT is a pervasive technology and cuts across all aspects of the business, from administrative back-office processes to clinical practices and engagements with the Mediclinic Group's stakeholders. ICT is an increasingly critical enabler of the transactional processes of the Mediclinic Group's business as well as the information analytical functions in support of management and decisionmaking. The increase in business systems integration and interconnectivity with the associated information security challenges can result in significant additional costs and risks. The Mediclinic Board and executive management are well informed about the role of ICT and the potential for growth and renewal, as well as for enabling and transforming the healthcare business model. The Mediclinic Board recognises that ICT is fundamental to the support, sustainability and growth of the organisation. The Mediclinic Board is satisfied that ICT is properly managed and that it is aligned with the objectives of the Mediclinic Group's business.
The Mediclinic Group's ICT Executive, together with an ICT management committee, with representation from all three operating platforms, is responsible for the development and implementation of the Mediclinic Group's ICT strategies in support of the Mediclinic Group's business strategy, as well as for ensuring that ICT synergies, collaboration and standardisation across the business platforms are maximised. The ICT management committee is responsible for monitoring the platforms' adherence to the Mediclinic Group's ICT governance policy, and ICT risk management is fully integrated in the Mediclinic Group's risk management process.
Notable applications utilised across the group are categorised into front-office, back-office and information management applications.
The front-office applications cover processes such as:
The back-office applications centre around SAP with, inter alia, these modules in use or in the process of being rolled out: finance, accounting, human resources (excluding Mediclinic Southern Africa which uses CRS), procurement, material management and plant management. The SAP, GRC and BPC modules are used at group level. Active Directory and Exchange are for identity management, security and email services. Vidyo is used for video conferencing and SharePoint for the intranets.
The information management applications support the Mediclinic Group's data warehouse (SQL based) and also master data management (EBX5 based). SAS is being used by the group's Advanced Analytics Department.
In Southern Africa, the Mediclinic Group owns all their hospitals, except the Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt, which is leased pursuant to a long-term lease agreement. In Switzerland, the Mediclinic Group owns all hospital properties, except for Hirslanden Clinique La Colline and Hirslanden Klinik Meggen, which are subject to long-term leases. In the UAE, the Mediclinic Group owns the property of its major asset, Mediclinic City Hospital, with the properties of Mediclinic Welcare Hospitals and the clinics subject to lease agreements, mostly long-term leases.
The table below summarises the key terms of material lease agreements.
| Operating platform | Facility | Property size | Expiry of lease | Current rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediclinic Southern Africa . | Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt |
22,311 m2 | 2025 | ZAR2,297,007 per month |
| Hirslanden | Hirslanden Clinique La Colline |
7,281 m2 | 2026 (plus 5 year renewal option) |
CHF2,946,636 per annum |
| Hirslanden Klinik Meggen |
2,041 m2 | 2018/2019 (plus two 5 year renewal options) |
CHF474,030 per annum |
|
| Mediclinic Middle East | Mediclinic Welcare Hospital (OPD) |
6,125 Sq. Ft. | 2024 | AED 918,750 per annum |
| Mediclinic Welcare Hospital (hospital) |
119,202 Sq. Ft. | 2042 | AED5,000,000 per annum |
|
| Mediclinic Dubai Mall Medical Centre |
61,651 Sq. Ft. | 2021 | AED7,493,718 per annum |
As at 30 September 2015, the Mediclinic Group had 28,029 employees, as set out in the table below.
| Mediclinic Southern Africa |
16,576 |
|---|---|
| Hirslanden |
9,025 |
| Mediclinic Middle East |
2,428 |
| 28,029 |
The Mediclinic Group is subject to labour legislation in the countries in which it has operations, and has internal policies and procedures to support compliance with this legislation. These policies and procedures are evaluated regularly to accommodate continual amendments to relevant legislation.
Mediclinic Southern Africa's trade union membership continues to decline, with 11.31 per cent. of its South African employees and 11.16 per cent. of its Namibian employees covered by collective bargaining agreements as at the year ended 31 March 2015. Mediclinic Southern Africa has recognition agreements in place with all trade unions that have sufficient representation at locality level. Where unions enjoy collective bargaining rights at a locality, salary negotiations are initiated in May annually. No strike action was experienced over the past six years at any of the localities where wages are negotiated.
The Mediclinic Group has formalised policy and guidelines to be implemented in the event of any workplace disruption through strikes or other industrial action to ensure that minimal disruption takes place at a locality. Many hospitals have little or no union representation and an elected workplace forum meets with management on a regular basis to ensure sound labour relations at hospital level.
Hirslanden has no trade union membership by employees. Trade unions are not permitted in the UAE by law and therefore there is no trade union membership among Mediclinic Middle East employees.
The group strives to create a pleasant working environment by offering, inter alia, family-friendly benefits. Mediclinic Southern Africa and Hirslanden offer flexi-time to certain employee categories; some facilities have childcare facilities and maternity benefits exceeding the minimum statutory requirements.
The employee relations policies of the operating platforms, which deal with matters relating to misconduct, incapacity of employees and the disciplinary and grievance procedures, are communicated to new employees as part of their on-boarding process and are also available to all staff to ensure that employees are aware of the avenues to put forward grievances, should they have the need to. Mediclinic Southern Africa communicates its employee relations policy by way of structured training workshops for all line managers.
The minimum notice period for significant operational changes, as provided in the employment contracts, is one month in Southern Africa, three months in Switzerland, and in the UAE it is three months for doctors, nurses and other clinical staff and managers and two months for administrative staff.
Comprehensive insurance programmes customary for the Mediclinic Group's industry are in place to deal with the potential risks. The risks covered by the Mediclinic Group's insurance policies relate to property damage and business interruption, medical malpractice, directors' and officers' liability, commercial crime, contractors' all risks, motor, property terrorism sabotage, aviation liability, personal accident/disability, marine and travel.
On 14 October 2015, the Al Noor Board and the Mediclinic Board announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended combination of their respective businesses. Following implementation of the Combination, it is expected that Al Noor, as enlarged by the acquisition of Mediclinic, will be a leading international private healthcare group, with deep operational expertise and a well-balanced geographic profile in Southern Africa, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates and in the UK through a minority stake in Spire. The Enlarged Group will, on a revenue basis, be the third largest private healthcare provider in South Africa, the largest in the UAE and the largest private medical network in Switzerland. The Enlarged Group had pro-forma revenue of approximately USD4 billion for the fiscal period 2014/15,10 comprising 46 per cent. from Switzerland, 31 per cent. from Southern Africa and 23 per cent. from the UAE. The Enlarged Group will operate 73 hospitals with approximately 10,200 beds and 37 clinics, and will have nearly 32,000 employees. Given the relative size of Al Noor and Mediclinic, the Combination will be classified as a reverse takeover for the purpose of the Listing Rules.
To effect the Combination, which is subject to the approval of Al Noor Shareholders and Mediclinic Shareholders and to the other conditions and further terms summarised below and to the full terms and conditions set out in detail in this document and the Mediclinic Circular, Al Noor will acquire all of the Mediclinic Shares pursuant to the Mediclinic Scheme that are not repurchased and cancelled by Mediclinic pursuant to the Repurchase Option described below. Under the terms of the Mediclinic Scheme, Mediclinic Shareholders on the register on the Mediclinic Scheme Record Date will be entitled to receive 0.62500 New Shares for every Mediclinic Share held.
Under the terms of the Mediclinic Scheme, participating Mediclinic Shareholders will be entitled to elect either:
In the absence of a valid election, participating Mediclinic Shareholders who are not ''Qualifying SA Corporates'' (as defined in the Mediclinic Scheme Circular), or who have a registered address in Japan, will be deemed to have elected the Exchange Option, and participating Mediclinic Shareholders who are ''Qualifying SA Corporates'' will be deemed to have elected the repurchase option.
Mediclinic Shareholders will retain the interim dividend expected to be paid in December 2015.
Fractions of New Shares will not be issued pursuant to the Mediclinic Scheme. In accordance with the rounding convention applicable under the JSE Listings Requirements, if the aggregate number of New Shares to be allotted and issued to a participant of the Mediclinic Scheme yields a fractional result, then the number of New Shares to be allotted and issued to that Mediclinic Scheme participant shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number if the fraction equals 0.5 or more, and the number shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number if the fraction equals less than 0.5, so that there are no fractional entitlements.
10 Mediclinic Group revenue for the financial year ended 31 March 2015 and Al Noor Group revenue for the financial year ended 31 December 2014, translated from USD/GBP using the exchange ratio for the year ended 31 December 2014, equal to USD/GBP1.65.
Under the terms of the Combination:
The Special Dividend will be paid on all Existing Shares, including any that have been tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer.
The Al Noor Record Date will be shortly before the date on which the Mediclinic Scheme becomes operative. Accordingly, Mediclinic Shareholders will not be entitled to receive the Special Dividend or to participate in the Tender Offer in respect of any New Shares to be issued to them pursuant to the Mediclinic Scheme.
Therefore, conditional on the Mediclinic Scheme becoming operative (and, in the case of the Tender Offer, on the Court confirming the associated Second Reduction of Capital), Al Noor Shareholders will be entitled to receive:
for each Existing Share .................... £3.28 by way of the Special Dividend plus, optionally
£8.32 if tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer (subject to any scale-back)
If an existing Al Noor Shareholder tenders its Shares (and assuming no scale-back under the Tender Offer), the cash payment of £8.32 per share under the Tender Offer, together with the Special Dividend of £3.28 per share, values each Share at £11.60, representing a premium of approximately:
(a) 39 per cent. to the closing price of £8.35 per Share on 1 October 2015; and
(b) 102 per cent. to the IPO issuance price of £5.75 per Share on 26 June 2013.
It is a term of the Combination and of the Mediclinic Scheme that if any dividend, distribution or return of value has been declared, announced, made or paid at any time by Al Noor after the date of the Announcement (except for the Special Dividend and pursuant to the Tender Offer), Al Noor shall be required to reduce the aggregate amount payable under the Special Dividend by an amount equal to the aggregate amount of such dividend, distribution or return of value (if applicable, based on the spot rate of exchange at the time of such declaration, announcement, making or payment).
The Combination will result in Mediclinic Shareholders (including Remgro in its capacity as an existing Mediclinic Shareholder, but before taking into account the New Shares to be issued to it or an affiliate of Remgro under the Remgro Subscription) owning between 83.97 per cent. and 93.45 per cent. of the Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group), depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer. After the Remgro Subscription, Remgro's holding of Shares in Al Noor will be between 40.95 per cent. and 45.18 per cent.
The Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group) will be admitted to the premium listing on the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and admission to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange, and will have an inward secondary listing on the JSE. It is also intended, subject to compliance with relevant regulatory procedures, to seek a secondary listing of the New Shares of the Company on the NSX, either simultaneously with the inward secondary listing on the JSE referred to above, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group) is also expected to qualify for inclusion in the FTSE 100 index. Al Noor is, and following the implementation of the Mediclinic Scheme, is expected to remain, tax resident in the UK.
In approving the Mediclinic Scheme, the South African Reserve Bank required that any dividends paid by the Company (or the holding company of the Enlarged Group) that are funded from a South African source that are due to South African resident shareholders should be paid locally in South Africa. In light of this, it is envisaged that following the Mediclinic Scheme becoming operative, arrangements will be made so that any dividends payable to the Company that are directly or indirectly derived from a South African source will be used in the first instance to fund and pay those dividends in respect of Shares to which South African resident shareholders are entitled and for corresponding amounts to be paid directly from a bank account within South Africa.
The New Shares will be registered and are expected to be held in uncertificated form.
The Mediclinic Board and the Al Noor Board recognise the strong strategic merit in the Combination, which provides an excellent strategic fit between their operations in the UAE and creates an leading international private healthcare operator with a well-balanced geographic profile in Southern Africa, Switzerland and the UAE, with exposure to the UK market through a minority interest in Spire.
The Enlarged Group will be the largest private healthcare provider in the UAE (by revenue), with excellent relationships with key stakeholders. The regional operations of the two businesses are complementary, given Mediclinic's concentration at the high end of the acuity/quality curve and Al Noor's focus on high value patients, as well as respective strengths in the Dubai and Abu Dhabi healthcare markets.
Al Noor has demonstrated a strong track record of revenue and EBITDA growth, with FY2010-14 CAGRs of 16.8 per cent. and 18.6 per cent. respectively, and EBITDA margins consistently above 20 per cent. This has been driven by the broadening of its service offering, disciplined cost management and successful execution of attractive expansion opportunities.
Given substantial unmet medical needs in the Middle East, private healthcare delivery remains one of the fastest growing sectors due to a rapidly ageing demographic, an increasing incidence of lifestyle-related medical conditions such as diabetes and obesity, service gaps in the current healthcare market and a growth in private health insurance. Given this, there is significant potential for the Enlarged Group to capitalise on the attractive growth opportunities in the region and deploy further capital, by way of both organic and inorganic investment.
Following preliminary analysis undertaken by Al Noor and Mediclinic, there are opportunities for potential cost synergies to be exploited for the UAE businesses, given the complementary nature of the operations and an ability to leverage the enlarged scale of the combined businesses. Potential synergies are expected to be achieved primarily from procurement benefits from greater scale, creating a shared operations team in the UAE, the combination of existing corporate functions and the sharing of knowledge and best practices across the Enlarged Group.
The Enlarged Group will be a leading international private healthcare provider with deep operational expertise and a well-balanced geographic profile in Southern Africa, Switzerland and the UAE, with exposure to the UK market through a minority stake in Spire. The Combination enhances the geographical diversity of the Enlarged Group and is positioned towards growth markets with the UAE representing 23 per cent. of the Enlarged Group's revenues, and the Combination is also expected to provide the Enlarged Group with additional USD-based, high-growth earnings.
The Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group) would benefit from admission of the Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange and expected inclusion in the FTSE 100, together with an inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The Al Noor Board believes that this will provide incremental advantages to the Enlarged Group through increased liquidity and greater access to a global investor base, a likely reduction in the Enlarged Group's cost of capital and a greater potential for utilisation of shares as currency for future acquisitions.
The Proposed Directors believe that, because of the key strengths described below, the Enlarged Group will be well positioned to benefit from the favourable trends driving demand across the healthcare markets in which it operates.
There are a number of common trends present in the Enlarged Group's healthcare markets of operation including population growth, an ageing population, consumerism, technological advancement, the burden of disease and pressure on government resources to provide healthcare services on demand. The Enlarged Group's key geographic focus areas include South Africa, Switzerland, and the UAE, plus a financial exposure to the UK through its 29.9 per cent. interest in Spire. The private healthcare markets in all these geographies have seen consistent growth, with 2004-14 CAGRs of 2.1 per cent. for South Africa, 4.4 per cent. for Switzerland, 10.8 per cent. for the UAE and 2.4 per cent. for the UK.
South Africa's economic performance has been challenged in recent years with GDP growth rate declining to 1.5 per cent. for 2014 from 2.2 per cent. in 2013. However, in contrast, the South African private healthcare sector has maintained a positive, and consistent, long-term growth trajectory, due to the ineffectiveness of the public sector and increased incidence of chronic disease, as well as an upward trend in the diagnosis and treatment of many conditions on the prescribed list of chronic diseases from the South African Council of Medical Schemes. Private healthcare funding is stable and primarily provided by medical schemes, which fund 92 per cent. of Mediclinic Southern Africa's hospital admissions and revenue as at 31 March 2015.
The Swiss healthcare system is characterised by wide ranging medical insurance coverage and access to a large number of high quality healthcare facilities. While in recent years, the Swiss private healthcare sector has been facing increasing regulation and cost pressure, including a shift in certain medical services from the inpatient sector to outpatient sector, basic health insurance is compulsory in Switzerland, and with regulatory changes implemented in January 2012 (in particular, the reimbursement system under the SDRG system and ''hospital lists'' of facilities eligible to treat generally insured patients), there are now no real distinctions between private and state hospitals, enabling private hospitals to compete on the same basis as public hospitals.
The private healthcare market in the UAE has exhibited high growth, with expected population growth of around 2.5 per cent. per year, the young population driving maternity and paediatric care, and high mortality rates from lifestyle-related diseases and cancer. The Enlarged Group's intended focus areas of Dubai and Abu Dhabi account for around half of the population, and the majority of investment in the private healthcare market. Abu Dhabi introduced mandatory health insurance for expatriates between 2006 and 2007, and introduced the Thiqa scheme for Abu Dhabi citizens in 2008, and Dubai is implementing mandatory health insurance between 2014 and 2016 through a staggered rollout.
The growth of healthcare demand in the UK is forecast to exceed 5 per cent. a year over the next five years as a result of a growing and ageing population, increasing incidence of acute and chronic long-term conditions and the continued development of new technologies and treatments. This funding gap is expected to reach approximately £35 billion per annum by 2020-2021, and private providers are extremely well placed to help bridge that gap given meaningful budget constraints within the NHS.
The Enlarged Group has a diversified revenue mix by geography. As illustrated in the Pro forma Financial Information for the Combination, Southern Africa represents 31 per cent. of FY15 revenues, Switzerland represents 46 per cent. and the UAE 23 per cent. The Al Noor Directors and the Proposed Directors
believe that this balanced footprint across geographies mitigates country-specific risk that can arise due to particular changes in regulation or legislation, and also has multiple benefits arising from increased scale and best-practice sharing. In addition, it ensures a broader distribution of currencies across the portfolio generating further stability in earnings and funding decisions.
The Enlarged Group has a leading position in the key markets in which it operates, holding the number three position in South Africa, the number one position in Switzerland, the number one position in the UAE following the Combination of the number one healthcare provider in Abu Dhabi and the number one provider in Dubai (by revenue). In addition, Spire also has a number two position in the UK (by revenue). Such leadership positions will allow the Enlarged Group to leverage the benefits of its strong brand across its portfolio, derive meaningful efficiencies arising from economies of scale, and help cultivate meaningful engagement with key stakeholders, including physician groups, funders and regulatory bodies. In addition, the financial benefits of a broader platform include greater cash flow generation, leading to increased ability to further expand capacity through greenfield development or acquisitions.
The Proposed Directors believe that sustainable competitive advantage lies in the continuous focus on patient care, excellence in clinical governance and delivering measurable, cost-effective quality care. The results of a patient satisfaction survey conducted by the Mediclinic Group indicated that average patient satisfaction levels across its operations for the six months ended 31 March 2015 ranged between 78 per cent. and 92 per cent. In addition, in 2011, the Al Noor Group's two Abu Dhabi hospitals ranked first and third among all Abu Dhabi hospitals in terms of inpatient satisfaction, scoring 91 per cent. and 90 per cent., respectively, while its Al Ain hospital ranked first in Al Ain, scoring 90 per cent.
The Council for Health Services Accreditation of Southern Africa, an organisation whose standards have been accredited by the International Society for Quality in Healthcare, has been accrediting the Mediclinic Group's hospitals since 1996. As at December 2014, 28 of the 37 participating hospitals held COHSASA accreditation with the other eight hospitals undergoing the renewal process. In Switzerland, Hirslanden hospitals participate in ISO 9001:2008 certifications in co-operation with the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems. Fifteen hospitals and the head office are currently certified, and Hirslanden Clinique La Colline is expected to follow in 2016. In the UAE, the Mediclinic Group's two hospitals and eight clinics are JCI accredited, and all three of Al Noor's hospitals are JCI accredited and have ISO certification 9001:2008, with Khalifa Street Hospital being the first private healthcare institution to receive the JCI golden seal on the 5th edition standards.
The Mediclinic Group strives to ensure that the clinical services provided throughout the organisation are efficient, effective, appropriate, evidence-based and in line with modern technological advances. This goal is supported by way of carefully co-ordinated clinical governance, clinical information management and clinical services development. The Mediclinic Group has also embarked on a process to implement a single, standardised patient experience measurement index to continue to improve operational excellence and patient safety across all platforms. Press Ganey, a specialist healthcare performance improvement consultancy, was engaged to assist the Mediclinic Group in developing a surveying approach to objectively evaluate and analyse the patient experience at the Mediclinic Group's facilities. The first surveys have been successfully implemented and the data is already providing improved insights to assist management in developing targeted action plans for continuous improvement, specific to each of the Mediclinic Group's facilities.
The Mediclinic Group offers a wide range of clinical services throughout its operating platforms including high-acuity and urgent care. The Mediclinic Group capabilities range from outpatient consultation services to highly specialised, complex and technologically advanced treatment modalities in tertiary and quaternary care hospitals, and such breadth allows for a greater level of integration and co-ordination across the network. The Enlarged Group will benefit from Al Noor's broad presence in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi where it also offers services across the broad spectrum of primary and secondary care and selective tertiary services. Al Noor's high quality care was recently highlighted after it was designated as a training centre per the American Heart Association in August 2015.
The Mediclinic Group has consistently delivered stable and strong operational growth for almost three decades. From FY2013-15, the Mediclinic Group has grown revenue from ZAR24.4 billion to ZAR35.2 billion, a CAGR of 20 per cent., with revenue increasing at least 16 per cent. per year. Over the same period, margins have remained stable at over 20 per cent. despite wage inflation and changes in healthcare regulations, driven by a keen focus on cost effective quality care, backed up by KPIs and efficiency initiatives as well as the implementation of best practices across the group. In addition, the Mediclinic Group has an extensive property portfolio in prime real estate areas that provides valuable operational flexibility and a strong asset underpinning to its business. The performance above has been achieved against the backdrop of slowing GDP growth in SA, and in Switzerland an adjustment of the national outpatient tariff and an increase in the number of generally insured patients, which are often subject to lower pricing levels.
The Mediclinic Group has a track record of investing in carefully selected capital projects that deliver satisfactory returns and has demonstrated the ability to integrate and extract value from acquisitions. This is borne out by the fact that the growth above has been achieved while maintaining cash conversion, defined as (EBITDA-Capex)/EBITDA, at consistently above 52 per cent. in the period FY13-15.
The Enlarged Group will have operational and financial exposure to six countries which is expected to bring with it opportunities to leverage its footprint to drive tangible benefits to its shareholders. The Enlarged Group benefits from its international scale in areas such as the procurement of capital goods and consumables through greater bargaining power with key suppliers, international licensing arrangements, and shared services such as IT, SAP implementation and data management. In addition, the Enlarged Group will continue to explore ways to share intellectual capital and resources across geographies and facilitate the sharing of best practices, as the Mediclinic Group has done successfully to date. For example, the new wing of Mediclinic City Hospital in Dubai, currently under construction, will house a new oncology unit developed in conjunction with Hirslanden, and there are other examples of cross-platform co-operation in developing new service lines, including oncology, bariatric surgery and robotics. The international platform also allows for the rotation of high potential individuals through different markets, further maximising their revenue potential for the group. Finally, the Enlarged Group is focused on fostering a collaborative culture and the alignment of cultures locally with the Mediclinic Group culture and values globally. The Enlarged Group believes that this is essential to maintain consistent, high quality standards internationally, and it invests in IT platforms in order to ensure consistent quality measurement across platforms.
Admission of the Shares of the Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group) to listing on the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange and expected inclusion in the FTSE 100 is also expected to lead to increased liquidity and greater access to a global investor base and a likely reduction in cost of capital.
The Mediclinic Group has conducted numerous acquisitions since its inception in 1983, and has a proven track record in creating shareholder value through careful capital deployment for acquisitions. In South Africa, the Mediclinic Group's initial market of operation, a portfolio of 7 hospitals and 1,500 beds upon listing, has grown through expansion of existing facilities, creation of new hospitals and acquisitions, to create a portfolio of 52 hospitals and 7,983 beds (as at 30 September 2015). Key acquisitions in the region have included the acquisition of Medicor in 1995 which added 11 hospitals and the acquisition of Hospiplan group in 1998 which added 12 hospitals. In Switzerland, the Mediclinic Group entered into an agreement in 2007 to acquire Hirslanden, with 13 hospitals, and has since conducted bolt-on M&A transactions of Klinik Stephanshorn, Clinique la Colline and Swissana Clinic Meggen to broaden its geographic footprint and add new capabilities. In the UAE, the Mediclinic Group began via a joint venture with GE in 2007 to create Emirates Healthcare, followed by an acquisition of three clinic sites in 2011, and then the take-out of the Varkey's stake in Emirates Healthcare in 2012 at which time the division was rebranded Mediclinic Middle East. Similarly, the Al Noor Group has also added incremental services via acquisitions, including the addition of the Manchester Clinic and Al Madar Medical Clinic in 2013, its oncology facility, GICC, in 2014, and the rehab-focused Rochester Wellness in 2015.
The presence of nine directors of the Mediclinic Board and two directors of the Al Noor Board on the Enlarged Al Noor Board will ensure continuity, and facilitate the transition period following the Combination.
The Enlarged Group will be led by an experienced and proven executive management team with significant longevity within the Mediclinic Group. The Proposed Senior Managers, consisting of eight members, possess extensive industry experience and organisational knowledge, with an average tenure of more than 18 years with the Mediclinic Group. The continued growth of the Mediclinic Group is testament to the strong management group and their ability to successfully execute the Mediclinic Group's strategy. The Mediclinic Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Danie Meintjes and Craig Tingle, first joined the company in 1985 and 1992 respectively, and led the expansion of Mediclinic's operations in Dubai before taking on their current roles in 2010. Since their appointment (the Mediclinic Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Danie Meintjes and Craig Tingle respectively), Mediclinic's revenues have grown by a CAGR of 16 per cent. from FY2010-15, and they have overseen significant expansion projects and acquisitions in all territories, plus the recent acquisition of a 29.9 per cent. stake in Spire. Since end-2010 to end-2014 Mediclinic's share price has increased by 245 per cent. and the company has paid out over ZAR3 billion in dividends.
In addition, Mediclinic's largest shareholder, Remgro, has maintained a long-term commitment over the Mediclinic Group's entire history. It is expected to be a supportive partner in helping the Enlarged Group drive growth, as seen in the recent acquisition of the Spire stake. Remgro is also represented on the Mediclinic Board and will continue to be represented on the Enlarged Al Noor Board.
The description of the strategy of the Enlarged Group below has been written on the basis of the Enlarged Group as it will be in existence on the Closing Date, unless expressly stated or the context requires otherwise.
The Enlarged Group is expected to provide a wide range of hospital-related clinical services throughout its operating platforms, and to strive to ensure that the clinical services provided throughout the organisation are efficient, effective, appropriate, evidence-based and in line with modern technological advances. The Enlarged Group will continue to focus on various ''Patients First'' initiatives across all three platforms (as adopted by the Mediclinic Group) with the aim of further improving the patient experience and to deliver co-ordinated and integrated patient-centred care in all facilities. The objective is to provide superior clinical outcomes in a safe clinical environment, while continuously improving the general service experience for patients, in order to help maintain the Mediclinic Group's leading positions in the markets in which it operates.
Ensuring patient safety is expected to remain the number one priority for the Enlarged Group. Various initiatives were successfully launched by the Mediclinic Group in support of this goal, such as a comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship programme in Southern Africa relating to the responsible use of antimicrobials and the rollout of the electronic patient safety records in Switzerland. In addition, the Mediclinic Group is in the planning phase of introducing clinical key performance indicators in the remuneration model for doctors in the United Arab Emirates, which is expected to be continued by the Enlarged Group. The clinical workforce includes a highly skilled and experienced physician base, best suited to cater to the core patient populations (for example, 76 per cent. of Al Noor physicians are bilingual Arabic speakers) and with a deep understanding of the local culture. Highly skilled staff support the physicians, and there are low staff turnover rates. Many of the physicians currently employed by the Al Noor Group have academic appointments, and several have been asked to sit on HAAD committees in their respective specialties.
The Enlarged Group is expected to continue to focus on identifying, attracting and retaining leading specialists and talented healthcare professionals at its facilities as the market competition for talent increases. To support this objective, the Enlarged Group will continue to strengthen human capital management through the establishment of a Global Reward Centre of Excellence to optimise reward practices across the group. An international consulting group, Gallup, has also been appointed to implement a standardised staff engagement management system across all the operating platforms. Based on this system, the Enlarged Group will conduct annual surveys and implement monitored improvement plans to improve employee engagement. The Enlarged Group intends to integrate later iterations of the staff engagement survey results with the Press Ganey patient satisfaction survey results (described above), which will enable the Enlarged Group to evaluate the impact of its employee engagement improvement plans on service levels and patient satisfaction levels. For example, Mediclinic Southern Africa launched the Mediclinic Leadership Academy in 2013 with the aim of further strengthening and aligning leadership behaviour with the Mediclinic Group's values and thereby entrenching a values-based culture to ensure sustainability.
The Mediclinic Group also deploys integrated talent strategies to ensure the proactive attraction of scarce skills in the areas of need as well as the retention of scarce skills in areas that have been identified as higher risk. For example, Mediclinic Southern Africa has proactively addressed the shortage of nurses in the market by expanding the recruitment of nurses from India in the short-term, while pursuing the long-term solution of increasing local training. The Mediclinic Group plans to double its training capacity over the next number of years, with two of the existing Learning Centres in the Cape Town and Tshwane areas expanded, a new Learning Centre commissioned in Kimberley and the Learning Centre Limpopo having relocated into a larger facility during April 2015. Mediclinic Southern Africa's training and development function is registered as a Private Higher Education Institution and offers a Diploma in General Nursing Science and a Diploma in Operating Department Assistance to promote the training of skilled healthcare personnel and thus sustain quality outcomes in providing healthcare.
Similarly, in Switzerland, the recruitment of nursing staff, especially in specialised nursing, is a major focus area both for Hirslanden and other hospitals. For this reason, Hirslanden has committed to the further training and education of specialist nurses to provide professional recruitment practices and to offer attractive working conditions and career opportunities. As one of the largest employers in the Swiss health sector. Hirslanden trains around 980 apprentices and students, of whom around 85 per cent. work in healthcare professions. This also includes 145 trainee registrars. Mediclinic Middle East organises continuing medical education sessions both at an individual facility level and corporate level for its employed and independent doctors.
The Enlarged Group anticipates tangible synergies arising from the Combination; namely, procurement benefits from greater scale, the creation of a shared operations team in the Middle East and the combination of certain corporate functions. The Enlarged Group also anticipates an increased ability to attract key medical staff arising from the affiliation with a larger institution with a broader international presence.
The Enlarged Group will be continuously looking for opportunities to leverage its combined international capacity and resources to unlock synergies and value for its shareholders, and this is expected to continue post implementation of the Combination. With the recent acquisition by Mediclinic of a 29.9 per cent. interest in Spire, a UK-based private healthcare group, the Enlarged Group expects to be able to unlock further procurement, knowledge transfer, supply chain and staffing benefits. Following the successful implementation of an organisational realignment programme in 2014 by Mediclinic Southern Africa, the ''Hirslanden 2020'' project has been initiated to transform the operating model in Hirslanden to improve operational efficiency by implementing projects aimed to standardise and centralise business processes, improve collaboration and to align the Hirslanden culture more closely with the Mediclinic Group's culture.
In addition, formal cross-platform workgroups for all the key support functions are in place and being strengthened to promote collaboration, share intellectual capital and resources and to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies through standardisation and centralisation of selective support processes. Significant progress reported from some of the workgroups includes Mediclinic Southern Africa and Mediclinic Middle East both successfully replacing legacy financial and procurement systems in 2014 with SAP as the ERP solution, while Hirslanden is following a phased approach to standardise the existing stand-alone SAP solutions deployed at all its hospitals. The harmonisation of systems has led to standardised data elements, simplified solutions, reduced cost and improved sharing of resources in the group. The Mediclinic Group's international procurement office has also successfully leveraged the scale of the Mediclinic Group, resulting in encouraging savings on the procurement of major capital items as well as surgical and consumable products. Mediclinic has successfully implemented master data management and international data warehouse projects, improving the quality of data as well as enhancing its ability to better analyse transactional data across the Mediclinic Group. The insights gained from the data analysis strengthen the Mediclinic Group's ability to better negotiate costs with suppliers and are valuable going forward in tariff negotiations with funders. The Mediclinic Group also encourages the sharing of clinical skills between the Mediclinic Group's platforms and through the training of doctors and staff, including cross-platform co-operation in the fields of bariatric surgery, oncology and visceral surgery, and looks to encourage such interaction over time.
The Enlarged Group is expected to continue to evaluate investment opportunities to grow its footprint beyond the existing operating platforms and regions that will add long-term value to shareholders; and will continue to make significant investments to grow capacity at each of the operating platforms. The Mediclinic Group is pursuing opportunities and initiatives to improve occupancies of existing premises, expand existing facilities and acquire or create new facilities. In South Africa, during 2015 Mediclinic Southern Africa commissioned the 176-bed multi-disciplinary Mediclinic Midstream hospital in Centurion, and in Switzerland, Hirslanden acquired the 67-bed Hirslanden Clinique La Colline in Geneva, as well as the 20-bed Hirslanden Klinik Meggen in Lucerne.
Within the UAE, Mediclinic Middle East continues to be well placed amongst the competition with its strategic plan to bridge gaps in under-represented areas, both medical and geographical. During the last reporting period, an opportunity for a new hospital was identified on the southern side of Dubai, in a strategic location close to the areas of population growth which currently lack access to such a facility. The hospital, estimated to open at the end of 2018, will have an initial capacity of approximately 188 beds and will house six operating theatres along with a wide range of other in- and outpatient services. In addition, the new wing of Mediclinic City Hospital, currently under construction and estimated to complete in mid-2016, will house a new oncology unit, developed in conjunction with Hirslanden. New centres of excellence in metabolic surgery, breast surgery and neurosurgery are also under development in association with Hirslanden. In Abu Dhabi, the Enlarged Group will look to enhance and broaden its service offering, including in key areas such as oncology, paediatrics and long-term care and rehabilitation, with the latter supplemented by the recent acquisition by Al Noor of Rochester Wellness, a leading provider of long-term physical speech and occupational rehabilitation therapy. The Enlarged Group will also drive capacity expansion at both existing facilities and via greenfield development, with key developments including a campus expansion at Airport Road Hospital (100 bed facility expected to open in 2018), refurbishment at Khalifa Street Hospital, and an expansion of beds in Al-Ain Hospital (28 bed wing adjacent to the hospital expected by the first quarter of 2016). In addition, there are also an additional 40 beds expected with the new Civic Centre Hospital expected to open in the first quarter of 2016. As both Dubai and Abu Dhabi grow, Mediclinic Middle East will also look to widen its clinic portfolio in these regions to service the healthcare needs of its expanding population and there are a number of specific locations being rolled out over the coming year. The expansion and integration of the clinic network is likely to act as a critical referral base for the hospitals. The guideline hurdle internal rates of return per geographic area for project evaluation and approval are as follows: 20 per cent. (before tax) in South Africa, 15 per cent. in the UAE and 10 per cent. (before tax) in Switzerland.
Due to the geographic spread of the group's operations, the potential of possible cost savings, less administration and improved efficiency, the Mediclinic Group has initiated international procurement initiatives with the aim of unlocking synergies and implementing standardisation for the greater benefit of the group, which will be continued by the Enlarged Group. At the Mediclinic Group, since the appointment of the Group Procurement Executive in 2013, procurement savings have included better prices through pooling of capital equipment purchases across the three platforms, volume bonus agreements with key capital equipment suppliers and direct importing and distribution of more cost-effective surgical and consumable products. Further procurement savings will remain a priority for the Enlarged Group and it intends to rationalise the number of suppliers it has to enable growth with selected key partners with a view to strengthening its negotiating power. In addition, international consolidated data comparisons and spend pattern analysis is being used to identify further savings opportunities.
In addition, the Enlarged Group will remain focused on opportunities to drive further efficiencies through further integration of services where appropriate in local markets. For example, in Switzerland, the Hirslanden 2020 strategic programme was created with two objectives: to make the existing business more efficient and to develop new areas of business. In order to increase profitability, the transformation from a group of hospitals into an integrated hospital group (as initiated in the previous One Hirslanden programme) will be driven further. This will be supported by an additional change project that is currently ongoing, the Hirslanden Hospital Information System project, which provides a modern, ICT-enhanced basis for medical core business and administrative activities. Business fields which Hirslanden wants to develop include the outpatient sector in particular, ranging from additional outpatient clinics to outpatient surgery centres and radiology centres.
As the availability of accurate clinical information forms the foundation of clinical performance measurement and improvement, the Mediclinic Group embarked on an information management strategy in order to improve the integrity of its clinical information, which will be continued by the Enlarged Group. This will enable the development of a wider range of clinical performance indicators during the next few years, and will significantly enhance clinical cost analytics and accompanying cost efficiency initiatives.
Due to unique country-specific, historical and regulatory circumstances the Mediclinic Group's three operating platforms follow different clinical healthcare delivery models. These vary from a more fragmented model in Mediclinic Southern Africa to a more co-ordinated healthcare model in Hirslanden and an integrated model at Mediclinic Middle East. With the aim of ensuring that the Mediclinic Group delivers consistent cost-effective care and superior clinical outcomes at every facility, the Mediclinic Group has embarked on a number of projects to gradually move towards a better integrated clinical healthcare delivery model. The key focus area is to put the patient first through improved collaboration and co-ordination between the various clinical care providers in the clinical care process. These initiatives are expected to be continued by the Enlarged Group. The Enlarged Group believes that closer alignment and co-operation with doctors will add significant value to patients, doctors and other stakeholders. The Enlarged Group promotes the development of co-ordinated care models including establishing centres of excellence to improve patient care. These models follow a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care, with the patient at the centre. It is based on integrated teamwork and requires a specific and unique organisational structure and set of processes in order to be effective. In South Africa, an example of this includes the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, a private academic hospital for the training of specialists and sub-specialists, and is a public private partnership between Wits University and Mediclinic Southern Africa. The institution trains specialists and sub-specialists, and operates South Africa's largest solid organ transplant centre performing liver, kidney, simultaneous kidney-pancreas, and pancreas-afterkidney transplants. Another example is the Muelmed Rehabilitation Centre that offers acute, functional rehabilitation for spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, stroke, amputation patients as well as treatment for other disabling conditions on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The centre follows a multi-disciplinary approach in providing comprehensive neurological and spinal rehabilitation using state-of-the-art facilities and highly trained staff.
In Switzerland, one of the most well-known co-ordinated care initiatives at Hirslanden is the Swiss Tumour Institute. The institute was established in 2005 and involves several hospitals within the group. The objective of the institute is to combine the competencies of different specialists working on the diagnosis and treatment of tumours and cancer. In the UAE, the Mediclinic City Hospital Breast Centre was similarly established to offer patients an internationally recognised, multi-disciplinary approach to breast disease management. This includes quick access to preliminary consultations, rapid diagnoses and effective treatment using the latest technology and evidence-based medicine. The Al Noor Group has consistently sought to expand its range of primary, secondary, and tertiary care services, by carefully investing in areas of high acuity such as cardiac surgery, cardiology, orthopaedics, and nuclear medicine. The Al Noor Group now provides plastic and reconstructive surgery, colorectal surgery, and laparoscopic gynaecology. The ability to offer patients a full spectrum of integrated and advanced services, known as a 'Continuum of Care,' differentiates the Al Noor Group from its competitors. The current combination of the Al Noor Group's wide geographic footprint in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, internationally recognised standards of quality care and patient safety and its 'Continuum of Care' operating model, which is designed to provide the highest quality of medical care through a single vertically integrated healthcare network, has allowed it to capture and retain the broadest possible patient base.
Completion is subject to the fulfilment or, if capable of waiver, waiver of the following conditions precedent:
Shareholders pursuant to the Mediclinic Scheme and to Remgro Healthcare or its affiliate pursuant to the Remgro Subscription to listing on the premium segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority of the UKLA has been approved and (subject to satisfaction of any conditions to which such approval is expressed) will become effective as soon as a dealing notice has been issued by the UKLA and any such listing conditions have been satisfied;
a) it is dissolved or de-registered;
b) an order or declaration is made, or a resolution is passed, for the administration, custodianship, bankruptcy, liquidation, business rescue, winding-up, judicial management, receivership, supervision, trusteeship, de-registration or dissolution (and, in each case, whether provisional or final) of it, its assets or its estate or an order or declaration is made, or a resolution is passed, to authorise the commencement of any business rescue proceeding in respect of it, its assets or its estate;
An announcement will be released on SENS as soon as possible after the fulfilment, waiver or non-fulfilment, as the case may be, of the Conditions.
The following is a summary of the principal terms of the Combination Agreements. The Combination Agreements are available for inspection as described in paragraph 20 of Part XI (Additional Information).
In connection with the Combination, Al Noor and Mediclinic have entered into the Bid Conduct Agreement dated 14 October 2015.
Under the terms of the Bid Conduct Agreement:
Remgro Healthcare (a wholly owned subsidiary of Remgro) and the Company have entered into the Remgro Subscription Agreement dated 14 October 2015.
Under the terms of the Remgro Subscription Agreement, Remgro Healthcare will, or shall procure that one or more of its affiliates will, subscribe for 72,115,384 New Shares at a fixed price of £8.32 per share, to raise proceeds of £600 million. The Remgro Subscription is conditional on, inter alia, the Mediclinic Scheme becoming operative.
In addition, Mediclinic and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries as guarantors have entered into a £400 million secured senior facility agreement dated 14 October 2015 (the ''Mediclinic Bridge Facility'') with Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited and RMB as mandated lead arrangers, RMB as agent and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited as security agent.
Following Completion, Al Noor will (subject to the completion of certain procedural formalities) accede to the Mediclinic Bridge Facility as the borrower in respect of the £400 million term loan facility made available under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility. Al Noor may only apply amounts borrowed by it under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility towards (i) payment (directly or indirectly) of the amounts due to the shareholders in Al Noor who are entitled to participate in the Tender Offer and the Special Dividend pursuant to the Tender Offer and the Special Dividend and (ii) payment (directly or indirectly) of any fees, costs, expenses or taxes incurred by Al Noor or any other member of the Enlarged Group in connection with entry into the Mediclinic Bridge Facility and the related finance documents.
The Mediclinic Bridge Facility has an availability period from 14 October 2015 to and including the earlier of: (i) the date which is six months and 31 ''business days'' (as defined in the SA Companies Act) after 14 October 2015; (ii) the date falling fourteen days after the Closing Date; and (iii) the date on which the Mediclinic Scheme lapses, terminates or is withdrawn.
Drawdown under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility is conditional upon, among other things, Al Noor acceding to the Mediclinic Bridge Facility as borrower, Completion occurring, the granting of first ranking security over the shares in certain members of the Enlarged Group in favour of U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (as security agent under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility) and delivery of certain documentation to RMB (as agent under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility), including any requisite exchange control approvals of the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank.
Any loan drawn under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility will have an initial term of six months from the date of the Prospectus (the ''Initial Maturity Date''), which may be extended up to two times at the option of Al Noor (and by delivery of notice to RMB) by six months per extension. The right to extend the term of the Mediclinic Bridge Facility does not require the consent of the lenders under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility, provided that no default under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility has occurred and is continuing either at the maturity date or when Al Noor delivers notice to RMB (as agent under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility) of its intention to extend.
If there is an event of default, a change of control event in respect of Mediclinic (prior to Completion) or Al Noor (following Completion) or the ordinary shares in Al Noor are either delisted from the premium segment of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority or cease to trade on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities for more than five Business Days, the lenders under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility may give notice of cancellation of all available commitments and/or declare all outstanding advances, together with accrued interest, to be immediately due and payable. In addition, subject to certain agreed thresholds and carve-outs, proceeds of disposals by the Enlarged Group or capital markets proceeds received by the Enlarged Group are required to be applied in mandatory prepayment of amounts outstanding under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility.
Amounts borrowed under the Mediclinic Bridge Facility will be secured in favour of lenders by first ranking security over the shares in Mediclinic Investments (Proprietary) Limited and Mediclinic Jersey Limited. If the Assets Transfer is implemented and each, or any, of Mediclinic CHF Finco Limited, Mediclinic Middle East Holdings Limited and Mediclinic Holdings Netherlands B.V. is transferred to Al Noor, Al Noor will grant first ranking share security over the shares that it holds in each or any of these companies. The Mediclinic Bridge Facility is governed by English law.
On Completion, Remgro will hold through one or more of its affiliates between 40.95 per cent. and 45.18 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (as holding company of the Enlarged Group), depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer. A relationship agreement was entered into between Remgro and the Company on 14 October 2015, to be effective on Completion, to govern the ongoing relationship between Remgro and the Company (the ''Relationship Agreement''). The principal purpose of the Relationship Agreement is to ensure that the Company is capable of carrying on its business independently of Remgro and its associates. The Relationship Agreement contains customary terms and conditions.
Under the terms of the Relationship Agreement, inter alia:
Under the terms of the Assets Transfer Agreement, all of the shares in certain subsidiaries of Mediclinic (being Mediclinic Holdings Netherlands N.V., Mediclinic Middle East Holdings Limited, Mediclinic CHF Finco Limited and, if the shares in Mediclinic Jersey Limited have not been transferred to Mediclinic CHF Finco Limited prior to the applicable date, then Mediclinic Jersey Limited (the ''Designated Subsidiaries'')) will be transferred to Al Noor shortly before the Mediclinic Scheme becomes operative, in order to create a more efficient structure for the Enlarged Group aligned along jurisdictional lines (the ''Assets Transfer'').
In addition to the approval of Mediclinic Shareholders, and board and shareholder approval by the Mediclinic subsidiaries concerned, the Assets Transfer is also conditional on: (a) the receipt by Mediclinic of such approvals, consents or waivers (including from the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank) as are necessary for the implementation of the Assets Transfer Agreement (in each case on terms satisfactory to Mediclinic and Al Noor each acting reasonably); (b) the receipt by Mediclinic of a favourable advance ruling from the Swiss tax authorities in respect of the Assets Transfer and (c) on the fulfilment or waiver (as the case may be) of all of the Conditions Precedent to the Scheme (other than the acknowledgements and approvals envisaged in the Conditions Precedent in paragraphs 9, 10 and 11 of Section E above, having previously been given, not having subsequently been withdrawn) and there being no reason to believe that the Mediclinic Scheme will not become operative in accordance with its terms.
The Assets Transfer is further subject to Al Noor being satisfied (acting reasonably and having regard to such proposals as Mediclinic may make) that completing the Assets Transfer would not require it to withdraw, qualify or modify the working capital statement set out at paragraph 18 of Part 20 of the Prospectus or at paragraph 15 of Part XI (Additional Information) of this document in any manner adverse to the implementation of the Combination.
Al Noor will acquire the shares in the Designated Subsidiaries at the market value thereof. The purchase consideration will remain outstanding as a debt due by Al Noor to the relevant members of the Mediclinic Group, which will (when the Mediclinic Scheme becomes operative) themselves become wholly owned subsidiaries of Al Noor.
The Assets Transfer Agreement contains basic warranties only, in view of the fact that the various sellers and Al Noor will form part of the same group of companies shortly after the implementation of the Assets Transfer.
The Assets Transfer may at Mediclinic's discretion be implemented in whole or in part.
In the unlikely event that the Assets Transfer has been implemented but the Mediclinic Scheme does not become operative (e.g. because it becomes unlawful or impossible for it to do so), the Assets Transfer Agreement makes provision for the rescission of the Assets Transfer. In these circumstances, Al Noor is indemnified by Mediclinic in respect of any tax or other costs incurred by it in connection with the Assets Transfer.
The audited consolidated financial statements of Mediclinic and its subsidiaries for the years ended 31 March 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the six months ended 30 September 2015, together with the unqualified independent audit or accountants reports thereon, as set out in the Prospectus, are hereby incorporated by reference.
The Al Noor Directors confirm that, while there are certain presentational differences under IAS1 'Presentation of financial statements' which do not affect total net assets, net income or cash flows, no material adjustment needs to be made to the financial information of Mediclinic and its subsidiaries for the years ended 30 March 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the six months ended 30 September 2015 to achieve consistency with the Company's accounting policies for the period ending 31 March 2016, as Mediclinic's accounting policies under which this financial information was prepared are consistent with Al Noor's accounting policies for the period ending 31 March 2016. Al Noor currently reports to a 31 December year end and following Completion, the Enlarged Group will report to a 31 March year end in order to align with the accounting reference date of Mediclinic. After Completion, the Enlarged Group will also adopt Mediclinic's accounting policies.
The following list is intended to enable Al Noor Shareholders to identify easily specific items of financial information which have been incorporated by reference into this document.
All of the sections below refer to the relevant pages of the Prospectus, which may be downloaded from Al Noor's website at www.alnoorhospital.com.
| Independent auditor's report . |
247 |
|---|---|
| Statements of financial position . |
248 |
| Income statements | 249 |
| Statements of comprehensive income . |
250 |
| Statement of changes in equity | 251 |
| Statement of cash flows | 252 |
| Notes to the annual financial statements | 253 |
| Independent auditor's report . |
298 |
|---|---|
| Statements of financial position . |
299 |
| Income statements | 300 |
| Statements of comprehensive income . |
301 |
| Statement of changes in equity | 302 |
| Statement of cash flows | 303 |
| Notes to the annual financial statements | 304 |
| Independent auditor's report . |
356 |
|---|---|
| Statements of financial position . |
357 |
| Income statements | 358 |
| Statements of comprehensive income . |
359 |
| Statement of changes in equity | 360 |
| Statement of cash flows | 361 |
| Notes to the annual financial statements | 362 |
| Accountant's report | 184 |
|---|---|
| Statements of financial position . |
186 |
| Income statements | 187 |
| Statements of comprehensive income . |
188 |
| Statement of changes in equity | 189 |
| Statement of cash flows | 190 |
| Notes to the interim financial statements . |
191 |
Please see paragraph 19 of Part XI (Additional Information) of this document for details on obtaining hard copies of documents incorporated by reference into this document.
There are no current ratings or outlooks publicly accorded to Mediclinic by ratings agencies. Certain bonds issued by Hirslanden have been assigned ratings of BB by Credit Suisse and Baa– by fedafin.
The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the years ended 31 December 2012, 2013 and 2014, together with the unqualified independent audit or accountants reports thereon, as set out in the IPO Prospectus, the Company's Annual Report for 2013 and the Company's Annual Report for 2014, respectively, and the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the six months ended 30 June 2015 and 30 June 2014, as set out in the Company's results for the six months ended 30 June 2015 and 30 June 2014, are hereby incorporated by reference.
The following list is intended to enable Al Noor Shareholders to identify easily specific items of financial information which have been incorporated by reference into this document.
The page numbers below refer to the relevant pages of the IPO Prospectus, which may be accessed at http://www.alnoorhospital.com/Investors/
| Accountant's report on historical financial information | 128 |
|---|---|
| Consolidated income statement . |
130 |
| Consolidated statement of comprehensive income | 131 |
| Consolidated statement of financial position | 132 |
| Statement of changes in equity | 133 |
| Consolidated statement of cash flows . |
134 |
| Notes forming part of the consolidated financial information | 135 |
| The page numbers below refer to the relevant pages of Al Noor's Annual Report for the financial year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ended | 31 | December | 2013, | which | may | be | accessed | at |
| http://www.alnoorhospital.com/Investors/Reports-Results-Presentations.aspx |
| Independent auditor's report | 84 |
|---|---|
| Consolidated statement of financial position | 86 |
| Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income . |
87 |
| Consolidated statement of changes in equity | 88 |
| Consolidated statements of cash flows . |
89 |
| Notes to the consolidated financial statements . |
90 |
| The page numbers below refer to the relevant pages of Al Noor's Annual Report for the financial year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ended | 31 | December | 2014, | which | may | be | accessed | at |
| http://www.alnoorhospital.com/Investors/Reports-Results-Presentations.aspx |
| Independent auditor's report | 82 |
|---|---|
| Consolidated statement of financial position | 84 |
| Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income . |
85 |
| Consolidated statement of changes in equity | 86 |
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | 87 |
| Notes to the consolidated financial statements . |
88 |
The page numbers below refer to the relevant pages of Al Noor's unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2014, which may be accessed at http://www.alnoorhospital.com/Investors/Reports-Results-Presentations.aspx
| Independent review report | 8 |
|---|---|
| Condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position | 9 |
| Condensed consolidated interim statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income . |
10 |
| Condensed consolidated interim statement of changes in equity | 12 |
| Condensed consolidated interim statement of cash flows | 13 |
| Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements | 14 |
The page numbers below refer to the relevant pages of Al Noor's unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2015, which may be accessed at http://www.alnoorhospital.com/Investors/Reports-Results-Presentations.aspx
| 9 |
|---|
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
Please see paragraph 19 of Part XI (Additional Information) for details on obtaining hard copies of documents incorporated by reference into this document.
There are no current ratings or outlooks publicly accorded to Al Noor by ratings agencies.
As a result of their consideration of the steps required to implement the Combination the Al Noor Directors have been advised that an amount of US\$556,449,554 currently included in the Company's share premium account should have been designated a merger reserve. Accordingly the Al Noor Directors have determined to so redesignate that sum to a merger reserve. After the redesignation US\$137,099,479 remains in the Company's share premium account.
The unaudited pro forma statement of net assets at 30 September 2015 and the unaudited pro forma income statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 and the six months ended 30 September 2015 and the related notes thereto set out in Section A of this Part VII (together the ''Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information'') have been prepared on the basis of the notes set out below to illustrate the effect of the Combination on the statement of net assets and results of operations of Al Noor.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information has been prepared in accordance with Annex II of the Prospectus Directive and in a manner consistent with the accounting policies to be adopted by Al Noor in preparing its consolidated financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2016 (in millions of pounds). Al Noor currently reports to a 31 December year end and, following Completion, Al Noor will report to a 31 March year end, in order to align with the accounting reference date of Mediclinic.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information does not constitute financial statements within the meaning of section 434 of the UK Companies Act. Shareholders should read the whole of this document and not rely solely on the summarised financial information contained in this Part VII.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's report on the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information is set out in Section B of this Part VII.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information is based on information and assumptions that Al Noor believes are reasonable, including assumptions regarding the terms of the Combination. The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information, which has been produced for illustrative purposes only, by its nature addresses a hypothetical situation and, therefore, does not represent the Enlarged Group's actual financial position or results.
The unaudited pro forma statement of net assets at 30 September 2015 gives effect to the Combination as if it had occurred on 30 September 2015. The unaudited pro forma income statement for the twelve months ended 31 March 2015 and the six months ended 30 September 2015 are presented as if the Combination had taken place at the beginning of the relevant periods. In particular, as pro forma information is prepared to illustrate retrospectively the effects of transactions that will occur subsequently using generally accepted regulations and reasonable assumptions, there are limitations that are inherent to the nature of pro forma information. As such, had the Combination taken place on the dates assumed above, the actual effects would not necessarily have been the same as those presented in the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information. Furthermore, in consideration of the different purpose of the pro forma information as compared to the historical financial statements and the different methods of calculation of the effects of the Combination on the pro forma statement of net assets and the pro forma income statements, these statements should be read and interpreted without comparisons between them.
For accounting purposes under IFRS, the Combination will be treated as the acquisition of Al Noor by Mediclinic even though, legally, Al Noor is the acquirer and will be the entity which will issue New Shares to the shareholders of Mediclinic. Therefore, the consolidated financial information of the Enlarged Group at the date of the Combination will reflect the acquisition of Al Noor by applying the IFRS 3 'acquisition method' of accounting on the Al Noor identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. As the valuation of the Al Noor identifiable assets and assumed liabilities will only be performed after the Closing Date, the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information does not reflect the fair value adjustments that are expected to be made after the Closing Date and which will impact the net assets and earnings of the Enlarged Group going forward.
All pro forma financial adjustments are directly attributable to the Combination. No pro forma adjustments have been made to reflect any matters not directly attributable to implementing the Combination, such as synergies or cost savings that may be expected to occur after the Combination. The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information is presented in GBP, the presentational currency to be used by the Enlarged Group.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information does not attempt to predict or estimate the future results of the Enlarged Group and should not be used for this purpose.
This section presents the unaudited consolidated pro forma statement of net assets at 30 September 2015, the unaudited consolidated pro forma income statements for the six months ended 30 September 2015 and the 12 months ended 31 March 2015, and the related explanatory notes.
| Adjustments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediclinic Group as at 30 Sept 2015 (Note 1) |
Al Noor Group as at 30 June 2015 (Note 2) |
Combination adjustments (Note 3) |
Unaudited pro forma Enlarged Group |
Note reference | |
| In millions of GBP | |||||
| ASSETS | |||||
| Non-current assets | |||||
| Property, equity and vehicles | 2,855 | 47 | — | 2,902 | |
| Intangible assets . |
613 | 22 | 1,242 | 1,877 | 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e |
| Investment in associate . |
441 | — | — | 441 | |
| Other investments and loans Derivative financial |
3 | 2 | — | 5 | |
| instruments | 4 | — | — | 4 | |
| Deferred income tax assets | 16 | — | — | 16 | |
| 3,932 | 71 | 1,242 | 5,245 | ||
| Current Assets | |||||
| Inventories | 55 | 12 | — | 67 | |
| Trade and other receivables | 408 | 79 | — | 487 | |
| Current income tax assets . |
3 | — | — | 3 | |
| Short term deposit | — | 9 | — | 9 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 269 | 49 | (76) | 242 | 3a, 3b, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i |
| 735 | 149 | (76) | 808 | ||
| Total assets | 4,667 | 220 | 1,166 | 6,053 | |
| LIABILITIES | |||||
| Non-current liabilities | |||||
| Borrowings | (1,423) | — | (395) | (1,818) | 3h |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | (414) | — | — | (414) | |
| Retirement benefit obligations | (86) | (10) | — | (96) | |
| Provisions Derivative financial |
(37) | — | — | (37) | |
| instruments | (22) | — | — | (22) | |
| (1,982) | (10) | (395) | (2,387) | ||
| Current Liabilities | |||||
| Trade and other payables | (294) | (37) | — | (331) | |
| Borrowings | (53) | — | (53) | ||
| Provisions Amounts due to related |
(25) | — | — | (25) | |
| parties Derivative financial |
— | (4) | — | (4) | |
| instruments | — | — | — | — | |
| Current income tax liabilities . | (10) | — | — | (10) | |
| (382) | (41) | — | (423) | ||
| Total liabilities |
(2,364) | (51) | (395) | (2,810) | |
| Net assets | 2,303 | 169 | 771 | 3,243 |
The consolidated statement of net assets of the Mediclinic Group has been directly extracted from the consolidated interim financial information of the Mediclinic Group for the six months ended 30 September 2015 incorporated by reference into this document and translated from ZAR to GBP using the exchange rate at 30 September 2015, equal to ZAR/GBP 21.3.
The consolidated statement of net assets of the Al Noor Group at 30 June 2015 has been extracted from the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Al Noor Group for the six months ended 30 June 2015 incorporated by reference into this document and then adjusted in order to align it with the presentation criteria to be adopted by the Mediclinic Group as follows:
| Statement of net assets line items at 30 June 2015(*) |
Statement of net assets line items— Mediclinic Group |
Al Noor Group's statement of net assets at 30 June 2015 under the statement of net assets presentation of the Mediclinic Group |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| In USD | In USD | In GBP | |
| 47 | |||
| 22 | |||
| 2 | |||
| — | |||
| 71 | |||
| 19 | Inventories | 19 | 12 |
| 124 | Trade and other receivables | 124 | 79 |
| 9 | |||
| 77 | Cash and cash equivalents | 77 | 49 |
| 234 | Total current assets | 234 | 149 |
| 344 | Total assets | 344 | 220 |
| 16 | Retirement benefit obligations | 16 | 10 |
| 16 | Total non-current liabilities | 16 | 10 |
| 58 | Trade and other payables | 58 | 37 |
| 6 | Amounts due to related parties . | 6 | 4 |
| 64 | Total current liabilities | 64 | 41 |
| 80 | Total liabilities | 80 | 51 |
| 74 34 2 — 110 — 14 |
In millions Non-current assets Property, equipment and vehicles Intangible assets Other investments and loans . Deferred income tax asset Total non-current assets Current assets Short term deposit . Non-current liabilities Current liabilities |
74 34 2 — 110 14 |
(*) The statement of net assets line items of the Al Noor Group are directly extracted from the statement of net assets of the Al Noor Group at 30 June 2015. The order of the line items may be different to those in the Al Noor Group statement of net assets to allow each line to be matched to the presentational format of the Mediclinic Group statement of net assets.
The adjusted statement of net assets has been translated from USD to GBP using the exchange rate at 30 June 2015, equal to USD/GBP1.572.
For accounting purposes under IFRS, the Combination will be treated as the acquisition of Al Noor by Mediclinic even though, legally, Al Noor is the acquirer and will be the entity which will issue New Shares to the shareholders of Mediclinic. Under IFRS, the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred by the accounting acquirer is based on the number of shares that the accounting acquirer (the legal subsidiary) would have had to issue to the owners of the accounting acquiree (the legal parent) to give the owners of the legal parent the same percentage of equity interests in the combined entity that results from the reverse acquisition. Other payments to Al Noor Shareholders are also included in consideration where in substance they form part of the payment transferred for the acquired business.
For the purposes of the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information, consideration and preliminary goodwill have therefore been determined as follows:
| Amount | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| In millions of GBP |
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| Special Dividend paid to Al Noor Shareholders | 383 | 3a |
| Tender Offer . |
617 | 3b |
| Value of Mediclinic Shares deemed to be issued to Al Noor Shareholders | 379 | 3c |
| Total consideration transferred to Al Noor Shareholders | 1,379 | |
| Al Noor net assets acquired (net book value at 30 June 2015, excluding minority | ||
| interests of £5m) Write-off of pre-existing value of goodwill and intangible assets (net book value at |
165 | 3d |
| 30 June 2015) | (14) | |
| Transactions costs expected to be incurred by Al Noor | (28) | 3e |
| Preliminary goodwill arising on acquisition | 1,256 | |
| Existing goodwill . |
(14) | |
| Pro forma goodwill adjustment | 1,242 |
3a) Reflects the Special Dividend of £3.28 per Al Noor Share, which results in a cash outflow of £383m.
3b) Assumes full take up of the Tender Offer by Al Noor Shareholders, which results in a cash outflow of £617m.
3c) For the purpose of estimating the fair value of the consideration transferred in the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information, the Existing Shares of Al Noor are deemed to be acquired on 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document).
68 million shares are deemed to be issued by Mediclinic in consideration for Al Noor Shares. For the purposes of the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information, the fair value of the consideration in this reverse acquisition is determined based upon the acquisition date closing price of Mediclinic's Existing Shares (being ZAR 120.5), translated from ZAR to GBP at the exchange rate on that date (ZAR 21.71 per GBP). The fair value of the share component of consideration payable in respect of the Combination will be subject to change until the completion of the Combination, and therefore, could be significantly different from that determined as set out above for the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information.
3d) As stated in the basis of preparation, the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information does not reflect the fair value adjustments to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed as the measurement of these items at their fair values will only be performed subsequent to the Closing Date. The purchase price premium (being the excess of consideration over the value of the net assets acquired) has been attributed to goodwill.
3e) Reflects the pro forma adjustments in relation to estimated Al Noor transaction costs amounting to £28 million, which will reduce cash and net assets to be acquired.
3f) The adjustment of £600 million reflects the cash received by Al Noor from Remgro under the Remgro Subscription.
3g) An adjustment of £29m has been made to reflect estimated transaction costs incurred by Mediclinic.
3h) The adjustment of £395 million to borrowings reflects the £400m drawdown of the Mediclinic Bridge Facility to fund the Al Noor Tender Offer, net of a £5m arrangement fee. The Mediclinic Bridge Facility has a maximum term of 18 months, hence the adjustment has been reflected in non-current liabilities. The £5m arrangement fee payable in respect of the Mediclinic Bridge Facility will be capitalised and amortised over the life of the facility.
3i) Sales transfer tax will be payable in South Africa at a rate of 0.25 per cent. of the higher of a) the market value of the Shares received in exchange for the Mediclinic Shares transferred; and b) the market value of the Mediclinic Shares transferred. The £14m adjustment to cash has been estimated based on the market capitalisation of Mediclinic on 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document).
3j) No account has been made of any trading activity after 30 June 2015 (in respect of Al Noor) or 30 September 2015 (in respect of Mediclinic).
Unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement for the 12 months ended 31 March 2015
| Adjustments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediclinic Group for the year ended 31 March 2015 (Note 1) |
Al Noor Group for the year ended 31 December 2014 (Note 2) |
Combination adjustments (Note 3) |
Unaudited pro forma Enlarged Group |
Note reference |
|
| In millions of GBP | |||||
| Revenue | 1,977 | 272 | — | 2,249 | |
| Cost of sales Administration and other operating |
(1,116) | (150) | — | (1,266) | |
| expenses | (455) | (63) | (71) | (589) | 3a, 3c |
| Operating profit before | |||||
| depreciation (EBITDA) . |
406 | 59 | (71) | 394 | |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (85) | (8) | — | (93) | |
| Operating profit | 321 | 51 | (71) | 301 | |
| Other gains and losses | 5 | — | — | 5 | |
| Income from associates | — | — | — | — | |
| Loss from joint venture | — | — | — | — | |
| Finance income |
6 | — | — | 6 | |
| Finance cost | (66) | (1) | (23) | (90) | 3b |
| Profit before tax | 266 | 50 | (94) | 222 | |
| Income tax expense | (12) | — | — | (12) | 3d |
| Profit for the year | 254 | 50 | (94) | 210 | |
| Attributable to: | |||||
| Equity holders of the Company | 241 | 48 | (94) | 195 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 13 | 2 | — | 15 | |
| 254 | 50 | (94) | 210 |
The consolidated income statement of the Mediclinic Group for the year ended 31 March 2015 has been directly extracted from the audited consolidated financial statements of Mediclinic incorporated by reference into this document and translated from ZAR to GBP using the average exchange rate for the year ended 31 March 2015, equal to ZAR/GBP 17.82.
The consolidated income statement of the Al Noor Group for the year ended 31 December 2014 has been extracted from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Al Noor Group for the year ended 31 December 2014 incorporated by reference into this document and adjusted in order to align it with the presentation criteria to be adopted by the Mediclinic Group as follows:
| In millions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement line items—Al Noor Group |
Income statement line items—year ended 31 December 2014 |
Reclassifications | Al Noor Group's income statement for the year ended 31 December 2014 under the income statement presentation of the Mediclinic Group |
Income statement line items—Mediclinic Group |
|
| (USD) A |
(USD) B |
(USD) A+B |
(GBP) | ||
| Revenue | 449 | — | 449 | 272 | Revenue |
| Cost of sales | (257) | 9 | (248) | (150) | Cost of sales |
| Gross profit Administrative expenses after |
192 | ||||
| underlying items |
(108) | 3 | (105) | (63) | Administration and other operating expenses |
| (12) | (12) | (8) | Depreciation and amortisation |
||
| Results from operating | |||||
| activities | 84 | — | 84 | 51 | Operating profit |
| Finance cost | (2) | — | (2) | (1) | Finance cost |
| Finance income |
1 | — | 1 | — | Finance income |
| Net finance cost | (1) | ||||
| Profit for the year before tax | 83 | — | 83 | 50 | Profit before taxation |
| Taxation | 1 | — | 1 | — | Taxation |
| Profit for the year | 84 | — | 84 | 50 | Profit for the year |
| Attributable to: | Attributable to: | ||||
| Owners of the Company | 81 | — | 81 | 48 | Equity holders of the Company |
| Non-controlling interest | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | Non-controlling interests |
| 84 | — | 84 | 50 |
The adjusted income statement has been translated from USD to GBP using the average exchange rate for the year ended 31 December 2014, equal to USD/GBP 1.65.
3a) An adjustment of £57m has been made to reflect estimated transaction costs incurred by Mediclinic and Al Noor. This one-off cost will not have a continuing impact on the results of the Enlarged Group.
3b) The £23m adjustment to finance costs in the 12 months to March 2015 comprises:
Interest costs associated with the Mediclinic Bridge Facility will have a continuing impact on the results of the Enlarged Group.
3c) As set out above, sales transfer tax will be payable in respect of the Combination. The £14m adjustment has been estimated based on the market capitalisation of Mediclinic on 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document). This one-off cost will not have a continuing impact on the results of the Enlarged Group.
3d) Adjustments affecting the income statement are assumed to be non-deductible or disallowable for tax purposes and therefore do not affect the pro forma tax charge for the Enlarged Group.
3e) As stated in the basis of preparation, the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information does not reflect the fair value adjustments to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed as the measurement of these items at their fair values will only be performed subsequent to the Closing Date. The purchase price premium (being the excess of consideration over the value of the net assets acquired) has been attributed to goodwill and no pro forma amortisation or impairment charge has been applied to the goodwill balance in the periods presented.
3f) No account has been made of any trading activity after 30 June 2015 (in respect of Al Noor) or 30 September 2015 (in respect of Mediclinic).
3g) The following table sets out a reconciliation of pro forma operating profit before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to pro forma normalised EBITDA for the year ended 31 March 2015.
Normalised EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure that may not be comparable to similarly titled financial measures of other companies:
| Adjustments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediclinic Group for the year ended 31 March 2015 (Note 1) |
Al Noor Group for the year ended 31 December 2014 (Note 2) |
Combination adjustments (Note 3) |
Unaudited pro forma Enlarged Group |
Note reference |
|
| In millions of GBP | |||||
| EBITDA . |
406 | 59 | (70) | 395 | 3a, 3c |
| Adjusted for: | |||||
| Impairment of property and | |||||
| equipment | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Profit on sale of property, | |||||
| equipment and vehicles | (5) | — | — | (5) | |
| Combination costs | — | — | 70 | 70 | |
| Normalised EBITDA | 403 | 59 | — | 462 |
3h) The following table sets out a segmental analysis of the Enlarged Group's revenue for the year ended 31 March 2015:
| Adjustments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediclinic Group for the year ended 31 March 2015 (Note 1) |
Al Noor Group for the year ended 31 December 2014 (Note 2) |
Combination adjustments (Note 3) |
Unaudited pro forma Enlarged Group |
|
| In millions of GBP | ||||
| Southern Africa | 692 | — | — | 692 |
| Switzerland | 1,043 | — | — | 1,043 |
| Middle East . |
242 | 272 | — | 514 |
| Revenue |
1,977 | 272 | — | 2,249 |
Unaudited pro forma income statement for the six months ended 30 September 2015
| Adjustments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediclinic Group for the six months ended 30 September 2015 (Note 1) |
Al Noor Group for the six months ended 30 June 2015 (Note 2) |
Combination adjustments (Note 3) |
Unaudited pro forma Enlarged Group |
Note reference |
|
| In millions of GBP | |||||
| Revenue | 1,015 | 160 | — | 1,175 | |
| Cost of sales Administration and other operating |
(583) | (90) | — | (673) | |
| expenses | (233) | (35) | (71) | (339) | 3a, 3c |
| Operating profit before depreciation | |||||
| (EBITDA) | 199 | 35 | (71) | 163 | |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (45) | (5) | — | (50) | |
| Operating profit | 154 | 30 | (71) | 113 | |
| Other gains and losses | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
| Loss from joint venture | — | — | — | — | |
| Finance income | 4 | — | — | 4 | |
| Finance cost | (32) | — | (11) | (43) | 3b |
| Profit before tax | 129 | 30 | (82) | 77 | |
| Income tax expense | (26) | — | — | (26) | 3d |
| Profit for the year | 103 | 30 | (82) | 51 | |
| Attributable to: | |||||
| Equity holders of the Company . |
96 | 28 | (82) | 42 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 7 | 2 | — | 9 | |
| 103 | 30 | (82) | 51 |
The consolidated income statement of the Mediclinic Group for the six months ended 30 September 2015 has been directly extracted from the consolidated interim financial information incorporated by reference into this document and translated from ZAR to GBP using the average exchange rate for the six months ended 30 September 2015, equal to ZAR/GBP 19.3.
The consolidated income statement of the Al Noor Group for the six months ended 30 June 2015 has been extracted from the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Al Noor Group for the six months ended 30 June 2015 incorporated by reference into this document and adjusted in order to align it with the presentation criteria to be adopted by the Mediclinic Group as follows:
| In millions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement line items—Al Noor Group |
Income statement line items—six months ended 30 June 2015 |
Reclassifications | Al Noor Group's income statement for the six months ended 30 June 2015 under the income statement presentation of the Mediclinic Group |
Income statement line items—Mediclinic Group |
|
| (USD) A |
(USD) B |
(USD) A+B |
(GBP) | ||
| Revenue | 244 | — | 244 | 160 | Revenue |
| Cost of sales | (143) | 6 | (137) | (90) | Cost of sales |
| Gross profit | 101 | ||||
| Selling, administrative and other operating expenses |
(56) | 2 | (54) | (35) | Administration and other operating expenses |
| (8) | (8) | (5) | Depreciation and | ||
| amortisation | |||||
| Results from operating activities |
45 | — | 45 | 30 | Operating profit |
| Finance cost Finance income |
(1) — |
— — |
(1) — |
— — |
Finance cost Finance income |
| Net finance cost | (1) | ||||
| Profit for the period before tax |
44 | — | 44 | 30 | Profit before tax |
| Taxation | — | — | — | — | Taxation |
| Profit for the period | 44 | — | 44 | 30 | Profit for the period |
| Attributable to: Owners of the Company |
42 | — | — | 28 | Attributable to: Equity holders of |
| Non-controlling interest | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | the Company Non-controlling interests |
| 44 | — | 44 | 30 |
The adjusted income statement has been translated from USD to GBP using the average exchange rate for the six months ended 30 June 2015, equal to USD/GBP 1.52.
3a) An adjustment of £57m has been made to reflect estimated transaction costs incurred by Mediclinic and Al Noor. This one-off cost will not have a continuing impact on the results of the Enlarged Group. 3b) The £11m adjustment to finance costs in the six months to 30 September 2015 comprises:
Interest costs associated with the Mediclinic Bridge Facility will have a continuing impact on the results of the Enlarged Group.
3c) As set out above, sales transfer tax will be payable in respect of the Combination. The £14m adjustment has been estimated based on the market capitalisation of Mediclinic on 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document). This one-off cost will not have a continuing impact on the results of the Enlarged Group.
3d) Adjustments affecting the income statement are assumed to be non-deductible or disallowable for tax purposes and therefore do not affect the pro forma tax charge for the Enlarged Group.
3e) As stated in the basis of preparation, the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information does not reflect the fair value adjustments to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed as the measurement of these items at their fair values will only be performed subsequent to the Closing Date. The purchase price premium (being the excess of consideration over the value of the net assets acquired) has been attributed to goodwill and no pro forma amortisation or impairment charge has been applied to the goodwill balance in the periods presented.
3f) No account has been made of any trading activity after 30 June 2015 (in respect of Al Noor) or 30 September 2015 (in respect of Mediclinic).
3g) The following table sets out a reconciliation of pro forma operating profit before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to pro forma normalised EBITDA for the six months ended 30 September 2015.
Normalised EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure that may not be comparable to similarly titled financial measures of other companies:
| Adjustments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediclinic Group for the six months ended 30 September 2015 (Note 1) |
Al Noor Group for the six months ended 30 June 2015 (Note 2) |
Combination adjustments (Note 3) |
Unaudited pro forma Enlarged Group |
Note reference |
|
| In millions of GBP | |||||
| EBITDA | 199 | 35 | (70) | 164 | 3a, 3c |
| Adjusted for: | |||||
| Impairment of property and | |||||
| equipment | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit on sale of property, equipment | |||||
| and vehicles |
— | — | — | — | |
| Combination costs | — | — | 70 | 70 | |
| Normalised EBITDA | 199 | 35 | — | 234 |
3h) The following table sets out a segmental analysis of the Enlarged Group's revenue for the six months ended 30 September 2015:
| Adjustments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediclinic Group for the six months ended 30 September 2015 (Note 1) |
Al Noor Group for the six months ended 30 June 2015 (Note 2) |
Combination adjustments (Note 3) |
Unaudited pro forma Enlarged Group |
|
| In millions of GBP | ||||
| Southern Africa . |
351 | — | — | 351 |
| Switzerland | 534 | — | — | 534 |
| Middle East | 130 | 160 | — | 290 |
| Revenue | 1,015 | 160 | — | 1,175 |
Section B: Accountant's Report on the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information of the Enlarged Group
The Directors Al Noor Hospitals Group Plc 1st Floor 40 Dukes Place London EC3A 7NH
N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd New Court St Swithin's Lane London EC4N 8AL
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19 November 2015
Dear Sirs
We report on the unaudited pro forma financial information (the ''Pro Forma Financial Information'') set out in section A of Part VII (Pro Forma Financial Information) of the Company's circular dated 19 November 2015 (the ''Circular'') which has been prepared on the basis described in the notes to the Pro Forma Financial Information, for illustrative purposes only, to provide information about how the proposed acquisition of Mediclinic International Limited might have affected the financial information presented on the basis of the accounting policies to be adopted by the Company in preparing the financial statements for the period ending 31 March 2016. This report is required by item 13.3.3R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority and is given for the purpose of complying with that Listing Rule and for no other purpose.
It is the responsibility of the directors of the Company to prepare the Pro Forma Financial Information in accordance with item 13.3.3R of the Listing Rules.
It is our responsibility to form an opinion, as required by item 13.3.3R of the Listing Rules as to the proper compilation of the Pro Forma Financial Information and to report our opinion to you.
In providing this opinion we are not updating or refreshing any reports or opinions previously made by us on any financial information used in the compilation of the Pro Forma Financial Information, nor do we accept responsibility for such reports or opinions beyond that owed to those to whom those reports or opinions were addressed by us at the dates of their issue.
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Save for any responsibility which we may have to those persons to whom this report is expressly addressed and which we may have to the Company's ordinary shareholders as a result of the inclusion of this report in the Circular, to the fullest extent permitted by law we do not assume any responsibility and will not accept any liability to any other person for any loss suffered by any such other person as a result of, arising out of, or in connection with this report or our statement, required by and given solely for the purposes of complying with Listing Rule 13.4.1R(6), consenting to its inclusion in the Circular.
We conducted our work in accordance with the Standards for Investment Reporting issued by the Auditing Practices Board in the United Kingdom. The work that we performed for the purpose of making this report, which involved no independent examination of any of the underlying financial information, consisted primarily of comparing the unadjusted financial information with the source documents, considering the evidence supporting the adjustments and discussing the Pro Forma Financial Information with the directors of the Company.
We planned and performed our work so as to obtain the information and explanations we considered necessary in order to provide us with reasonable assurance that the Pro Forma Financial Information has been properly compiled on the basis stated and that such basis is consistent with the accounting policies of the Company.
Our work has not been carried out in accordance with auditing standards or other standards and practices generally accepted in the United States of America or other jurisdictions and accordingly should not be relied upon as if it had been carried out in accordance with those standards and practices.
In our opinion:
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The directors of Remgro and their functions are as follows:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| J P Rupert | Non-Executive Chairman |
| E de la H Hertzog | Non-Executive Deputy Chairman |
| J Malherbe | Non-Executive Deputy Chairman |
| S E N De Bruyn Sebotsa | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| G T Ferreira |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
| P K Harris | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| N P Mageza | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| P J Moleketi |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
| M Morobe | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| F Robertson | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| H Wessels |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
| J J Durand | Executive Director |
| W E Buhrmann ¨ |
Executive Director |
| L Crouse | Executive Director |
Remgro is an investment holding company. Originally established in the 1940s by the late Dr. Anton Rupert as a tobacco manufacturer, Remgro's investment portfolio has evolved substantially and currently includes more than 30 investee companies. Remgro's interests consist of investments in food, liquor and home care, banking, healthcare, insurance, industrial and infrastructure, as well as media and sport. Remgro's strategy is to invest in businesses that can deliver superior earnings and dividend growth over the long term, which involves the acquisition of meaningful interests in companies that have sound management and have the ability to generate strong cash returns and growth.
Remgro's activities are concentrated mainly on the management of investments and the provision of support rather than on being involved in the day-to-day management of business units of investee companies. Remgro's shares are listed on the securities exchange operated by JSE Limited.
As at 30 June 2015, Remgro had a market capitalisation of approximately £6,462 million11 equivalent.
On 17 September 2015 the final audited results press release published by Remgro stated that the majority of Remgro's underlying investments, for the year ended 30 June 2015, reported good results despite tough economic and trading conditions.
Headline earnings for the year to 30 June 2015 amounted to ZAR7,996 million compared to ZAR6,635 million for the year to 30 June 2014, representing an increase of 20.5 per cent., whereas headline earnings per share increased by 20.3 per cent. from 1,292.4 cents to 1,555.0 cents. Remgro's intrinsic net asset value per share increased by 17.5 per cent. from ZAR245.96 at 30 June 2014 to ZAR288.89 at 30 June 2015.
The increase in headline earnings per share was mainly due to improved results being reported by RCL Foods Limited compared to the previous year. The headline earnings growth was negated by stock revaluation losses in Total SA (Pty) Ltd due to the sudden drop in the crude oil price and mark-to-market losses of investments in Kagiso Tiso Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
For the year ended 30 June 2015, the final dividend declared was ZAR259 cents per share (equating to a total dividend per share of 428 cents). This represented a 10.0 per cent. increase from the total dividend declared for the year ended 30 June 2014 of ZAR389 cents per share.
11 Based on a ZAR:GBP rate of 19.0563:1.
More information about Remgro, including copies of the audited consolidated accounts for the last two financial years and the interim financial statements, can be found on the company's website: http://www.remgro.com/investor-centre/results-and-reports/
Save as disclosed below, during the period beginning two years preceding the date of this document and ending on 17 November 2015 (being the last practicable date prior to publication of this document), Remgro and its subsidiaries have not entered into any material contracts otherwise than in the ordinary course of business.
Following Completion, Remgro will hold, through one or more of its affiliates between 40.95 per cent. and 45.18 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (as holding company of the Enlarged Group), depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer, such that Remgro will be a ''controlling shareholder'' for the purpose of the Listing Rules. As required by the Listing Rules, Al Noor and Remgro have, on 14 October 2015, agreed the terms of a relationship agreement which will take effect on Completion to govern the ongoing relationship between Remgro and Al Noor, the principal purpose of which is to ensure that Al Noor is capable of carrying out its business independently of Remgro and its associates (the ''Relationship Agreement'').
Under the terms of the Relationship Agreement, inter alia:
Under the terms of the Remgro Subscription Agreement, Remgro Healthcare will, or shall procure that one or more of its affiliates will, subscribe for 72,115,384 New Shares at a fixed price of £8.32 per share, to raise proceeds of £600 million. The Remgro Subscription is conditional on, inter alia, the Mediclinic Scheme becoming operative.
The cash consideration payable by Remgro Healthcare or its affiliates in respect of the Remgro Subscription may be funded through the use of balance sheet cash, drawings under new financing facilities arranged by RMB and Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited (''Morgan Stanley Bank'') pursuant to
an unsecured £600,000,000 facilities agreement (the ''Remgro Facility Agreement'') and/or alternative sources of finance.
Under the Remgro Facility Agreement, RMB and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as original lenders (the ''Original Lenders'') have provided Remgro Healthcare and its wholly-owned subsidiary with:
The availability period for loans under the Remgro Facility Agreement is the period from and including 14 October 2015 to and including the earlier of:
Any loan drawn under the Remgro Facility Agreement will have an initial term of six months from the date of the Mediclinic Scheme Circular (the ''Initial Maturity Date''), which may be extended up to two times at the option of Remgro by six months per extension. The right to extend the term of the Remgro Facility Agreement does not require the consent of the lenders under the Remgro Facility Agreement, provided that no default under the Remgro Facility Agreement has occurred and is continuing either at the maturity date or when Remgro delivers notice to RMB (as agent under the Remgro Facility Agreement) of its intention to extend. Unless refinanced before such date, all amounts outstanding under the Remgro Facility Agreement are due and payable at the maturity date (either the Initial Maturity Date or, if Remgro has exercised its option to extend, the extended maturity date).
The rate of interest on a loan made pursuant to Facility A is equal to the aggregate of JIBAR plus the applicable margin and on a loan made pursuant to Facility B is equal to the aggregate of LIBOR (subject to a floor of 1 per cent. per annum) plus the applicable margin. The applicable margin for both Facility A and Facility B is 1.40 per cent. per annum for the period from the date of the Remgro Facility Agreement to the Initial Maturity Date, increases to 1.65 per cent. per annum on the first extension of the term of the Remgro Facility Agreement and increases to 2.15 per cent. per annum on the second extension of the term of the Remgro Facility Agreement.
The Remgro Facility Agreement contains a financial covenant in respect of the ratio of net asset value to total debt, which is tested on a semi-annual basis. The Remgro Facility Agreement also contains customary representations and warranties, undertakings and events of default.
Remgro has also agreed to a number of restrictions and undertakings in relation to the Remgro Subscription under the Remgro Facility Agreement. In particular (but without limitation), Remgro must not (without the prior consent of RMB and Morgan Stanley Bank as arrangers):
The Remgro Facility Agreement is governed by English law.
On 22 June 2015 Remgro, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Remgro Jersey Limited (''Remgro Jersey'') (subsequently renamed Mediclinic Jersey Limited), entered into an agreement with funds managed by Cinven to acquire 119,923,335 shares in Spire equivalent to a 29.9 per cent. shareholding in Spire, at a price of £3.60 per share for a total purchase consideration of £431.7 million (the ''Spire Acquisition''). The transaction closed on 15 July 2015.
On 22 June 2015, Mediclinic and Remgro entered into an agreement under which Mediclinic agreed to acquire Remgro's shareholding in Remgro Jersey, and consequently the shareholding in Spire described above for an amount equal to the aggregate of the purchase price paid by Remgro Jersey, transaction costs and funding costs, totalling approximately ZAR8.6 billion (the ''Spire Disposal'').
The acquisition by Mediclinic was funded through the successful completion of a fully underwritten renounceable rights offer in respect of 111,111,111 rights issue shares in the ratio of 12.80145 rights issue shares for every 100 shares held at a price of ZAR90.00 per rights issue share.
The rights issue was underwritten by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Remgro and was completed on 24 August 2015. Mediclinic's acquisition of Remgro Jersey was completed on 24 August 2015.
The Mediclinic rights issue was underwritten by Remgro Healthcare, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Remgro, pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated 22 June 2015 (the ''Underwriting Agreement''). Remgro Healthcare provided Mediclinic with an irrevocable undertaking to:
In terms of the Underwriting Agreement, an underwriting fee equal to 1.5 per cent. of the underwritten amount was paid to Remgro Healthcare. Remgro Healthcare acquired 5,402,435 rights issue shares in its capacity as underwriter.
Remgro partially funded the Spire Acquisition through bridging finance of ZAR7,500 million (''Bridge Loan''). The Bridge Loan was entered into between Remgro Healthcare, Multi-Issuer Programme 4 (RF) Limited, and RMB. The Bridge Loan was advanced on 13 July 2015 and is repayable six months after date of advance. ZAR4,000 million of the Bridge Loan was repaid on 26 August 2015 through partial utilisation of the proceeds on the Spire Disposal. The remainder of the Spire Disposal proceeds were utilised to subscribe for shares in Mediclinic in terms of the Underwriting Agreement referred to above.
Remgro Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number 1968/006415/06
Business address and registered office: Millennia Park, 16 Stellentia Avenue, Stellenbosch 7600
Remgro's strategy is to invest in businesses that can deliver superior earnings and dividend growth over the long term, which involves the acquisition of meaningful interests in companies that have sound management and have the ability to generate strong cash returns and growth.
Remgro is supportive of the Combination and its rationale as set out in paragraph 2 of Part I (Letter from the Chairman of Al Noor Hospitals Group plc) of this document, and believes that its proposed investment in the Enlarged Group will deliver long term growth.
As set out above, following Completion, the ongoing relationship between Remgro and the Enlarged Group will be governed by the terms of the Relationship Agreement, the principal purpose of which is to ensure that Al Noor is capable of carrying out its business independently of Remgro and its associates. Remgro will be bound by, and intends to comply with, the terms of the Relationship Agreement. As it does with other investee companies, Remgro will provide support to the management of the Enlarged Group in the form of strategic, financial and managerial support, or the unlocking of value by means of creating the environment for possible deal-making.
Consistently with this philosophy, Remgro confirms that it does not intend to be involved in the day-to-day management of the Enlarged Group's businesses and, accordingly, it does not intend to seek to implement any changes regarding the continued employment of the Enlarged Group's employees and management, including any material change in conditions of employment, including pension rights, or regarding employer contributions into Enlarged Group's pension schemes, the locations of the Enlarged Group's places of business or the deployment of the fixed assets of the Enlarged Group, each of which will be a matter for the Enlarged Al Noor Board following Completion. Remgro notes that, following Completion, Shares in the Company (as the holding company of the Enlarged Group) will be listed on the premium listing segment of the Official List and traded on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, with a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and, potentially, the Namibian Stock Exchange; Remgro does not intend to seek to implement any changes in respect of such listings.
| Name | Corporate details |
|---|---|
| RMB | Registration number: 1929/001225/06 |
| 1 Merchant Place Corner Fredman Drive and Rivonia Road Sandton, 2196 (PO Box 786273, Sandton 2146) |
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| Grindrod Limited | Registration number: 1966/009846/06 |
| Quadrant House 115 Margaret Mncadi Avenue (Victoria Embankment) Durban, 4001, KZN South Africa (PO Box 1, Durban 4000) |
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| RMB Holdings Limited | 3rd Floor, 2 Merchant Place Corner Fredman Drive & Rivonia Road Sandton 2196 (PO Box 786273, Sandton, 2146) |
| Kagiso Tiso Holdings (Pty) Ltd | Registration Number 2011/000848/07 |
| Kagiso Tiso House, 100 West Street Wierda Valley, Sandton 2196 (PO Box 5527 Northlands 2116) |
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| RMI Holdings Limited | Registration number: 2010/005770/06 |
| 3rd floor 2 Merchant Place Corner Fredman Drive and Rivonia Road Sandton 2196 (PO Box 786273 Sandton 2146) |
|
| Grindrod Asset Management | |
| (Pty) Ltd |
Registration number: 2004/024647/07 |
| 5 Arundel Close Kingsmead Office Park Durban (PO Box 3211, Durban, 4000) |
|
| Kagiso Asset Management (Pty) Ltd . | Registration number: 1998/015218/07 |
| Fifth Floor MontClare Place Cnr Campground and Main Roads Claremont 7708 PO Box 1016 Cape Town 8000 |
6.6 The corporate details for each of the above entities are set out below for reference.
| Name | Corporate details |
|---|---|
| Momentum Asset Management (Pty) Ltd |
Registration number: 1987/004655/07 |
| 13th Floor, Tower 2, 102 Rivonia Road, Sandton 2196 | |
| Momentum Outcome-based Solutions | |
| (Pty) Ltd |
Registration number: 2004/023064/07 |
| 268 West Avenue | |
| Centurion | |
| Gauteng 0157 South Africa |
|
| RMB Securities (Pty) Ltd | Registration number 1988/003035/07 |
| 1 Merchant Place, CNR Fredman Drive Rivonia Road Sandton, 2196 |
|
| Ashburton Investments Holdings | |
| Limited |
Registration number: 1995/004798/06. Registered address: 4th Floor 2 Merchant Place, 1 Fredman Drive, Sandton, 2146 |
| RMB Structured Insurance Limited | Registration number 1952/000436/06 |
| 4th Floor, 2 Merchant Place, 1 Fredman Drive, Sandton, 2146 | |
| RMB Morgan Stanley (Pty) Ltd |
Registration number 1995/011585/07 |
| 4 Merchant Place Corner Fredman, and Rivonia Road Sandton 2196 |
(c) ''relevant securities'' means Shares;
(d) ''short position'' means any short position (whether conditional or absolute and whether in the money or otherwise) including any short position under a derivative, any agreement to sell or any delivery obligation or right to require another person to purchase or take delivery; and
whether the right, option or obligation is conditional or absolute and whether it is in the money or otherwise; or
(c) he is a party to any derivative whose value is determined by reference to their price; and
which results, or may result, in his having a long position in them.
7.2 As at the close of business on 13 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document) and save as under the terms of the Mediclinic Scheme and Remgro Subscription neither Remgro nor its directors or (so far as Remgro is aware, based on enquiries made of Relevant Portfolio Companies) any of its presumed concert parties had any interests in, rights to subscribe or short positions in relation to Al Noor Shares. There were no dealings (including borrowing or lending) for value in Al Noor securities by any of Remgro, its directors or (so far as Remgro is aware, based on enquiries made of Relevant Portfolio Companies) any of its presumed concert parties which took place during the period beginning 12 months preceding the date of this document and ending on 13 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document).
Mediclinic and Al Noor have obtained irrevocable undertakings from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed and Dr. Kassem Alom (as shareholders of Al Noor), to vote in favour of the resolutions required to approve and implement the Combination (including the Special Dividend and the Tender Offer). Dr. Kassem Alom is also a non-executive director of Al Noor. None of the other directors of Al Noor hold Existing Shares. These irrevocable undertakings cover 34 per cent. of Al Noor's outstanding shares as at 13 October 2015. The Existing Shares covered by these irrevocable undertakings are as follows:
| Shareholder | Shares |
|---|---|
| Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed | 33,018,320 |
| Dr. Kassem Alom | 7,055,946 |
| Total | 40,074,266 |
These irrevocable undertakings remain binding if a competing proposal is made to either Al Noor or Mediclinic, but cease to be binding when the Company and Mediclinic announce they do not intend to proceed with the Combination, and no new revised or replacement proposal is announced by the Company and Mediclinic.
As at 30 June 2015, the following shareholders have pre-existing interests in Remgro which would create potential indirect interests of 5 per cent. or more in the capital of the Enlarged Group:
(a) Rupert Beleggings Proprietary Limited, holding all of the 35,506,352 B ordinary shares, with each share having ten votes (giving 42.57 per cent. of the total votes of shareholders of Remgro). Rupert Beleggings Proprietary Limited is a company incorporated in South Africa and is a holding vehicle for the Rupert family interests in Remgro.
(b) Public Investment Corporation, holding 16.76 per cent. of the ordinary shares, with each share having one vote.
As set out above, Remgro will hold through one or more of its affiliates between 40.95 per cent. and 45.18 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (as holding company of the Enlarged Group) following completion of the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer, depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer. Remgro has made enquiries of the Relevant Portfolio Companies to ascertain their holdings (and those of the investee entities set out in paragraph 6 above) in Mediclinic Shares and, based on the responses received from such Relevant Portfolio Companies, understands that they are interested in (in aggregate) 20,121,774 Mediclinic Shares, representing approximately 2.06 per cent. of Mediclinic's share capital, as notified to Remgro based on the latest information available to those entities prior to the date of this document. Based on such interests, and assuming no changes in their interests in Mediclinic Shares prior to Completion, the Remgro Concert Party would hold, in aggregate, 344,828,852 Shares (including the Shares to be received by Dr. Edwin Hertzog, Chairman of Mediclinic and a director of Remgro, in respect of this holding of 6,007,768 Mediclinic Shares) as a result of the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer, representing 47.43 per cent. of Al Noor's share capital following the Combination (assuming full take up by Al Noor Shareholders under the Tender Offer). Accordingly, the Whitewash Resolution is being proposed at the General Meeting to permit, if passed, the Remgro Concert Party to hold between 42.99 per cent. and 47.43 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital in Al Noor pursuant to the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer). An announcement of the Post Tender Remgro Holding of the Remgro Concert Party as a consequence of the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor shareholders participate in the Tender Offer) will be made by the Company immediately following completion or lapse of the Tender Offer. Any transaction in issued ordinary shares of the Company by the Remgro Concert Party following Completion that results in the Remgro Concert Party holding more than the Post Tender Remgro Holding, will, save as agreed by the Panel, be subject to the usual provisions of the City Code.
While Remgro does not intend to acquire further Mediclinic Shares prior to Completion and has received confirmation of the same from its directors, Remgro is not able to control or influence the dealing activities of its other presumed concert parties described above. Any further acquisitions by such concert parties of Mediclinic Shares prior to Completion may result in the aggregate percentage of Shares to be received by the Remgro Concert Party at Completion, pursuant to the Combination and the Remgro Subscription, exceed 47.43 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of Al Noor, being the maximum amount permitted by the Whitewash Resolution. In such circumstances, absent any other agreement between Remgro and the Panel at the time, Remgro would be required to dispose of such number of Shares as soon as practicable following Completion as would result in the Remgro Concert Party's holding in Al Noor being no more than 47.43 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of Al Noor.
Save as disclosed in this document, no agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any compensation arrangement), exists between Remgro or any person acting in concert with it and any of the Al Noor Directors, recent directors of Al Noor, Al Noor Shareholders or recent shareholders of Al Noor having any connection with or dependence upon the Combination.
There is no agreement, arrangement or understanding whereby the beneficial ownership of any Shares to be acquired by Remgro pursuant to the Combination or Remgro Subscription will be transferred to any other person.
For the purposes of Rule 19.2 of the City Code only, the directors of Remgro, whose names are set out above, accept responsibility for the information contained in this section of the document relating to the Remgro Concert Party, and the directors of Remgro. To the best of the knowledge and belief of Remgro and the directors of Remgro (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this document for which they are responsible is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
The financial information in respect of Remgro as required by Rule 24.3(a) of the City Code can be found at the addresses below and is incorporated into this document by reference pursuant to Rule 24.15 of the City Code:
http://remgro.com/investor-centre/results-and-reports/
http://remgro.com/investor-centre/results-and-reports/
Please see paragraph 19 of Part XI (Additional Information) for details on obtaining hard copies of documents incorporated by reference into this document.
There are no current ratings or outlooks publicly accorded to Remgro by ratings agencies.
The Tender Offer will not proceed unless the Tender Conditions have been satisfied. If any of the Tender Conditions are not satisfied by the date on which the Mediclinic Scheme lapses, terminates or is withdrawn, the Tender Offer will lapse.
2.2 In respect of each Existing Share which is validly tendered for cancellation and cancelled by the Company, the Company will pay to the holder of such share a cash sum of £8.32.
The maximum number of Existing Shares to be cancelled by the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer is 74,069,109 Existing Shares (being approximately 63 per cent. of Al Noor's outstanding shares as at 17 November 2015, being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document).
For illustrative purposes, based on the Company's issued share capital of 116,866,203 Existing Shares as at 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), in the event that tenders need to be scaled back, Qualifying Shareholders will be entitled to have at least 63 per cent. of the Existing Shares they hold as at the Record Date cancelled by the Company, provided the Tender Conditions are satisfied.
2.7 All tenders of Existing Shares held in certificated form must be made on the accompanying Tender Form, duly completed in accordance with the instructions set out below and on the Tender Form, as applicable (which constitute part of the terms of the Tender Offer). Such tenders will be valid only if the procedures contained in this document and in the Tender Form are complied with.
2.8 All tenders of Existing Shares held in uncertificated form (that is, in CREST) must be made by the input and settlement of an appropriate TTE Instruction in CREST in accordance with the instructions set out below and the relevant procedures in the CREST Manual which together constitute part of the terms of the Tender Offer. Such tenders will be valid only if the procedures contained in this document and in the relevant parts of the CREST Manual are complied with.
2.17 The failure of any person to receive a copy of this document or the Tender Form shall not invalidate any aspect of the Tender Offer. None of the Company, the Receiving Agent or any other person will incur any liability in respect of any person failing to receive this document and/or, for a person who holds their Existing Shares in certificated form, the Tender Form.
If you hold Existing Shares in certificated form, you may tender such Existing Shares only by completing and returning the Tender Form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and set out in paragraph 3.2 below. If you hold Existing Shares in certificated form, but under different designations, you should complete a separate Tender Form, as appropriate, in respect of each designation. Additional copies of the Tender Form can be obtained from the Receiving Agent on 0371 664 0321. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. The helpline is open between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Please note that Capita Asset Services cannot provide any financial, legal or tax advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security and training purposes.
If you hold Existing Shares in uncertificated form (that is, in CREST) you may only tender such Existing Shares by TTE Instruction in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 3.3 below and, if those Existing Shares are held under different member account IDs, you should send a separate TTE Instruction for each member account ID.
To participate in the Tender Offer, Qualifying Shareholders holding Existing Shares in certificated form must complete, sign, have witnessed and return the Tender Form in accordance with these instructions and the instructions on the Tender Form.
Completed, signed and witnessed Tender Forms, together with the relevant valid share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of title, should be sent either by post in the accompanying reply paid envelope (for use in the United Kingdom only) or (during normal business hours only) delivered by hand to the Receiving Agent at Capita Asset Services, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU as soon as possible and, in any event, so as to be received by no later than 1:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service). Tenders received after that time will be accepted only at the sole discretion of the Company. Any Tender Form received in an envelope postmarked in a Restricted Jurisdiction or otherwise appearing to the Company or its agents to have been sent from any Restricted Jurisdiction may be rejected as an invalid tender. For further information on ''Overseas Shareholders'', see paragraph 6 below.
Duly completed Tender Forms sent by any of the means set out above and received signed and complete in all respects by the prescribed time will be treated as tenders of Existing Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer. No acknowledgement of receipt of documents will be given.
The completed and signed Tender Form should be accompanied, where possible, by the relevant share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of title.
If your share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of title are not readily available (for example, if they are with your stockbroker, bank or other agent) or are lost, the Tender Form should nevertheless be completed, signed and returned as described above so as to be received by the Receiving Agent, at Capita Asset Services, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU by no later than 1:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service) together with any share certificate(s) and/or document(s) of title that you may have available and a note of explanation stating that the remaining documents will follow as soon as possible or that you have lost one or more of your share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of title. The relevant share certificate(s) and document(s) of title should be forwarded as soon as possible thereafter.
In respect of those Existing Shares for which your share certificate(s) is/are unavailable and you have been sent a Tender Form, a letter of indemnity can be obtained by writing to Capita Asset Services, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU or contacting them on 0371 664 0321. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. The helpline is open between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Please note that Capita Asset Services cannot provide any financial, legal or tax advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security and training purposes. If a separate letter of indemnity is completed, this should be returned with the Tender Form as described above so as to be received by the Receiving Agent at Capita Asset Services, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU by no later than 1:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service). A fee may be payable by the Al Noor Shareholder in respect of each letter of indemnity.
Where you have returned a letter of indemnity in respect of unavailable share certificate(s) and you subsequently find or obtain the relevant share certificate(s), you should immediately send the certificates by post or (during normal business hours only) by hand to the Receiving Agent at the above address.
If you are in any doubt as to the procedure for acceptance, please telephone the Receiving Agent on 0371 664 0321. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. The helpline is open between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Please note that Capita Asset Services cannot provide any financial, legal or tax advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security and training purposes.
If your Existing Shares are in uncertificated form, to tender such shares under the Tender Offer you should take (or procure the taking of) the action set out below to transfer (by means of a TTE Instruction) the number of Existing Shares you wish to tender under the Tender Offer to the relevant escrow account specifying Capita Registrars Limited (in its capacity as a CREST Participant under the relevant Participant ID(s) and member account ID(s) referred to below) as the escrow agent, as soon as possible and in any event so that the TTE Instruction settles by no later than 1:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service). Please note that settlement cannot take place on weekends or bank holidays (or other times at which the CREST system is non-operational) and you should therefore ensure you time the input of any TTE Instructions accordingly.
The input and settlement of a TTE Instruction in accordance with this paragraph 3.3 shall constitute an offer to the Company to make eligible for cancellation in exchange for a sum of £8.32 per Existing Share cancelled pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer the number of Existing Shares indicated by transferring such shares to the relevant escrow account as detailed below. This offer will become irrevocable and cannot be withdrawn after 1:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service).
If you are a CREST Sponsored Member, you should refer to your CREST Sponsor before taking any action. Your CREST Sponsor will be able to confirm details of your Participant ID and the member account ID under which your Existing Shares are held. In addition, only your CREST Sponsor will be able to send the TTE Instruction to Euroclear in relation to the Existing Shares which you wish to tender. The Corporate Action Number is allocated by Euroclear and can be found by viewing the relevant corporate action details in CREST.
After settlement of the TTE Instruction, you will not be able to access in CREST the Existing Shares concerned for any transaction or charging purposes, notwithstanding that they will be held by Capita Registrars Limited as the escrow agent until completion or lapse of the Tender Offer.
You are recommended to refer to the CREST Manual published by Euroclear for further information on the CREST procedures outlined below. This can be downloaded off the Internet on the Euroclear website at www.euroclear.co.uk.
You should note that Euroclear does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular corporate action. Normal system timings and limitations will therefore apply in connection with a TTE Instruction and its settlement. You should therefore ensure that all necessary action is taken by you (or by your CREST Sponsor) to enable a TTE Instruction relating to your Existing Shares to settle prior to 1:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service). You are referred in particular to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings.
To tender Existing Shares in uncertificated form you should send (or, if you are a CREST Sponsored Member, procure that your CREST Sponsor sends) a TTE Instruction to Euroclear in relation to such Existing Shares.
The TTE Instruction must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear's specifications for transfers to escrow and must contain, in addition to the other information that is required for the TTE Instruction to settle in CREST, the following details:
The Company will make an appropriate announcement if any of the details contained in this paragraph relating to settlement in CREST are materially altered.
Normal CREST procedures (including timings) apply in relation to any Existing Shares that are, or are to be, converted from uncertificated to certificated form or vice versa during the course of the Tender Offer (whether such conversion arises as a result of a transfer of Existing Shares or otherwise). Al Noor Shareholders who are proposing to convert any Existing Shares are recommended to ensure that the conversion procedures are implemented in sufficient time to enable the person holding or acquiring the Existing Shares as a result of the conversion to take all necessary steps in connection with such person's participation in the Tender Offer (in particular, as regards delivery of share certificates and/or other documents of title or transfers to an escrow balance as described above) prior to 1:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service).
The Company reserves the right to treat as valid only Tender Forms which are received entirely in order by 1:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service) and which are accompanied by the relevant share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of title or a satisfactory indemnity in lieu thereof in respect of the entire number of Existing Shares tendered.
An appropriate announcement will be made if any of the details contained in this paragraph 3.6.1 are altered.
A Tender Form which is received in respect of Existing Shares held in uncertificated form will not constitute a valid tender and will be disregarded. Al Noor Shareholders holding Existing Shares in
uncertificated form who wish to tender such shares should note that a TTE Instruction will be a valid tender as at 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service) only if it has settled on or before 1:00 p.m. on that date.
An appropriate announcement will be made if any of the details contained in this paragraph 3.6.2 are altered.
Notwithstanding the completion of a valid Tender Form or settlement of a TTE Instruction, as applicable, the Tender Offer may lapse in accordance with the conditions set out above.
The decision of the Company as to which Existing Shares have been validly tendered shall be conclusive and binding on all Al Noor Shareholders.
If you are in any doubt as to how to complete the Tender Form or as to the procedure for making an Electronic Tender please contact the Receiving Agent. You are reminded that, if you are a CREST Sponsored Member, you should contact your CREST Sponsor before taking any action.
Al Noor Shareholders should note that, once tendered, Existing Shares may not be sold, transferred, charged or otherwise disposed of.
Each Al Noor Shareholder by whom or, as applicable, on whose behalf, a Tender Form is executed and lodged, including a Tender Form which is treated by the Company as valid, irrevocably undertakes, represents, warrants and agrees to and with the Company (so as to bind him, his personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns) that:
Existing Shares referred to in paragraph 4.1.1 above, or an indemnity acceptable to the Company in lieu thereof, or will procure the delivery of such document(s) to such person(s) as soon as possible thereafter and, in any event, by no later than 1:00 p.m. on 5 February 2016 (or such later date and time (if any) as the Company may announce through a Regulatory Information Service);
A reference in this paragraph to a shareholder includes a reference to the person or persons executing a Tender Form and in the event of more than one person executing a Tender Form, the provisions of this paragraph will apply to them jointly and severally.
Each Al Noor Shareholder by whom, or on whose behalf, a TTE Instruction which is treated by the Company as valid is made irrevocably undertakes, represents, warrants and agrees to and with the Company (so as to bind him, his personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns) that:
such Al Noor Shareholder is accepting the Tender Offer from outside a Restricted Jurisdiction;
Settlement of the consideration to which any Al Noor Shareholder is entitled pursuant to valid tenders accepted by the Company will be made by the dispatch of cheques or CREST messages as follows:
where an accepted tender relates to Existing Shares held in certificated form, cheques for the consideration due will be despatched by the Receiving Agent (on behalf of the Company) by no later than 14 calendar days after the Second Reduction of Capital becomes effective by first class post to the person or agent whose name and address (outside a Restricted Jurisdiction) is set out in section 1 or 6 of the Tender Form or, if none is set out, to the registered address of the tendering Al Noor Shareholder or, in the case of joint holders, the registered address of the first named Al Noor Shareholder. All payments will be made in pounds sterling by cheque, drawn on a branch of a UK clearing bank; and
where an accepted tender relates to Existing Shares held by Al Noor Shareholders in uncertificated form, the consideration due will be paid by no later than 14 calendar days after the Second Reduction of Capital becomes effective through CREST by the Receiving Agent (on behalf of the Company) procuring the creation of a payment obligation in favour of the payment banks of tendering Al Noor Shareholders in accordance with the CREST payment arrangements.
6.2 The making of the Tender Offer in, or to persons who are citizens or nationals of, or resident in, jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom or to custodians, nominees or trustees for citizens, residents or nationals of other countries may be prohibited or affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdiction. Al Noor Shareholders who are not citizens or nationals of, or resident in, the United Kingdom, or who are custodians, nominees or trustees for citizens, residents or nationals of countries outside the United Kingdom, should inform themselves about and observe any applicable legal requirements. It is the responsibility of any Overseas Shareholder wishing to take up the Tender Offer to satisfy himself as to the full observance of the laws of the relevant jurisdiction in connection therewith, including the obtaining of any governmental or other consents which may be required, the compliance with other necessary formalities and the payment of any taxes or other requisite payments due in such jurisdiction. Any Overseas Shareholder will be responsible for any taxes or other requisite payments by whomsoever payable and the Company and Capita and any person acting on their behalf shall be fully indemnified and held harmless by such Al Noor Shareholder on an after-tax basis for any such taxes or other requisite payments such person may be required to pay. No steps have been taken to qualify the Tender Offer or to authorise the extending of the Tender Offer or the distribution of the Tender Form in any territory outside the United Kingdom.
6.3 In particular, the Tender Offer is not being made directly or indirectly in, into or from or by use of the mail or by any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone and email) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or of any facility of a national securities exchange of, a Restricted Jurisdiction and the Tender Offer cannot be accepted by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility or from within a Restricted Jurisdiction.
The comments set out below are based on current United Kingdom tax law and HM Revenue & Customs published practice (which may not be binding on HM Revenue & Customs) as at the date of this document, both of which are subject to change, possibly with retrospective effect. They are not comprehensive and intended as a general guide and apply only to shareholders of the Company resident and, in the case of an individual, domiciled for tax purposes in the United Kingdom and to whom ''split year'' treatment does not apply (except insofar as express reference is made to the treatment of non-United Kingdom residents), who hold shares in the Company as an investment and who are the absolute beneficial owners thereof. Certain categories of shareholders, including those carrying on certain financial activities, those subject to specific tax regimes or benefitting from certain reliefs or exemptions, those connected with the Company or Group and those for whom the shares are employment related securities may be subject to special rules and this summary does not apply to such shareholders.
Shareholders who are in any doubt about their tax position, or who are resident or otherwise subject to taxation in a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom, should consult their own professional advisers immediately.
The Company will not be required to withhold amounts on account of United Kingdom tax at source when paying the Special Dividend.
A United Kingdom resident individual Al Noor Shareholder who receives the Special Dividend will generally be entitled to a tax credit which may be set off against the Al Noor Shareholder's total income tax liability. The tax credit will be equal to 10 per cent. of the aggregate of the Special Dividend and the tax credit (the ''gross dividend''), which is also equal to one-ninth of the cash dividend received. Such an individual Al Noor Shareholder who is liable to income tax at the basic rate will be subject to tax on the Special Dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. (for tax year 2015/2016) of the gross dividend, so that the tax credit will satisfy in full such Al Noor Shareholder's liability to income tax on the Special Dividend. In the case of such an individual Al Noor Shareholder who is liable to income tax at the higher rate, the tax credit will be set against but not fully match the Al Noor Shareholder's tax liability on the gross dividend and such Al Noor Shareholder will have to account for additional income tax equal to 22.5 per cent. of the gross dividend (which is also equal to 25 per cent. of the cash dividend received) to the extent that the gross dividend when treated as the top slice of the Al Noor Shareholder's income falls above the threshold for higher rate income tax. In the case of such an individual Al Noor Shareholder who is subject to income tax at the additional rate, the tax credit will also be set against but not fully match the Al Noor Shareholder's liability on the gross dividend and such Al Noor Shareholder will have to account for additional income tax equal to 27.5 per cent. of the gross dividend (which is also equal to approximately 30.6 per cent. of the cash dividend received) to the extent that the gross dividend when treated as the top slice of the Al Noor Shareholder's income falls above the threshold for additional rate income tax.
A United Kingdom resident individual Al Noor Shareholder who is not liable to income tax in respect of the gross dividend and other United Kingdom resident taxpayers who are not liable to United Kingdom tax on dividends will not be entitled to the tax credit attaching to the Special Dividend paid by the Company (and accordingly will not be entitled to claim repayment of the tax credit).
Al Noor Shareholders who are within the charge to corporation tax will be subject to corporation tax (at the rate of 20 per cent. for tax year 2015/2016) on the Special Dividend, unless (subject to special rules for such Al Noor Shareholders that are small companies) the Special Dividend falls within an exempt class and certain other conditions are met. Each Al Noor Shareholder's position will depend on its own individual circumstances, although it would be expected that the Special Dividend would fall within an exempt class for most Al Noor Shareholders within the charge to corporation tax.
The issue and cancellation of the Class A Shares in connection with the First Reduction of Capital (for the purpose of creating distributable reserves to pay the Special Dividend) should be treated as a reorganisation of share capital for tax purposes. Accordingly, Al Noor Shareholders should not be treated as making a disposal in respect of the First Reduction of Capital and therefore Al Noor Shareholders who are resident for tax purposes in the United Kingdom should not be subject to United Kingdom taxation on chargeable or capital gains. The First Reduction of Capital should also not result in any reduction in an Al Noor Shareholder's base cost in their Existing Shares for the purpose of calculating any United Kingdom taxation on chargeable or capital gains or losses on a future disposal of those Existing Shares (including in relation to the Tender Offer).
Non-United Kingdom resident Al Noor Shareholders will not generally be able to claim repayment from HM Revenue & Customs of any part of the tax credit attaching to the Special Dividend. An Al Noor Shareholder resident outside the United Kingdom may also be subject to foreign taxation on the Special Dividend under local law. Al Noor Shareholders who are not resident for tax purposes in the United Kingdom should obtain their own tax advice concerning tax liabilities on the Special Dividend.
The Company will not be required to withhold amounts on account of United Kingdom tax at source when making payment to Al Noor Shareholders in respect of the cancellation of Existing Shares tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer.
The cash payment received in respect of the cancellation of Existing Shares tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer will be treated in part as an income distribution (the ''Distribution Element'') for United Kingdom tax purposes. The amount of the Distribution Element per Existing Share cancelled should (broadly) equal the amount by which the cash payment for the cancellation exceeds the amount originally subscribed for the share (including any premium). The amount originally subscribed which is taken into account in computing the Distribution Element may be different from the amount paid by an Al Noor Shareholder to acquire his or her Existing Shares. The Company considers that the Distribution Element should be in the region of £2.57 per Existing Share cancelled (the cash of £8.32 payable in respect of the cancellation less the price of £5.75 at which shares were placed on the IPO in 2013), although the precise amount of the Distribution Element will depend on the number of shares issued pursuant to the exercise of outstanding awards pursuant to the Al Noor Employee Shares Plans.
The United Kingdom tax treatment of the Distribution Element will be the same as for the Special Dividend, as described above.
Al Noor Shareholders who are resident in the United Kingdom, or, in the case of individuals, who cease to be resident in the United Kingdom for a period of five years or less, may, depending on their circumstances (including the availability of exemptions or reliefs), also be liable to United Kingdom taxation on chargeable gains in respect of gains arising on the cancellation of Existing Shares tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer.
In the case of Al Noor Shareholders who are individuals, in calculating any chargeable gain or loss, the disposal proceeds will be reduced by the Distribution Element where such an Al Noor Shareholder is within the charge to United Kingdom income tax in respect of the Distribution Element.
In the case of Al Noor Shareholders who are within the charge to corporation tax, in calculating any chargeable gain or loss, the disposal proceeds will only reduce by the amount of the Distribution Element to the extent that the Al Noor Shareholder is charged to corporation tax in respect of the Distribution Element by virtue of it not falling within an exempt class.
In calculating any chargeable gain or loss in the case of an Al Noor Shareholder who disposes of some but not all of their Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer, a proportion of the Al Noor Shareholder's base cost in their Existing Shares will be allocated to the shares disposed of pursuant to the Tender Offer. This proportion will equal the proportion that the consideration for the disposal (determined as described above) comprises of the aggregate of the consideration for the disposal and the market value of the retained shares.
Al Noor Shareholders who require further assistance in completing a United Kingdom tax assessment in respect of amounts received under the Tender Offer should contact the Company.
It is not expected that the tax treatment described above should be impacted by the transactions in securities anti-avoidance provisions in Part 15 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 and Chapter 1, Part 13 of Income Tax Act 2007. However, the Company has not applied for advance clearance under Section 748 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 701 of the Income Tax Act 2007 in respect of the application of those provisions.
No stamp duty or SDRT should be payable by Al Noor Shareholders in respect of the Special Dividend or the Tender Offer.
The ongoing United Kingdom tax consequences relating to an investment in the Shares following the Combination is set out in Part A of Part 19 (Taxation) of the Prospectus, which is incorporated by reference into this document.
The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of receipt of the Special Dividend and the tender of their Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer. This summary deals only with U.S. Holders who hold their Existing Shares as capital assets. The discussion does not cover all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to, or the actual tax effect that any of the matters described herein will have on, particular investors (including consequences under the alternative minimum tax or the Medicare tax on net investment income), and does not address state, local, non-U.S. or other tax laws. This summary also does not address tax considerations applicable to investors that own (directly, indirectly, or by attribution) 5 per cent. or more of the voting stock of the Company, nor does this summary discuss all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to certain types of investors subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws (such as financial institutions, insurance companies, individual retirement accounts and other tax-deferred accounts, tax-exempt organisations, dealers in securities or currencies, investors that hold their Existing Shares as part of a straddle, hedging or conversion transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, persons that have ceased to be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States, investors holding the Existing Shares in connection with a trade or business conducted outside of the United States, U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents living abroad or investors whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar).
As used herein, the term ''U.S. Holder'' means a beneficial owner of Existing Shares that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) a citizen or individual resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation created or organised under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax without regard to its source or (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or the trust has elected to be treated as a domestic trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes that holds Existing Shares will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes should consult their tax advisers concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them and their partners of the receipt of the Special Dividend and the tender of Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer.
Except as otherwise noted, the summary assumes that the Company is not and has never been a passive foreign investment company (''PFIC'') for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the Company is a PFIC or was a PFIC in any year during a U.S. Holder's holding period, materially adverse consequences could result for U.S. Holders.
The summary is based on the tax laws of the United States, including the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the ''Code''), its legislative history, existing and proposed regulations thereunder, published rulings and court decisions, all as of the date hereof and all subject to change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect.
THE SUMMARY OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES SET OUT BELOW IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE RELIED UPON FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED UNDER THE CODE. ALL U.S. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISERS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO
Amounts received by U.S. Holders with respect to the Special Dividend will be treated as a distribution paid by the Company. To the extent the Special Dividend is paid out of current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes), the Special Dividend generally will be taxable to a U.S. Holder as dividend income. To the extent the Special Dividend is in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits, it will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the U.S. Holder's basis in the Existing Shares and thereafter as capital gain. However, the Company does not maintain calculations of its earnings and profits in accordance with U.S. federal income tax accounting principles. Therefore, U.S. Holders should assume that the entire amount of the Special Dividend will be reported as ordinary dividend income.
The Special Dividend will be treated as foreign source dividend income to a U.S. Holder and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction generally allowed to US corporations under the Code. The Special Dividend will be taxable to a non-corporate U.S. Holder at the special reduced rate normally applicable to long-term capital gains, provided the Company qualifies for the benefits of the Treaty and certain other requirements are met.
Although there is no law that clearly addresses the treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes of the issue and cancellation of the Class A Shares in connection with the First Reduction of Capital (for the purpose of creating distributable reserves under U.K. law to pay the Special Dividend), the Company believes that U.S. Holders should not include any amount in income as a result of the issue and cancellation of the Class A Shares and such issue and cancellation should not otherwise affect the treatment of the Special Dividend described herein or the Tender Offer described below. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning the treatment of the issue and cancellation of the Class A Shares in connection with the First Reduction of Capital.
The Special Dividend will be included in income in a USD amount calculated by reference to the exchange rate in effect on the day the dividend is received by the U.S. Holder, regardless of whether the GBP are converted into USD at that time. If the GBP are converted into USD on the day the Special Dividend is received, the U.S. Holder generally will not be required to recognise foreign currency gain or loss.
The tender of Existing Shares and receipt of cash by U.S. Holders pursuant to the Tender Offer will likely be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a redemption of the tendered shares by the Company. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the amount received in redemption of the tendered shares is the amount received by the tendering shareholders net of the Special Dividend, treatment of which is discussed above under ''Special Dividend''. A redemption of shares is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as either (i) a sale or a exchange of such shares or (ii) a distribution in respect of shares held by such holder.
Under section 302 of the Code, and as relevant here, a U.S. Holder whose Existing Shares are tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer will be treated as having sold those Existing Shares if the purchase:
Each of these tests (collectively the ''Section 302 Tests''), and the consequences of satisfying any of them, is explained in more detail below.
If a U.S. Holder satisfies any of the Section 302 Tests explained below, the U.S. Holder will be treated as if it sold its Existing Shares and will recognize U.S. source capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realised pursuant to the Tender Offer (not including the amount received with respect to the Special Dividend) and the U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in the Existing Shares surrendered. This gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder's holding period for the Existing Shares that were surrendered exceeds one year as of the date of purchase under the Tender Offer. Specified limitations apply to the deductibility of capital losses by U.S. Holders. However, regardless of a U.S. Holder's actual holding period, any loss may be long-term capital loss to the extent of any dividends received by such U.S. Holder that qualify for the reduced rate described above under ''Special Dividend—In general'', and exceeds 10 per cent. of such U.S. Holder's basis in its Existing Shares.
Gain or loss must be determined separately for each block of Existing Shares (Existing Shares acquired at the same cost in a single transaction) that is surrendered by a U.S. Holder pursuant to the Tender Offer. A U.S. Holder may be able to designate, generally through its broker, which blocks of Existing Shares it wishes to tender under the Tender Offer if fewer than all of its Existing Shares are tendered under the Tender Offer, and the order in which different blocks will be tendered in the event of a pro-ration under the Tender Offer. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning the mechanics and desirability of that designation.
The amount realised pursuant to the Tender Offer will be the USD value of the amount in GBP received pursuant to the Tender Offer (not including the amount received with respect to the Special Dividend) on the date its Existing Shares are accepted for tender by the Company. On the settlement date, the U.S. Holder generally will recognise U.S. source foreign currency gain or loss (taxable as ordinary income or loss) equal to the difference (if any) between the USD value of the amount received based on the exchange rates in effect on the date its Existing Shares are accepted for tender by the Company and the settlement date. However, if the Existing Shares are treated as traded on an established securities market, the amount realised by a cash basis U.S. Holder (or an accrual basis U.S. Holder that so elects), will be based on the exchange rate in effect on the settlement date, and no exchange gain or loss will be recognised at that time. Any such election by an accrual basis U.S. Holder will apply for the taxable year in which it is made and all subsequent taxable years, unless revoked with the consent of the Internal Revenue Service (''IRS'').
If a U.S. Holder does not satisfy any of the Section 302 Tests explained below, the tender of the U.S. Holder's Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer will not be treated as a sale or exchange. Instead, the entire amount received by the U.S. Holder with respect to the tender of its Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer will be treated as a distribution described above under ''Special Dividend''. U.S. Holders should therefore assume that, if they do not satisfy any of the Section 302 Tests explained below, any distribution received with respect to the tender of the U.S. Holder's Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer will constitute ordinary dividend income. To the extent that the tender of a U.S. Holder's Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer is treated as the receipt by the U.S. Holder of a dividend, the U.S. Holder's remaining adjusted tax basis in the tendered shares will be added to the basis of any Existing Shares retained by the U.S. Holder. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors about the treatment of any remaining adjusted tax basis in the tendered shares.
One of the following tests must be satisfied in order for a U.S. Holder's tender of Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer to be treated as a sale or exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
Not Essentially Equivalent to a Dividend Test. The tender of a U.S. Holder's Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer will be treated as ''not essentially equivalent to a dividend'' if the tender results in a meaningful reduction of such U.S. Holder's proportionate interest in the Company. Whether the receipt of cash by a U.S. Holder who tenders Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer will be ''not essentially equivalent to a dividend'' will depend upon the U.S. Holder's particular facts and circumstances.
The IRS has indicated in a published revenue ruling that even a small reduction in the percentage interest of a holder whose relative equity interest in a publicly held corporation is minimal (for example, an interest that represents a small fraction of 1 per cent.) and who exercises no control over corporate affairs should constitute a ''meaningful reduction''. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors as to the application of this test in their particular circumstances.
Substantially Disproportionate Test. Generally, the tender of a U.S. Holder's Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer will result in a ''substantially disproportionate'' redemption with respect to the U.S. Holder if the percentage of the total outstanding Shares actually and constructively owned by the U.S. Holder immediately after completion of the Tender Offer is less than 80 per cent. of the percentage of the Existing Shares actually and constructively owned by the U.S. Holder immediately before the Tender Offer.
Complete Termination Test. The tender of a U.S. Holder's Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer will result in a ''complete termination'' of the U.S. Holder's equity interest in the Company if all of the Existing Shares that are actually or constructively owned by the U.S. Holder are sold pursuant to the Tender Offer or, with respect to Existing Shares owned by certain related individuals, the U.S. Holder is entitled to and effectively waives attribution of the Existing Shares that otherwise would be considered as constructively owned by the U.S. Holder. U.S. Holders wishing to satisfy the ''complete termination'' test through waiver of the constructive ownership rules should consult their own tax advisors.
In applying each of the Section 302 Tests explained above, U.S. Holders must take into account not only Shares that they actually own but also Shares they are treated as owning under the constructive ownership rules of the Code. Under the constructive ownership rules, a U.S. Holder is treated as owning any Shares that are owned (actually and in some cases constructively) by certain related individuals and entities as well as Shares that the U.S. Holder has the right to acquire by exercise of an option or by conversion or exchange of a security.
U.S. Holders should be aware that acquisitions or dispositions of Shares as part of a plan that includes the U.S. Holder's sale of Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer and the issuance of New Shares pursuant to the Mediclinic Scheme and Remgro Subscription may need to be taken into account in determining whether any of the Section 302 Tests are satisfied. U.S. Holders should also be aware that their ability to satisfy any of the Section 302 Tests may be affected by proration pursuant to the Tender Offer. Due to the factual nature of these tests, U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors to determine whether a tender of Existing Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer qualifies for sale or exchange treatment under these tests in light of their particular circumstances.
The Company cannot predict whether or the extent to which the Tender Offer will be oversubscribed. If the Tender Offer is oversubscribed, proration of tenders pursuant to the Tender Offer will cause the Company to accept fewer Existing Shares than are tendered. Therefore, no assurance can be given that a sufficient number of a U.S. Holder's Existing Shares will be purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer to ensure that the U.S. Holder receives sale or exchange treatment, rather than dividend treatment, for US federal income tax purposes under the rules discussed above.
A foreign corporation will be a PFIC in any taxable year in which, after taking into account the income and assets of the corporation and certain subsidiaries pursuant to applicable ''look-through rules,'' either (i) at least 75 per cent. of its gross income is ''passive income'' or (ii) at least 50 per cent. of the average value of its assets is attributable to assets which produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income. The Company does not believe that it should be treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the current taxable year or the preceding year.
If the Company is a PFIC or was a PFIC at any time in a U.S. Holder's holding period, U.S. Holders of Shares would be required (i) to pay a special U.S. addition to tax on the Special Dividend and the Tender Offer Proceeds and (ii) to pay tax on any gain from the Tender Offer at ordinary income (rather than capital gains) rates in addition to paying the special addition to tax on this gain. Additionally, amounts treated as dividends paid by the Company would not be eligible for the reduced rate of tax described above under ''Special Dividend—In general''. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers regarding the potential application of the PFIC regime.
Payments made with respect to the Special Dividend and the Tender Offer by a U.S. paying agent or other U.S. intermediary will be reported to the IRS and to the U.S. Holder as may be required under applicable regulations. Backup withholding may apply to these payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide an accurate taxpayer identification number or certification of exempt status or fails to comply with applicable certification requirements. Certain U.S. Holders are not subject to backup withholding. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers as to their qualification for exemption from backup withholding, the procedure for obtaining an exemption, and any other reporting obligations that may apply to the ownership or disposition of Shares, including requirements related to the holding of certain foreign financial assets.
The ongoing U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to an investment in the Shares following the Combination is set out in Part B of Part 19 (Taxation) of the Prospectus, which is incorporated by reference into this document.
The Company and the Al Noor Directors, whose names are set out in paragraph 3 of this Part XI (Additional Information), accept responsibility for the information contained in this document. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Company and the Al Noor Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this document is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
The Company was incorporated and registered in England and Wales on 20 December 2012 as a public company limited by shares under the UK Companies Act under the name ''Al Noor Hospitals PLC'', with registered number 08338604. The Company was renamed ''Al Noor Hospitals Group plc'' on 21 June 2013. Upon Completion, the Company will be renamed ''Mediclinic International plc''. The Company has a premium listing on the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and is admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange. The shares of Al Noor are quoted on the London Stock Exchange with International Securities Identification Number GB00B8HX8Z88.
The registered office of the Company is 1st Floor, 40 Dukes Place, London, EC3A 7NH. The principal place of business of the Company is Khalifa Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 46713.
The Al Noor Directors and their current functions in Al Noor, as at the date of this document, are as follows:
| Name of Al Noor Director | Position | Date appointed to the Al Noor Board |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Tyler | Chairman(1) | 5 June 2013 |
| Dr. Kassem Alom | Founder and Deputy Chairman | 5 June 2013 |
| Seamus Keating | Senior Independent Director(1) | 5 June 2013 |
| Ronald Lavater |
Chief Executive Officer | 1 October 2014 |
| Sheikh Mansoor Bin Butti Al Hamed . |
Non-Executive Director | 5 June 2013 |
| Ahmad Nimer | Non-Executive Director | 5 June 2013 |
| William J. Ward | Independent Non-Executive Director(1) | 5 June 2013 |
| Mubarak Matar Al Hamiri | Independent Non-Executive Director(1) | 5 June 2013 |
| William S. Ward | Independent Non-Executive Director(1) | 7 November 2013 |
Note:
(1) Independent Director.
(1) the acquisition or disposal of relevant securities, of the right (whether conditional or absolute) to exercise or direct the exercise of the voting rights attaching to securities or of general control of securities;
(2) the taking, granting, acquisition, disposal, entering into, closing out, termination, exercise (by either party) or variation of an option (including a traded option contract) in respect of any relevant securities;
whether the right, option or obligation is conditional or absolute and whether it is in the money or otherwise; or
As at the close of business on 17 November 2015 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document):
(i) the interests, right to subscribe in or short positions of relevant securities of Al Noor held by the Al Noor Directors were as follows:
| Name | Nature of interest or rights concerned(1) | Number of Company Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Tyler | Entitled to shares with an aggregate value (net of tax) of £50,000 at £5.75 per share (being the IPO price) on the third anniversary of appointment to the board of directors subject to certain conditions |
None granted but entitled to shares with an aggregate value of £50,000 at £5.75 per share subject to conditions |
| Dr. Kassem Alom |
Held by Maksar Investments Ltd with Kassem Alom as beneficial owner |
7,055,946 |
| Ronald Lavater |
2015 grant of LTIP (originally due to vest on 28 April 2018) |
97,398 |
| 2014 grant of LTIP (originally due to vest on 25 November 2017) |
20,978 | |
| 2014 grant of DABP (50% originally due to vest on 28 April 2016, and 50% originally due to vest in 28 April 2017) |
1,231 | |
| Seamus Keating | NIL | NIL |
| Ahmad Nimer(2) | NIL | NIL |
| William J Ward . |
NIL | NIL |
| William S Ward | NIL | NIL |
| Mubarak Matar Al Hamiri |
NIL | NIL |
| Sheikh Mansoor Bin Butti Al Hamed(2) |
NIL | NIL |
Notes:
(1) Nature of interests or rights concerned and whether short position, option etc.
(2) Representative of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed, who is the beneficial owner of 33,018,320 Company Shares held by Sapor Business Corp.
(ii) the interests, right to subscribe in or short positions of relevant securities of the Company held by any person acting in concert with the Company, were as follows:
| Name | Nature of interest or rights concerned(1) | Number of Company Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Feghali |
2015 grant of LTIP (originally due to vest on 28 April 2018) |
17,624 |
| Elhadi Hassan | 2013 grant of LTIP (50% due to vest on 31 December 2015 subject to performance and 50% due to vest on 31 December 2015) |
4,193 |
| Name | Nature of interest or rights concerned(1) | Number of Company Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Sami Alom (son of Kassem Alom) |
2013 grant of LTIP (50% due to vest 31 December 2015 subject to performance and 50% due to vest on 31 December 2016) |
85,030 |
| 2014 grant of LTIP (originally due to vest on 14 August 2017) |
8,797 | |
| 2014 grant of 2015 DAB (50% originally due to vest on 28 April 2016 and 50% originally due to vest on 28 April 2017) |
1,014 | |
| 2015 grant of LTIP (originally due to vest on 28 April 2018) |
11,464 | |
| Sara Alom (daughter of Kassem Alom) |
2013 grant of LTIP (50% due to vest on 31 December 2015 subject to performance and 50% due to vest on 31 December 2015) |
4,194 |
| Ali Alom (nephew of Kassem Alom) |
2013 grant of LTIP (50% due to vest on 31 December 2015 subject to performance and 50% due to vest on 31 December 2015) |
None granted but is due to receive cash equivalent of 2,267.00 at £11.96 at the time of completion of the Combination |
Note:
(1) Nature of interests or rights concerned and whether short position, option etc.
Save as disclosed in this document, as at the close of business on 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document):
had an interest in, a right to subscribe in respect of, or any short position in relation to Company relevant securities;
Set out below are the closing middle-market quotations for the Shares for the first dealing day of each of the six months preceding the date of this document and for 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document).
| Date | Al Noor Share |
|---|---|
| (pence) | |
| May 2015 |
8.70 |
| June 2015 | 9.50 |
| July 2015 | 9.40 |
| August 2015 |
9.37 |
| September 2015 | 8.49 |
| October 2015 | 8.35 |
| 17 November 2015 | 11.70 |
Mediclinic and Al Noor have obtained irrevocable undertakings from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed and Dr. Kassem Alom (as shareholders of Al Noor), to vote in favour of the Resolutions required to approve and implement the Combination (including the Special Dividend and the Tender Offer). Dr. Kassem Alom is also a non-executive director of Al Noor. None of the other directors of Al Noor holds Shares. These irrevocable undertakings cover 34.3 per cent. of Al Noor's outstanding shares as at 17 November 2015. The Shares covered by these irrevocable undertakings are as follows:
| Shareholder | Shares |
|---|---|
| Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed | 33,018,320 |
| Dr. Kassem Alom | 7,055,946 |
| Total | 40,074,266 |
These irrevocable undertakings remain binding if a competing proposal is made to either Al Noor or Mediclinic, but cease to be binding when the Company and Mediclinic announce they do not intend to proceed with the Combination, and no new revised or replacement proposal is announced by the Company and Mediclinic.
Mediclinic and Al Noor have also obtained irrevocable undertakings from the directors and/or officers of Mediclinic who hold Mediclinic Shares, and from Remgro Healthcare, to vote in favour of the Mediclinic Resolutions required to approve and implement the Combination. These irrevocable undertakings cover 42.6 per cent. of Mediclinic's outstanding shares as at 6 November 2015. The Mediclinic Shares covered by these irrevocable undertakings are as follows:
| Shareholder | Shares |
|---|---|
| Remgro Healthcare Holdings (Pty) Ltd | 410,212,007 |
| Edwin Hertzog |
6,007,768 |
| Danie Meintjes |
337,860 |
| Gert Hattingh | 213,510 |
| Koert Pretorius | 205,492 |
| Craig Tingle |
195,320 |
| Ronnie van der Merwe | 98,453 |
| Total | 417,270,410 |
These irrevocable undertakings remain binding if a competing proposal is made to either Al Noor or Mediclinic, but cease to be binding when the Company and Mediclinic announce they do not intend to proceed with the Combination, and no new revised or replacement proposal is announced by the Company and Mediclinic.
The Al Noor Directors, Proposed Directors, Al Noor Senior Managers and Proposed Senior Managers, their functions within the Al Noor Group (or, in the case of the Proposed Directors and Proposed Senior Managers, their proposed functions upon Admission) and brief biographies are set out in Part 10: ''Al Noor Directors, Proposed Directors, Senior Management and Corporate Governance'' of the Prospectus which is incorporated by reference into this document.
Set out below are the interests of the Al Noor Directors, Proposed Directors, Al Noor Senior Managers and Proposed Senior Managers in the issued share capital of the Company, including the interests of persons connected (within the meaning of section 96B of FSMA) with the Al Noor Directors, Proposed Directors, Al Noor Senior Managers or Proposed Senior Managers for the purposes of DTR 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, as notified to the Company pursuant to DTR 3.1.2 (or which would, if such Proposed Director or Proposed Senior Manager were an Al Noor Director, be required to be notified to the Company pursuant to DTR 3.1.2) together with such interests as are expected to subsist immediately following Admission. The following table has been prepared on the basis of the information available as at 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the date of this document).
| Name | Number of ordinary shares as at 17 November 2015 |
Percentage of voting rights in respect of issued share capital of Al Noor as at 17 November 2015 |
Percentage of voting rights in respect of enlarged issued share capital of Enlarged Al Noor immediately following Admission(1)(2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Noor Directors | |||
| Dr. Kassem Alom |
7,055,946 | 6.0% | 0.9% |
| Ian Tyler | — | — | — |
| Seamus Keating | — | — | — |
| Ronald Lavater | — | — | — |
| Sheikh Mansoor Bin Butti Al Hamed | — | — | — |
| Ahmad Nimer | — | — | — |
| William J. Ward | — | — | — |
| Mubarak Matar Al Hamiri | — | — | — |
| William S. Ward |
— | — | — |
| Proposed Directors | |||
| Dr. Edwin Hertzog |
— | — | 0.5% |
| Danie Meintjes | — | — | 0.0% |
| Craig Tingle |
— | — | 0.0% |
| Ian Tyler | — | — | — |
| Seamus Keating | — | — | — |
| Jannie Durand | — | — | — |
| Alan Grieve |
— | — | — |
| Prof. Dr. Robert Leu | — | — | — |
| Nandi Mandela | — | — | — |
| Trevor Petersen | — | — | — |
| Desmond Smith | — | — | — |
| Al Noor Senior Managers | |||
| Joanne Curin | — | — | — |
| Dr. Georges Feghali | — | — | — |
| Dr. Sami Alom | — | — | — |
| David Hoidal | — | — | — |
| Yvette Van Der Linde | — | — | — |
| Donna Lunn | — | — | — |
| Rajaa Hammound | — | — | — |
| Proposed Senior Managers | |||
| Gert Hattingh | — | — | 0.0% |
| Dr. Ronnie van der Merwe | — | — | 0.0% |
| Dr. Dirk le Roux | — | — | 0.0% |
| Koert Pretorius | — | — | 0.0% |
| Dr. Ole Wiesinger | — | — | — |
| David Hadley |
— | — | 0.0% |
| Total | 7,055,946 | 6.0% | 1.4% |
Notes:
(1) Based on Al Noor's issued share capital as at 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the date of this document) and the Mediclinic Shareholder register as at 6 November 2015, up to 613,000,000 New Shares being issued in connection with the Combination and 72,115,384 New Shares being issued in connection with the Remgro Subscription and assuming that no Al Noor Shareholders elect to tender their Existing Shares under the Tender Offer, no South African appraisal rights are exercised in connection with the Mediclinic Scheme, up to 177,985 New Shares being issued to satisfy awards made in 2014 and 2015 under the Al Noor Deferred Annual Bonus Plan 2013 and the Al Noor Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 and no other Al Noor Shares or Mediclinic Shares being issued under the Al Noor Employee Share Plans or Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plans, respectively, between 17 November 2015 and Admission.
(2) Depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer.
As at 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the date of this document), the following Al Noor Directors and Al Noor Senior Managers had the following rights to acquire Shares for no or nominal consideration under the Al Noor Employee Share Plans or otherwise:
| Name of Al Noor Director/Al Noor Senior Manager |
Share Incentive Scheme | Number of Shares / percentage of total issued share capital as at 17 November 2015 |
Vesting date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Tyler(1) | See note | 8,695/0.01% | 5 June 2016 |
| Ronald Lavater | Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 | 20,978 / 0.02% | 25 November 2017 |
| Ronald Lavater | Deferred Annual Bonus 2013 | 1,231 / 0.00% | 50% in 28 April 2016 50% 28 April 2017 |
| Ronald Lavater | Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 | 97,398 / 0.08% | 28 April 2018 |
| Sami Alom | Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 | 85,030 / 0.07% | 50% 31 December 2015 50% 31 December 2016 |
| Sami Alom | Long Scheme Incentive Plan 2013 | 8,797 / 0.01% | 14 August 2017 |
| Sami Alom | Deferred Annual Bonus Plan 2014 |
1,014 / 0.02% | 50% in 28 April 2016 50% 28 April 2017 |
| Sami Alom | Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 | 11,464 / 0.01% | 28 April 2018 |
| David Hoidal | Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 | 19,479 / 0.02% | 28 April 2018 |
| Georges Feghali | Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 | 17,624 / 0.02% | 28 April 2018 |
Notes:
(1) Ian Tyler's interest in the share capital of the Company is in respect of the grant of Shares pursuant to his letter of appointment as further described in ''—Directors' Service Agreements, and Letters of appointment, Remuneration and Other Matters'' below
Ronald Lavater, an Executive Director of Al Noor, has entered into a service agreement with ANMC and also has an appointment letter with the Company.
Under the terms of his service agreement, Ronald Lavater is entitled to receive an annual salary of USD 750,000. He also receives benefits in kind including medical insurance, life assurance and a company car. He is eligible to participate in the discretionary performance related bonus scheme and subject to achievement of personal and company targets, he may be awarded a bonus of up to 150 per cent. of base salary. He is entitled to 30 working days' paid holiday per annum (in addition to public holidays).
Ronald Lavater is entitled to receive six months' notice of termination of his employment. The Company can elect to terminate his employment by making a payment in lieu of notice equivalent to his base salary for the amount of any unexpired notice period, which may be paid in instalments. Alternatively, the Company may put him on garden leave during all or part of the notice period. The service agreement will be terminable with immediate effect without notice in certain circumstances, including where he commits any serious or persistent breach of his service agreement or gross misconduct. He is also entitled to an end-of-service benefit as prescribed under UAE law (see also paragraph 8.8 below).
In the event that Ronald Lavater's UAE work permit is revoked for reason beyond his control or he is forced to leave the UAE as a result of actions or instructions of either the UAE or US government, subject to signing a binding waiver and release agreement, he will be paid an amount equivalent to 12 months' basic salary and benefits under the service agreement.
The service agreement contains post-termination restrictions, which for a period of 12 months following termination (less any garden leave period) prevent competition with the Al Noor Group and interference with its suppliers and solicitation of employees and clients.
Ronald Lavater's appointment letter with the Company will automatically terminate upon the termination of his service agreement.
The Non-Executive Directors do not have service contracts, although they each have letters of appointment reflecting their responsibilities and commitments, which are terminable on three months' notice. Under the Articles, all directors must retire by rotation and seek re-election by Al Noor Shareholders every three years; however, it is intended that the directors shall each retire and submit themselves for re-election by Al Noor Shareholders annually.
8.3 The terms of the Independent Non-Executive Directors' letters of appointment are summarised below:
| Name of Director | Title | Appointment Letter Date |
Fee per Annum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Tyler | Chairman | 5 June 2013 | £200,000 |
| Seamus Keating |
Senior Independent Director | 5 June 2013 | £ 80,000 |
| William J. Ward |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 5 June 2013 | £ 75,000 |
| Mubarak Matar Al Hamiri | Independent Non-Executive Director | 5 June 2013 | £ 65,000 |
| William S. Ward | Independent Non-Executive Director | 7 November 2013 | £ 65,000 |
| Ahmad Nimer | Non-Executive Director | 5 June 2013 | Nil |
| Sheikh Mansoor Bin Butti Al Hamed |
Non-Executive Director | 5 June 2013 | Nil |
| Dr. Kassem Alom | Non-Executive Director | 1 October 2014 | £ 90,000 |
8.4 In addition to the annual fee above, except in the case of Ian Tyler, a further fee of £10,000 per annum is payable for chairing a committee of the Al Noor Board. In addition, under his letter of appointment and in relation to the listing of the Company in June 2013, Ian Tyler is further entitled to receive, after payment of any tax, 8,695 Shares on the third anniversary of his appointment as Chairman of the Al Noor Board, subject only to (i) his appointment to the Al Noor Board not having been terminated for cause, or (ii) his not having resigned from the Al Noor Board, prior to that date. This number of Shares will be adjusted to take account of the Special Dividend.
No service contracts have been entered into by Al Noor or any of its subsidiaries with any Proposed Directors.
Under UK law, Al Noor is required to have a directors' remuneration policy that is approved periodically by shareholders by way of ordinary resolution. It is expected that Al Noor will propose, in contemplation of the Mediclinic Scheme becoming operative, certain revisions to its remuneration policy, among other things, to enable the steps described below to be taken and for the executive Proposed Directors to continue on their existing terms of employment.
Those non-executive Proposed Directors who will join the board of Al Noor on implementation of the Mediclinic Scheme (being Dr. Edwin Hertzog, Jannie Durand, Alan Grieve, Prof. Dr. Robert Leu, Nandi Mandela, Trevor Petersen and Desmond Smith), will resign as directors of Mediclinic and be appointed as directors of Al Noor on the usual terms of appointment for non-executive directors of Al Noor as described in paragraph 8.2 above and will accordingly be entitled to directors' fees (paid in sterling) and reimbursement of expenses in accordance with Al Noor's revised remuneration policy and commensurate with their roles and responsibilities.
The executive Proposed Directors who will join the board of Al Noor on implementation of the Mediclinic Scheme (being Danie Meintjes and Craig Tingle) will remain as directors and employees of Mediclinic but will also be appointed as directors of Al Noor. In their capacity as directors of Al Noor, they will be entitled to directors' fees (paid in sterling) and reimbursement of expenses in accordance with Al Noor's revised remuneration policy and commensurate with their roles and responsibilities. It is proposed that the aggregate of the new terms will be substantially similar to their existing terms and conditions as executive directors of Mediclinic. Al Noor Shareholders are being asked to approve changes to the Al Noor remuneration policy primarily so that the revised policy will permit, where applicable, the continuation of their existing terms. It is not expected that this will result in an immediate or material increase in their overall remuneration. However, the Enlarged Al Noor Board may in due course review whether the overall remuneration of the Directors continues to be appropriate which may result in an increase (subject always to the terms of Al Noor's remuneration policy from time to time in force).
The directors' remuneration is provided in accordance with the scale as determined by Mediclinic from time to time, and increments to remuneration are made at the sole discretion of Mediclinic. Mediclinic has the right to transfer the directors to any of Mediclinic's offices, departments or subsidiaries, and the right to second any of the directors to any of Mediclinic's offices or subsidiaries. The employment contracts impose a duty of confidentiality, and stipulate that the directors assign any right to copyright that may arise in relation to work forthcoming from their occupation. The relevant directors may not hold another office, or engage in other employment for which such director is remunerated without the prior consent of Mediclinic. The relevant directors must also comply with the requirements relating to disclosure of conflicts of interests in the SA Companies Act and the JSE Listing Requirements. The termination notice for Danie Meintjes and Craig Tingle is two calendar months. The directors' contracts contain provisions which prevent them from accepting employment with an undertaking that is in direct competition with Mediclinic for a period of 12 months after termination.
The Company has no company-wide pension scheme. As currently required under UAE law, contributions are made on behalf of UAE and GCC nationals employed by the Al Noor Group to the Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions Benefits Fund and UAE General Pension and Social Security Authority, respectively.
All non-UAE and non-GCC nationals are entitled to end of service benefits consisting of 21 days' basic salary for each of the first five years of employment and 30 days' basic salary for each additional year thereafter. As at 30 June 2015, the Al Noor Group accrued USD16.1 million in respect of end of service benefits payable to non-UAE and non-GCC national employees.
In respect of amounts due under government pension schemes for UAE and GCC national employees, the Al Noor Group transfers amounts to the Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions Benefits Fund and the UAE General Pension and Social Security Authority, respectively, for the current month and such amounts are paid on or before the seventh working day of the subsequent month. For the six month period ended 30 June 2015, the Al Noor Group paid USD 35,047 in respect of UAE, Sultanate or Oman and GCC national employees.
Save for these amounts, no amounts were set aside or accrued by the Al Noor Group in respect of pension, retirement or similar benefits for Directors, Senior Management or employees of the Al Noor Group.
The following persons make up the executive committee of Mediclinic and exercise general executive control over and management of the whole, or a significant portion, of the business and activities of the company, and are therefore considered to be key individuals by Mediclinic:
Part 10: ''Al Noor Directors, Proposed Directors, Senior Management and Corporate Governance'' of the Prospectus sets out profiles of all members of the executive committee of Mediclinic and is incorporated by reference in this document.
Paragraph 16.1 (Related party transactions—the Al Noor Group) of part 20 (Additional Information) of the Prospectus contains a summary of related party transactions that have been entered into by the Company or another member of the Al Noor Group during the years ended 31 December 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the six months ended 30 June 2015 and up to the date of this document and is incorporated by reference in this document.
Paragraph 16.2 (Related party transactions—the Mediclinic Group) of part 20 (Additional Information) of the Prospectus contains a summary of related party transactions that have been entered into by the Mediclinic Group during the years ended 31 March 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the six months ended 30 September 2015 and is incorporated by reference in this document.
11.1 So far as is known to the Company, other than the interests of the Al Noor Directors, Proposed Directors, Al Noor Senior Managers and Proposed Senior Managers disclosed in ''Interests of Al Noor Directors, Proposed Directors, Al Noor Senior Managers and Proposed Senior Managers'', the name of each person who, directly or indirectly, has an interest in three per cent. or more of the Company's issued share capital, and the amount of such person's interest, as at 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document) are as follows:
| Name of Al Noor Shareholder | Number of ordinary shares as at 17 November 2015 |
Percentage of voting rights in respect of issued share capital of Al Noor as at 17 November 2015 |
Percentage of voting rights in respect of enlarged issued share capital of Enlarged Al Noor immediately following Admission(1)(2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapor Business Corp. |
33,018,320 | 28.25 | 4.12% |
| Maksar Investments Ltd. |
7,055,946 | 6.04 | 0.88% |
| Woodford Investment Management |
6,409,977 | 5.48 | 0.80% |
| BlackRock Group |
6,066,720 | 5.19 | 0.76% |
| Fidelity Management & Research | 4,252,502 | 3.64 | 0.53% |
| Total | 56,803,465 | 48.61 | 7.09% |
Note:
| Name | Number of ordinary shares as at 17 November 2015 |
Percentage of voting rights in respect of issued share capital of Al Noor as at 17 November 2015 |
Percentage of voting rights in respect of enlarged issued share capital of Enlarged Al Noor immediately following Admission(1)(2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remgro Limited |
— | — | 40.95% |
| Government Employees Pension Fund | — | — | 6.52% |
| Sapor Business Corp. |
33,018,320 | 28.25% | 4.12% |
| Total | 33,018,320 | 28.25% | 51.59% |
Note:
(1) Based on Al Noor's issued share capital as at 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the date of this document) and the Mediclinic Shareholder register as at 6 November 2015, up to 613,000,000 New Shares being issued in connection with the Combination and 72,115,384 New Shares being issued in connection with the Remgro Subscription and assuming that no Al Noor Shareholders elect to tender their Existing Shares under the Tender Offer and no South African appraisal rights are exercised in connection with the Mediclinic Scheme, up to 177,985 New Shares being issued to satisfy awards made in 2014 and 2015 under the Al Noor Deferred Annual Bonus Plan 2013 and the Al Noor Long Term Incentive Plan 2013 and no other Al Noor Shares or Mediclinic Shares being issued under the Al Noor Employee Share Plans or Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plans, respectively, between 17 November 2015 and Admission.
(2) Depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer.
11.3 None of the major Al Noor Shareholders referred to above has, or, upon Admission, will have different voting rights from other Al Noor Shareholders.
Paragraph 15.1 of part 20 (Additional Information) of the Prospectus contains a summary of contracts (not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) that have been entered into by the Company or another member of the Al Noor Group within the two years immediately preceding the date of this document, and are, or may be, material or have been entered into at any time by the Company or any member of the Al Noor Group and contain provisions under which the Company or any member of the Al Noor Group has an obligation or entitlement which is, or may be, material to the Company or any member of the Al Noor Group as at the date of this document and is incorporated by reference in this document.
Paragraph 15.2 of part 20 (Additional Information) of the Prospectus contains a summary of contracts (not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) that have been entered into by Mediclinic or another member of the Mediclinic Group within the two years immediately preceding the date of this document, and are, or may be, material or have been entered into at any time by Mediclinic or any member of the Mediclinic Group and contain provisions under which Mediclinic or any member of the Mediclinic Group has an obligation or entitlement which is, or may be, material to Mediclinic or any member of the Mediclinic Group as at the date of this document and is incorporated by reference in this document.
On 25 August 2015, Al Noor published its unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2015 (the ''2015 Unaudited Interim Financial Statements''). The 2015 Unaudited Interim Financial Statements contain the following profit forecast:
We expect to deliver slightly higher growth in revenue and earnings in the second half compared with the first six months of the year, as we increase the number of inpatient beds in Al Ain Hospital, gain the benefits of recent investments in infrastructure and equipment at Al Noor hospitals and continue to increase patient visits to the medical centres opened in 2014, as well as capture further growth from acquired medical centres.
Al Noor confirms that: (1) the reference above to earnings growth was to underlying EBITDA growth; and (2) underlying EBITDA growth in the second half of the financial year ending 31 December 2015, compared to the same half year period in the financial year ended 31 December 2014, is expected to be higher than underlying EBITDA growth in the first six months of the financial year ending 31 December 2015 compared to the same half year period in the financial year ended 31 December 2014 (the ''Profit Forecast'').
The Al Noor Board has prepared the Profit Forecast based on the 2015 Unaudited Interim Financial Statements, the unaudited management accounts for the three months ended 30 June 2015 and a forecast to 31 December 2015. The Profit Forecast has been properly compiled on the basis of the assumptions stated below, on a basis consistent with the accounting policies adopted by Al Noor in preparing its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014, 2013 and 2012 and the 2015 Unaudited Interim Financial Statements.
Reports on the Profit Forecast have been provided by KPMG LLP, Rothschild and Goldman Sachs International and are set out in Appendix 3 (Profit Forecast Reports), as required under the City Code.
The Al Noor Board prepared the Profit Forecast on the basis of the following assumptions any of which could turn out to be incorrect therefore affect whether the profit forecast is achieved:
Factors outside the influence or control of the Al Noor Board
c) There will be a stable competitive environment in Al Noor's primary markets.
d) There will be no significant regional disturbance, from regional conflict or otherwise, that would reduce the stability of Al Noor's primary markets and their patient population.
There are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (and no such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which the Company is aware) during the 12 months prior to the date of this document which may have, or have had in the recent past, significant effects on the financial position or profitability of Al Noor or the Al Noor Group.
There are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (and no such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which the Company is aware) during the 12 months prior to the date of this document which may have, or have had in the recent past, significant effects on the financial position or profitability of Mediclinic or the Mediclinic Group.
The Company is of the opinion that, following the Combination, taking into account the Remgro Subscription and the bank and other facilities available to the Enlarged Group and assuming the Tender Offer is taken up in full, the Enlarged Group has sufficient working capital for its present requirements, that is, for at least the next 12 months from the date of publication of this document.
The Company is proposing to issue up to 685,293,369 New Shares, comprising up to 613,000,000 New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Combination and 72,115,384 further New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Remgro Subscription. Upon Admission, the New Shares will be registered with ISIN Number GB00B8HX8Z88.
On 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document), the Company had an issued share capital of 116,866,203 Existing Shares with a nominal value of 10 pence each, all of which were fully paid. On the same date there were 463,955 outstanding share options in the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (including awards under the Al Noor Employee Share Plans).
Immediately following Completion, the Company will have an issued ordinary share capital of up to 802,159,572 Shares with a nominal value of 10 pence each all of which will be fully paid.
In addition, on 17 November 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document), the Company had an issued preference share capital of 50,000 redeemable non-voting preference shares with a nominal value of £1, all of which were fully paid, and 10 non-voting subscriber shares in issue with a nominal value of 10 pence each.
Immediately following Completion, the Company will have an issued redeemable non-voting preference share capital of 50,000 preference shares with a nominal value of £1 each all of which will be fully paid. The redeemable non-voting preference shares and the subscriber shares are expected to be redeemed and cancelled, respectively, following Admission.
The New Shares, when issued and fully paid, will rank pari passu in all respects with the Existing Shares and will rank in full for all dividends and other distributions thereafter declared, made or paid on the share capital of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the New Shares will not be eligible for the Special Dividend or to participate in the Tender Offer.
The Shares are freely transferable and there are no restrictions on transfer in the UK.
There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Al Noor Group since 30 June 2015, the date to which the latest unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information in relation to the Al Noor Group was prepared.
There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Mediclinic Group since 30 September 2015, the date to which the latest audited interim financial information in relation to the Mediclinic Group was prepared.
Rothschild, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this document with the inclusion herein of the references to its name in the form and context in which they appear.
Rothschild, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion of its financial adviser's report on the Profit Forecast of the Al Noor Group in Appendix 3 (Profit Forecast Reports) in the form and context in which it appears and has authorised the contents of the part of this document which comprise its report for the purposes of Rule 28 of the City Code.
Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this document with the inclusion herein of the references to its name in the form and context in which they appear.
Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion of its financial adviser's report on the Profit Forecast of the Al Noor Group in Appendix 3 (Profit Forecast Reports) in the form and context in which it appears and has authorised the contents of the part of this document which comprise its report for the purposes of Rule 28 of the City Code.
Jefferies, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this document with the inclusion herein of the references to its name in the form and context in which they appear.
KPMG LLP is a member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion of its accountant's report on the Profit Forecast of the Al Noor Group in Appendix 3 (Profit Forecast Reports) in the form and context in which it appears.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is a member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion of its report on the unaudited pro forma financial information set out in Section B of Part VII (Pro Forma Financial Information) of this document in the form and context in which it is included.
The following documents (or parts of documents) which have been filed with each of the FCA and the Takeover Panel and are available for inspection in accordance with paragraph 20 of this Part XI contain information about the Al Noor Group, the Mediclinic Group, Remgro, or the Combination, which is relevant to this document:
The table below sets out the sections of these documents which are incorporated by reference into, and form part of, this document, and only the parts of the documents identified in the table below are incorporated into, and form part of, this document. The parts of these documents which are not incorporated by reference are either not relevant for investors or are covered elsewhere in this document.
| Source document from which information is incorporated into this document by reference |
Information incorporated by reference | Page number(s) in source document |
Page number(s) in this document |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospectus | Audited consolidated financial statements of the | |||
| Mediclinic Group for the year ended 31 March | ||||
| 2013 | ||||
| Independent auditor's report | 247 | 80 | ||
| Statements of financial position | 248 | 80 | ||
| Income statements . |
249 | 80 | ||
| Statements of comprehensive income | 250 | 80 | ||
| Statements of changes in equity | 251 | 80 | ||
| Statements of cash flows Notes to the annual financial |
252 | 80 | ||
| statements . |
253 | 80 | ||
| Prospectus | Audited consolidated financial statements of the Mediclinic Group for the year ended 31 March |
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| 2014 | ||||
| Independent auditor's report | 298 | 80 | ||
| Statements of financial position | 299 | 80 | ||
| Income statements . |
300 | 80 | ||
| Statements of comprehensive income | 301 | 80 | ||
| Statements of changes in equity | 302 | 80 | ||
| Statements of cash flows Notes to the annual financial |
303 | 80 | ||
| statements . |
304 | 80 | ||
| Prospectus | Audited consolidated financial statements of the Mediclinic Group for the year ended 31 March 2015 |
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| Independent auditor's report | 356 | 80 | ||
| Statements of financial position | 357 | 80 | ||
| Income statements . |
358 | 80 | ||
| Statements of comprehensive income | 359 | 80 | ||
| Statements of changes in equity | 360 | 80 | ||
| Statements of cash flows Notes to the annual financial |
361 | 80 | ||
| statements . |
362 | 80 |
| Source document from which information is incorporated into this document by reference |
Information incorporated by reference | Page number(s) in source document |
Page number(s) in this document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospectus | Audited consolidated financial statements of the | ||
| Mediclinic Group for the six months ended | |||
| 30 September 2015 | |||
| Accountant's report | 184 | 81 | |
| Statements of financial position | 186 | 81 | |
| Income statements . |
187 | 81 | |
| Statements of comprehensive income | 188 | 81 | |
| Statement of changes in equity | 189 | 81 | |
| Statement of cash flows Notes to the interim financial |
190 | 81 | |
| statements . |
191 | 81 | |
| Prospectus | Part 10 (Profiles of the Al Noor Directors, Proposed Directors, Al Noor Senior Managers and Proposed Senior Managers) |
130 | 133 |
| Prospectus | Part A of Part 19 (UK Taxation) | 435 | 118 |
| Prospectus | Paragraphs 15.1 and 15.2 of Part 20 (Material contracts) . |
477 | 135 |
| Prospectus | Paragraphs 16.1 and 16.2 of Part 20 (Related party transactions) |
488 | 133 |
| IPO Prospectus | Audited consolidated financial statements of the Al Noor Group as at 31 December 2012, together with the unqualified independent audit report thereon |
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| Accountant's report on historical | |||
| financial information | 128 | 82 | |
| Consolidated income statement . Consolidated statement of |
130 | 82 | |
| comprehensive income Consolidated statement of financial |
131 | 82 | |
| position . |
132 | 82 | |
| Statement of changes in equity Consolidated statements of cash |
133 | 82 | |
| flows . Notes forming part of the |
134 | 82 | |
| consolidated financial information . . |
135 | 82 |
| Source document from which information is incorporated into this document by reference |
Information incorporated by reference | Page number(s) in source document |
Page number(s) in this document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Noor Group's Annual Report for | Audited consolidated financial statements of the | ||
| the year ended 31 December 2013 | Al Noor Group for the financial year ended | ||
| 31 December 2013, together with the unqualified | |||
| independent audit report thereon | |||
| Financial and operating review | 40 | 82 | |
| Independent auditor's report Consolidated statement of financial |
84 | 82 | |
| position . |
86 | 82 | |
| Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive |
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| income Consolidated statement of changes in |
87 | 82 | |
| equity Consolidated statements of cash |
88 | 82 | |
| flows . Notes to the consolidated financial |
89 | 82 | |
| statements . |
90 | 82 | |
| Al Noor Group's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2014 |
Audited consolidated financial statements of the Al Noor Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2014, together with the unqualified independent audit report thereon |
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| Operational review . |
26 | 82 | |
| Financial review . |
32 | 82 | |
| Corporate governance report | 54 | 82 | |
| Directors' remuneration report | 64 | 82 | |
| Independent auditor's report Consolidated statement of financial |
82 | 82 | |
| position . Consolidated statement of profit or |
84 | 82 | |
| loss and other comprehensive income Consolidated statement of changes in |
85 | 82 | |
| equity | 86 | 82 | |
| Consolidated statement of cash flows Notes to the consolidated financial |
87 | 82 | |
| statements . |
88 | 82 |
| Source document from which information is incorporated into this document by reference |
Information incorporated by reference | Page number(s) in source document |
Page number(s) in this document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Noor Group's unaudited | Al Noor Group's unaudited consolidated results | ||
| consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 |
for the six months ended 30 June 2014 | ||
| CEOs review | 4 | 83 | |
| Independent review report | 8 | 83 | |
| Condensed consolidated interim | |||
| statement of financial position | 9 | 83 | |
| Condensed consolidated interim | |||
| statement of profit or less and other | |||
| comprehensive income | 10 | 83 | |
| Condensed consolidated interim | |||
| statement of changes in equity | 12 | 83 | |
| Condensed consolidated interim | |||
| statement of cash flows | 13 | 83 | |
| Notes to the condensed consolidated | |||
| interim financial statements | 14 | 83 | |
| Al Noor Group's unaudited consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2015 |
Al Noor Group's unaudited consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2015 |
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| Results of the six months to 30 June | |||
| 2015 | 2 | 83 | |
| Independent review report | 9 | 83 | |
| Condensed consolidated interim | |||
| statement of financial position | 10 | 83 | |
| Condensed consolidated interim | |||
| statement of profit or less and other | |||
| comprehensive income | 11 | 83 | |
| Condensed consolidated interim | |||
| statement of changes in equity | 13 | 83 | |
| Condensed consolidated interim | |||
| statement of cash flows | 14 | 83 | |
| Notes to the condensed consolidated | |||
| interim financial statements | 15 | 83 | |
| Remgro's 2014 Annual Financial | Audited consolidated financial statements of | ||
| Statements | Remgro for the year ended 30 June 2014 | ||
| Independent auditor's report | 10 | 105 | |
| Consolidated statement of financial | |||
| position . |
11 | 105 | |
| Consolidated income statement . |
12 | 105 | |
| Consolidated statement of | |||
| comprehensive income | 13 | 105 | |
| Consolidated statement of changes in equity |
14 | 105 | |
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | 15 | 105 | |
| Notes to the consolidated annual | |||
| financial statements | 16 | 105 | |
| Source document from which information is incorporated into this document by reference |
Information incorporated by reference | Page number(s) in source document |
Page number(s) in this document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remgro's 2015 Annual Financial | Audited consolidated financial statements of | ||
| Statements | Remgro for the year ended 30 June 2015 | ||
| Independent auditor's report | 9 | 105 | |
| Consolidated statement of financial | |||
| position . |
10 | 105 | |
| Consolidated income statement . |
11 | 105 | |
| Consolidated statement of | |||
| comprehensive income | 12 | 105 | |
| Consolidated statement of changes in | |||
| equity | 13 | 105 | |
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | 14 | 105 | |
| Notes to the consolidated annual | |||
| financial statements | 15 | 105 |
A copy of each of the documents incorporated by reference into this document can be accessed on Al Noor's website at www.alnoorhospital.com, apart from Remgro's 2014 and 2015 Annual Financial Statements, which can be accessed at http://remgro.com/investor-centre/results-and-reports/.
Al Noor Shareholders, persons with information rights and any other person who has received a copy of this document will not be sent automatically a copy of any document incorporated into this document by reference. Al Noor will, however, upon the written or oral request of any such person, provide without charge a copy of any documents incorporated by reference into this document.
Requests for copies of any such documents should be made in writing to: Capita Asset Services, Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU, or by telephone on 0371 664 0321.
If such a request is made, a copy of the requested information shall be sent to the relevant person in hard copy form as soon as possible and in any event within two business days of the request being received by the relevant party.
Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. The helpline is open between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Please note that Capita Asset Services cannot provide any financial, legal or tax advice and calls may be recorded and monitored for security and training purposes.
Copies of the following documents may be inspected during normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in England excepted) at the registered office of the Company at 1st Floor 40 Dukes Place, London, EC3A 7NH, and will be available from the date of this document on Al Noor's website (at www.alnoorhospital.com) for 12 months following Admission:
(g) the Bid Conduct Agreement;
(h) the non-disclosure agreement between Remgro, Mediclinic and the Company dated 23 August 2015, referred to in paragraph 19 of Part I (Letter from the Chairman of Al Noor Hospitals Group plc);
A copy of each of the documents listed above will be available from the date of this document on Al Noor's website (at www.alnoorhospital.com) for 12 months following Admission.
In addition, the amendments to the Articles of Association of the Company proposed by Resolution 15 in Appendix 2 (Notice of General Meeting) will be available for inspection on Al Noor's website (at www.alnoorhospital.com) and at the registered office of the Company as detailed above, as well at the place of the General Meeting until 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
In addition, copies of the documents listed below will be available from the date of this document on Al Noor's website (at www.alnoorhospital.com) up to and including Admission:
The following definitions apply throughout this document, unless stated otherwise:
| Abu Dhabi | means the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; | ||
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| Admission |
means the admission of the Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange becoming effective in accordance with, respectively, the Listing Rules and the Admission and Disclosure Standards; |
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| Admission and Disclosure Standards | means the requirements contained in the publication ''Admission and Disclosure Standards'' (as amended from time to time) published by the London Stock Exchange containing, among other things, the requirements to be observed by companies seeking admission to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange; |
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| AED |
means Emirati dirhams, the official currency of the UAE; |
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| Al Noor or Company |
means Al Noor Hospitals Group plc; | ||
| Al Noor Directors or Al Noor Board |
means the Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors of the Company as at the date of this document; |
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| Al Noor Employee Share Plans | means the Al Noor Hospitals Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan 2013 and the Al Noor Hospitals Group plc Deferred Annual Bonus Plan 2013; |
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| Al Noor Group | means the Company and its subsidiary undertakings as at the date of this document; |
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| Al Noor SA Prospectus | means the prospectus proposed to be published by the Company in terms of section 99 of the SA Companies Act in connection with the Mediclinic Scheme; |
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| Al Noor Senior Manager | means each of the Al Noor senior management team as at the date of this document, comprising Joanne Curin, Dr. Georges Feghali, Dr. Sami Alom, David Hoidal, Yvette Van Der Linde, Donna Lunn, and Rajaa Hammound; |
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| Al Noor Shareholders | means the shareholders of Al Noor; | ||
| ANCI | means Al Noor Commercial Investment LLC (UAE); |
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| ANH Cayman | means Al Noor Holdings Cayman (Cayman Islands); |
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| ANMC | means Al Noor Medical Company—Al Noor Hospital—Al Noor Pharmacy—Al Noor Warehouse LLC; |
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| Announcement | means the announcement released by the Company in relation to the Combination on 14 October 2015; |
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| ARAN Message | means a registrar's adjustment message (as defined in the Crest Manual); |
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| Articles of Association or Articles |
means the articles of association of Al Noor; |
| Assets Transfer Agreement |
means the agreement entered into on or about the date of this document between Mediclinic and certain members of the Mediclinic Group, on the one hand, and Al Noor, on the other hand, in terms whereof the Assets Transfer is to be effected; |
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| Bid Conduct Agreement |
means the bid conduct agreement dated 14 October 2015 between Al Noor and Mediclinic in connection with the implementation of the Combination; |
| Board |
means the board of Directors of the Company as at the date of this document; |
| Business Day | means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday on which banks are open in London for the transaction of general commercial business; |
| Capita | means Capita Asset Services, a trading name of Capita Registrars Limited; |
| certified form or certificated | means shares not recorded on the Register as being in uncertificated form in CREST; |
| CHF |
means Swiss Franc, the official currency of Switzerland; |
| City Code | means the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (as amended from time to time); |
| Class A Shares | means class A deferred bonus shares of US\$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company having the rights, restrictions, privileges and conditions set out in Resolution 10 of the Notice of General Meeting; |
| Closing Date |
means the date on which Completion occurs; |
| COHSASA | means the Council for Health Services Accreditation in South Africa; |
| Combination |
means the proposed combination of Al Noor and Mediclinic through a share for share exchange to be implemented by the Mediclinic Scheme, pursuant to the terms of and subject to the conditions in this document and the Mediclinic Circular; |
| Combination Agreements |
means the Bid Conduct Agreement, the Remgro Subscription Agreement, the Mediclinic Bridge Facility, the Assets Transfer Agreement and the Relationship Agreement; |
| Company or Al Noor |
means Al Noor Hospitals Group plc; |
| Competition Authorities |
means the commission established pursuant to Chapter 4, Part A of the South African Competition Act and/or the tribunal established pursuant to Chapter 4, Part B of the South African Competition Act and/or the appeal court established pursuant to Chapter 4, Part C of the South African Competition Act, as the case may be; |
| Completion |
means the time at which the Mediclinic Scheme has become operative (following the satisfaction and/or waiver, as applicable, of all the Conditions to the Mediclinic Scheme); |
| Conditions | means the conditions precedent set out under Principal Terms Of The Combination in Part IV (Information on the Combination); |
| Court | means the High Court of Justice in England and Wales; |
| CREST |
means the system of paperless settlement of trades in securities and the holding of uncertificated securities operated by Euroclear in accordance with the CREST Regulations; |
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| CREST Manual | means the manual, as amended from time to time, produced by Euroclear describing the CREST system and supplied by Euroclear to users and participants thereof; |
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| CREST Member | means a person who has been admitted by Euroclear as a system member (as defined in the CREST Regulations); |
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| CREST Participant | means a person who is, in relation to CREST, a system participant (as defined in the CREST Regulations); |
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| CREST Regulations |
means the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (SI 2001 No. 3755), as amended from time to time; |
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| CREST Sponsor | means a CREST Participant admitted to CREST as a CREST sponsor; |
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| CREST Sponsored Member | means a CREST Member admitted to CREST as a sponsored member; |
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| Daman | means the state owned national health insurance company of the UAE; |
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| DHA | means the Dubai Health Authority; | ||
| DHCC | means the Dubai Health Care City; | ||
| DHCC Free Zone | means the Dubai Health Care City Free Zone; | ||
| Directors | means the Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors of the Company as at the date of this document; |
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| DRG | means diagnosis related grouping; | ||
| DTR or Disclosure and Transparency Rules | means the Disclosure and Transparency Rules made by the FCA pursuant to Part 6 of FSMA; |
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| Dubai |
means the Emirate of Dubai; | ||
| EBITDA | means earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation; |
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| Electronic Tender | means an election by an Al Noor Shareholder to tender shares for cancellation under the Tender Offer via submission of a TTE Instruction in accordance with paragraph 4.2 (Electronic Tenders) of Part IX (Terms of the Tender Offer) of this document; |
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| Emirates Healthcare | means Emirates Healthcare Holdings Ltd.; | ||
| Enlarged Al Noor Board | means the board of directors of the Company as the parent company of the Enlarged Group following implementation of the Combination; |
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| Enlarged Group | means the Al Noor Group as enlarged to include Mediclinic and its subsidiary undertakings following implementation of the Combination; |
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| ERP |
means enterprise resource planning module; | ||
| EU |
means the European Union; |
| Euro |
means the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of the European economic and monetary union pursuant to the treaty establishing the European Community; |
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| Euroclear | means Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited, the operator of CREST; |
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| Existing Shares |
means the existing ordinary shares with a nominal value of £0.10 (ten pence) each in the share capital of the Company which are admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange; |
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| FCA | means the UK Financial Conduct Authority; | |||
| First Arabian | means First Arabian Corporation LLC (UAE), owner of 99 per cent. in ANCI; |
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| First Reduction of Capital | means the proposed cancellation of (i) Al Noor's existing share premium account and (ii) the Class A Shares to be allotted to a nominee on behalf of the Al Noor Shareholders and paid up out of the Company's merger reserve; |
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| Form of Proxy |
means the form of proxy accompanying this document for use by Al Noor Shareholders in relation to the General Meeting; |
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| FSMA | means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended; |
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| GBP or £ | means pounds sterling, the lawful currency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; |
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| GCC |
means the Gulf Co-operative Council Countries; | |||
| GDP |
means gross domestic product; | |||
| General Meeting | means the general meeting of the Company to be held at 9:00 a.m. on 15 December 2015, notice of which is set out in this document; |
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| HAAD | means the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi; | |||
| ICT | means information and communication technology; | |||
| IFRS | means the International Financial Reporting Standards; |
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| Independent Non-Executive Director | means an ''independent non-executive director'' within the meaning of the UK Corporate Governance Code; |
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| IPO | means the offer by Al Noor of 38,454,971 shares and admission of 116,866,203 shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange; |
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| IPO Prospectus |
means the prospectus dated 21 June 2013 relating to the IPO; |
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| ISO | means the International Organisation for Standardisation; |
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| JCI | means the Joint Commission International; | |||
| JIBAR | means the Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate; | |||
| JSE | means the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, being the exchange operated by the JSE Limited, a public company incorporated in South Africa; |
| JSE Listing Requirements | means the listing requirements of the Johannesburg |
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| Stock Exchange; | |
| King III | means the King Code of Governance for South Africa 2009 and King Report on Governance for South Africa 2009; |
| KPI | means key performance indicator; |
| LIBOR |
means the London Interbank Offered Rate; |
| Listing Rules | means the rules relating to admission to the Official List made in accordance with section 73A(2) of FSMA; |
| London Stock Exchange or LSE |
means London Stock Exchange plc; |
| Long Stop Date |
means 14 April 2016 (or such later date as Mediclinic and Al Noor may agree in writing), provided that if (i) any person entitled to give a notice under section 164(3) of the SA Companies Act has given such notice within the period allowed therefor; and (ii) that person is able to satisfy the requirements of section 164(5) of the SA Companies Act; and (iii) the date on which the Scheme Resolution is actually passed is fewer than 30 Business Days before the Long Stop Date, the Long Stop Date shall be deferred by such additional number of days as may be required to ensure that it falls on the 31st Business Day after the date on which such resolution was actually passed; |
| M&A | means mergers and acquisitions; |
| Medical Schemes Act |
means the Southern African Medical Schemes Act, No. 131 of 1998, as amended. |
| Mediclinic | means Mediclinic International Limited; |
| Mediclinic Board | means the independent board of directors of Mediclinic; |
| Mediclinic Bridge Facility | means the £400,000,000 facility agreement dated 14 October 2015 between Mediclinic, Mediclinic CHF Finco Limited, Remgro Jersey Limited, Mediclinic Middle East Holdings Ltd and Mediclinic Holdings Netherlands B.V. as original guarantors, Morgan Stanley International Limited and Firstrand Bank Limited as arrangers and original lenders and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited as security agent; |
| Mediclinic Circular | means the combined circular to Mediclinic Shareholders in connection with the Combination and containing the terms of the Mediclinic Scheme; |
| Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plan | means the Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plan as amended from time to time; |
| Mediclinic Group | means Mediclinic and its subsidiary undertakings, from time to time; |
| Mediclinic Middle East | means Mediclinic Group's operations in the UAE, trading under the Mediclinic brand, with Emirates Healthcare Holdings Limited BVI as the intermediary holding company of the Mediclinic Group's operations in the UAE; |
| Mediclinic Resolutions | means the resolutions to be proposed to Mediclinic Shareholders for the purpose of approving (among other things): |
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| (a) the Assets Transfer; |
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| (b) the Mediclinic Scheme; |
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| (c) any financial assistance given by Mediclinic or its subsidiary undertakings in connection with the Combination (including the Special Dividend and/or Tender Offer); and |
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| (d) such other matters as may be agreed between Mediclinic and the Company as being necessary or desirable in connection with the Combination (including the Special Dividend and Tender Offer); |
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| Mediclinic Scheme | means a scheme of arrangement of Mediclinic under section 114 of the SA Companies Act under which the Combination will be effected; |
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| Mediclinic Scheme Circular |
means the circular to be posted to Mediclinic Shareholders in relation to the Mediclinic Scheme and the Assets Transfer, and including the form of proxy for use in respect of the general meeting of Mediclinic Shareholders at which the Mediclinic Resolutions will be proposed and a form of election, surrender and transfer in respect of the Mediclinic Scheme; |
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| Mediclinic Scheme Meeting | means the meeting of Mediclinic Shareholders convened in terms of section 115(2) of the SA Companies Act to consider and, if deemed fit, adopt the Mediclinic Resolutions; |
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| Mediclinic Scheme Record Date |
means the time and date by which Mediclinic Shareholders must be on the Mediclinic share register to receive consideration under the Mediclinic Scheme; |
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| Mediclinic Shareholders | means the shareholders of Mediclinic; | ||
| Mediclinic Shares | means the shares in Mediclinic; | ||
| Mediclinic Southern Africa | means the Mediclinic Group's operations in South Africa and Namibia, trading under the Mediclinic brand, with Mediclinic Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. as the intermediary holding company of the Mediclinic Group's operations in South Africa and Namibia; |
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| member account ID |
means the identification code or number attached to any member account in CREST; |
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| MENA | means Middle East and North Africa; | ||
| MoH | means the UAE Ministry of Health; | ||
| Namibia | means the Republic of Namibia; | ||
| Namibian Stock Exchange or NSX | means the Namibian Stock Exchange, which is licensed as an exchange in terms of the Namibian Stock Exchange Control Act 1 of 1985, as amended; |
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| New Shares |
means the new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company to be allotted and issued in connection with the Combination and the new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company to be allotted and issued in connection with the Remgro Subscription; |
| NHS |
means the National Health Services in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, collectively; |
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| NMC | means NMC Health plc, a company incorporated in England and Wales with company number 07712220; |
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| Notice of General Meeting |
means the notice of the General Meeting, as set out at Appendix 2 (Notice of General Meeting); |
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| Official List | means the Official List of the UK Listing Authority (part of the Financial Conduct Authority); |
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| Overseas Shareholders | means a Shareholder who is a resident in, or a citizen of, a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom; |
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| Panel | means the UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers; | |||
| Participant ID |
means the identification code or membership number used in CREST to identify a particular CREST Member or other CREST Participant; |
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| Proposed Directors | means each of Dr. Edwin Hertzog, Danie Meintjes, Craig Tingle, Ian Tyler, Seamus Keating, Jannie Durand, Alan Grieve, Prof. Dr. Robert Leu, Nandi Mandela, Trevor Petersen, Desmond Smith; |
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| Proposed Senior Managers | means each of Danie Meintjes, Craig Tingle, Gert Hattingh, Dr. Ronnie van der Merwe, Dr. Dirk le Roux, Koert Pretorius, Dr. Ole Wiesinger and David Hadley; |
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| Prospectus | means the document which constitutes the prospectus used in connection with the application for admission to listing by way of a premium segment of the Official List and admission to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange; |
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| Qualifying Shareholder | means the shareholders who are entitled to participate in the Tender Offer, being those who are on the Register on the Record Date; |
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| Receiving Agent | means Capita Asset Services, a trading name of Capita Registrars Limited; |
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| Record Date | means the record date by reference to which the entitlement of Al Noor Shareholders to receive the Special Dividend and to participate in the Tender Offer will be determined, which shall be a date as shortly as practicable before the expected Closing Date and, to the extent practicable, the same as the record date for determining the entitlement of Mediclinic Shareholders to participate in the Mediclinic Scheme; |
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| Register | means the Company's register of members; | |||
| Registrars |
means Capita Asset Services, a trading name of Capita Registrars Limited; |
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| Regulatory Information Service | has the meaning given in the Listing Rules; | |||
| Relationship Agreement |
means the relationship agreement entered into between Al Noor, Remgro and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Remgro on 14 October 2015, to be effective on Completion, which will regulate the ongoing relationship between Al Noor and Remgro; |
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| Relevant Portfolio Company |
has the meaning given in paragraph 6 of Part VIII; |
| Remgro | means Remgro Limited, a public company incorporated in South Africa; |
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| Remgro Concert Party |
has the meaning given in paragraph 6 of Part VIII; | ||||
| Remgro Facility Agreement | means the £600,000,000 bridge facilities agreement dated 14 October 2015 between, amongst others, Remgro and RMB; |
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| Remgro Healthcare | means Remgro Healthcare Holdings Proprietary Limited; |
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| Remgro Subscription |
means the subscription of 72,115,384 New Shares by Remgro Healthcare or one or more of its affiliates pursuant to the Remgro Subscription Agreement; |
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| Remgro Subscription Agreement | means the subscription agreement dated 14 October 2015 relating to the Remgro Subscription entered into between Remgro Healthcare and the Company in connection with the Combination; |
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| Resolutions |
means resolutions 1 to 15 to approve the Combination and related matters as summarised in paragraph 23 of Part I (Letter from the Chairman of Al Noor Hospitals Group plc) and set out in full in Appendix 2 (Notice of General Meeting); |
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| Restricted Jurisdiction19 | means the People's Republic of China and any other jurisdiction outside the EEA where the mailing of this document or the accompanying documents into or inside such jurisdiction would carry a significant risk of civil, regulatory or criminal exposure in each such jurisdiction; |
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| RMB | means FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division); |
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| Rothschild | means N.M. Rothschild & Sons Limited; | ||||
| SA Companies Act | means the South African Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008; |
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| SA Court | means any South African court with competent jurisdiction to approve the implementation of the Mediclinic Resolutions relating to the Mediclinic Scheme and the Assets Transfer pursuant to section 115 of the SA Companies Act and/or to determine the fair value of Mediclinic Shares and make an order pursuant to section 164(14) of the SA Companies Act; |
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| SA Panel | means the Takeover Regulation Panel established in terms of section 196 of the SA Companies Act; |
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| Scheme Resolution | means the special resolution approving the Mediclinic Scheme to be proposed at the Mediclinic Scheme Meeting |
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| SDRG | means Swiss Diagnostic Related Groups; | ||||
| Second Reduction of Capital | means the proposed cancellation of the Existing Shares that are successfully tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer and the reduction to USD 1 billion of the then existing Al Noor share premium account, with the payment by way of return of capital of £8.32 per share to holders of successfully tendered Existing Shares; |
19 In accordance with Rule 23.2 of the City Code, the percentage shareholdings in the Company of all in each of the respective Restricted Jurisdictions is less than 3 per cent.
| SEP | means single exit price; |
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| Shares | means the ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company; |
| SMBB | means Sheikh Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed; |
| South Africa | means the Republic of South Africa; |
| South African Competition Act | means the Competition Act, 1998 (Act 89 of 1998); |
| South African Rand or Rand or ZAR | means the lawful currency of South Africa; |
| Special Dividend | means the special dividend to be paid to all Al Noor Shareholders on the Register at the Al Noor Record Date of £3.28 per Share, conditional on Completion; |
| Spire | means Spire Healthcare Group plc; |
| Switzerland |
means the Swiss Confederation; |
| TARMED | means the Swiss national tariff system for reimbursement of outpatient medical and surgical procedures; |
| Tender Conditions |
means the conditions to the Tender Offer set out in Paragraph 2.1 of Part IX (Terms of the Tender Offer) of this document; |
| Tender Form |
means the form enclosed with this document for use by Al Noor Shareholders who hold Existing Shares in certificated form in connection with the Tender Offer; |
| Tender Offer |
means the offer to all Al Noor Shareholders to tender their shares to Al Noor for cancellation for £8.32 per Existing Share, conditional on Completion and subject to scale back to the extent that more than 74,069,109 Existing Shares are tendered; |
| TFE Instruction | means a transfer from escrow instruction (as defined by the CREST Manual); |
| Thiqa | means the category of the HAAD health insurance plan offered to UAE nationals residing in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, administered by Daman; |
| TTE Instruction | means a transfer to escrow instruction (as defined by the CREST Manual); |
| UAE |
means the United Arab Emirates; |
| UK |
means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; |
| UK Companies Act | means the UK Companies Act 2006, as such act may be amended, modified or re-enacted from time to time; |
| UK Listing Authority or UKLA | means the FCA acting in its capacity as the competent authority for the purposes of Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; |
| Uncertificated | means shares recorded on the register as being held in uncertificated form in CREST and title to which, by virtue of the Uncertified Securities Regulations, may be transferred by means of CREST; |
| United States, US or U.S. | means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America, and the District of Colombia; |
| U.S.\$, \$, USD or US dollars |
means US dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of America; |
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| U.S. Shareholder |
means a beneficial owner of Shares that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation created or organised under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax without regard to its source or (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or the trust has elected to be treated as a domestic trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
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| VAT | means value added tax; | ||
| VPS Healthcare | means VPS Healthcare, a company incorporated in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; |
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| Waiver | means the waiver by the Panel of the requirement for the Remgro Concert Party to make an offer for the Company under Rule 9 of the City Code; and |
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| Whitewash Resolution | means Resolution 4, the ordinary resolution to approve the waiver of any requirement under Rule 9 of the City Code for the Remgro Concert Party to make a general offer to shareholders of the Company as a result of being issued ordinary shares in the capital of the Company following the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer) representing between 42.99 per cent. and 47.43 per cent. of the enlarged ordinary issued share capital of the Company. |
(Incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act 2006 with registered number 08338604)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a GENERAL MEETING of Al Noor Hospitals Group plc (the ''Company'') will be held at the offices of Linklaters LLP, at One Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8HQ on 15 December 2015 at 9:00 a.m. to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions.
Resolutions 1 to 7 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 8 to 15 will be proposed as special resolutions. Resolution 4 is subject to the approval of the shareholders (who are all presumed to be independent of the Remgro Concert Party) on a poll vote.
be and are hereby approved and the board of directors of the Company (the ''Al Noor Directors'') (or any duly constituted committee thereof) be and are hereby authorised:
(a) the Al Noor Directors be unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 551 of the Act, to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot and issue up to 685,293,369 new ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the company (the ''New Shares'') in accordance with the terms of the Mediclinic Scheme and the Subscription Agreement, such authorisation to expire on 31 December 2016, but so that the Company may, before such expiry, make offers or enter into agreements which would or might require the New Shares to be allotted for the specific purpose stated after the authorities granted by this resolution had expired; and
(b) the issue of 72,115,384 New Shares pursuant to the Subscription Agreement at a price of 832 pence per ordinary share, being a discount of more than 10 per cent. to the closing middle market price of the Existing Shares on 13 October 2015 (being the latest practicable date prior to the announcement of the Combination and of the entry into of the Subscription Agreement), be approved (in accordance with the requirements of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority);
These authorities shall apply in substitution for all other previous general authorities pursuant to section 551 of the Act but without prejudice to the authorities granted under Resolution 2 of this Notice of General Meeting and shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting or on 31 December 2016, whichever is the earlier, but, in each case, so that the Company may, before such expiry, make offers or enter into agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares to be granted after the authorities granted by this resolution had expired.
For the purposes of this resolution, ''rights issue'' means an offer to:
to subscribe further securities by means of the issue of a renounceable letter (or other renounceable instrument) which may be traded for a period before payment for the securities is due, but subject on both cases to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Al Noor Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory;
21 Note: An announcement of the actual amount of issued ordinary share capital of the Company held by the Remgro Concert Party as a consequence of the Combination, the Remgro Subscription and the Tender Offer (depending on the extent to which Al Noor Shareholders participate in the Tender Offer) (the ''Post Tender Remgro Holding'') will be made by the Company immediately following completion or lapse of the Tender Offer (as the case may be). Any transaction in issued ordinary shares of the Company by the Remgro Concert Party following Completion that results in the Remgro Concert Party holding more than the Post Tender Remgro Holding, will, save as agreed by the Panel, be subject to the usual provisions of the City Code.
hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company, be approved; and
as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, such power to expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company or on 31 December 2016, whichever is the earlier, but so that the Company may during this period, make offers or enter into agreements which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted after the power ends and the Al Noor Directors may allot equity securities under any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
For the purposes of this resolution:
(iv) the nominal amount of any securities shall be taken to be, in the case of rights to subscribe for or convert any securities into shares of the Company, the nominal amount of such shares which may be allotted pursuant to such rights;
For the purposes of this resolution:
shall not involve a variation of any rights attaching to the Class A Shares for any purpose or require the consent of the holders of the Class A Shares.
and in respect of such reduction of share capital and share premium account:
For the purposes of this resolution, ''Completion'', ''Existing Shares'', ''New Shares'', ''Remgro Subscription'' and ''Tender Offer'' shall each have the meaning given in the Circular;
By order of the Board, Capita Asset Services Secretary 19 November 2015
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The following notes explain your general rights as a shareholder and your right to attend and vote at this General Meeting or to appoint someone else to vote on your behalf.
(b) the amendments to the Articles of Association proposed by Resolution 15, as set out in this Notice of General Meeting;
(c) the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information of the Enlarged Group and the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP thereon set out in Part VII (Pro forma Financial Information) of the Circular;
A copy of this Notice, and other information required by section 311A of the UK Companies Act 2006, can be found on the Company's website at www.alnoorhospital.com.
KPMG LLP 15 Canada Square London E14 5GL United Kingdom
The Directors Al Noor Hospitals Group plc 1st Floor 40 Dukes Place London EC3A 7NH
NM Rothschild & Sons Limited New Court St Swithin's Lane London EC4N 8AL
Goldman Sachs International Peterborough Court 133 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BB
19 November 2015
Ladies and Gentlemen
We report on the profit forecast comprising a forecast of Underlying EBITDA of Al Noor Hospitals Group Plc (''the Company'') and its subsidiaries (''the Group'') for the year ending 31 December 2015 (the ''Profit Forecast''). The Profit Forecast, and the material assumptions upon which it is based, are set out on page 135 of the Circular dated 19 November 2015. This report is required by Rule 28.1 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (''the City Code'') and is given for the purpose of complying with that rule and for no other purpose. Accordingly, we assume no responsibility in respect of this report to the offeror or to any person connected to, or acting in concert with, the offeror, or to any other person who is seeking or may in future seek to acquire control of the Company (''an Alternative Offeror'') or to any person connected to, or acting in concert with, an Alternative Offeror.
It is the responsibility of the directors of the Company (''the Directors'') to prepare the Profit Forecast in accordance with the requirements of the City Code.
It is our responsibility to form an opinion as required by the City Code as to the proper compilation of the profit forecast and to report that opinion to you.
Save for any responsibility which we may have to those persons to whom this report is expressly addressed, to the fullest extent permitted by law we do not assume any responsibility and will not accept any liability to any other person for any loss suffered by any such other person as a result of, arising out of, or in connection with this report or our statement, required by and given solely for the purposes of complying with Rule 23.3 of the City Code, consenting to its inclusion in the Circular.
The Profit Forecast has been prepared on the basis stated on page 135 of the Circular and is based on the unaudited interim financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2015, the unaudited management accounts for the three months ended 30 September 2015 and a forecast to 31 December 2015. The Profit Forecast is required to be presented on a basis consistent with the accounting policies of the Group.
We conducted our work in accordance with Standards for Investment Reporting issued by the Auditing Practices Board in the United Kingdom. Our work included evaluating the basis on which the historical financial information included in the Profit Forecast has been prepared and considering whether the Profit Forecast has been accurately computed based upon the disclosed assumptions and the accounting policies of the Group. Whilst the assumptions upon which the Profit Forecast are based are solely the responsibility of the Directors, we considered whether anything came to our attention to indicate that any of the assumptions adopted by the Directors which, in our opinion, are necessary for a proper understanding of the Profit Forecast have not been disclosed or if any material assumption made by the Directors appears to us to be unrealistic.
We planned and performed our work so as to obtain the information and explanations we considered necessary in order to provide us with reasonable assurance that the Profit Forecast has been properly compiled on the basis stated.
Since the Profit Forecast and the assumptions on which it is based relate to the future and may therefore be affected by unforeseen events, we can express no opinion as to whether the actual results reported will correspond to those shown in the Profit Forecast and differences may be material.
Our work has not been carried out in accordance with auditing or other standards and practices generally accepted in the United States of America or other jurisdictions and accordingly should not be relied upon as if it had been carried out in accordance with those standards and practices.
In our opinion the Profit Forecast has been properly compiled on the basis stated and the basis of accounting used is consistent with the accounting policies of the Group.
Yours faithfully
16NOV201517312482
KPMG LLP
Report from N. M. Rothschild & Sons Limited
The Directors Al Noor Hospitals Group plc (''Al Noor'') 1st Floor 40 Dukes Place London EC3A 7NH
19 November 2015
Dear Sirs,
We refer to the profit forecast, the bases of belief thereof and the notes thereto (together, the ''Profit Forecast'') as set out in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2015 published by Al Noor on 25 August 2015 and referred to in paragraph 13 of Part XI (Additional Information) of the circular sent to Al Noor shareholders on 19 November 2015 (the ''Circular''), for which the Board of Directors of Al Noor (the ''Directors'') are solely responsible under Rule 28 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the ''Code'').
We have discussed the Profit Forecast (including the assumptions and sources of information referred to therein), with the Directors and those officers and employees of Al Noor who developed the Profit Forecast. The Profit Forecast is subject to uncertainty as described in the Circular and our work did not involve an independent examination of any of the financial or other information underlying the Profit Forecast.
We have relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all the financial and other information provided to us by or on behalf of Al Noor, or otherwise discussed with or reviewed by us, and we have assumed such accuracy and completeness for the purposes of providing this letter.
We do not express any opinion as to the achievability of the Profit Forecast.
We have also reviewed the work carried out by KPMG LLP and have discussed with them the opinion addressed to yourselves and ourselves on this matter set out in Part XI of the Circular.
This letter is provided to you solely in connection with Rule 28.1(a)(ii) of the Code and for no other purpose. We accept no responsibility to Al Noor or its shareholders or any person other than the Directors in respect of the contents of this letter; no person other than the Directors can rely on the contents of this letter, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) to any other person, in respect of this letter, its results, or the work undertaken in connection with this letter, or any of the results that can be derived from this letter or any written or oral information provided in connection with this letter, and any such liability is expressly disclaimed except to the extent that such liability cannot be excluded by law.
On the basis of the foregoing, we consider that the Profit Forecast, for which the Directors are solely responsible, has been prepared with due care and consideration.
Yours faithfully,
N. M. Rothschild & Sons Limited
Report from Goldman Sachs International The Directors Al Noor Hospitals Group plc (''Al Noor'') 1st Floor 40 Dukes Place London EC3A 7NH
19 November 2015
Dear Sirs,
We refer to the profit forecast, the bases of belief thereof and the notes thereto (together, the ''Profit Forecast'') as set out in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2015 published by Al Noor on 25 August 2015 and referred to in paragraph 13 of Part XI (Additional Information) of the circular sent to Al Noor shareholders on 19 November 2015 (the ''Circular''), for which the Board of Directors of Al Noor (the ''Directors'') are solely responsible under Rule 28 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the ''Code'').
We have discussed the Profit Forecast (including the assumptions and sources of information referred to therein), with the Directors and those officers and employees of Al Noor who developed the Profit Forecast. The Profit Forecast is subject to uncertainty as described in the Circular and our work did not involve an independent examination of any of the financial or other information underlying the Profit Forecast.
We have relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all the financial and other information provided to us by or on behalf of Al Noor, or otherwise discussed with or reviewed by us, and we have assumed such accuracy and completeness for the purposes of providing this letter.
We do not express any opinion as to the achievability of the Profit Forecast.
We have also reviewed the work carried out by KPMG LLP and have discussed with them the opinion addressed to yourselves and ourselves on this matter set out in Part XI of the Circular.
This letter is provided to you solely in connection with Rule 28.1(a)(ii) of the Code and for no other purpose. We accept no responsibility to Al Noor or its shareholders or any person other than the Directors in respect of the contents of this letter; no person other than the Directors can rely on the contents of this letter, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) to any other person, in respect of this letter, its results, or the work undertaken in connection with this letter, or any of the results that can be derived from this letter or any written or oral information provided in connection with this letter, and any such liability is expressly disclaimed except to the extent that such liability cannot be excluded by law.
On the basis of the foregoing, we consider that the Profit Forecast, for which the Directors are solely responsible, has been prepared with due care and consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Goldman Sachs International
This part of the Directors' Remuneration Report sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and has been prepared in accordance with The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013. The Policy has been developed taking into account the principles of the UK Corporate Governance Code (Code) and takes account of the views of our major shareholders and proxy agencies, as expressed during previous engagement on remuneration matters.
The Company's remuneration policy was first put to a shareholder vote at the 2014 AGM and was approved by 98.24% of shareholders, and has remained in the approved form since. In light of the new structure of the Company going forward, the Committee has undertaken a review of the existing policy and an updated policy has been outlined below to ensure it remains appropriate and fit for purpose for the Company going forward but may be subject to a further review if the Combination of the Company with Mediclinic International Limited becomes effective.
The Policy Report will be put to a binding shareholder vote at the General Meeting of the Company on 15 December 2015 and the new Policy will take formal effect from Completion (as defined in the Company's circular to shareholders dated 19 November 2015 (replacing the previous policy approved by shareholders at the 2014 AGM)). It is intended that the Policy will be in force for a period of three years from the date of approval. If the Combination does not go ahead, this policy will not take effect.
The Committee is responsible, on behalf of the Board, for establishing appropriate remuneration arrangements for the Executive Directors and other senior management in the Group.
In setting the remuneration policy for the Executive Directors, the Committee will ensure that the arrangements are in the best interest of both the Group and its shareholders, by taking into account the following general principles:
The Company is committed to maintaining good communications with investors. The Committee considers the AGM to be an opportunity to meet and communicate with investors, giving shareholders the opportunity to raise any issues or concerns they may have. In addition, the Committee will seek to engage directly with major shareholders and their representative bodies should any material changes be made to the Directors' Remuneration Policy.
The following table sets out the key aspects of the Directors' remuneration policy.
| Element of pay | Purpose and link to strategy |
Operation | Maximum opportunity | Performance criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base compensation(1) |
• To attract, retain and motivate talented individuals who are critical to the Group's success |
• Reviewed annually by the Committee or, if appropriate, in the event of a change in an individual's position or responsibilities • Base compensation levels set at a level to reflect the experience and capabilities of the individual as well as the scope and scale of the role • Increases to base compensation may reflect individual performance as well as the pay and conditions in the workforce |
• There is no prescribed maximum annual increase. The Committee takes into account remuneration levels in comparable organisations in the geographies in which the company operates and in which it competes for talent. It is guided by the increase for the workforce generally. • On occasions, it may also recognise other factors such as additional responsibility, or an increase in the scale or scope of the role |
• N/A |
| Element of pay | Purpose and link to strategy |
Operation | Maximum opportunity | Performance criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Short Term Incentive (''STI'') |
• To encourage and reward delivery of the Group's annual financial and operational objectives • To encourage share ownership and provide further alignment with shareholders |
• Performance targets are reviewed annually by the Committee and are set to ensure they are linked to strategic objectives and are appropriately demanding, taking into account economic conditions and risk factors • A portion of the bonus paid (the amount at the discretion of the Committee) may be deferred in shares, which are released ratably over two years subject to continued employment • Dividends that accrue on the deferred shares during the vesting period may be paid in cash or shares at the time of vesting |
• Maximum opportunity of 150% of base compensation |
• At least 75% of the STI will be based on Group financial performance(2) • Performance below threshold results in zero payment. Payments increase from 0% to 100% of the maximum opportunity for levels of performance between threshold and maximum performance targets |
| • Clawback provisions will apply for overpayments due to misstatement or error and other circumstances in respect of future bonus payments and also apply to previous payments made under the Al Noor bonus scheme |
| Element of pay | Purpose and link to strategy |
Operation | Maximum opportunity | Performance criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term incentive plan (LTIP)(3) |
• To balance performance pay between the achievement of financial performance objectives and delivering sustainable stock market out-performance • To encourage share ownership and provide further alignment with shareholders |
• Annual awards of conditional shares with vesting dependent on the achievement of performance conditions over a three year period • Performance targets are reviewed annually by the Committee and are set appropriate to the economic outlook and risk factors prevailing at the time, ensuring that such targets remain challenging in the circumstances, whilst remaining realistic enough to motivate and incentivise management • Dividends that accrue during the vesting period may be paid in cash or shares at the time of vesting, to the extent that shares vest • Clawback provisions apply for overpayments due to misstatement or error and other circumstances |
Maximum opportunity of 200% of base compensation |
• Performance is assessed against EPS growth and relative TSR metrics, which are measured independently.(2) • No more than 25% of an award will vest for achieving threshold performance, increasing pro-rata to full vesting for achievement of maximum performance targets |
| Pension / Retirement benefits |
• To help recruit and retain high performing Executives • To provide employees with long-term savings via pension provisions |
• Participation into a defined contribution pension scheme. |
• Directors can receive a Company contribution (of up to 10% of salary. |
• N/A |
| Benefits | • To provide a market- competitive level of benefits to ensure the executive directors well being |
• Benefits may include but are not limited to: • private medical insurance, • death and disability insurance • leave and long service awards • Other ancillary benefits including relocation and travel expenses may be offered, as required, including an allowance towards reasonable fees for professional services such as legal, tax and financial advice. |
• Actual value of benefits provided |
• N/A |
| Element of pay | Purpose and link to strategy |
Operation | Maximum opportunity | Performance criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Executive Directors' fee |
• Set to attract, retain and motivate talented individuals through the provision of market competitive fees |
• Reviewed periodically by the Committee or, if appropriate, in the event of a change in an individual's position or responsibilities • Fee levels set by reference to market rates, responsibility, time commitments and the pay and conditions in the workforce |
• As for the Executive Directors there is no prescribed maximum annual increase. The Committee is guided by the general increase for the broader workforce but on occasion may recognise an increase in certain circumstances such as, assumed additional responsibility or an increase in the scale or scope of the role |
• N/A |
The LTIP incentive rewards significant long-term returns to shareholders and long-term financial growth.
Targets are set on sliding scales that take account of internal strategic planning and external market expectations for the Company. Only modest rewards are available for achieving threshold performance with maximum rewards requiring substantial out-performance of challenging strategic plans approved at the start of each year or on the date of award, as the case may be.
For the avoidance of doubt, in approving this Directors' Remuneration Policy, authority is given to the Company to honour any commitments entered into with current or former directors before they became a director (such as, the vesting or exercise of past share awards) or before this policy came into effect, including those granted by companies in the Group prior to that company becoming part of the Group. For example certain directors will continue to hold awards granted under the terms of the Mediclinic Forfeitable Share Plan.
When considering the Executive Directors' remuneration structure and levels, the Committee reviews base compensation and STI arrangements for the management team, to ensure that there is a coherent approach across the Group. The STI arrangements operate on a similar basis across the senior management team. The key difference in the policy for Executive Directors is that remuneration is more heavily weighted towards long-term variable pay than other employees. This ensures that there is a clear link between the value created for shareholders and the remuneration received by the executive directors.
The Committee does not formally consult with employees in respect of the design of the Executive Director remuneration policy, although the Committee will keep this under review.
The chart below shows an estimate of the potential future remuneration payable for the CEO at the time of writing and approval. The chart highlights that the performance-related elements of the package comprise a significant portion of the CEO's total remuneration at on-target and maximum performance.
Assumptions:
The policy on the recruitment or promotion of an executive director takes into account the need to attract, retain and motivate the best person for each position, while at the same time ensuring a close alignment between the interests of shareholders and management.
If a new Executive Director were appointed (including former directors of Mediclinic who will join the Board at the time of the Combination), the Committee would seek to align the remuneration package with the remuneration policy approved by shareholders, save that there would be discretion to award a combined STI and LTIP of up to 400% of base compensation. Flexibility would be retained to set base compensation at the level necessary to facilitate the hiring of candidates of appropriate calibre in external markets and make awards or payments in respect of deferred remuneration arrangements forfeited on leaving a previous employer. In terms of remuneration to compensate for forfeited awards, the Committee would look to replicate the arrangements being forfeited as closely as possible and in doing so, would take account of relevant factors including the nature of the deferred remuneration, performance conditions and the time over which they would have vested or been paid.
For an internal appointment, any incentive amount awarded in respect of a prior role may be allowed to vest on its original terms, or adjusted as relevant to take into account the appointment. Any other ongoing remuneration obligations existing prior to appointment may continue.
The Committee may also agree that the Company will meet certain relocation and incidental expenses as appropriate.
For the appointment of a new Chairman or Non-Executive Director, the fee arrangement would be set in accordance with the approved remuneration policy at that time.
The Committee seeks to ensure that contractual terms of the executive director's service agreement reflect best practice.
The current service agreement of the CEO at the time of writing and approval is terminable on six months' notice. In the event that his UAE work permit is revoked for reason beyond his control or he is forced to leave the UAE as a result of actions or instructions of either the UAE or US government, subject to signing a binding waiver and release agreement, he will be paid an amount equivalent to 12 months' basic salary and benefits under the service agreement. The termination notice for Danie Meintjes and Craig Tingle who will join the Board at the time of the Combination is two months but it is intended that this will be reviewed and may be increased to no more than twelve months' notice if the Combination becomes effective. In circumstances of termination on notice the Committee will determine an equitable compensation package, having regard to the particular circumstances of the case. The Committee has discretion to require notice to be worked or to make payment in lieu of notice or to place the director on garden leave for the notice period.
In case of payment in lieu or garden leave, base compensation, benefits and end of service gratuity will be paid for the period of notice served on garden leave or paid in lieu. If the Committee believes it would be in shareholders' interests, payments would be made in phased instalments and in the case of payment in lieu will be subject to be offset against earnings elsewhere.
An STI may be payable in respect of the period of the bonus plan year worked by the director; there is no provision for an amount in lieu of bonus to be payable for any part of the notice period not worked. The bonus will be scaled back pro-rata for the period of the incentive year worked by the director and would remain payable at the normal payment date.
Shares under the deferred short-term and long-term incentive arrangements are subject to the rules which contain discretionary provisions setting out the treatment of awards where a participant leaves for designated reasons (i.e. participants who leave early on account of injury, disability or ill health, death, a sale of their employer or business in which they were employed, statutory redundancy, retirement or any other reason at the discretion of the Committee). In these circumstances a participant's awards will not be forfeited on cessation of employment and instead will continue to vest on the normal vesting date or earlier at the discretion of the Committee, subject to the performance conditions attached to the relevant awards. The awards will, other than in exceptional circumstances, be scaled back pro-rata for the period of the incentive year worked by the director.
In addition to the above payments, the Committee may make any other payments determined by a court of law in respect of the termination of a director's contract.
In the event of a change of a control all unvested awards under the deferred short-term and long-term incentive arrangements would vest, to the extent that any performance conditions attached to the relevant awards have been achieved. The awards will, where the Committee dictates, be scaled back pro-rata for the period of the incentive year worked by the director.
The date of the CEO's service contract is:
Ronald Lavater ................................................... 1 October 2014
The service contract is available for inspection during normal business hours at the Company's registered office, and available for inspection at the AGM.
The executive Directors who will join the board of the Company on implementation of the Scheme (being Danie Meintjes and Craig Tingle) will remain as directors and employees of Mediclinic but will also be appointed as directors of the Company. The date of Danie Meintjes service contract with Mediclinic is 3 August 1981 and the date of Craig Tingle's service contract with Mediclinic is 9 February 1987.
Non-Executive Directors are appointed by letter of appointment for an initial period of three years, which are terminable by three months' notice on either side. However, the Company intends on complying provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code and accordingly all Directors will stand for annual re-election by shareholders at future AGMs until the Board determines otherwise.
In 2014 four Non-Executive Directors were considered to be independent of the Company.
The dates of the terms of engagement of the Non-Executive Directors are:
| Ian Tyler(1) | 5 June 2013 |
|---|---|
| Dr. Kassem Alom | 1 October 2014 |
| Seamus Keating(2) | 5 June 2013 |
| Sheikh Mansoor Bin Butti | 5 June 2013 |
| Ahmad Nimer | 5 June 2013 |
| William J Ward(2) |
5 June 2013 |
| Mubarak Matar Al Hamiri(2) | 5 June 2013 |
| William S. Ward | 7 November 2013 |
(1) Ian Tyler was considered independent on appointment and in accordance with provision B.1.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code is no longer considered to be independent.
Those non-executive Directors who will join the board of the Company on implementation of the Scheme (being Dr. Edwin Hertzog, Jannie Durand, Alan Grieve, Prof. Dr. Robert Leu, Nandi Mandela, Trevor Petersen and Desmond Smith), will resign as directors of Mediclinic and be appointed as directors of the Company pursuant to letters of appointment on terms substantially equivalent to the terms of appointment for non-executive directors of the Company referred to above.
(2) Seamus Keating, William J. Ward, William S. Ward and Mubarak Matar Al Hamiri were considered to be independent Non-Executive Directors of the Company.
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