Regulatory Filings • May 9, 2016
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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the contents of this Supplementary Prospectus or the action you should take you should consult your accountant, legal or professional adviser, financial adviser or a person authorised for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, "FSMA") who specialises in advising on the acquisition of shares and other securities if you are in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriately qualified investment adviser.
This document comprises a supplementary prospectus relating to International Public Partnerships Limited (the "Company") prepared in accordance with Prospectus Rules made under Part VI of FSMA (the "Supplementary Prospectus"). This Supplementary Prospectus has been filed with the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and has been made available to the public in accordance with section 3.2 of the Prospectus Rules. This Supplementary Prospectus has been approved as a supplementary prospectus under section 87A of FSMA. This Supplementary Prospectus is supplemental to and must be read in conjunction with, and in the context of, the prospectus published by the Company on 19 October 2015 (the "Original Prospectus") and any further supplementary prospectuses that may be published in future.
The Company and its Directors each accept responsibility for the information contained in this Supplementary Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge of the Company and the Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Supplementary Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
(incorporated in Guernsey with registered no 45241)
Numis is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, and is acting exclusively for the Company and is not advising any other person or treating any other person as its customer in relation to the Placing Programme or any Subsequent Placing or to the matters referred to in this Supplementary Prospectus and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for affording advice in relation to the Placing Programme or any Subsequent Placing. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Numis by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Numis accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this Supplementary Prospectus or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on its behalf in connection with the Company or the New Shares. Numis accordingly disclaims all and any liability, whether arising in tort or contract or otherwise (save as referred to above), which it might otherwise have in respect of this Supplementary Prospectus or any such statement.
The Company is regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and is authorised as an authorised closedended investment scheme under Section 8 of the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended and the Authorised Closed-Ended Investment Scheme Rules, 2008 made thereunder. Neither the Guernsey Financial Services Commission nor the States of Guernsey Policy Council take any responsibility for the financial soundness of the Company or for the correctness of any of the statements made or opinions expressed with regard thereto.
The distribution of this Supplementary Prospectus in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company or Numis that would permit an offer of the New Shares or possession or distribution of the Original Prospectus, this Supplementary Prospectus or any other offering or publicity material in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United Kingdom and, for certain types of investors only, in Ireland. Persons into whose possession this Supplementary Prospectus comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
This Supplementary Prospectus is dated 9 May 2016.
The annual report and financial statements of the Group for the year ended on 31 December 2015 are contained in the 2015 Annual Report. The 2015 Annual Report is incorporated by reference into this document solely to the extent of the sections listed in paragraph 2.2 below and excluding any documents incorporated by reference into the 2015 Annual Report. The non-incorporated parts of the 2015 Annual Report are either not relevant for investors or are covered elsewhere in the Prospectus.
The Company's auditor, Ernst & Young LLP, has given an unqualified opinion that the Group's financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Group's affairs as at 31 December 2015 and of its profit for the year then ended, have been properly prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union, and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008.
The 2015 Annual Report, which is incorporated into this document by reference to the extent set out below only, includes on the pages specified in the table below, the following information:
| Information Incorporated by reference | Page Number |
|---|---|
| Audit report | 61-65 |
| Consolidated balance sheet | 68 |
| Consolidated statement of comprehensive income | 66 |
| Consolidated statement of changes in equity | 67 |
| Consolidated cash flow statement | 69 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements including the Group's accounting policies |
70-92 |
The operating and financial review information, incorporated by reference in such report and accounts is provided in the following sections
| Chairman's letter | 5-7 |
|---|---|
| Director's Report | 59 |
| Strategic Report | 8-45 |
| Related party transactions are set out in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements |
83-84 |
Documents that have been incorporated by reference into the above sections of the 2015 Annual Report are not incorporated into this document.
The selected historical key financial information set out below has been extracted directly on a straightforward basis from the 2015 Annual Report in respect of the financial years ended on 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2015.
| Year ended 31 December 2015 (audited) (£m unless stated) |
Year ended 31 December 2014 (audited) (£m unless stated) |
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|---|---|---|
| Net Asset Value | 1,290.2 | 1,062.1 |
| Cash | 72.4 | 29.4 |
| Borrowings | - | (16.3) |
| Earnings per share | 9.54 pence | 9.49 pence |
| Dividend per share | 6.45 pence | 6.30 pence |
| Profit before tax | 79.9 | 71.2 |
| Ongoing operating costs | 13.7 | 12.2 |
In accordance with PR 3.4.2, as a result of the publication of the 2015 Annual Report, the summary contained in the Original Prospectus is supplemented as follows:
| B.7 | Selected | The selected historical key financial information regarding the | ||||
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| historical key | Company set out below has been extracted directly from the | |||||
| financial | published annual reports and audited accounts of the Group for the |
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| information | periods ending 31 December 2012 (as restated in the 31 December | |||||
| 2013 annual report), 31 December 2013, 31 December 2014 and |
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| 31 December 2015. | ||||||
| As at 31 | As at 31 | As at 31 | As at 31 | |||
| December | December | December | December | |||
| 2015 | 2014 (£m | 2013 (£m | 2012 | |||
| (£m unless | unless | unless | (restated) | |||
| stated) | stated) | stated) | (£m unless | |||
| stated) | ||||||
| Net Asset | 1,290.2 | 1,062.1 | 935.4 | 861.0 | ||
| Value | ||||||
| Cash | 72.4 | 29.4 | 80.6 | 65.8 |
| Borrowings | - | (16.3) | - | - | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings per share |
9.54 pence | 9.49 pence | 7.82 pence | 11.28 pence | ||
| Dividend per share |
6.45 pence | 6.30 pence | 6.15 pence | 6.0 pence | ||
| Profit before tax |
79.9 | 71.2 | 56.1 | 68.4 | ||
| Ongoing operating costs |
13.7 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 9.4 | ||
| Since 31 December 2015, the Company has announced a dividend of 3.225 pence per Ordinary Share, reached financial close on the Westermost Rough offshore transmission ("OFTO") project and the fifth "batch" of the Priority Schools Building Programme "Aggregator" programme and made a further investment into the Gold Coast Light Rail project. |
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| B.10 | Description of the nature of any qualifications in the audit report on the historical financial |
Not applicable – the audit reports on the historical financial information contained within the Prospectus, including as supplemented by this Supplementary Prospectus, are not qualified. |
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| information |
Rupert Dorey (Chairman) John Whittle John Le Poidevin (appointed with effect from 1 January 2016) John Stares Claire Whittet Giles Frost
Copies of this Supplementary Prospectus and the 2015 Annual Report will be available (subject to applicable law) on the Company's website at www.internationalpublicpartnerships.com and for collection, free of charge during normal business hours, from the office of Amber Fund Management Limited at Two London Bridge, London SE1 9RA and at the registered office of the Company until the date on which the last Subsequent Placing closes.
This Supplementary Prospectus is dated 9 May 2016
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