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ABACUS GROUP — Capital/Financing Update 2020
Dec 7, 2020
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Capital/Financing Update
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Announcement Summary
Entity name
ABACUS PROPERTY GROUP
Announcement Type
New announcement
Date of this announcement
Tuesday December 8, 2020
The Proposed issue is: An accelerated offer
Total number of +securities proposed to be issued for an accelerated offer
Maximum Number of ASX +security code +Security description +securities to be issued ABP FULLY PAID ORDINARY/UNITS STAPLED SECURITIES 138,688,679
Trading resumes on an ex-entitlement basis (ex date)
Wednesday December 9, 2020
+Record date
Thursday December 10, 2020
Offer closing date for retail +security holders
Wednesday December 23, 2020
Issue date for retail +security holders
Monday January 4, 2021
Refer to next page for full details of the announcement
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Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
1.1 Name of +Entity
ABACUS PROPERTY GROUP
We (the entity named above) give ASX the following information about a proposed issue of +securities and, if ASX agrees to +quote any of the +securities (including any rights) on a +deferred settlement basis, we agree to the matters set out in Appendix 3B of the ASX Listing Rules.
1.2 Registered Number Type
Registration Number
ABN 31080604619
1.3 ASX issuer code
ABP
1.4 The announcement is
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New announcement
1.5 Date of this announcement
Tuesday December 8, 2020
1.6 The Proposed issue is:
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An accelerated offer
1.6b The proposed accelerated offer is
Accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer (commonly known as a JUMBO or ANREO)
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Part 3 - Details of proposed entitlement offer issue
Part 3A - Conditions
3A.1 - Are any of the following approvals required for the entitlement offer to be unconditional? +Security holder approval Court approval Lodgement of court order with +ASIC ACCC approval FIRB approval Another approval/condition external to the entity
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No
Part 3B - Offer details
Class or classes of +securities that will participate in the proposed issue and class or classes of +securities proposed to be issued
ASX +security code and description
ABP : FULLY PAID ORDINARY/UNITS STAPLED SECURITIES
Is the proposed security a 'New class' (+securities in a class that is not yet quoted or recorded by ASX) or an 'Existing class' (additional securities in a class that is already quoted or recorded by ASX)? Existing class
Will the proposed issue of this If the entity has quoted company +security include an offer of options, do the terms entitle option attaching +securities? holders to participate on exercise? No No
Details of +securities proposed to be issued
ASX +security code and description
ABP : FULLY PAID ORDINARY/UNITS STAPLED SECURITIES
ISIN Code (if Issuer is a foreign company and +securities are non CDIs)
ISIN Code for the entitlement or right to participate in the offer (if Issuer is foreign company and +securities are non CDIs)
Offer ratio (ratio to existing holdings at which the proposed +securities will be issued)
Has the offer ratio been determined?
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Yes
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The quantity of additional +securities For a given quantity of +securities to be issued held 10 48 What will be done with fractional Maximum number of +securities entitlements? proposed to be issued (subject to rounding) Fractions rounded up to the next 138,688,679 whole number
Offer price details for retail security holders
Has the offer price for the retail offer been determined?
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Yes
In what currency will the offer be What is the offer price per +security made? for the retail offer? AUD - Australian Dollar AUD 2.90000
Offer price details for institutional security holders
Has the offer price for the institutional offer been determined?
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Yes
In what currency will the offer be What is the offer price per +security made? for the institutional offer? AUD 2.90000 AUD - Australian Dollar
Oversubscription & Scale back details
Will individual +security holders be permitted to apply for more than their entitlement (i.e. to over-subscribe)?
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Yes
Describe the limits on over-subscription
Eligible retail stapled securityholders of ABP who take up their full entitlement under the Entitlement Offer may also apply for additional New Securities in excess of their entitlement (to the extent other eligible retail stapled securityholders do not take up their full entitlement) at the issue price of New Securities.
Will a scale back be applied if the offer is over-subscribed?
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Yes
Describe the scale back arrangements
ABP will scale back applications for additional New Securities in its absolute discretion having regard to the pro-rata entitlement of eligible retail securityholders who apply for additional New Securities.
Will these +securities rank equally in all respects from their issue date with the existing issued +securities in that class?
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Yes
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Part 3D - Timetable
3D.1a First day of trading halt
Tuesday December 8, 2020
3D.1b Announcement date of accelerated offer
Tuesday December 8, 2020
3D.2 Trading resumes on an ex-entitlement basis (ex date)
Wednesday December 9, 2020
3D.5 Date offer will be made to eligible institutional +security holders
Tuesday December 8, 2020
3D.6 Application closing date for institutional +security holders
Tuesday December 8, 2020
3D.8 Announcement of results of institutional offer
(The announcement should be made before the resumption of trading following the trading halt)
Wednesday December 9, 2020
3D.9 +Record date
Thursday December 10, 2020
3D.10a Settlement date of new +securities issued under institutional entitlement offer
Friday December 18, 2020
3D.10b +Issue date for institutional +security holders
Monday December 21, 2020
3D.10c Normal trading of new +securities issued under institutional entitlement offer
Tuesday December 22, 2020
3D.11 Date on which offer documents will be sent to retail +security holders entitled to participate in the +pro rata issue
Monday December 14, 2020
3D.12 Offer closing date for retail +security holders
Wednesday December 23, 2020
3D.13 Last day to extend retail offer close date
Friday December 18, 2020
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3D.16 Entity announces results of retail offer, including the number and percentage of +securities taken up by existing retail +security holders.
Tuesday December 29, 2020
3D.19 +Issue date for retail +security holders
Monday January 4, 2021
Part 3E - Fees and expenses
3E.1 Will there be a lead manager or broker to the proposed offer?
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Yes
3E.1a Who is the lead manager/broker?
Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited (ABN 79 123 199 548) (¿MacCap¿) is the lead manager and underwriter to the Entitlement Offer (the ¿Lead Manager¿ or ¿Underwriter¿)
3E.1b What fee, commission or other consideration is payable to them for acting as lead manager/broker?
ABP has agreed to pay the Lead Manager the following fees, subject to the Lead Manager satisfying certain prescribed obligations and provided that the aggregate underwriting and management and selling fees payable in connection with the Entitlement Offer must not exceed $3.6m (ex GST):
¿ a management and selling fee of 0.4% of the proceeds of the institutional component of the Entitlement Offer (less the amount of the subscription proceeds received by the Underwriter or ABP or the share registry from Calculator Australia Pty Limited (ACN 135 249 848) as trustee for the Calculator Australia Trust (¿Calculator¿) by 10.00am on 18 December 2020 pursuant to Calculator's commitment to subscribe for its full entitlement of New Securities pursuant to the precommitment letter (¿Major Securityholder Proceeds¿)
¿ a management and selling fee of 0.2% of the Major Securityholder Proceeds and
- ¿ a management and selling fee of 0.4% of the proceeds of the retail component of the Entitlement Offer
3E.2 Is the proposed offer to be underwritten?
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Yes
3E.2a Who are the underwriter(s)?
MacCap is the Lead Manager and Underwriter of the Entitlement Offer
3E.2b What is the extent of the underwriting (ie the amount or proportion of the offer that is underwritten)?
The Entitlement Offer is fully underwritten by the Underwriter (refer to summary at slide 30 under the heading ¿Underwriting¿ in the investor presentation lodged in connection with the Entitlement Offer on 8 December 2020).
3E.2c What fees, commissions or other consideration are payable to them for acting as underwriter(s)?
ABP has agreed to pay the Underwriter the following fees, subject to the Underwriter satisfying certain prescribed obligations and provided that the aggregate underwriting and management and selling fees payable in connection with the Entitlement Offer must not exceed $3,600,000 (excluding any applicable GST):
¿ an underwriting fee of 1.6% of the Institutional Offer Proceeds (less the Major Securityholder Proceeds); and
- ¿ an underwriting fee of 0.5% of the proceeds of the retail component of the Entitlement Offer
3E.2d Please provide a summary of the significant events that could lead to the underwriting being terminated
See ¿Underwriting¿ section on slide 30 of ABP's investor presentation dated 8 December 2020 for a summary of the underwriting agreement. This includes a summary of the significant events that could lead to the underwriting being terminated.
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3E.2e Is a party referred to in listing rule 10.11 underwriting or sub-underwriting the proposed offer? Yes
3E.2e (i) What is the name of that party?
Calculator Australia Pty Limited (ACN 135 249 848) as trustee for the Calculator Australia Trust (¿Calculator Australia¿)
3E.2e (ii) What is the extent of their underwriting or sub-underwriting (ie the amount or proportion of the offer they have underwritten or sub-underwritten)?
Calculator Australia has agreed to sub-underwrite 16.9 million New Securities in the retail component of the Entitlement Offer.
3E.2e (iii) What fee, commission or other consideration is payable to them for acting as underwriter or sub-underwriter?
Nil
3E.3 Will brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of eligible +security holders be paid a handling fee or commission? No
3E.4 Details of any other material fees or costs to be incurred by the entity in connection with the proposed offer Standard share registry, external advisers and ASX administrative fees.
Part 3F - Further Information
3F.1 The purpose(s) for which the entity intends to use the cash raised by the proposed issue to fund the retirement of debt 3F.2 Will holdings on different registers or subregisters be aggregated for the purposes of determining entitlements to the issue? No 3F.3 Will the entity be changing its dividend/distribution policy if the proposed issue is successful? No 3F.4 Countries in which the entity has +security holders who will not be eligible to participate in the proposed issue The institutional component of the Entitlement Offer will be extended to institutional securityholders in Australia, New Zealand, Canada (British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec provinces only), Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States. 3F.5 Will the offer be made to eligible beneficiaries on whose behalf eligible nominees or custodians hold existing +securities Yes
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3F.5a Please provide further details of the offer to eligible beneficiaries
The Retail Offer will be made available to nominees with a registered address in Australia or New Zealand who were registered as the holder of ABP Securities at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on Thursday, 10 December 2020 and who held those Securities on behalf of underlying beneficial holders (wherever they reside), except to the extent that those underlying beneficial holders are not an eligible retail securityholder.
The Retail Offer is not available to securityholders that are in the United States or who are, or are acting for the account or benefit of, persons in the United States.
3F.6 URL on the entity's website where investors can download information about the proposed issue
Refer to announcements made by ABP on the ASX website: www.asx.com.au.
3F.7 Any other information the entity wishes to provide about the proposed issue
N/A
3F.8 Will the offer of rights under the rights issue be made under a disclosure document or product disclosure statement under Chapter 6D or Part 7.9 of the Corporations Act (as applicable)? No
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