M&A Activity • Feb 27, 2024
M&A Activity
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Key information pursuant to Article 130 of the Issuers' Regulation concerning the relevant undertakings pursuant to Article 122 of the Consolidated Financial Act between Omniafin S.p.A., M.T.I. Investimenti S.r.l. and Groupe Crit S.A. in the context of the agreements governing the acquisition by Groupe Crit S.A. of a majority stake in the share capital of Openjobmetis S.p.A.
Pursuant to Article 122 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998 (the "Consolidated Financial Act") and Article 130 of the regulation adopted by CONSOB with resolution no. 11971 of 14 May 1999 (the "Issuers' Regulation"), Omniafin S.p.A. ("Omniafin"), M.T.I. Investimenti S.r.l. ("M.T.I. Investimenti") and Groupe Crit S.A. ("Group Crit" and, jointly with Omniafin and M.T.I. Investimenti, the "Parties") hereby disclose the following.
On 22 February 2024, Groupe Crit, on the one side, and Omniafin and M.T.I. Investimenti, on the other side, entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the "SPA") aimed at governing the acquisition by Groupe Crit S.A. of all the Openjobmetis S.p.A. ("OJM" or the "Company") shares held by Omniafin and M.T.I. Investimenti.
Groupe Crit, on 8 February 2024, also entered into a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of the entire corporate capital of Plavisgas S.r.l., which holds a stake equal to 34.14% in OJM share capital.
The completion of the abovementioned acquisitions is subject only to the obtainment of the authorization required in accordance to the relevant golden power regulation, or to the expiry of the terms provided under such regulation (the "Condition Precedent").
Following the completion of the purchase of OJM shares held by Omniafin, M.T.I. Investimenti and Plavisgas S.r.l., Groupe Crit will hold a total stake of 57.74% of the share capital of OJM and will launch a mandatory tender offer targeting all of the outstanding OJM ordinary shares – and aimed at delisting the shares of OJM from the Euronext Milan regulated market, Euronext STAR Milan segment, organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. – at a price per share equal to EUR 16.5 (the "MTO").
The SPA contains certain undertakings concerning OJM that could be relevant pursuant to Article 122 of the Consolidated Financial Act (the "Relevant Undertakings"), in relation to which the Parties have decided to comply with all the disclosure formalities required by the above-mentioned provision of law and the relevant regulatory provisions, including the drafting of the key information hereunder pursuant to Article 130 of the Issuers' Regulation (the "Key Information").
OJM, with registered office in Milano, via Assietta, 19, share capital of Euro 13,712,000, registered with the Companies' Register kept by the Milano Monza Brianza Lodi Chamber of Commerce under no. 13343690155, issuer of shares admitted to trading on the regulated market Euronext Milan, Euronext STAR Milan segment, organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
The Relevant Undertakings relate to:

Following the completion of the acquisition by Groupe Crit of the stakes held by Omniafin and M.T.I. Investimenti, Groupe Crit will become the owner of the aforementioned stakes.
The SPA (and, with it, the Relevant Undertakings) was entered into by and between:
Pursuant to Article 130, paragraph 1, letter (c), of the Issuers' Regulation, it should be noted that:
The Relevant Undertakings falls within the scope of Article 122, paragraph 1, and paragraph 5, letter (d-bis), of the Consolidated Financial Act and are summarised below.
The Parties agreed to procure at least until the Company's shareholders' meeting called to approve the financial statements as of 31st December 2026: (i) Marco Vittorelli, Biagio La Porta, Rosario Rasizza and Alessandro Esposti will continue to hold their respective offices of Chairman, Deputy Chairman, CEO and Chief Financial Officer of OJM and will be granted with powers which are in compliance with the Groupe Crit's delegation policies as for similar offices; (ii) in connection with such offices the above mentioned managers will be entitled to a remuneration package consisting of a base salary not less than the current compensation and a performance based bonus scheme which will replace the current bonus scheme and the incentive stock grant plan and shall be set in line with Company's past practice, the Groupe Crit's past practice and in any event be in line with general market practice (for avoidance of doubt, Groupe Crit does not operate any stock incentive plans).

For the sake of completeness, it should also be noted that Groupe Crit has undertaken to deliver to M.T.I. Investimenti and Omniafin, as at the closing date, a letter of release and hold harmless in favour of Marco Vittorelli, Rosario Rasizza, Biagio La Porta, Corrado Vittorelli, and Alessandro Potestà in relation to the position of OJM director held by them until the date of the shareholders' meeting call to approve the financial statements as of 31st December 2023.
In the context of the MTO (a) Omniafin and M.T.I. Investimenti will procure that their related parties holding Company shares enter into undertaking to adhere agreements with Groupe Crit or sell their shares to Groupe Crit before or outside of the MTO and (b) Groupe Crit will evaluate the possibility to acquire OJM's shares before or outside of the MTO from other OJM's shareholders or to enter into undertaking to adhere agreements with them.
In addition, Groupe Crit, on the one side, and Omniafin and M.T.I. Investimenti, on the other side, being persons acting in concert with Groupe Crit, have undertaken to cooperate – together with their respective advisors - in the drafting of the documents relating to the MTO (including the offer documents pursuant to Article 102, paragraphs 1 and 3, of the Consolidated Financial Act), with specific commitments in this regard.
Groupe Crit have also undertaken not to increase voluntarily the price of the MTO.
The Parties undertook, within the limits provided for the applicable law and pursuant to article 1381 of the Italian Civil Code, to procure that the Board of Directors of the Company will resolve to postpone, in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of the Company by-laws, the Company shareholders' meeting called to approve the financial accounts as of 31st December 2023 and to renew the Board of Directors, currently scheduled for 29th April 2024, and will resolve that such Company shareholders' meeting will be held by 28th June 2024 in first call.
Should the postponement of the Company shareholders' meeting not be resolved by the Board of Directors and the closing not occur by 4th April 2024, in accordance with the above, Omniafin and M.T.I. Investimenti committed to (i) file the slate of candidates identified by them and previously shared with Groupe Crit for the purpose of the renewal of the Board of Directors of the Company; (ii) file the slate of candidates identified by them and previously agreed with Groupe Crit for the purpose of the renewal of the Board of Statutory Auditors of the Company; and (iii) this being the case, to procure that the members of Board of Directors appointed by the Company shareholders' meeting called to approve the financial accounts as of 31st December 2023 will resign from their offices following the completion of the MTO.
The Parties agreed that until the launch of the MTO, (i) Omniafin and M.T.I. Investimenti will abstain from trading on Groupe Crit's shares and Company's share or related financial instruments (either directly or through "persons acting in concert" according to the Consolidated Financial Act); and (ii) Groupe Crit will be intitled to purchase Company's shares at a price not higher than the offer price in any case in compliance with the MAR.
The Relevant Undertakings entered into within the context of the SPA:
(i) referred to in paragraph 4.1 above, except for the provision referred to in the last paragraph thereof, are intended to be into force until the date of approval of the Company's financial statements as of 31st December 2026;

It is understood that the SPA, included the Relevant Undertakings, will cease to have any effect in the event that the Condition Precedent is not fulfilled within 180 days from the date of the signing of the SPA.
Pursuant to Article 130, paragraph 2, letters (b)-(e), of the Issuers' Regulation, it should be noted that the Relevant Undertakings do not provide for:
(iv) the obligation to deposit the financial instruments subject to the Relevant Undertakings with any person other than the relevant holder, i.e. Omniafin and M.T.I. Investimenti which, until the completion of the sale of their holdings will continue to hold them in compliance with the dematerialization regime to which these instruments are subject.
The Relevant Undertakings are filed within the terms provided by law with the Companies' Register kept by the Milano Monza Brianza Lodi Chamber of Commerce, which is territorially competent with regard to OJM registered office, and the Key Information are published, within the terms provided by law, on OJM's website.
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