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TAMAWOOD LIMITED — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022
Apr 5, 2022
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
Tamawood Limited ACN 010 954 499
To be held at:
Dixon Homes Office 1821 Ipswich Road, Rocklea, Queensland
on 12 May 2022 at 10:00am (Brisbane time)
This is an important document. If you are in any doubt about how to deal with this document, please consult your legal, financial or other professional adviser.
Independent Expert’s Report : Shareholders should carefully consider the Independent Expert’s Report prepared for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.1. The Independent Expert’s Report comments on the fairness and the reasonableness of the transactions in Resolution 1 to the non-associated Shareholders. The Independent Expert has determined the transactions the subject of Resolution 1 are FAIR AND REASONABLE
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
This Notice of Meeting and the Explanatory Memorandum (including the Independent Expert's Report) are important documents. The matters raised in these documents will affect your shareholding in Tamawood Limited (ASX: TWD) ( Tamawood ). You are advised to read these documents carefully and in their entirety before the Meeting is held. If you have any doubt regarding the information contained in this Notice of Meeting or the Explanatory Memorandum or any action you should take in respect of such information, you should consult your financial, legal, taxation or other professional adviser.
This Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum (other than the Independent Expert's Report) have been prepared by Tamawood. Tamawood makes all statements, representations and undertakings in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum (other than the Independent Expert's Report). The Independent Expert's Report has been prepared by Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd ( Vincents ). Vincents makes all statements and representations in the Independent Expert's Report.
The information contained in this Notice of Meeting, and the Explanatory Memorandum (other than the Independent Expert's Report) does not constitute financial product advice and has been prepared without reference to your own investment objectives, financial situation, taxation position and particular needs. If you are in any doubt in relation to these matters, you should consult your financial, legal, taxation or other professional advisor immediately.
This Notice of Meeting and the Explanatory Memorandum are not a prospectus and do not form part of any offer, invitation or recommendation in respect of securities, or an offer, invitation or recommendation to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities. They have been delivered to each Shareholder solely for its information to permit it to vote on the matters before the Meeting.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Notice of Meeting and the Explanatory Memorandum (including the Independent Expert's Report) contain both historical and forward−looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward−looking statements.
All forward−looking statements in this Notice of Meeting and the Explanatory Meeting (including the Independent Expert's Report) reflect views only as at the date of this Notice of Meeting, and generally may be identified by the use of forward−looking words, such as ”believe”, ”expect”, ”anticipate”, ”intending”, ”likely”, ”should”, ”may”, ”estimate” or ”potential” or other similar words. Similarly, statements that describe Tamawood's objectives, plans, goals or expectations are or may be forward−looking statements.
These forward−looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements, expressed, projected or implied by these forward−looking statements.
None of Tamawood, its Directors, its officers, any persons named in this Notice of Meeting or the Explanatory Memorandum (including the Independent Expert's Report) with their consent or any persons involved in the preparation of this Notice of Meeting or the Explanatory Memorandum, makes any representation or warranty (express or implied) as to the accuracy or likelihood of fulfilment of any forward−looking statement, or any events or results expressed, projected or implied in any forward−looking statement, except to the extent required by law. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward− looking statement.
All subsequent written and oral forward−looking statements attributable to Tamawood or any person acting on its behalf are qualified by this notice. Subject to any continuing obligations under relevant laws of the ASX Listing Rules, Tamawood does not give any undertaking to update or revise any such statements after the date of this Notice of Meeting, to reflect any change in expectations in relation thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Tamawood undertakes no obligation to revise the forward− looking statements included in this Notice of Meeting or the documentation which accompanies it to reflect any future events or circumstances.
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Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders
6 April 2022
Dear Shareholder
AGM
The Tamawood Board invites all Shareholders to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting at 10:00am on 12 May 2022, to be held at Dixon Homes Office, 1821 Ipswich Road, Rocklea, Queensland.
I welcome your attendance at the Extraordinary General Meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting please complete the attached proxy form and return it in accordance with the instructions provided.
Yours sincerely,
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Robert Lynch Chairman
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Notice of extraordinary general meeting
Tamawood Limited ACN 010 954 499
Notice is given that the Extraordinary General Meeting of Tamawood Limited ( Company ) will be held at:
| Location | Dixon Homes Office, 1821 Ipswich Road, Rocklea, Queensland. |
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| Date | 12 May 2022 |
| Time | 10:00am |
The business to be considered at the meeting is set out below.
Agenda
Ordinary Business
RESOLUTION 1 – APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION OF AIR SHARES HELD BY INTERESTS ASSOCIATED WITH MR LEV MIZIKOVSKY
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“That for the purposes of listing Rule 10.1 of the ASX listing Rules and for all other purposes, approval is given for Tamawood to proceed with the proposed acquisition of all the shares in AstiVita Limited (ASX: AIR) ( AIR ) held by the following entities associated with Lev Mizikovsky:
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(a) Rainrose Pty Ltd ( Rainrose ): 7,997,654 AIR Shares;
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(b) Ankla Pty Ltd ( Ankla ): 6,591,54 AIR Shares;
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(c) Sunstar Australia Pty Ltd ( Sunstar ): 2,186,892 AIR Shares;
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(d) Mrs Mollika Winothai Mizikovsky as trustee for the Winothai Family ( Mollika ): 60,313 AIR Shares;
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(e) Mr Lev Mizikovsky and Mrs Mollika Winothai Mizikovsky ( Mr and Mrs Mizikovsky ): 41,667 AIR Shares,
comprising in aggregate 67.94% of the AIR Shares on issue, on the terms set out in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying this Notice of Meeting.”
Independent Expert’s Report : Shareholders should carefully consider the Independent Expert’s Report prepared for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.1. The Independent Expert’s Report comments on the fairness and the reasonableness of the transactions in Resolution 1 to the non-associated Shareholders.
T he Independent Expert has determined the transactions the subject of Resolution 1 are FAIR AND REASONABLE
Voting Exclusion : Tamawood will disregard any votes cast in respect of Resolution 1 by Rainrose, Ankla, Sunstar, Mollika, Mr and Mrs Mizikovsky and any of their respective associates. However, in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules, Tamawood need not disregard a vote if:
- 1 it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form, or
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- 2 it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
Resolution 2 –Election of Mrs Linda Barr as a Director
- 1 To consider and, if in favour, to pass the following as an ordinary resolution:
‘That Mrs Linda Barr in accordance with Rule 10.3 of the Company’s constitution and being eligible and offering herself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company.’
Note: Information about Mrs Barr appears in the Explanatory Memorandum.
Dated 6 April 2022
By order of the Board
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Robert Lynch Chairman
Notes
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(a) A shareholder who is entitled to attend and cast a vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy.
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(b) The proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. A shareholder who is entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise.
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(c) If you wish to appoint a proxy and are entitled to do so, then complete and return the attached proxy form.
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(d) KMP (or their closely related parties) (as defined in the Corporations Act) appointed as a proxy must not vote on a resolution connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP if the proxy is undirected unless:
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(i) the proxy is the person chairing the meeting; and
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(ii) the proxy appointment expressly authorises the person chairing the meeting to vote undirected proxies on that resolution.
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(e) If the proxy form specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution the proxy need not vote on a show of hands but if the proxy does so, it must vote as specified in the proxy form.
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(f) If the proxy has two or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution the proxy must not vote on a show of hands.
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(g) If the proxy is the chair of the meeting, the proxy must vote on a poll or must vote the way specified in the proxy form.
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(h) If the proxy is not the chair of the meeting the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote as specified in the proxy form.
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(i) If the proxy form specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and the proxy is not the chair of the meeting and a poll is demanded and either:
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(i) the proxy is not recorded as attending; or
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(ii) the proxy does not vote,
the chair of the meeting is deemed the proxy for that resolution.
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(j) A corporation may elect to appoint a representative, rather than appoint a proxy, under the Corporations Act in which case the Company will require written proof of the representative’s appointment which must be lodged with or presented to the Company before the meeting.
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(k) If you have any queries on how to cast your votes then email Geoff Acton on [email protected] during business hours.
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Glossary of terms
In the accompanying Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum the following words and expressions have the following meanings:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AIR | means AstiVita Limited ACN 139 461 733. |
| Ankla | means Ankla Pty Ltd ACN 074 315 432. |
| ASX | means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the securities exchange |
| operated by it, as the context requires. | |
| Board | means the board of directors of the Company. |
| Chairman | means the Chairman of the Company as approved from time to time |
| and includes an acting Chairman. | |
| Company | means Tamawood Limited ACN 010 954 499. |
| Directors | means the directors of the Company from time to time. |
| EGM, Extraordinary General | means the extraordinary general meeting of Shareholders. |
| Meeting or Meeting | |
| Explanatory Memorandum | means the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying and which forms |
| part of this Notice | |
| Independent Expert Report | means the report prepared by Vincents dated 5 April 2022 |
| Law or Corporations Act | means Corporations Act 2001 and the Corporations Regulations (as |
| defined in the Corporations Act 2001). | |
| Listing Rules or ASX Listing | means the official listing rules of ASX. |
| Rules | |
| Mr and Mrs Mizikovsky | means Mr Lev Mizikovsky and Mrs Mollika Winothai Mizikovsky. |
| Mizikovsky Entities | means Rainrose, Ankla, Sunstar, Mr and Mrs Mizikovsky and Mollika. |
| Mollika | means Mrs Mollika Winothai Mizikovsky as trustee for the Winothai |
| Family | |
| New Tamawood Group | means Tamawood and its subsidiaries following the acquisition by |
| Tamawood of all the AIR Shares on issue. | |
| Notice, Notice of Meeting | means the Notice of EGM included in this booklet. |
| Rainrose | means Rainrose Pty Ltd ACN 010 892 154 |
| Share | means an ordinary share in the capital of the Company, the terms of |
| which are contained in the constitution of the Company. | |
| Shareholders | means the holders of the Shares in the Company from time to time. |
| Sunstar | means Sunstar Australia Pty Ltd ACN 073 856 676 |
| Tamawood | means Tamawood Limited ACN 010 954 499 |
| Takeover Offer | means the takeover offer for all the shares in AIR, as set in the |
| bidder’s statement dated 6 April 2022 |
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Explanatory Memorandum
Tamawood Limited ACN 010 954 499
Introduction
This is an important document that needs your immediate attention.
Please read the following Explanatory Memorandum and accompanying information carefully.
It is important that you either attend the meeting personally or complete and lodge the proxy form attached to the Notice of Meeting.
If you do not understand this Explanatory Memorandum or are in any doubt about the action to be taken, you should consult your solicitor, accountant, investment advisor or other professional advisor immediately.
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared to assist Shareholders with their consideration of the resolutions to be put to the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on 12 May 2022 as set out in the accompanying Notice, and should be read with, and forms part of, the accompanying Notice.
This Explanatory Memorandum is required pursuant to various regulatory and ASX requirements.
Resolution 1 - Acquisition of AIR Shares form Lev Mizikovsky and his Associates
1 Overview
This Explanatory Memorandum contains information relevant to Resolution 1 set out in the Notice of Meeting. This Explanatory Memorandum includes an Independent Expert's Report prepared by Vincents and attached to this Notice Meeting. This Explanatory Memorandum, including the Independent Expert's Report, should be read carefully and in its entirety by Shareholders before making a decision in relation to Resolution 1.
In the Independent Expert's Report, Vincents, has concluded that the Offer is fair and reasonable and that therefore the acquisition of the AIR Shares from Rainrose, Ankla, Sunstar, Mollika, Mr and Mrs Mizikovsky, on the terms proposed, is fair and reasonable to the other Shareholders.
The Directors (other than Mr Lev Mizikovsky who makes no recommendation given his interest in Resolution 1 believe that it is in the best interests of Tamawood that Resolution 1 set out in the Notice of Meeting be passed and unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of Resolution 1. The reasons for the Directors' recommendation in relation to each Resolution are set out in detail below.
If you have any doubt regarding the information contained in this Explanatory Memorandum or any action you should take in respect of such information, you should consult your financial, legal, taxation or other professional adviser.
2 The Takeover Offer
(a) Background
As previously advised by Tamawood in its announcement to the ASX dated 16 March 2022, Tamawood proposes to make a takeover bid under Chapter 6 of the Corporations Act for AstiVita Limited (ASX: AIR) ( AIR ) ( Offer ). The Offer is to purchase all of the ordinary shares in AIR ( AIR Shares ) in exchange for Tamawood securities.
Tamawood and AIR entered into a Bid Implementation Agreement dated 16 March 2022 pursuant to which Tamawood agreed to make the Offer for all the AIR Shares, subject to various conditions, including obtaining all Shareholder approvals necessary to implement the Offer.
(b) Summary of the Offer
(i) What is being offered
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Under the Offer, AIR Shareholders will receive 1 Tamawood Share for every 5 AIR Shares held.
(ii) Conditions of the Offer
In summary, the Offer is subject to the following conditions:
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Tamawood obtains a relevant interest in at least 90% of the aggregate of AIR Shares on issue (on a fully diluted basis)
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Tamawood Shareholder approvals required to implement the Offer (being Resolution 1) being obtained;
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no regulatory action;
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no 'prescribed occurrence;
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AIR conducting its business subject to certain restrictions;
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AIR not acquiring or disposing of any interest in any company, business or asset, entering into an agreement requiring expenditure of more than $100,000;
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no distributions being announced, made, declared or paid by AIR;
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no inaccurate public information;
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no material adverse change in relation to AIR;
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no breach of representation of warrant.
(iii) Offer timing
The Offer commences on 6 April 2022 and closes at 5.00pm AEST on 19 May 2022, unless it is extended by Tamawood. If Tamawood obtains a relevant interest in at least 90% of AIR Shares, Tamawood may proceed to compulsorily acquire the remaining AIR Shares, after the close of the Offer.
(c) Effect of Offer on Tamawood’s capital
If all AIR Shareholders accept the Offer, Tamawood will issue a maximum of 4,968,395 additional Tamawood Shares.
(d) AIR Limited
The following information about AIR is based on public information and limited non−public information made available to Tamawood by AIR and has not been independently verified. Accordingly, Tamawood does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of this information. This information should not be considered comprehensive.
AIR is a public listed company whose primary business is the wholesale and distribution household products including solar PV panels, solar hot water systems, appliances and bathroom and kitchen products to the residential housing market.
AIR has 3 wholly owned subsidiaries including AstiVita Bathrooms and Kitchens Pty Ltd, Solarpower Pty Ltd and Indent Manufacturing Pty Ltd.
(e) Further information
Further information about AIR is included in section 4 of the Independent Expert's Report. You should read the Independent Expert's Report in full before making a decision in relation to Resolution 1.
Additional details about the Offer and AIR may also be found in Tamawood’s bidder's statement in relation to the Offer, which has been lodged with ASIC and filed with the ASX 6 April 2022 and is available on the ASX website www2.asx.com.au/markets/company/twd
(a) Directors and CEO
3 Management and Profile of the New Tamawood Group
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If the Offer is successful there will be no changes to the Tamawood Board as a result of the acquisition of AIR. A summary of the Tamawood Board has been included in Tamawood’s bidder’s statement dated 6 April 2022 however, it has been included below for convenience.
Mr Robert Lynch – Non-Executive Chairman LREA, Justice of the Peace
As Chairman of Tamawood Limited, Robert has had more than 30 years’ experience in residential housing construction and land development. Robert was CEO of Mirvac Homes for 17 years and Clarendon Homes for two years. Robert is a past President of the New South Wales Housing Industry Association. Robert has been a Non-executive Director of the Tamawood Group since 2008 and Chairman of the Group since November 2011. He is currently the Chairman of the Group's Risk Management Committee and is a member of the Nominations, Remuneration and Audit Committees. Robert was formerly a Non-executive Director of AstiVita Limited until 16 March 2017.
Mr Lev Mizikovsky – Non-Executive Director FAICD
Lev Mizikovsky started Tamawood in July 1989. Tamawood was listed on the ASX in August 2000 and in December 2000 acquired Dixon Homes. Lev is currently Executive Chairman of AstiVita Limited (AIR). Since 1997, Lev has been a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). He is a substantial shareholder in a number of other Queensland Companies including Lindsay Australia Limited (LAU). Lev is a Non-executive Chairman of Advance NanoTek Limited (ANO) since 3 March 2017, Chairman of Senterprisys Ltd (formerly Resiweb Ltd) and was formerly a Non-executive director of Collection House Limited (CLH). He is currently a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committees.
Mrs Linda Barr– Non-Executive Director
Linda Barr brings to Tamawood extensive knowledge in accounting systems and over 30 years in accounting and management roles. Growth and expansion focused director with executive experience in finance and ICT gained in Manufacturing, Engineering, Hospitality and Wholesale Distribution industries. She gained valuable skills in senior finance and executive roles reporting to an ASX 100 listed Company Board, where she focused on delivering strategic integration of acquisitions, identifying synergies, and creating value added services for Finance and ICT to support business operations. An accomplished leader of cultural change, business innovation and transformation. Determined to seek and create business value by acquisition, digital transformation, operational excellence, and financial acumen.
Mr Tim Bartholomaeus – Managing Director GAICD
Timothy has been with the group since 1996 commencing as a Building Designer. Since 2001 he held a number of management positions including Design and Estimating Manager, Construction Manager, Administration Manager, Premium Brands Manager and Sales & Marketing Manager. Timothy was Chief Operating Officer from 2010 until his appointment as Managing Director and is a Director of the Group's Dixon Homes NSW operations. Timothy is not and has not been a director of any other publicly listed company in the past 4 years.
(b) Overview of the New Tamawood Group’s financial profile
On successful completion of the Offer the New Tamawood Group will have:
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Cash and cash equivalents of $4,900,000;
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pro forma consolidated net assets of 24,230,000 as at 31 December 2021; and
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34,745,184Tamawood Shares on issue.
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franking credits of $1.497 million
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be able to utilise tax losses of $16.8 million
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For further financial information about the New Tamawood Group’s financial profile, please see the pro forma consolidated balance sheet for the New Tamawood Group in section 5 of the Independent Expert's Report.
(c) Assuming Tamawood acquires 100% of the AIR Shares under the Offer, immediately after completion of the Offer, Mr Lev Mizikovsky and his associates and other substantial holders are expected to have the following holdings in the New Tamawood Group:
| Substantial holder | Number of Ordinary Shares | Percentage of total Ordinary Shares |
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| Lev Mizikovsky and his associates |
19,558,404 | 56.29% |
| Mutual Trust Pty Ltd | 1,706,563 | 4.91% |
(d)
Further information
Further information about the New Tamawood Group may also be found in section 8 of Tamawood's Statement which has been lodged with ASIC and filed with the ASX on 6 April 2022.
4 Risks
If the Offer becomes unconditional, Tamawood Shareholders will become indirectly exposed to the risks outlined below which are associated with having an indirect interest in AIR and the New Tamawood Group's proposed strategy, as well as the general economic, share market and industry risks to which they are already exposed.
Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to Tamawood may also have a material adverse effect on AIR and the New Tamawood Group and the information set out below does not purport to be, nor should it be construed as representing, an exhaustive list of the risks affecting AIR or the New Tamawood Group.
(a) Transaction Completion Risk
Tamawood seeks to acquire 100% of the issued capital of AIR by way of the Takeover Offer. The Takeover Offer is subject to Conditions. If any of the Conditions are not satisfied or waived, or any of the counterparties do not comply with their obligations, Completion of the Takeover Offer may be deferred or not occur.
(b) Tamawood Transaction Due Diligence Risk
Tamawood has performed certain pre-acquisition due diligence on AIR. While Tamawood has obtained certain warranties from AIR under the Bid Implementation Agreement with respect to information provided by AIR, there is a risk that the due diligence conducted has not identified issues that would have been material to the decision by Tamawood to acquire AIR. A material adverse issue which was not identified prior to Tamawood’s acquisition of AIR could have an adverse impact on the financial performance or operations of the relevant businesses and may have a material adverse effect on Tamawood.
(c) Issue of Tamawood Shares as consideration
AIR Shareholders are being offered specific quantities of Tamawood Shares as consideration under the Offer. As a result, the value of the consideration will fluctuate depending upon the market value of Tamawood Shares at any given time. Accordingly, the market value of the Tamawood Shares at the time you receive them may vary significantly from their market value on the date of your acceptance of the Offer.
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Rollover Relief
If Tamawood does not acquire a Relevant Interest in at least 80% of AIR Shares, scrip-for-scrip CGT rollover relief will not be available to AIR Shareholders.
(e) Sale of Tamawood Shares
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(f)
Under the Offer, Tamawood will issue a significant number of new Tamawood Shares. Some holders of Tamawood Shares may not intend to continue to hold their Tamawood Shares and may wish to sell them. There is a risk that this may adversely impact on the price of and demand for Tamawood Shares.
Tamawood Acquisition of Less than 90% of AIR Shares
It is possible that Tamawood could acquire a Relevant Interest of less than 90% of AIR Shares on issue under the Offer. The existence of a minority interest in AIR may have an impact on the operations of the New Tamawood Group, although the degree of this impact will depend upon the ultimate level of AIR ownership acquired by Tamawood.
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Specific Risks Relating to the New Tamawood Group – Tamawood’s Current Operations
Tamawood and AIR each have a number of contractual arrangements with key suppliers and sub-contractors. Should any of these key suppliers or sub-contractors become unable to deliver the required product or service, this may impact Tamawood’s ability to deliver products on time or on budget which may lead to a decline in profitability.
(i) Supply chain risk
Tamawood and AIR each have a number of contractual arrangements with key suppliers and subcontractors. Should any of these key suppliers or sub-contractors become unable to deliver the required product or service, this may impact Tamawood’s ability to deliver products on time or on budget which may lead to a decline in profitability.
(ii) Loss of key management personnel
Tamawood’s success largely depends upon key management personnel for the management of Tamawood as well as upon other management and technical personnel for the daily operation of Tamawood. Consequently, there is a possibility that Tamawood will be adversely affected if one or more of the key management personnel cease their employment.
(iii) Tax rules
Tax rules or their interpretation in relation to equity investments may change. In particular, both the level and basis of taxation may change. In addition, an investment in the Shares involves tax considerations that may differ for each Shareholder. Each prospective Shareholder is encouraged to seek professional tax advice in connection with any investment in Tamawood.
Tax law is complex and is subject to regular change. Changes in tax law, including various proposed but as yet not enacted changes in tax law may adversely impact Tamawood’s future financial performance and position.
Resulting changes in tax arrangements may adversely impact Tamawood’s future financial performance and position. In addition, future changes to other laws and regulations or accounting standards, which apply to Tamawood from time to time, could materially adversely affect Tamawood’s future financial performance and position.
(iv) Competition risk
Tamawood is suspectable to competition for the provision of homes in the markets in which operates. Although Tamawood will undertake all reasonable due diligence in its business decisions and operations, it will have no influence or control over the activities or actions of its competitors, which activities or actions may positively or negatively affect the operating and financial performance of Tamawood’s business.
(v) Economic Risks
General economic conditions, movements in building material prices, interest and inflation rates may have an adverse effect on Tamawood’s activities, as well as on its ability to fund those activities.
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Further, share market conditions may affect the value of Tamawood’s securities regardless of Tamawood’s operating performance. Share market conditions are affected by many factors such as:
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general economic outlook;
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interest rates and inflation rates;
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currency fluctuations;
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the demand for, and supply of, capital; and
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war and other hostilities.
(vi) Force Majeure
Tamawood, now or in the future may be adversely affected by risks outside the control of Tamawood including labour unrest, civil disorder, war, subversive activities or sabotage, extreme weather conditions, fires, floods, explosions or other catastrophes, epidemics or quarantine restrictions.
Tamawood will seek to mitigate these risks to the extent possible. However, Tamawood’s ability to mitigate such risks may be limited to by occurrences outside their control.
(h) General Risks Relating to the New Tamawood Group
- (i) Risk of High Volume of Sale of Securities in Tamawood
If the Takeover Offer is successfully completed, Tamawood will have issued a significant number of new Shares to various parties. Some of the AIR Shareholders that receive Tamawood Shares as a result of the Takeover Offer may not intend to continue to hold those Shares and may wish to sell them on ASX. There is a risk that an increase in the amount of people wanting to sell Tamawood shares may adversely impact on the market price of Tamawood’s securities.
There can be no assurance that there will be, or continue to be, an active market for Tamawood shares or that the price of Tamawood shares will increase. As a result, AIR Shareholders may, upon selling their Tamawood Shares, receive a market price for their securities that is less than the price at the date of this Bidder’s Statement.
(ii) Acquisition of less than 90% of AIR Shares
It is possible that Tamawood could acquire a Relevant Interest of less than 90% of all AIR Shares on issue under the Takeover Offer (in the event that Tamawood waives, with the prior written consent of Airband subject to the status of the other Conditions, the Minimum Acceptance Condition). The existence of third-party minority interests in AIR Shares may have an impact on the operations of Airs AIR would not, in those circumstances, be a wholly owned subsidiary of Tamawood. However, this impact will depend upon the ultimate level of Tamawood’s ownership in AIR.
(iii) Trading Price of Tamawood Shares
Tamawood’s operating results, economic and financial prospects and other factors will affect the trading price of the Tamawood Shares. In addition, the price of Tamawood Shares is subject to varied and often unpredictable influences on the market for equities, including, but not limited to general economic conditions including the performance of the Australian dollar on world markets, inflation rates, foreign exchange rates and interest rates, variations in the general market for listed stocks in general or Australian home builder stocks in particular, changes to government policy, legislation or regulation, industrial disputes, general operational and business risks and hedging or arbitrage trading activity that may develop involving the Tamawood Shares.
In particular, the share prices for many companies have been and may in the future be highly volatile, which in many cases may reflect a diverse range of non-company specific influences such as global hostilities and tensions relating to certain unstable regions of the world, acts of terrorism and the general state of the global economy. No assurances can be made that Tamawood’s market performance will not be adversely affected by any such market fluctuations or factors.
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(iv) Additional Requirements for Capital
The capital requirements of the New Tamawood Group depend on numerous factors. Depending on the ability of the New Tamawood Group to generate income from its operations, the New Tamawood Group may require further financing. Any additional equity financing will dilute shareholdings, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictions on financing and operating activities. If the New Tamawood Group is unable to obtain additional financing as needed, it may be required to reduce the scope of its operations and scale back its exploration programmes as the case may be.
5 Resolution 1 – Approval of Acquisition of AIR Shares Held by Interests Associated with Mr Lev Mizikovsky
(a) Background
Resolution 1 seeks shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.1 for the acquisition from the Mizikovsky Entities, AIR Shares which may have a value that exceeds 5% of the value of Tamawood’s equity interests (as determined by reference to its shareholders’ equity as stated in Tamawood’s half−year financial statements) in order to implement the takeover Offer for AIR.
ASX Listing Rule 10.1 provides that a company must not, subject to certain exceptions, acquire a substantial asset from, or dispose of a substantial asset to, a related party or the related party's associates without the approval of holders of the company's ordinary securities.
The Mizikovsky Entities are associated with Mr Lev Mizikovsky, Director of Tamawood. Pursuant to section 228(2) of the Corporations Act, a director of a public company is a related party of the public company. Accordingly, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.1, Tamawood seeks Shareholder approval for the acquisition of the AIR Shares held by the Mizikovsky Entities under the Offer.
Pursuant to, and in accordance with, ASX Listing Rule 10.10, an independent expert's report on the proposed acquisition of AIR Shares from the Mizikovsky Entities, prepared by Vincents is provided to Shareholders: see the Independent Expert's Report attached to this Notice of Meeting.
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What will happen if Resolution 1 is passed?
- (i) Increased likelihood the Offer will be successful
If Shareholders approve Resolution 1, Tamawood will purchase all of the AIR Shares held by the Mizikovsky Entities. As at the date of this Notice of Meeting, the aggregate percentage shareholding in AIR held by Mizikovsky Entities is 67.94%.
Mr Lev Mizikovsky has publicly announced that interests associated with him intend to accept the Offer in the absence of a superior proposal. If Resolution 1 is passed, there will be no impediment to the Mizikovsky Entities accepting the Offer under the ASX Listing Rules or Corporations Act. As the Mizikovsky Entities will then be in a position to accept the Offer in respect of their collective 67.94% holding in AIR, the likelihood of the Offer successfully completing increases significantly.
(ii) Advantages
If the Offer is successfully completed:
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The New Tamawood Group will be a home building company that is more integrated with respect to:
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supply of kitchen appliances, sanitary-ware, bathroom products, solar hot water and photovoltaic systems used in homes ( AIR Products );
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control over the selection of AIR Products that are best suited to the needs of Tamawood customers;
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efficiency in the ordering and handling of AIR Products for use in Tamawood built homes; and
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handling of product warranties, maintenance and service for AIR Products.
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The New Tamawood Group will be able to leverage its stronger financial position to negotiate larger purchasing volumes. Having the ability to increase inventory levels will help to reduce the impact of supply chain delays.
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AIR is currently unlikely to pay dividends for the next 5 years meaning that AIR Shareholders will not be able to realise the value in AIR’s franking credit reserves. The New Tamawood Group is expected to pay regular dividends and will be able to utilise AIR’s accumulated tax losses and franking credits, to the advantage of all shareholders of the New Tamawood Group.
(iii) Disadvantages and risks
The key potential disadvantages and risks associated with Resolution 1 and the Offer proceeding are described in section 4 above. Further information about the implications of the Offer not proceeding is set out in section 7 of the Independent Expert Report.
(c) What will happen if Resolution 1 is not passed?
The Offer is subject to a 90% minimum acceptance condition and a condition that Tamawood obtains all shareholder approvals necessary to implement the offer. If Shareholders do not approve Resolution 1, these bid conditions will not be satisfied and consequently the Offer will not proceed.
(d) Directors’ assessment
In the Independent Expert's Report, Vincents, has concluded that the Offer is fair and reasonable and that therefore the acquisition of AIR Shares from the Mizikovsky Entities on the terms proposed, is fair and reasonable to the other Shareholders of Tamawood.
The Directors (other than Mr Lev Mizikovsky, who is interested in Resolution 1) are of the opinion that these potential disadvantages and risks are outweighed by the potential advantages and benefits of acquiring the Mizikovsky Entities’ AIR Shares. Accordingly, having regard to their assessment and Vincent's conclusions, the Directors (other than Mr Lev Mizikovsky) consider that Resolution 1 is in the best interests of Tamawood Shareholders.
However, Tamawood Shareholders should consider their individual circumstances and make their own determination as to how to vote on Resolution 1.
6 Resolution 2 - Election of Mrs Linda Barr as a Director
- (a) That Mrs Linda Barr in accordance with Rule 10.3 of the Company’s constitution and being eligible and offering herself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company.
(b) Ms Linda Barr brings to Tamawood over 30 years in accounting and management roles. Growth and expansion focused director with executive experience in finance and ICT gained in Manufacturing, Engineering, Hospitality and Wholesale Distribution industries. She gained valuable skills in senior finance and executive roles reporting to an ASX 100 listed Company Board, where she focused on delivering strategic integration of acquisitions, identifying synergies, and creating value added services for Finance and ICT to support business operations. An accomplished leader of cultural change, business innovation and transformation. Determined to seek and create business value by acquisition, digital transformation, operational excellence, and financial acumen.
(c) Skills Matrix Data
| Experience | No. of years |
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| Residential Construction | >100 years (all except L. Barr) |
| Accounting | >30 years (L. Barr) |
| Sales & Marketing | >110 years (L. Mizikovsky / R. Lynch / T. Bartholomaeus) |
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50 years (L. Mizikovsky / R. Lynch)
Corporate Communications
- (d) The Board has conducted all relevant background checks on Linda Barr. There was no information received that affects Linda’s appointment.
Linda will act in the best interest of the entity as a whole.
Directors' Recommendation
The Board of Tamawood unanimously supports the election of Mrs Linda Barr. Linda Barr is independent as per the Board Charter which clarifies independence as follows:
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< $200,000 in consulting services with the company
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< 5% shareholding in Tamawood Limited
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Tamawood Limited ACN 010 954 499
Proxy form
All correspondence to: Tamawood Limited PO Box 16, Sherwood, Qld 4075 Telephone (07) 3274 0761 Facsimile (07) 3274 0768
Section 1: Name and address of member
Full name
Address
Section 2: Appointment of proxy
I/We, being a member of the Company and entitled to attend and vote appoint
[the Chairman of the meeting ] (mark with an ‘X’ and OR complete section 3)
Write here the full name of the person or body corporate you are appointing if this person is someone other than the Chairman of the meeting.
or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the meeting, as my proxy to attend, to vote in accordance with the following directions in Section 3 ( the Chairman will vote in favour of all undirected proxies# ), and to act generally on my/our behalf, at the Extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at:
Location Dixon Homes Office, 1821 Ipswich Road, Rocklea, Queensland. Date 12 May 2022 Time 10:00am (Brisbane time)
and at any adjournment of that meeting.
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy with a direction to vote against, or to abstain from voting on an item, you must provide a direction by marking the 'Against' or 'Abstain' box opposite that resolution.
Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related matters.
Section 3: Voting instructions
Voting directions to proxy – please mark to indicate your directions.
Resolution 1. Acquisition of AIR Shares form Lev Mizikovsky and his Associates
Resolution 2. Election of Mrs Linda Barr as Director
For Against Abstain*
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If you mark the Abstain box for a particular item, you are directing your proxy not* to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
Section 4: Signing by member
This section must be signed in accordance with the instructions overleaf to enable your directions to be implemented.
Individual or Member 1 Member 2 (if joint holding) Member 3 (if joint holding) Sole Director and Sole Secretary Director/Company Secretary Director (delete one)
Please provide the information below in case we need to contact you.
/ /
Contact name Contact day time telephone
Date
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Instructions for completion of proxy form
Section 1: Name and address of member
- 1 Insert your name and address. If it is a joint holding, insert details of all holders.
Section 2: Appointment of proxy
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2 If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy, mark the box. If the person or body corporate you wish to appoint as your proxy is someone other than the Chairman of the meeting, write the full name of that person or body corporate in the space provided. A proxy may be an individual or a body corporate. If you leave this section blank or your named proxy does not attend the Meeting, the Chairman of the meeting will be your proxy. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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3 The Chairman strongly urges you to nominate a proxy other then himself or another Director unless you direct your proxy how to vote on each resolution. If you do not specify a person to act as proxy, or you appoint the Chairman, you are strongly advised to direct the proxy how to vote as the Chairman will vote in favour of each resolution. Therefore, in order to ensure your vote is not wasted, you are strongly urged to direct your proxy how to vote and if possible appoint a person who is not a Director or secretary of the Company.
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4 If you are entitled to cast two or more votes at the general meeting, you are entitled to appoint two persons as proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional proxy form may be obtained by telephoning the Company. Alternatively you may copy this form.
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5 To appoint a second proxy:
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(a) on each of the first proxy form and second proxy form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form (if the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise one half of your votes, and fractions of votes will be disregarded); and
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(b) return both forms in the same envelope.
Section 3: Voting instructions
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6 You may direct your proxy how to vote on an item of business by placing a mark in one of the three boxes opposite that item of business. All of your shares will be voted in accordance with your direction unless you indicate a proportion of voting rights on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on a given item, your proxy may decide whether or how to vote on that item.
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7 If you mark more than one box on an item, your vote on that item will be invalid.
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Section 4: Signing by member
- 8 You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:
| Individual | Where the holding is in one name, the member must sign. |
|---|---|
| Joint holding | Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the members must sign. |
| Power of Attorney | To sign under power of attorney, either the power of attorney must have already been lodged with the Company's share registry for notation or the original (or a certified copy) of the power of attorney must accompany this document. |
| Companies | In the following cases, subject to the Company’s constitution, the following person must sign: Australian proprietary companywith asole directorwho isalso the sole company secretary- that person must sign; Australian proprietary companywith asole director and no company secretary- that person must sign; other Australian companies- two directors, or one director and one company secretary must sign; and foreign company- in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation and constituent documents. |
Section 5: Lodging of proxy
9 This proxy form (and the original or a certified copy of any power of attorney under which it is signed) must be received by the Company not later than close of business on the date set out below, by mail, hand delivery, or facsimile.
| Last time and date for lodgement* |
4:00pm (Brisbane time) on 10 May 2022 |
|---|---|
| By mail | PO Box 16, Sherwood, Qld 4075 |
| By delivery | 1821 Ipswich Road, Rocklea, Qld 4106 |
| By facsimile | (07) 3274 0768 |
- Any proxy form received after that time will not be valid.
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Independent Expert’s Report
Tamawood Limited
04 April 2022
Prepared by: Paul Green FCA & Peter Haley FCA Engaged by: Tamawood Limited
ABN: 40 010 855 991. Liability Limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. AFS Licence Number: 236 608 Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd
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CONTENTS
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| 1.0 | INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 4 |
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| PURPOSE AND SCOPE ............................................................................................................ 4 | |
| RELIANCE ON INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 5 | |
| 2.0 | SUMMARY OF OPINION ........................................................................................................... 6 |
| 3.0 | PROFILE OF TAMAWOOD ....................................................................................................... 8 |
| FINANCIAL POSITION AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ...................................................... 8 | |
| SHARE PRICE ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................... 11 | |
| INDUSTRY SUMMARY / ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 12 | |
| 4.0 | PROFILE OF ASTIVITA ........................................................................................................... 14 |
| FINANCIAL POSITION AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE .................................................... 14 | |
| SHARE PRICE ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................... 17 | |
| INDUSTRY SUMMARY / ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 18 | |
| 5.0 | PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET – POST TAKEOVER .......................................................... 22 |
| 6.0 | VALUATION OF ASTIVITA ...................................................................................................... 23 |
| VALUATION METHODS ........................................................................................................... 23 | |
| VALUATION METHODOLOGY ADOPTED .............................................................................. 27 | |
| VALUATION OF ASTIVITA ....................................................................................................... 28 | |
| CONSIDERATION – TAMAWOOD SHARES ........................................................................... 29 | |
| 7.0 | EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION ............................................................ 31 |
| BASIS OF EVALUATION .......................................................................................................... 31 | |
| IS THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION FAIR TO TAMAWOOD SHAREHOLDERS? ................ 32 | |
| OTHER CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................................... 32 | |
| IS THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION REASONABLE TO TAMAWOOD SHAREHOLDERS? 33 | |
| CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................... 34 | |
| 8.0 | OTHER MATTERS ................................................................................................................... 35 |
| SOURCES OF INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 35 | |
| ROUNDING .............................................................................................................................. 36 | |
| QUALIFICATIONS, DECLARATIONS AND CONSENTS ......................................................... 36 |
GLOSSARY
| Term | Description |
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| Tamawood | Tamawood Limited |
| AstiVita | AstiVita Limited |
| VCMPL | Vincents Capital Management PtyLtd |
| ASX | Australian Stock Exchange |
| Resolution 1 | Means Resolution 1 as set out in the Notice of Meeting to which this report relates |
| Takeover Offer | The off-market takeover offer by Tamawood to acquire all AstiVita shares (including rights attached to them) in consideration for 1 Tamawood share for every 5 AstiVita shares, on the terms and conditions set out in the Bidders Statement |
| Proposed Transaction | The acquisition of 16,182,789 shares in AstiVita Limited from Mr Lev Mizikovsky and his associated entities (together Mr Mizikovsky), as part of the proposed takeover of AstiVita Limited byTamawood Limited |
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE
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1.1 Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd (“VCMPL”) has been engaged to prepare an Independent Expert Report (“our Report”) to express an opinion as to the fairness and reasonableness of the proposed transactions in Resolution 1 of the Notice of Meeting to the shareholders of Tamawood who are not associated with those transactions (“non-associated shareholders”). Those transactions being, in summary, the acquisition of 16,182,789 shares in AstiVita Limited from Mr Lev Mizikovsky and his associated entities (together Mr Mizikovsky), as part of the proposed takeover of AstiVita Limited by Tamawood Limited (“proposed transaction”).
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1.2 On 16 March 2022, Tamawood announced it signed a binding Bid Implementation Agreement with AsitVita in connection with the proposed takeover of AstiVita by Tamawood.
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1.3 The proposed takeover offer is as follows:
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- Tamawood and AstiVita have agreed that Tamawood will seek to acquire 100% of the issued capital of AstiVita through an off-market takeover offer.
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Tamawood is to offer 1 fully paid ordinary share in Tamawood for every 5 AstiVita shares held.
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1.4 Mr Mizikovsky and his related entities hold 67.94% of the issued capital of AstiVita and 54.35% of Tamawood’s issued shares. The takeover offer would have the effect of increasing this shareholding in Tamawood to 56.29%.
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1.5 ASX Listing Rule 10.1 requires an entity to obtain approval from shareholders where it acquires a substantial asset from, or disposes of a substantial asset to, amongst other persons:
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A substantial holder is a person who has a relevant interest (either directly or through its associates), at least 10% of the total votes attached to the voting securities of the company.
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1.7 The equity interests of Tamawood as set out in the latest accounts given to ASX under the ASX Listing Rules (being for the period ended 31 December 2021) were $19,541,000. Mr Mizikovsky is both a related party and substantial holder of Tamawood, and the proposed transaction comprises the acquisition of a substantial asset by Tamawood. Tamawood is therefore required to seek shareholder approval under ASX Listing Rule 10.1 in respect of the proposed transaction.
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1.8 We are to assess whether we consider the proposed transaction to be fair to the non-associated shareholders.
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1.9 On the basis that the advantages of the proposed transaction outweigh the disadvantages of the proposed transaction, we are to assess whether we consider the proposed transaction to be reasonable to the non-associated shareholders.
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1.10 We understand that our Report will be included with the Notice of Meeting to be sent to all shareholders to assist them in voting on the resolution and in deciding whether to accept or reject the proposed transaction.
RELIANCE ON INFORMATION
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1.11 We detail at Section 8.0 the materials and sources of information relied upon in preparing this report, which we believe to be reliable and accurate.
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1.12 We have no reason to believe that any material facts (that a reasonable person would expect to be disclosed) have been withheld from us, and we have taken no steps to verify the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the data provided.
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1.13 Our procedures and enquiries do not include verification work, nor constitute an audit in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards.
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2.0 SUMMARY OF OPINION
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- 2.1 We have considered the terms of the proposed transaction and have concluded it is fair and reasonable to the non-associated shareholders of Tamawood.
Fairness
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2.2 In Section 7 of our Report, we determined that the proposed transaction is fair to non-associated shareholders of Tamawood.
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2.3 Based on the range of values, Tamawood is paying a small discount to all AsitVita shareholders (compared to the market price of AstiVita) to obtain control of AstiVita.
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2.4 In our opinion, the consideration being received by Mr Mizikovsky (and his related entities) is fair value for his direct and indirect interests in AstiVita.
Reasonableness
- 2.5 We have considered the matters outlined in Section 7 of our Report in terms of both:
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- The advantages and disadvantages of the proposed transaction, and
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- Alternatives available to the non-associated shareholders of Tamawood, including the risks should Resolution 1 not be approved, and the Takeover Offer be unable to proceed due to this condition not being satisfied.
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2.6 In our opinion, if the Resolution 1 is approved, the position of non-associated shareholders of Tamawood is more advantageous than the position if it is not approved. Accordingly, we consider that the Takeover Offer is reasonable for the non-associated shareholders. The advantages and disadvantages identified by us are outlined in Section 7 of our report and are summarised as:
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Advantages: Tamawood having control of AstiVita, including its inventory and key supplier relationships.
Tamawood having the benefit of utilising tax losses and franking credits.
Disadvantages: The current shareholders’ interest will be diluted.
- 2.7 On the basis that we consider the acquisition of Mr Mizikovsky’s shares to be fair (as they are being acquired at fair value), and having regard to the advantages and disadvantages above, in our opinion the proposed transaction is also reasonable to the non-associated shareholders.
Capital Structure
- 2.8 Upon completion of the Takeover Offer, Tamawood’s issued shares will change from 29,776,789 currently on issue, to 34,745,184 (following the issue of 4,968,395 Tamawood shares for the 24,841,974 AstiVita shares currently on issue).
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3.0 PROFILE OF TAMAWOOD
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3.1 Tamawood is a residential house builder, operating in Queensland and New South Wales. It was incorporated in 1989 and has been listed on the ASX since August 2000.
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3.2 Tamawood’s 100% owned subsidiaries are Dixonbuild Pty Ltd, DixonConstruct Pty Ltd, Dixon NSW Pty Ltd, DixonRes Pty Ltd, Dixon Systems Pty Ltd and TamawoodL Pty Ltd. Tamawood also has a 70% ownership interest in SolarpowerRex Pty Ltd and SolarRex Pty Ltd.
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3.3 Tamawood currently has 29,776,789 shares on issue. The top 2 shareholders hold 59.45% of the issued capital. The directors of Tamawood have an interest in approximately 57.32% of the issued shares.
FINANCIAL POSITION AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
- 3.4 We have extracted the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income from the Annual Reports and Interim Financial Statements, which we summarise as follows:
| CONSOLIDATED | CONSOLIDATED | CONSOLIDATED Interim Accounts |
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| TAMAWOOD LIMITED Summary of Profit & Loss Statements |
Year Ended 30-Jun 2020 $000's |
Year Ended Period Ended 30-Jun 31-Dec 2021 2021 $000's $000's |
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| Income _Less:_Cost of Sales |
91,451 (72,227) |
97,370 52,379 (75,529) (43,272) |
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| GROSS PROFIT | 19,224 | 21,841 9,107 |
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| Gross Profit Margin _Less:_Expenses Employee Expenses Tenancy Expenses All Other Expenses |
21.0% (7,076) (148) (4,888) |
22.4% 17.4% (7,844) (4,053) (146) (92) (3,935) (1,297) |
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| Total Expenses | (12,112) | (11,925) (5,442) |
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| _Add:_Other Income | 750 | 738 398 |
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| EBITDA | 7,862 | 10,654 4,063 |
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| _Less:_Depreciation & Amortisation | (1,217) | (1,223) (588) |
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| EBIT | 6,645 | 9,431 3,475 |
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| _Less:_Interest | (241) | (209) (94) |
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| PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX | 6,404 | 9,222 3,381 |
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Table 1
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- Tamawood’s income, gross profit and gross profit margin increased from 2020 to 2021. On an annualised basis, Tamawood’s income is continuing to increase in 2022, to approximately $100 million.
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Tamawood has paid fully franked dividends over the past 5 years.
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| As At TAMAWOOD LIMITED 30-Jun Summary of Balance Sheets 2020 Consolidated $000's |
As At As At 30-Jun 31-Dec 2021 2021 $000's $000's |
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| ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents 8,163 Trade and Other Receivables 16,211 Inventory 813 Fixed Assets 540 Investments 815 Intangible Assets 5,209 Other Assets 105 |
3,808 4,557 25,950 25,630 707 998 668 678 430 430 4,933 4,291 1,908 765 |
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| TOTAL ASSETS 31,856 |
38,404 37,349 |
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| LIABILITIES Trade and Other Payables (6,499) Tax Liabilities (3,237) Employee Liabilities (755) Other Liabilities (5,029) |
(7,164) (6,208) (6,269) (6,488) (801) (1,046) (4,580) (4,066) |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES (15,520) |
(18,814) (17,808) |
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| NET ASSETS 16,336 |
19,590 19,541 |
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- Tamawood has substantial cash reserves, of $4.6 million at 31 December 2021.
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| TAMAWOOD LIMITED Summary of Cash Flow Statements |
Year Ended 30-Jun 2020 $000's |
Year Ended 30-Jun 2021 $000's |
Period Ended 31-Dec 2021 $000's |
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| Cash flows from operating activities Receipts from customers (incl. GST) Payments to suppliers and employees (incl. GST) Interest received Lease interest paid Income taxes received / (paid) Net cash from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment Payments for property, plant and equipment Payment for investments in associates Net cash used in investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Repayment of lease liabilities Dividend paid by parent entity Net cash used in financing activities Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Ending cash and cash equivalents |
93,398 (87,485) 44 (241) (1,015) 4,701 16 (70) - (54) (793) - (793) 3,854 4,309 8,163 |
96,926 (95,540) 21 (209) (1,525) (327) 80 (418) (72) (410) (900) (2,718) (3,618) (4,355) 8,163 3,808 |
52,532 (49,563) 3 (94) 906 3,784 19 (36) - (17) (487) (2,531) (3,018) 749 3,808 4,557 |
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SHARE PRICE ANALYSIS
- 3.10 We have extracted the following share price data from the ASX (as at 18 March 2022) in relation to Tamawood (ASX:TWD):
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3.12 Long-term, Tamawood shares appear to be in a bearish trend, with a falling 200-day moving average. With respect to shorter-term indicators, the 5-day moving average is beneath both the 20 and 50-day moving averages.
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3.13 Based on the price of $3.04, the market capitalisation of Tamawood is $90.81 million.
1 Prior to the announcement of the Takeover Offer.
2 Discussed further at Sections 4.0 to 6.0 of this report.
- 3.14 As of 28 March 2022, the most recent trading price is $3.19 being a 5% increase on the preannouncement price, and consistent with the pre-announcement price range.
INDUSTRY SUMMARY / ANALYSIS
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3.16 There are 18 ASX-listed stocks that comprise the Consumer Durables & Apparel industry group, with a total market capitalisation of $5.55B. Breville Group, which represents approximately 70% of the group, with a market capitalisation of $3.95B is a producer of small electrical devices. Tamawood is the 7[th] largest company in the group, behind Breville Group, Audio Pixels Holdings (ASX:AKP - $545m), Globe International (ASX:GLB - $206m), Atomos (ASX:AMS - $198m), Fleetwood (ASX:FWD - $179m) and Waterco (ASX:WAT - $118m).
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3.17 Tamawood, which divides its operations into housing design, project management and contract construction, is one of three ASX-listed stocks that comprise the Homebuilding sub-industry group, with a total market capitalisation of $308.1m. Fleetwood (ASX:FWD) comprises approximately 55% of the Homebuilding sub-industry group. Simonds Group Limited is the third company in the GICS sub-industry, and most comparable to Tamawood.
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3.18 The share price performance of Tamawood and Simonds Group is illustrated below, for the year ended 16 March 2022, in which Tamawood’s share price (represented by the blue line) has declined by approximately 10% in the period. Simonds, represented by the black line, has declined by approximately 30% in the same period as follows:
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4.0 PROFILE OF ASTIVITA
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4.1 AstiVita is an importer and distributor of household products to the residential housing market (including solar PV panels, solar hot water systems, kitchen appliances and bathroom products). It has been listed on the ASX since December 2009.
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4.2 AstiVita’s major customer is Tamawood.
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4.3 AstiVita’s 100% owned subsidiaries are AstiVita Bathrooms and Kitchens Pty Ltd, Solarpower Pty Ltd and Indent Manufacturing Pty Ltd.
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4.4 AstiVita currently has 24,841,974 shares on issue. The top 2 shareholders hold 81.36% of the issued capital. The major shareholder of AstiVita (holding 67.94% of issued capital) also holds 54.35% of Tamawood’s issued shares.
FINANCIAL POSITION AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
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4.5 We have been provided with the Annual Report and Interim Financial Statements of AstiVita. We note the reported financial performance and financial position relates to the consolidated group of AstiVita, which has changed since 31 December 2021.
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4.6 We have also been provided with the Special Purpose Financial Report of AstiVita for the 6 months ended 31 December 2021. We are instructed the financial statements have been audited by the Auditors for Tamawood and AstiVita.
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4.7 The Special Purpose Financial Report for the 6 months ended 31 December 2021 has been restated to exclude the assets and liabilities (and associated income and expenses) of Veganic SKN Limited, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of AstiVita as at 31 December 2021, but following a restructure, AstiVita now only owns 100 of 24,841,974 shares in this entity. The remaining reported assets and liabilities of AstiVita reflect those which will be subject to the takeover by Tamawood.
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4.8 Accordingly, we have not further considered the Annual Report and Interim Financial Statements of AstiVita, as they are not reflective of the current operations of AstiVita.
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4.9 We have extracted the profit and loss statement from the Special Purpose Financial Report, which we summarise as follows:
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| ASTIVITA LIMITED Summary of Profit & Loss Statements |
Period Ended 31-Dec 2021 $000's |
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| Income _Less:_Cost of Sales |
1,999 (1,470) |
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| GROSS PROFIT | 529 | |
| Gross Profit Margin _Less:_Expenses Administrative Expenses Financial Expenses Employee Expenses Tenancy Expenses All Other Expenses |
26.5% (19) (3) (113) - (249) |
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| Total Expenses | (384) | |
| _Add:_Other Income | 380 | |
| EBITDA | 526 | |
| _Less:_Depreciation & Amortisation | (57) | |
| EBIT | 468 | |
| _Less:_Interest | - | |
| PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX | 468 | |
Table 4
- 4.10 We refer to the above table and note the following:
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The current year’s results in the special purpose accounts reflect annualised sales of $4 million, at an increased gross profit margin of 26.5%.
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AstiVita derived a profit before tax of $468,000 in the 6 months to 31 December 2021.
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4.11 We are instructed[3] that the corporate costs of AstiVita in the year ended 30 June 2021 totalled $331,902. This comprised company secretarial costs, director fees, taxation fees, audit fees, insurance expenses, computershare expenses, ASX fees, ASIC fees, rent, legal fees, consulting fees, marketing fees and telephone / fax / internet. For the 2022 financial year, these costs are forecast to be $323,387 (for the same categories as 2021, and also including a small provision for research and development costs).
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4.12 Following the Takeover, it is expected (by the Board of Tamawood) that these corporate costs will be entirely saved. Having regard to the consolidated operations, we would expect these costs savings to occur (on the basis that they are currently being duplicated across Tamawood and AstiVita).
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4.13 We have not been provided with financial forecasts; however, we have been provided with a listing of the inventory of AstiVita which is expected to be sold in the next 9 months. Products totalling $2.9 million are on hand to be sold, with an expected gross profit margin of 27%, deriving a gross profit of $786,000. This margin is consistent with that derived from the current operations of AstiVita in the 6 months ended 31 December 2021.
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4.14 We have been provided with inventory listings indicating AstiVita currently sells goods of approximately $9,000 per house to Dixon[4] . At a gross profit margin of 27% this derives a gross profit of approximately $2,500. Over the past 5 years, Asti has sold goods for on average 425 houses (comprising approximately 80% lowset and 20% highset houses). On this basis, an annual gross profit margin exceeding $1 million is expected. This is consistent with that derived from the current operations of AstiVita in the 6 months ended 31 December 2021.
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4.15 We have extracted the statement of financial position from the Special Purpose Financial Report, which we summarise as follows:
3 Letter prepared by the Auditors, to the Board of Directors dated 8 March 2022.
4 A business which is part of Tamawood.
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| ASTIVITA LIMITED Summary of Balance Sheets |
As At 31-Dec 2021 $000's |
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| ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Trade and Other Receivables Inventory Fixed Assets Intangible Assets Other Assets |
343 854 3,199 34 530 412 |
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| TOTAL ASSETS | 5,372 | |
| LIABILITIES Trade and Other Payables Tax Liabilities Employee Liabilities |
(578) (3) (102) |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES | (683) | |
| NET ASSETS | 4,689 | |
Table 5
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- The net assets at 31 December 2021 reported in the Special Purpose Financial Report represent the position of AstiVita which will be transferred to Tamawood as a result of the takeover[5] .
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- AstiVita’s major category of assets is inventory.
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- Liabilities as a proportion of assets are currently 13%.
SHARE PRICE ANALYSIS
- 4.17 We have extracted the following share price data from the ASX (as at 18 March 2022) in relation to AstiVita (ASX:AIR):
5 On the basis that the financial position has not materially changed.
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4.18 AstiVita’s share price has remained relatively consistent from August 2019 to the date of this report, in which time the average price was $0.75, and the range was $0.55 - $1.00. The 52week range of AstiVita’s share price is $0.64 - $1.00. We note there has been minimal trading volume on the stock, with an average daily trading volume of 1,071 per day.
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4.19 As of 16 March 2022, the most recent trading price is $0.72. This is the share price at the time of the announcement of the Takeover offer. Based on the price of $0.72, the market capitalisation of AstiVita is $17.9 million.
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4.20 As of 28 March 2022, the most recent trading price is $0.59 (following less than 600 shares being traded on 18 March 2022). The bid/offer range is currently $0.60 – $0.765, reflecting the preannouncement price range.
INDUSTRY SUMMARY / ANALYSIS
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4.21 AstiVita is part of the Capital Goods industry group.
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4.22 Making up over half the stocks in the Industrials sector, Capital Goods is one of the more diverse industry groups on the ASX, dealing with the manufacture or distribution of goods. AstiVita is one of 89 companies listed in the industry group, which has a total market capitalisation of approximately $46.7B as at the date of this Report. The largest listed company in the industry group is Reece Limited (ASX:REH), which supplies plumbing and bathroom products, with a market capitalisation of $12.55B
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4.23 The Capital Goods group is part of the wider Industrials sector, which also includes Commercial & Professional Services and Transportation. The Industrials sector has generally performed in line with the XJO (7.87% 1-year return) in the 12 months to the date of this Report, with a 7.55% 1-year return. These results are illustrated in the chart below:
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IBISWorld Reports – Industry Data
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4.24 Although AstiVita operate in the consumer durables industry, the main driver for their sales is the residential construction industry (being the business of Tamawood). Accordingly, we have had regard to IBIS World reports House Construction in Australia, dated June 2021, Multi-Unit Apartment and Townhouse Construction in Australia, dated October 2021 and Construction in Australia, dated June 2020.
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4.25 We highlight the following key data from our review of the IBIS World reports:
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- The HomeBuilder subsidy has positively influenced the industry’s performance, while low home loan interest rates have further supported the demand for housing in recent years. However, industry profitability is expected to deteriorate in the face of weaker demand and fierce internal competition.
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- Despite the gradual recovery of demand for new housing construction from 2023-24 onwards, industry revenue is forecast to decline at an annualised 1.4% over the five years through 2025-26, falling to $62.6 billion. Industry revenue has increased at an annualised rate of 1.6% in the five years to 2021.
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In June 2020, the Federal Government introduced the HomeBuilder scheme, which has reversed the decline in new house commencements and supported the industry’s revenue performance. Grants of $25,000 were available to applicants building a new home valued up to $750,000 and those undertaking substantial home renovations. The scheme was extended to the end of March 2021 and was instrumental in encouraging sales of house and land packages in outer urban areas.
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The IBISWorld Industry Report for House Construction in Australia indicates that restrictions imposed to contain COVID-19 have likely contributed to structural changes in the dwelling preferences of Australians. This includes demand for accommodation with more rooms for home offices or studies, along with more recreation space. Travel restrictions to contain the pandemic also reduced the net migration of adults and students to Australia, limiting the demand for higher density dwellings.
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Profitability in the industry is expected to remain stable in the short term, with surging demand conditions offset by fierce competition across all segments of the building construction market. Competitive conditions are anticipated to intensify across the residential building market over the next five years, which is expected to drive profitability to a cyclical low in 2022-23. Average profit margin is forecast to narrow over the five years through 2025-26, to approximately 6.9% of revenue; however, the larger-scale homebuilders and diversified construction businesses are projected to display aboveaverage profitability over the next five years by combining construction with land development in lifestyle community projects.
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The industry is subject to a range of short-term and long-term demand factors, which reflect the investment capacity of households. Government policy, such as financial assistance for new homebuyers, sales of serviced Crown land, and tax treatment related to negative gearing and the fringe benefit tax, can directly affect demand
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The growth in multi-unit and townhouse construction is expected to slow due to excess supply and reduced foreign investment, however will rebound in the years from 2022-23 to grow by an annualised 5.7% in the five years through to 2026-27 as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and population pressures gradually absorb excess housing stock.
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The current industry net profit percentage is 7.7%, however this is expected to fall to 6.9% over the five years to FY2025-26, with larger scale home builders expected to display above average profitability due to the combination of construction and land development in lifestyle community projects.
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Australia’s strong population growth and low residential home loan rates have underpinned demand for housing over the past five years, however the commencement of new housing slumped during the first half of 2020 due to COVID-19 and the resulting economic pressures and cease in immigration. Additionally, some builders have encountered disruptions in supply chains for building materials, equipment, and skilled labour. The industry is expected to deteriorate at an annualised 1.4% over the period to 2025-26.
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The residential construction industry is boosted by federal, state and territory Government assistance provided to first homebuyers. This assistance is expected to be trimmed over the next five years, and accordingly the Business faces a risk in the resulting dampening in housing investments. We note however, that some of this risk may be offset by a modest increase in house prices.
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Multi-unit apartment and townhouse construction has decreased due to excess supply and reduced foreign investment; however demand is forecast to rebound from 2022-23 onwards. Industry revenue is forecast to steadily improve over the next five years as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and population pressures and increased migration gradually absorb excess housing stock.
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5.0 PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET – POST TAKEOVER
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5.1 Based on the information at paragraph 4.5 above (i.e. that the Special Purpose Financial Report is more representative of the operations which will be subject to the takeover of Tamawood) and the Interim Financial Statements of Tamawood, we have prepared a Pro-Forma Balance Sheet of Tamawood following the takeover (as at 31 December 2021)[6] .
- 5.2 The following table sets out the pro-forma balance sheet of Tamawood, following the takeover of AstiVita[7] :
| TAMAWOOD LIMITED | Tamawood | AstiVita | Combined |
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| Pro-Forma Balance Sheet | Post-Takeover | ||
| Consolidated | $000's | $000's | $000's |
| ASSETS | |||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 4,557 | 343 | 4,900 |
| Trade and Other Receivables | 25,630 | 854 | 26,484 |
| Inventory | 998 | 3,199 | 4,197 |
| Fixed Assets | 678 | 34 | 712 |
| Investments | 430 | - | 430 |
| Intangible Assets | 4,291 | 530 | 4,821 |
| Other Assets | 765 | 412 | 1,177 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 37,349 | 5,372 | 42,721 |
| LIABILITIES | |||
| Trade and Other Payables | (6,208) | (578) | (6,786) |
| Tax Liabilities | (6,488) | (3) | (6,491) |
| Employee Liabilities | (1,046) | (102) | (1,148) |
| Other Liabilities | (4,066) | - | (4,066) |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | (17,808) | (683) | (18,491) |
| NET ASSETS | 19,541 | 4,689 | 24,230 |
Table 6
6 Being the latest available audited accounts and assuming no other material change since that date.
7 Being the consolidated audited balance sheets of each entity as at 31 December 2021, and assuming no material changes in the financial position of each entity since that date.
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6.0 VALUATION OF ASTIVITA
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VALUATION METHODS
- 6.1 There are three (3) general approaches to determine business and/or entity value:
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- Income approach, including the Capitalisation of Future Maintainable Earnings and Discounted Cash Flow methodologies.
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- Asset approach, including the Net Underlying Assets methodology.
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Market approach, including quoted market price, comparable sales and industry “Rule of Thumb” methodologies.
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6.2 A business or entity may be valued by one (1) or a combination (“the Dual Method”) of the above approaches.
Capitalisation of Future Maintainable Earnings Method (“FME”)
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6.3 This conventionally accepted method capitalises the earnings of a business by an adequate earning rate, based on open market expectations, after giving consideration to all relevant conditions peculiar to the business or industry at the time of preparing the valuation.
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6.4 This methodology is generally considered to be appropriate for businesses with an established operating history and a sufficiently stable trend in earnings that is capable of indicating future earning potential or reliable forecasts. Accordingly, this methodology may not be suitable for start-up business ventures, businesses with a volatile earnings pattern or a history of losses, or businesses that have erratic or unusual capital expenditure requirements.
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6.5 When adopting this method, the normal practice is to capitalise the expected future maintainable earnings of the business at an appropriate multiple after making any adjustments which are deemed necessary for non-recurring items, non-core business expenditure, financing and nonarm’s length payments.
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6.6 The appropriate multiple (or inversely, capitalisation rate) is a reflection of the risks and opportunities that relate to the Future Maintainable Earnings determined.
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6.7 It is not uncommon for the value calculated under this method to be different from the net underlying assets required to operate the business. If the value exceeds the net underlying business assets, the difference is generally referred to as Goodwill. If the value does not exceed the value determined under the net underlying business asset basis, it is common practice for the business to be valued alternatively, on the net underlying assets basis.
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6.8 If forecast future trading results are not available, the future maintainable earnings of a business are usually determined by making appropriate adjustments to the business’ immediate past earnings as a proxy for the future earnings.
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6.9 The FME approach is applicable to profitable businesses with relatively steady growth history and forecasts, regular capital expenditure requirements and an infinite life.
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6.10 If the use of an earnings-based method (either the FME or DCF method) is appropriate, the result represents a value of the entire business operations, including all underlying business assets, both tangible and intangible.
Discounted Cash Flow Method (“DCF”) / Net Present Value (“NPV”)
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6.11 This method values the entity or business (including all underlying business assets, both tangible and intangible) on the basis of the net present value of the future net cash flows from the operations of that entity or business. These future net cash flows are then discounted using a discount rate[8] which reflects the risks associated with the cash flow stream. The net present value method may be considered appropriate where the future cash flows associated with an entity or business are readily identifiable or where the future cash flows have a finite life.
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6.12 The net present value method is considered to have a strong theoretical basis and is commonly used in valuation. This method may be considered particularly relevant for the valuation of startup projects where earnings during the first few years can be negative or highly volatile. This methodology is able to incorporate the effect on value of a turnaround in a business, significant initial increases in revenues and significant changes expected in capital expenditure patterns. The DCF methodology is particularly applicable to businesses in start-up phase, experiencing substantial growth, with limited life or which experience irregular cash flows.
8 The discount rate represents the total expected rate of return (stated as a percentage) that a buyer would demand on the purchase price of an ownership interest in an asset given the level of risk inherent in that ownership interest.
- 6.13 However, considerable judgement is required in estimating future cash flows and it is generally necessary to place significant reliance on forecasted cash and profit projections prepared by the management of a business or entity. The discount rate applied also, by its nature, requires a substantial element of judgement, along with the terminal or continuing value which is usually a high proportion of value.
Net tangible asset value (“NTA”)
- 6.14 In using the NTA methodology the business’ tangible assets and liabilities are adjusted to their appraised realisable values, and the net result is an indication of the total value of the business or entity. Methods under which the values of the assets and liabilities can be appraised include:
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- Orderly realisation.
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6.15 The orderly realisation of assets method estimates fair market value by determining the amount that would be distributed to equity holders, after payment of all liabilities including realisation costs and taxation charges that arise, assuming the entity is wound up in an orderly manner.
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6.16 The liquidation method is similar to the orderly realisation of assets method except the liquidation method assumes the assets are sold in a shorter time frame. Since wind up or liquidation of the entity may not be contemplated, these methods in their strictest form may not be appropriate. The net assets on a going concern method estimates the market values of the net assets of an entity but does not take into account any realisation costs.
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6.17 The net assets on a going concern basis is usually appropriate where the majority of assets consist of cash, passive investments or projects with a limited life. All assets and liabilities of the entity are valued at market value under this alternative and this combined market value forms the basis for the entity’s valuation.
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6.18 Often the FME and DCF methodologies are used in valuing assets forming part of the overall net assets on a going concern basis. This is particularly so for exploration and mining companies where investments are in finite life producing assets or prospective exploration areas.
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6.19 These asset-based methods ignore the possibility that the entity’s value could exceed the realisable value of its assets as they do not recognise the value of intangible assets such as management, intellectual property and goodwill. Asset based methods are appropriate when entities are not profitable, a significant proportion of the entity’s assets are liquid or for asset holding companies. The net underlying assets method may be considered appropriate where the underlying assets consistently fail to generate a commercial rate of return.
Quoted market price basis
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6.20 Another alternative valuation approach that can be used in conjunction with (or as a replacement for) any of the above methods is the quoted market price of listed securities. Where there is a ready market for securities such as the ASX, through which shares are traded, recent prices at which shares are bought and sold can be taken as the market value per share. Such market value includes all factors and influences that impact upon the ASX. The use of ASX pricing is more relevant where a security displays regular high-volume trading, creating a “deep” market in that security.
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6.21 The quoted market price reflects a minority interest in AstiVita. A minority interest is an interest that is not significant enough for the holder to individually have an influence in the operations and value of the company. RG 111.11 states that the expert should consider a premium for control when considering the value of a company’s shares for the purposes of approval under item 7 of s611. An acquirer may pay a premium due to advantages as a result of owning 100% of a company.
Industry “Rules of Thumb”
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6.22 In the market, buyers and sellers of certain businesses often determine a value using an industry methodology or rule of thumb. Often industry value does not necessarily equate to the intrinsic value of the business as many rules of thumb are based on gross revenue rather than net profit/cashflow.
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6.23 We are not aware of any “rules of thumb” applicable in this instance.
Dual Method
- 6.24 There are entities which carry on more than one business and/or hold more than one type of asset (e.g. business, investments, etc.). In these circumstances, and particularly where one business or asset may be disposed of without jeopardising the remaining businesses or assets, it may be appropriate to consider each of the businesses/assets separately and value each of them in the most appropriate manner. The total value of the entity is then the sum of the values of each of its separate parts. This is often called the Dual Method.
VALUATION METHODOLOGY ADOPTED
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6.25 A history of positive earnings, on which future earnings is based, is required for the FME methodology to be used in the valuation of a company. AstiVita does not have a recent history of positive earnings (due to the other operations which were historically undertaken in AstiVita, and have since been divested). We also do not have a detailed breakdown of historical earnings which split out the income and expenses for each division, to allow us to undertake such analysis). We have not been provided with Special Purpose financial statements for all historical periods to dissect income and expenses, as a basis for adopting FME.
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6.26 Therefore, we do not believe that the FME methodology is appropriate in the valuation of AstiVita.
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6.27 DCF valuations require reliable forecast cash flows to be prepared, generally for five or more years. We have not been provided with financial projections or forecasts for AstiVita, beyond the projected sale of inventory currently on hand. In the absence of such information, we are unable to use the DCF methodology in the valuation of AstiVita.
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6.28 The balance sheet of AstiVita does not incorporate any value for intangible assets (such as management, intellectual property and goodwill) or other benefits such as the available tax losses and franking credits[9] . In our opinion, the net assets of AstiVita would represent a minimum value. Accordingly, in this instance, we consider that it is not appropriate to use the Net Tangible Asset value methodology.
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6.29 As AstiVita is an ASX listed company and given our opinion of the unsuitability of the other valuation methodologies, we have adopted the Quoted Market Price Basis.
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- 6.30 In considering the consideration being paid by Tamawood (i.e. scrip for scrip), we have also adopted the Quoted Market Price Basis.
VALUATION OF ASTIVITA
6.31 The following chart provides a summary of the share price movement from June 2020 to date[10]
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- 6.32 We note that Tamawood announced the Takeover Offer on 16 March 2022.
10 The blue line represents the share price, and the green line represents the VWAP – Volume Weighted Average Price.
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- 6.33 We summarise the range of share prices of AstiVita, and the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for up to the 12 months prior to the announcement as follows:
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Astivita VWAP Analysis
Low High VWAP
Up to 16 March 2022
5 day $ 0.720 $ 0.720 N/A
10 day $ 0.720 $ 0.720 N/A
1 month $ 0.700 $ 0.775 $ 0.713
2 month $ 0.700 $ 0.775 $ 0.734
3 month $ 0.645 $ 0.775 $ 0.718
6 month $ 0.645 $ 0.775 $ 0.741
12 month $ 0.640 $ 1.000 $ 0.777
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Table 7
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6.34 During the 3-month period prior to the announcement of the Takeover Bid, AstiVita shares were trading between $0.645 and $0.775.
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6.35 Immediately prior to the announcement AstiVita shares were trading at $0.72. We note this is consistent with the 1-month and 3-month WVAP, and slightly below the 2-month and 6-month VWAP.
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6.36 Accordingly, we consider that a range of $0.645 to $0.775 represents the value of one AstiVita share, on a minority interest basis.
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6.37 Based on the current issued shares of 24,841,974 and a price per share of $0.645 to $0.775 we value AstiVita at $16.023 million to $19.252 million, on a minority interest basis.
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6.38 We note that the above valuation is based on AstiVita continuing as a going concern.
CONSIDERATION – TAMAWOOD SHARES
- 6.39 The following chart provides a summary of the share price movement from June 2020 to date[11]
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6.40 We note that Tamawood announced the Takeover Offer on 16 March 2022.
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6.41 We summarise the range of share prices of Tamawood, and the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for up to the 12 months prior to the announcement as follows:
| Tamawood VWAP Analysis | Tamawood VWAP Analysis | |||||
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| Low | High | VWAP | ||||
| Up to 16 March 2022 | ||||||
| 5 day | $ | 3.140 |
$ | 3.290 |
$ | 3.22 |
| 10 day | $ | 3.140 |
$ | 3.390 |
$ | 3.24 |
| 1 month | $ | 3.050 |
$ | 3.850 |
$ | 3.42 |
| 2 month | $ | 3.050 |
$ | 3.850 |
$ | 3.49 |
| 3 month | $ | 3.050 |
$ | 3.850 |
$ | 3.46 |
| 6 month | $ | 3.030 |
$ | 3.850 |
$ | 3.43 |
| 12 month | $ | 3.030 |
$ | 4.000 |
$ | 3.53 |
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6.42 Immediately prior to the announcement Tamawood shares were trading at $3.22. The 1-month to 6-month WVAP ranged from $3.42 to $3.49.
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6.43 During the 3-month period prior to the announcement of the Takeover Bid, Tamawood shares were trading between $3.05 and $3.85. Accordingly, we consider this range represents the value of one Tamawood share, on a minority interest basis.
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7.0 EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION
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BASIS OF EVALUATION
Regulatory Guidelines
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7.1 In determining whether the proposed transaction is fair and reasonable, we have referred to Regulatory Guides 111 (Content of Expert Reports) and 112 (Independence of Experts) issued by ASIC.
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7.2 An offer is ‘fair’ if the value of the offer price or consideration is equal to or greater than the value of the securities subject to the offer. The comparison should be made assuming a knowledgeable and willing, but not anxious, buyer and a knowledgeable and willing, but not anxious, seller acting at arm’s length, and assuming 100% ownership of the ‘target’ and irrespective of whether the consideration is scrip or cash[12] .
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7.3 Regulatory Guide 111 requires that we should identify the advantages and disadvantages of the proposal to security holders not associated with the transaction, as well as providing an opinion on whether the advantages of the proposal outweigh the disadvantages. Regulatory Guide 111 suggests that “An expert should focus on the purpose and outcome, that is, the substance of the transaction, rather than the legal mechanism used to effect the transaction.”
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Adopted Basis of Evaluation
- 7.5 We have satisfied the requirements of Regulatory Guide 111 by completing the following:
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- An enquiry into whether there are sufficient reasons for the non-associated shareholders to accept the offer in the absence of any higher bid before the close of the offer.
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IS THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION FAIR TO TAMAWOOD SHAREHOLDERS?
- 7.6 Having regard to the analysis and prices determined at Section 6.0 above, we summarise the takeover offer as follows:
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- 5 AstiVita shares, with a value range of $3.23[13] to $3.88[14]
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1 Tamawood share, with a value range of $3.05 to $3.85.
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7.7 From the perspective of Tamawood shareholders, the proposed transaction is fair.
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7.8 In our opinion, the consideration being received by Mr Mizikovsky (and his related entities) is fair value for his direct and indirect interests in AstiVita.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Alternative Proposal
- 7.9 We are unaware of any alternative proposal that AstiVita has received that might result in the value of shares held by non-associated shareholders being higher that that ascribed by us above.
Implications of the Takeover Offer not proceeding
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7.10 Tamawood is the major customer of AstiVita. While Tamawood and AstiVita intend to continue their existing trading relationship, there is a risk to both parties if the Takeover Offer does not proceed. That is, AstiVita may supply their goods to competitors of Tamawood, or alternatively, Tamawood may find a new supplier.
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7.11 AstiVita has developed significant key relationships with suppliers which Tamawood would not easily be able to achieve in the short term. Tamawood is reliant on the AstiVita business.
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7.12 If AstiVita shareholders do not approve Resolution 1, there are no prospects of receiving franked dividends from AstiVita in the foreseeable future, assuming that 100% of AstiVita is acquired by Tamawood under the takeover.
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Premium for Control
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7.13 A premium for control is normally paid where a party obtains a controlling interest in a company. The Takeover Offer, if successful, will result in Tamawood having control of the operations of AstiVita.
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7.14 ASIC Regulatory Guide 111 requires that the expert give an opinion as to whether the proposed issue of ordinary shares (i.e. the issue of 1 Tamawood share for each 5 AstiVita shares) will result in AstiVita shareholders receiving a premium for control. Based on the prices set out at paragraph 7.6 above, we conclude that Tamawood will not be paying a premium for control.
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7.15 There does not appear there will be a material change in the majority shareholders across the consolidated group.
CGT Implications
- 7.16 A scrip-for-scrip CGT rollover relief may be available for AstiVita shareholders, in relation to this takeover transaction and the issue of Tamawood shares. That is, AstiVita shareholders may be able to defer any capital gains tax liability until they dispose of the issued Tamawood shares.
IS THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION REASONABLE TO TAMAWOOD SHAREHOLDERS?
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7.17 We have considered the effect on shareholders if Resolution 1 is approved and have accordingly taken into account the following advantages and disadvantages of the proposed transaction proceeding. We have concluded that in all cases, the advantages and disadvantages of not approving Resolution 1 are the inverse of approving Resolution 1. We have therefore only set out below the significant factors in the context of approving Resolution 1.
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7.18 We have investigated other significant factors which Tamawood shareholders might give consideration prior to approving Resolution 1. The matters we have considered are set out below.
Advantages of accepting the Proposal
- 7.19 Tamawood would control AstiVita, including the supply of products and the relationships with key suppliers.
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7.20 AstiVita currently has a franking account balance of $1,497,548. Following the takeover, this balance would be transferred to Tamawood, and it would operate a single franking account for the consolidated group.
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7.21 We’ve been provided with a copy of advice provided by Pilot Partners that AstiVita has unutilised tax losses carried forward of $16.8 million (as at 30 June 2021). On the basis that Mr Mizikovsky and his related entities holding of more than 50% would meet the Australian Taxation Office’s Continuity of Ownership Test, the tax losses of $16.8 million would be eligible to be transferred to Tamawood (following the takeover), and Tamawood would be taken to have made the loss in the year of transfer. Tamawood’s ability to utilise these losses going forward will depend on it continuing to meet the Australian Taxation Office’s tests of Continuity of Ownership or Business Continuity Test in the relevant financial year.
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7.22 Based on a tax rate of 30%, the tax losses have a maximum value of $5.04 million. This assumes that Tamawood will be able to utilise all available tax losses. We cannot conclusively conclude whether the value of the tax losses is fully factored into the current share price of AstiVita, but consider it unlikely they are fully factored in, given AstiVita’s history of trading losses.
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7.23 After considering the terms of the proposed transaction and assessing its advantages and disadvantages, we have concluded that the proposed transaction is fair and reasonable to the non-associated Shareholders of Tamawood.
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7.24 On the basis that we consider the acquisition of Mr Mizikovsky’s shares to be fair (as they are being acquired at fair value), and having regard to the advantages and disadvantages above, in our opinion the proposed transaction is also reasonable to the non-associated shareholders.
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8.0 OTHER MATTERS
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
- 8.1 In preparing this report, we have had access to the following principal sources of information:
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- Annual report of AstiVita for the years ended 30 June 2020 and 2021.
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- Interim financial statements of AstiVita for the half year ended 31 December 2021.
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- Special purpose financial report of AstiVita for the half year ended 31 December 2021.
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- Annual report of Tamawood for the years ended 30 June 2020 and 2021.
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- Interim financial statements of Tamawood for the half year ended 31 December 2021.
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- Trading history of Tamawood and AstiVita, extracted from www.asx.com.au.
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- Market announcements made by AstiVita.
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- Letter from Econ Audit and Assurance Services Pty Ltd, dated 08 March 2022, regarding AstiVita Corporate Cost Summary.
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IBISWorld reports (E3011 House Construction in Australia, dated June 2021, E3019 Multi-Unit Apartment and Townhouse Construction in Australia, dated October 2021 and Construction in Australia, dated June 2020).
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8.2 In compiling this report and in reaching our opinions and conclusions, we have assumed that the information contained in the documents provided to and obtained by our office, is accurate and reliable unless otherwise stated.
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8.3 Some calculations have been presented in this Report and Annexures have been rounded to the nearest dollar, whole or decimal number, as appropriate.
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8.4 In our opinion, any resulting differences are minor and do not materially affect the overall conclusions in this report.
QUALIFICATIONS, DECLARATIONS AND CONSENTS
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8.5 Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd which is a wholly owned entity of Vincents Chartered Accountants, is a Licensed Investment Adviser and holder of an Australian Financial Services Licence under the Act and its authorised representatives are qualified to provide our Report.
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8.6 Prior to accepting this engagement, Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd considered its independence with respect to Tamawood and AstiVita with reference to ASIC Regulatory Guide 112. In Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd’s opinion, it is independent of Tamawood and AstiVita.
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8.7 Our Report has been prepared specifically for the shareholders of Tamawood. It is not intended that our Report be used for any other purpose other than to accompany the Bidder’s Statement to be sent to the Tamawood shareholders. In particular, it is not intended that our Report should be used for any purpose other than as an expression of the opinion as to whether or not the Proposal is fair and reasonable to the non-associated shareholders of Tamawood. Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd disclaims any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on our Report to any person other than those for whom it was intended, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared. Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd takes no responsibility for the contents of the Bidder’s Statement other than this report.
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8.8 The statements and opinions given in the Report are given in good faith and in the belief that such statements and opinions are not false or misleading. In the preparation of our Report, Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd has relied on and considered information believed, after due inquiry, to be reliable and accurate. Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd has no reason to believe that any information supplied to it was false or that any material information has been withheld.
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8.9 Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd has evaluated the information provided to it by Tamawood and other parties, through inquiry, analysis and review, and nothing has come to its attention to indicate the information provided was materially misstated or would not provide a reasonable basis for our Report. Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd has not, nor does it imply that it has, audited or in any way verified any of the information provided to it.
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8.10 Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd has been indemnified by Tamawood in respect of any claim arising from Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd’s reliance on information provided by Tamawood or any of its representatives which is false, misleading or incomplete.
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8.11 A draft of this report was provided to Tamawood and its advisors for confirmation of the factual accuracy of its contents. No significant changes were made to this report as a result of this review.
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8.12 In accordance with the Act, Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd provides the following information and disclosures:
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- Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd will be paid its usual professional fees (estimated to be approximately $25,000 plus GST) based on time involvement at normal professional rates, for the preparation of our Report.
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- Apart from the aforementioned fee, neither Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd, nor any of its associates will receive any other benefits, either directly or indirectly, for or in connection with the preparation of our Report.
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- Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd, nor any of its directors or associates, have any interest in Tamawood or AstiVita.
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Neither Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd nor Vincents Chartered Accountants has had any relationship with Tamawood or AstiVita, or their associates in the last two years, other than in connection with the preparation of this report.
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8.13 This Report has been prepared in accordance with professional standards APES 215 “Forensic Accounting Services” and APES 225 “Valuation Services” issued by the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (“APESB”).
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Paul Green FCA Director
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ANNEXURE 1
Financial Services Guide
Financial Services Guide
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Vincents Capital Management Pty Ltd AFS licence number: 236 608
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Vincent’s Capital Management Pty Ltd
Vincent’s Capital Management Pty Ltd (ABN 40 010 855 991) (VCM) is a specialist valuation firm which provides valuation advice, valuation reports and independent expert’s reports (IER).
VCM holds Australian Financial Services License No. 236608.
Financial Services Guide
The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) authorises VCM to provide this Financial Services Guide (FSG) in connection with its preparation of an IER to accompany the Bidders Statement to be sent to Tamawood shareholders in connection with the Takeover Offer.
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