Reinet Investments S.C.A
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Reinet Investments S.C.A. (incorporated under Luxembourg law and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies currently under the name Richemont S.A. and the legal form of a société anonyme under number B 16.576 and to be established as Reinet Investments S.C.A. (having the legal form of a société en commandite par actions (partnership limited by shares)) on or about 20 October 2008 pursuant to resolutions of the Company’s shareholder and the PC Holders (as defined herein) passed on 8 October 2008). PROSPECTUS for the admission to trading on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange of 574 200 000 ordinary shares (the “Shares”) of Reinet Investments S.C.A., a société en commandite par actions (partnership limited by shares) organised under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and having the corporate objects and tax status of a securitisation company under the Luxembourg Securitisation Law of 22 March 2004 (loi du 22 mars 2004 relative à la titrisation) (the “Luxembourg Securitisation Law”) (“the Company” or “Reinet Investments”). The Shares will be admitted to the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and will be admitted to trading on the Regulated Market thereof. No application has been made for an offer of securities of the Company to the public in Luxembourg on the basis of this Prospectus. As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company is incorporated as a société anonyme in Luxembourg with the name Richemont S.A. Pursuant to resolutions passed by its current shareholder and the holders of the participation certificates (“PCs”) issued by the Company (the “PC Holders”), among other things the Company will be converted into a société en commandite par actions and renamed Reinet Investments S.C.A., the existing ordinary shares in the Company will be cancelled and the PCs will be converted into Shares simultaneously with the admission of the Shares to trading on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. For further information, see “The Richemont Reconstruction”. THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT. IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT ITS CONTENTS, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONSULT AN AUTHORISED FINANCIAL ADVISOR. This document constitutes a Prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC (the “Prospectus Directive”) and has been prepared in accordance with the Luxembourg law of 10 July 2005 on Prospectuses (loi du 10 juillet 2005 relative aux prospectus pour valeurs mobilièères), as amended (the “Luxembourg Prospectus Law”). This Prospectus has been approved and filed with the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”), the competent authority in Luxembourg for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive in accordance with the Luxembourg Prospectus Law and related regulations which implement the Prospectus Directive under Luxembourg law. The Company accepts responsibility for the information contained in this Prospectus with the exception of the information relating to the business and financial statements of British American Tobacco plc (“BAT”) and the report the Company requested from the independent auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers S.à.r.l, in respect of the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information relating to the Company for the year ended 31 March 2008. To the best of the knowledge of the Company (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. The information contained in this Prospectus relating to the business and financial statements of BAT has been extracted from the 2007 annual report and 2008 interim report of that company. To the best of the knowledge of the Company, that information has been accurately reproduced and as far as the Company is able to ascertain from information published by BAT, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading. No public market currently exists for the Shares. Application is being made for the admission of the Shares to trading on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange under the symbol “ReinetInvest” with International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN) of LU0383812293. It is expected that admission of the Shares will become effective and that unconditional dealings will begin at 9.30 a.m. on 21 October 2008. All dealings in the Shares prior to the commencement of unconditional dealings will be of no effect if admission to the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange does not take place and will be at the sole risk of the parties concerned. No application is currently intended to be made for the Shares to be admitted to listing or dealt with on any other exchange. This Prospectus has been produced solely for use in connection with the admission of the Shares to trading on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and depositary receipts in respect of such Shares on the exchange operated by JSE Limited (the “JSE”). This Prospectus does not constitute, and may not be used for the purposes of, any offer, solicitation, exchange, sale or resale to anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, sale, exchange, or resale is not authorised, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer, solicitation, sale, exchange, or resale. Furthermore, no reselling actions may be initiated or completed without the Company’s prior written consent if such action(s) would entail a violation of the applicable rules and regulations and/or would trigger the requirement for the Company to comply with any regulatory regime. The distribution of this Prospectus in certain jurisdictions may be restricted and, accordingly, persons into whose possession this Prospectus comes are required to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions. Prospective investors should inform themselves as to: (a) the legal requirements within their own jurisdictions for the purchase or holding of Shares; (b) any foreign exchange restrictions which may affect them; and (c) the income and other tax consequences which may apply in their own jurisdictions relevant to the purchase, holding, redeeming or disposal of Shares. Notice regarding United States of America This Prospectus is not for distribution, and may not be distributed, in the United States or to U.S. persons. The Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under any state securities laws in the United States. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of the United States. Notice regarding Germany This Prospectus has not been registered with, or approved by, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) and does not constitute a public offer under the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz) or the German Investment Act (Investmentgesetz). Any securities described or directly or indirectly referred to herein are not admitted to and must not be distributed within Germany by way of a public offer, public advertisement or in any similar manner unless explicitly stated otherwise. This Prospectus and any other market research or other materials relating to or describing such securities as well as information contained therein must not be supplied to the public in Germany or used in connection with any offer for subscription of securities to the public in Germany. There is a risk that the German authorities will qualify the Shares or the shares in Reinet Fund as foreign investment units under the German Investment Tax Act (Investmentsteuergesetz). In such instance German investors may be subject to disadvantageous taxation under section 6 of the German Investment Tax Act. Each holder and each person who considers becoming a holder of securities described or directly or indirectly referred to herein must assess the individual legal and tax consequences applicable, in particular if such securities are qualified as foreign investment units within the meaning of the German Investment Tax Act. The Prospectus should only be viewed by persons who qualify as an institutional investor within the meaning of section 2(11) sentence 2 no. 1 of the German Investment Act (Investmentgesetz). Notice regarding Italy No public offering of securities is being made in the Republic of Italy. This Prospectus has not been prepared in the context of a public offering of securities in the Republic of Italy within the meaning of article 1, paragraph 1, letter (t) of Legislative Decree n. 58 of 24 February, 1998. Therefore, it has not been submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa pursuant to article 94 of Legislative Decree n. 58 of 24 February, 1998. Under no circumstances should this Prospectus be circulated, distributed or made available in the Republic of Italy. Notice regarding Spain This Prospectus has not been approved, registered nor notified to the Spanish Securities Markets Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores) pursuant to the implementing provisions of Prospectus Directive on the passporting of securities prospectuses for cross-border public offering purposes. Accordingly, the Shares may not be offered in Spain except in circumstances which do not constitute a public offer of securities in Spain within the meaning of article 30bis of the Spanish Securities Market Law of 28 July 1988 (Ley 24/1988, de 28 de julio, del Mercado de Valores), as amended and restated, and supplemental rules enacted thereunder or are exempt from publication of a prospectus pursuant to article 41 of Royal Decree 1310/2005, of 4 November 2005 (Real Decreto 1310/2005, de 4 de noviembre). Notice regarding Switzerland Neither the Company nor Reinet Fund have been approved by the Swiss Federal Banking Commission as foreign collective investment schemes pursuant to Article 120 of the Swiss Federal Collective Investment Schemes Act of 23 June 2006 (the “CISA”).