Compulsory acquisition notice
(1) To compulsorily acquire securities under
section 664A, the 90% holder must prepare a notice in the prescribed form
that:
- (a)
- sets out the cash sum for which the 90% holder proposes to acquire
the securities; and
- (b)
- specifies a period of at least 1 month during which the holders may return
the objection forms; and
- (c)
- informs the holders about the compulsory acquisition procedure under this
Part, including:
- (i)
- their right to obtain the names and addresses of the other holders of
securities in that class from the company register; and
- (ii)
- their right to object to the acquisition by returning the objection form
that accompanies the notice within the period specified in the notice; and
- (d)
- gives details of the consideration given for any securities in that class
that the 90% holder or an associate has purchased within the last 12 months;
and
- (e)
- discloses any other information that is:
- (i)
- known to the 90% holder or any related bodies corporate; and
- (ii)
- material to deciding whether to object to the acquisition; and
- (iii)
- not disclosed in an expert's report under section 667A.
(2) The 90% holder must then:
- (a)
- lodge the notice with ASIC; and
- (b)
- give each other person (other than a related body corporate) who is a
holder of securities in the class on the day on which the notice is lodged
with ASIC:
- (i)
- the notice; and
- (ii)
- a copy of the expert's report, or of all experts' reports, under
section 667A; and
- (iii)
- an objection form; and
- (c)
- give the company copies of those documents; and
- (d)
- give copies of those documents to the relevant securities exchange if the
company is listed.
- Note: Everyone who holds the securities on the day on which the notice is
lodged with ASIC is entitled to notice. Under subsection 664E(1), anyone who
acquires the securities during the objection period may object to the
acquisition.
Time for dispatching notice to holders
(3) The 90% holder must dispatch the
notices under paragraph (2)(b) on the day the 90% holder lodges the
notice with ASIC or on the next business day.
Manner of giving notice to
holders
(4) The 90% holder may give the notice to a holder:
- (a)
- personally;
or
- (b)
- by sending it by post to the address for the holder in the register of
members, debenture holders or option holders.
A notice sent by post is taken to be given 3 days after it is posted.
(5) The notice may be sent:
- (a)
- if the notice is to be sent to the holder
outside Australiaby pre-paid airmail post or by courier; or
- (b)
- if the notice is to be sent to the holder in Australiaby pre-paid
ordinary post or by courier.
This subsection does not limit the manner in which the document may be sent to
the holder.
- Note: Section 109X makes general provision for service of documents.
Notice not to be withdrawn
(6) The 90% holder may not:
- (a)
- withdraw a
notice under this section; or
- (b)
- if the 90% holder has given a notice under this section in relation to
those securities and the objection period for that notice has not
endedgive another notice under this section in relation to securities.