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Sanction of the Scheme

The boards of Bidco and Trident are happy to announce that the Excessive Court docket of Justice in England and Wales has immediately made an order sanctioning the Scheme pursuant to which the Acquisition is being applied.

The Scheme will grow to be Efficient upon the supply of a replica of the Court docket Order to the Registrar of Firms, which is predicted to happen on 2 September 2024. There was no change to the anticipated timetable of principal occasions for the Acquisition set out within the announcement made by Trident on 17 July 2024 and as repeated within the announcement made on 26 July.

Subsequent steps

Trident confirms that the final day of dealings in, and for registration of transfers of, and disablement of Trident Shares in CREST can be 30 August 2024 and the Scheme File Time can be 6.00 p.m. on 30 August 2024. Scheme Shareholders on Trident’s register of members on the Scheme File Time will, upon the Scheme turning into Efficient, be entitled to obtain the Money Consideration below the Scheme.

Dealings in Trident Shares on AIM can be suspended from 7.30 a.m. on 2 September 2024. The suspension is made pursuant to Trident’s utility for cancellation to the London Inventory Alternate and is being effected as a part of the Scheme.

It’s anticipated that, topic to the Scheme turning into Efficient on 2 September 2024, the cancellation of admission to buying and selling of Trident’s Shares on AIM will take impact from 7.00 a.m. on 3 September 2024.

An extra announcement can be made when the Scheme turns into Efficient.

Different

Except in any other case outlined, all capitalised phrases on this announcement shall have the meanings given to them within the Scheme Doc.

All references to instances on this announcement are to London time, until in any other case said.

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Necessary Notices Referring to Monetary Advisers

J.P. Morgan Securities Australia Restricted, along with its affiliate, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, which conducts its UK funding banking enterprise as J.P. Morgan Cazenove (“J.P. Morgan Cazenove“) and is authorised in the UK by the Prudential Regulation Authority (the “PRA“) and controlled by the PRA and the Monetary Conduct Authority, (collectively, “J.P. Morgan“) is appearing as joint monetary adviser completely for Bidco and Deterra and nobody else in reference to the issues set out on this announcement and won’t regard every other individual as its consumer in relation to the issues on this announcement and won’t be accountable to anybody aside from Bidco and Deterra for offering the protections afforded to shoppers of J.P. Morgan or its associates, nor for offering recommendation in relation to any matter or association referred to herein.

Gresham Advisory Companions Restricted (ABN 88 093 611 413) (“Gresham“) is appearing as joint monetary adviser for the Wider Deterra Group solely in Australia, in reference to the issues set out on this announcement. Gresham is authorised to supply monetary providers to wholesale shoppers in Australia solely, below Australian Monetary Companies License no. 247113. Neither Gresham nor any of its subsidiaries, associates or branches owes or accepts any obligation, legal responsibility or duty by any means (whether or not direct, oblique, consequential, whether or not in contract, in tort, below statute or in any other case) to any one that will not be a consumer of Gresham in reference to this announcement, any assertion or different matter or association referred to herein or in any other case.

BMO Capital Markets Restricted (“BMO“), which is authorised and controlled in the UK by the Monetary Conduct Authority, is appearing completely as Rule 3 adviser and monetary adviser for Trident and for nobody else in reference to the issues set out or referred to on this announcement and won’t be accountable to anybody aside from Trident for offering the protections provided to shoppers of BMO nor for offering recommendation in relation to the issues set out or referred to on this announcement. Neither BMO nor any of its associates owes or accepts any obligation, legal responsibility or duty by any means (whether or not direct or oblique, whether or not in contract, in tort, below statute or in any other case) to any one that will not be a consumer of BMO in reference to this announcement, its contents and/or any matter or assertion set out or referred to herein or in any other case.

Grant Thornton UK LLP (“Grant Thornton“) is authorised and controlled in the UK by the Monetary Conduct Authority and is appearing as nominated adviser for Trident and for nobody else in reference to the issues set out or referred to on this announcement and won’t be accountable to anybody aside from Trident for offering the protections provided to shoppers of Grant Thornton nor for offering recommendation in relation to the issues set out or referred to on this announcement. Neither Grant Thornton nor any of its associates owes or accepts any obligation, legal responsibility or duty by any means (whether or not direct or oblique, whether or not in contract, in tort, below statute or in any other case) to any one that will not be a consumer of Grant Thornton in reference to this announcement, any matter or assertion set out or referred to herein or in any other case.

Additional Data

This announcement is for data functions solely and isn’t supposed to and doesn’t represent, or type any a part of, a suggestion or invitation to buy, in any other case purchase, subscribe for, change, promote or in any other case get rid of, any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Acquisition or in any other case.

The Acquisition can be topic to English regulation and to the relevant necessities of the Code, the Panel, the AIM Guidelines, the London Inventory Alternate and the FCA.

The Acquisition is being made solely by the Scheme Doc (or, within the occasion that the Acquisition is to be applied by the use of a Takeover Supply, the Supply Doc), which, along with the Types of Proxy, will comprise the complete phrases and situations of the Acquisition, together with particulars of methods to vote in respect of the Scheme. Any voting determination or response in relation to the Acquisition must be made solely on the idea of the knowledge contained within the Scheme Doc (or, within the occasion that the Acquisition is to be applied by the use of a Takeover Supply, the Supply Doc). Trident Shareholders are suggested to learn the formal documentation in relation to the Acquisition fastidiously as soon as it has been revealed. Every Trident Shareholder is urged to seek the advice of their unbiased skilled adviser relating to the tax penalties of the Acquisition.

This announcement doesn’t represent a prospectus or a prospectus equal doc.

In case you are in any doubt concerning the contents of this announcement or the motion you need to take, you’re beneficial to hunt your individual unbiased monetary recommendation instantly out of your stockbroker, financial institution supervisor, solicitor, accountant or from an unbiased monetary adviser duly authorised below the FSMA.

Abroad Shareholders

The discharge, publication or distribution of this announcement in or into sure jurisdictions aside from the UK could also be restricted by the legal guidelines of these jurisdictions and subsequently any individuals who will not be resident in the UK or who’re topic to the legal guidelines of any jurisdiction aside from the UK (together with Restricted Jurisdictions) ought to inform themselves about, and observe, any relevant authorized or regulatory necessities. Specifically, the flexibility of individuals who will not be resident in the UK or who’re topic to the legal guidelines of one other jurisdiction to vote their Trident Shares in respect of the Scheme on the Court docket Assembly or the Normal Assembly, or to execute and ship Types of Proxy appointing one other to vote on the Court docket Assembly or the Normal Assembly on their behalf, could also be affected by the legal guidelines of the related jurisdictions by which they’re positioned or to which they’re topic. Any failure to adjust to relevant authorized or regulatory necessities of any jurisdiction could represent a violation of securities legal guidelines or rules in that jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by relevant regulation or rules, the businesses and individuals concerned within the Acquisition disclaim any duty or legal responsibility for the violation of such restrictions by any individual.

This announcement has been ready for the aim of complying with English regulation and the Code and the knowledge disclosed might not be the identical as that which might have been disclosed if this announcement had been ready in accordance with the legal guidelines of jurisdictions outdoors England.

Except in any other case decided by Bidco or required by the Code, and permitted by relevant regulation and regulation, the Acquisition is not going to be made, immediately or not directly, in or into or by use of the mails or every other means or instrumentality (together with, with out limitation, telephonic or digital) of interstate or overseas commerce of, or any facility of a nationwide, state or different securities change of, a Restricted Jurisdiction or every other jurisdiction the place to take action would violate the legal guidelines in that jurisdiction, and the Acquisition is not going to be able to acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility or from inside a Restricted Jurisdiction or every other jurisdiction if to take action would represent a violation of the legal guidelines in that jurisdiction. Accordingly, copies of this announcement and any formal documentation regarding the Acquisition will not be being, and should not be, immediately or not directly, mailed or in any other case forwarded, distributed or despatched in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction or any jurisdiction the place to take action would represent a violation of the legal guidelines of such jurisdiction and individuals receiving such paperwork (together with custodians, nominees and trustees) should not mail or in any other case ahead, distribute or ship them in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction or any jurisdiction the place to take action would represent a violation of the legal guidelines of such jurisdiction. Doing so could render invalid any associated purported vote in respect of acceptance of the Acquisition.

Additional particulars in relation to Trident Shareholders in abroad jurisdictions is contained within the Scheme Doc.

Discover to U.S. Traders in Trident

The Acquisition pertains to the shares of an organization registered below the legal guidelines of England and Wales and is proposed to be made by the use of a scheme of association offered for below Half 26 of the Firms Act. This announcement, the Scheme Doc and sure different paperwork regarding the Acquisition have been or can be ready in accordance with English regulation, the Code and UK disclosure necessities, format and magnificence, all of which differ from these in the US. The Acquisition, applied by the use of a scheme of association, will not be topic to the tender provide guidelines or the proxy solicitation guidelines below the U.S. Alternate Act of 1934, as amended (the “U.S. Alternate Act“). Accordingly, the Acquisition is topic to the procedural and disclosure necessities of and practices relevant within the UK to a scheme of association involving a goal firm in England with its securities admitted to buying and selling on the London Inventory Alternate, which differ from the procedural and disclosure necessities of U.S. tender provide and proxy solicitation guidelines. If, sooner or later, Bidco workouts its proper to implement the Acquisition by the use of a Takeover Supply and determines to increase the Takeover Supply into the US, the Takeover Supply can be made in compliance with relevant U.S. legal guidelines and rules together with with out limitation and to the extent relevant, below Part 14(e) of the U.S. Alternate Act and Regulation 14E thereunder in addition to the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such a Takeover Supply could be made in the US by Bidco and nobody else.

The monetary data that’s included on this announcement or the Scheme Doc, or which may be included in every other paperwork regarding the Acquisition, has been or can be ready in accordance with Worldwide Monetary Reporting Requirements or different reporting requirements or accounting follow relevant in the UK and thus might not be similar to monetary data of U.S. firms or firms whose monetary statements are ready in accordance with U.S. typically accepted accounting ideas. Not one of the monetary data on this announcement has been audited in accordance with auditing requirements typically accepted in the US or the auditing requirements of the Public Firm Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

It could be troublesome for U.S. Trident Shareholders to implement their rights and any declare arising out of the U.S. federal securities legal guidelines or the legal guidelines of any state or different jurisdiction in the US in reference to the Acquisition, as a result of Trident is positioned in a non-U.S. nation, and a few or all of its officers and administrators could also be residents of a non-U.S. nation. U.S. Trident Shareholders could not be capable of sue a non-U.S. firm or its officers or administrators in a non-U.S. court docket for violations of the U.S. federal securities legal guidelines or the legal guidelines of any state or different jurisdictions in the US. Additional, it might be troublesome to compel a non-U.S. firm and its associates to topic themselves to a U.S. court docket’s jurisdiction or judgment.

U.S. Trident Shareholders additionally must be conscious that the Acquisition could have tax penalties in the US and that such penalties, if any, will not be described herein. The receipt of money by a U.S. holder of Trident Shares as consideration for the switch of its Scheme Shares pursuant to the Scheme could also be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal revenue tax functions and below relevant U.S. state and native, in addition to overseas and different, tax legal guidelines.

U.S. Trident Shareholders (together with U.S. holders) are urged to seek the advice of with authorized, tax and monetary advisers in reference to making a call relating to the Acquisition.

Discover to Trident Shareholders in Australia

To the extent that this announcement is acquired by a Trident Shareholder in Australia, it’s offered in reliance upon ASIC Companies (Unsolicited Affords-International Bids) Instrument 2015/1070.

Ahead wanting statements

This announcement (together with any data included by reference on this announcement), oral statements made relating to the Acquisition, and different data revealed by Deterra, Bidco or Trident comprise statements that are, or could also be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” with respect to Deterra, Bidco, Trident and the Enlarged Deterra Group. These forward-looking statements will be recognized by the truth that they don’t relate solely to historic or present info. Ahead-looking statements typically use phrases similar to “anticipate”, “goal”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “aim”, “consider”, “purpose”, “will”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “ought to” or different phrases of comparable which means or the damaging thereof. Ahead-looking statements embrace statements regarding the next: (i) future capital expenditures, bills, revenues, financial efficiency, synergies, monetary situations, market development, dividend coverage, losses and future prospects; (ii) enterprise and administration methods and the enlargement and development of the operations of the Deterra Group or the Trident Group; and (iii) the results of presidency regulation on the enterprise of the Deterra Group or the Trident Group. There are numerous elements which might trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Amongst such elements are the satisfaction (or, the place permitted, waiver) of the Circumstances in addition to extra elements, similar to home and world enterprise and financial situations; the influence of pandemics, asset costs; market-related dangers similar to fluctuations in rates of interest and change charges, trade tendencies, competitors, adjustments in authorities and regulation, adjustments within the insurance policies and actions of governments and/or regulatory authorities (together with adjustments associated to capital and tax), adjustments in political and financial stability (together with exposures to terrorist actions, the UK’s exit from the European Union, Eurozone instability, the Russia-Ukraine battle), disruption in enterprise operations because of reorganisation actions, rate of interest, inflation, deflation and foreign money fluctuations, the timing influence and different uncertainties of future or deliberate acquisitions or disposals or presents, the shortcoming of the Enlarged Deterra Group to grasp efficiently any anticipated synergy advantages when the Acquisition is applied (together with adjustments to the board and/or worker composition of the Enlarged Deterra Group), the shortcoming of the Deterra Group to combine efficiently the Trident Group’s operations and programmes when the Acquisition is applied, the Enlarged Deterra Group incurring and/or experiencing unanticipated prices and/or delays (together with IT system failures, cyber-crime, fraud and pension scheme liabilities), or difficulties regarding the Acquisition when the Acquisition is applied. Different unknown or unpredictable elements might have an effect on future operations and/or trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these within the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements ought to subsequently be construed within the gentle of such elements.

These forward-looking statements are primarily based on quite a few assumptions relating to the current and future enterprise methods of such individuals and the surroundings by which every will function sooner or later. By their nature, these forward-looking statements contain identified and unknown dangers and uncertainties (and different elements which might be in lots of circumstances past the management of Trident, Deterra and/or Bidco) as a result of they relate to occasions and depend upon circumstances that may happen sooner or later. The elements described within the context of such forward-looking statements on this announcement could trigger the precise outcomes, efficiency or achievements of any such individual, or trade outcomes and developments, to be materially totally different from any outcomes, efficiency or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. No assurance will be provided that such expectations will show to have been right and individuals studying this announcement are subsequently cautioned to not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which communicate solely as on the date of this announcement. Not one of the Deterra Group nor Trident Group, nor any of their respective associates or administrators, officers or advisers, present any illustration, guarantee, assurance or assure that the prevalence of the occasions expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements on this announcement will really happen. All subsequent oral or written forward-looking statements attributable to Deterra, Bidco or Trident or any individuals appearing on their behalf are expressly certified of their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to on this part. Aside from in accordance with their authorized or regulatory obligations (together with below the Code, MAR and the AIM Guidelines), neither of Deterra, Bidco nor Trident is below or undertakes any obligation, and every of the foregoing expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to replace or revise any forward-looking statements, whether or not on account of new data, future occasions or in any other case.

Digital Communication – Data Referring to Trident Shareholders

Addresses, digital addresses and sure different data offered by Trident Shareholders, individuals with data rights and different related individuals for the receipt of communications from Trident could also be offered to Bidco through the Supply Interval as required below Part 4 of Appendix 4 of the Code to adjust to Rule 2.11(c) of the Code.

Publication on Web site

A duplicate of this announcement and the paperwork required to be revealed pursuant to Rule 26.1 and Rule 26.2 of the Code can be made out there (topic to sure restrictions regarding individuals resident in Restricted Jurisdictions), freed from cost, at www.deterraroyalties.com/buyers/proposed-acquisition-of-trident and Trident’s web site at https://tridentroyalties.com/recommended-offer by no later than 12 midday on the Enterprise Day following the date of this announcement.

Neither the contents of those web sites nor the content material of every other web site accessible from hyperlinks on such web sites is included into, or kinds a part of, this announcement.

Arduous Copy Paperwork

In accordance with Rule 30.3 of the Code, Trident Shareholders, individuals with data rights and contributors within the Trident Share Scheme could request a tough copy of this announcement by contacting Trident’s registrar, Neville Registrars, on +44 (0) 121 585 1131 or by sending a request in writing to Neville Registrars at Neville Home, Steelpark Street, Halesowen, B62 8HD. Calls are charged at the usual geographic fee and can range by supplier. Calls from outdoors the UK can be charged on the relevant worldwide fee. The helpline is open between 9.00 a.m. to five.00 p.m. (London time), Monday to Friday excluding for public holidays in England and Wales. Please word that Neville Registrars can not present any monetary, authorized or tax recommendation and calls could also be recorded and monitored for safety and coaching functions. For individuals who obtain a replica of this announcement in digital type or through a web site notification, a tough copy of this announcement is not going to be despatched until so requested. Such individuals could, topic to relevant securities legal guidelines, additionally request that each one future paperwork, bulletins and knowledge be despatched to them in relation to the Acquisition in laborious copy type.

Rounding

Sure figures included on this announcement have been subjected to rounding changes. Accordingly, figures proven for a similar class introduced in numerous tables could range barely and figures proven as totals in sure tables might not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.

Rule 2.9 Disclosure

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the Code, Trident confirms that, as on the Newest Practicable Date, it had in subject 293,079,382 abnormal shares of £0.01 every. The Worldwide Securities Identification Quantity (ISIN) for Trident Shares is GB00BF7J2535.

Disclosure Necessities of the Code

Below Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any one that is curious about 1 per cent. or extra of any class of related securities of an offeree firm or of any securities change offeror (being any offeror aside from an offeror in respect of which it has been introduced that its provide is, or is more likely to be, solely in money) should make an Opening Place Disclosure following the graduation of the Supply Interval and, if later, following the announcement by which any securities change offeror is first recognized.

An Opening Place Disclosure should comprise particulars of the individual’s pursuits and brief positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any related securities of every of (i) the offeree firm and (ii) any securities change offeror(s). An Opening Place Disclosure by an individual to whom Rule 8.3(a) of the Code applies should be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the tenth enterprise day (as outlined within the Code) following the graduation of the provide interval and, if acceptable, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the tenth enterprise day (as outlined within the Code) following the announcement by which any securities change offeror is first recognized. Related individuals who deal within the related securities of the offeree firm or of a securities change offeror previous to the deadline for making an Opening Place Disclosure should as a substitute make a Dealing Disclosure.

Below Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any one that is, or turns into, curious about 1 per cent. or extra of any class of related securities of the offeree firm or of any securities change offeror should make a Dealing Disclosure if the individual offers in any related securities of the offeree firm or of any securities change offeror. A Dealing Disclosure should comprise particulars of the dealing involved and of the individual’s pursuits and brief positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any related securities of every of (i) the offeree firm and (ii) any securities change offeror(s), save to the extent that these particulars have beforehand been disclosed below Rule 8 of the Code. A Dealing Disclosure by an individual to whom Rule 8.3(b) of the Code applies should be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the enterprise day (as outlined within the Code) following the date of the related dealing.

If two or extra individuals act collectively pursuant to an settlement or understanding, whether or not formal or casual, to accumulate or management an curiosity in related securities of an offeree firm or a securities change offeror, they are going to be deemed to be a single individual for the aim of Rule 8.3 of the Code.

Opening Place Disclosures should even be made by the offeree firm and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures should even be made by the offeree firm, by any offeror and by any individuals appearing in live performance with any of them (see Guidelines 8.1, 8.2 and eight.4 of the Code).

Particulars of the offeree and offeror firms in respect of whose related securities Opening Place Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures should be made will be discovered within the Disclosure Desk on the Panel’s web site at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, together with particulars of the variety of related securities in subject, when the Supply Interval commenced and when any offeror was first recognized. You must contact the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 in case you are in any doubt as as to if you’re required to make an Opening Place Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

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SOURCE: Trident Royalties PLC

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