Cancellation of Trident Shares to Buying and selling on AIM

of

TRIDENT ROYALTIES PLC

by

DETERRA GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTY LTD

(a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Deterra Royalties Restricted)

to be effected by way of a scheme of association
below Half 26 of the Corporations Act 2006

SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT turns into efficient

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM / ACCESSWIRE / September 2, 2024 / On 13 June 2024, the boards of Deterra World Holdings Pty Ltd (“Bidco“) and Trident Royalties PLC (“Trident“) introduced that they’d agreed the phrases of a advisable money acquisition of Trident by Bidco pursuant to which Bidco will purchase the whole issued and to be issued share capital of Trident (the “Acquisition“) to be effected by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of association below Half 26 of the Corporations Act 2006 (the “Scheme“). The round in relation to the Scheme was printed on 4 July 2024 (the “Scheme Doc“).

On 29 August 2024, the boards of Bidco and Trident introduced that the Excessive Courtroom of Justice in England and Wales had sanctioned the Scheme on the Scheme sanction Courtroom listening to held on 29 August 2024.

The boards of Bidco and Trident are happy to announce that the Scheme has at present change into Efficient in accordance with its phrases, following supply of the Courtroom Order to the Registrar of Corporations, and Trident is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bidco.

Settlement

Underneath the phrases of the Scheme, Scheme Shareholders on the register of members of Trident on the Scheme Document Time, being 6.00 p.m. on 30 August 2024, are entitled to obtain the Money Consideration. Cheques can be dispatched to Scheme Shareholders holding Scheme Shares in certificated type and the CREST accounts of Scheme Shareholders holding Scheme Shares in uncertificated type can be credited inside 14 days of at present’s date.

Suspension and cancellation of buying and selling

Buying and selling in Trident Shares on AIM was suspended with impact from 7.30 a.m. at present, 2 September 2024. Following the appliance for cancellation by Trident to the London Inventory Alternate, the cancellation of admission to buying and selling of Trident Shares on AIM is anticipated to be efficient as of seven.00 a.m. on 3 September 2024.

Trident board resignations and appointment

Because the Scheme has now change into Efficient, Trident duly declares that, as of at present’s date, Peter Bacchus, David Studying, Leslie Stephenson and Helen Pein have tendered their resignations and have stepped down from the Trident board.

Trident additionally duly declares that, as of at present’s date, Julian Andrews has been appointed to the Trident board.

Different

Until 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 acknowledged.

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Necessary Notices Regarding 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 some other individual as its shopper 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 companies to wholesale shoppers in Australia solely, below Australian Monetary Providers License no. 247113.Neither Gresham nor any of its subsidiaries, associates or branches owes or accepts any obligation, legal responsibility or accountability in anyway (whether or not direct, oblique, consequential, whether or not in contract, in tort, below statute or in any other case) to any one who will not be a shopper 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 supplied 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 accountability in anyway (whether or not direct or oblique, whether or not in contract, in tort, below statute or in any other case) to any one who will not be a shopper 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 supplied 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 accountability in anyway (whether or not direct or oblique, whether or not in contract, in tort, below statute or in any other case) to any one who will not be a shopper of Grant Thornton in reference to this announcement, any matter or assertion set out or referred to herein or in any other case.

Additional Info

This announcement is for info 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 way of a Takeover Provide, the Provide Doc), which, along with the Types of Proxy, will comprise the total phrases and circumstances of the Acquisition, together with particulars of the right way to vote in respect of the Scheme. Any voting determination or response in relation to the Acquisition needs to be made solely on the idea of the data contained within the Scheme Doc (or, within the occasion that the Acquisition is to be applied by way of a Takeover Provide, the Provide Doc). Trident Shareholders are suggested to learn the formal documentation in relation to the Acquisition rigorously as soon as it has been printed. Every Trident Shareholder is urged to seek the advice of their impartial skilled adviser concerning 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 in regards to the contents of this announcement or the motion you must take, you’re advisable to hunt your personal impartial monetary recommendation instantly out of your stockbroker, financial institution supervisor, solicitor, accountant or from an impartial 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 due to this fact any individuals who usually are not 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 usually are not 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 Courtroom Assembly or the Basic Assembly, or to execute and ship Types of Proxy appointing one other to vote on the Courtroom Assembly or the Basic Assembly on their behalf, could also be affected by the legal guidelines of the related jurisdictions during which they’re situated or to which they’re topic. Any failure to adjust to relevant authorized or regulatory necessities of any jurisdiction might represent a violation of securities legal guidelines or laws in that jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by relevant regulation or laws, the businesses and individuals concerned within the Acquisition disclaim any accountability 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 data disclosed is probably not the identical as that which might have been disclosed if this announcement had been ready in accordance with the legal guidelines of jurisdictions exterior England.

Until in any other case decided by Bidco or required by the Code, and permitted by relevant regulation and regulation, the Acquisition won’t be made, straight or not directly, in or into or by use of the mails or some 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 some other jurisdiction the place to take action would violate the legal guidelines in that jurisdiction, and the Acquisition won’t be able to acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility or from inside a Restricted Jurisdiction or some 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 referring to the Acquisition usually are not being, and should not be, straight 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 might 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 Corporations Act. This announcement, the Scheme Doc and sure different paperwork referring to the Acquisition have been or can be ready in accordance with English regulation, the Code and UK disclosure necessities, format and elegance, all of which differ from these in the USA. 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 Provide and determines to increase the Takeover Provide into the USA, the Takeover Provide can be made in compliance with relevant U.S. legal guidelines and laws 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 Provide could be made in the USA by Bidco and nobody else.

The monetary info that’s included on this announcement or the Scheme Doc, or which may be included in some other paperwork referring to the Acquisition, has been or can be ready in accordance with Worldwide Monetary Reporting Requirements or different reporting requirements or accounting apply relevant in the UK and thus is probably not similar to monetary info of U.S. corporations or corporations whose monetary statements are ready in accordance with U.S. usually accepted accounting ideas. Not one of the monetary info on this announcement has been audited in accordance with auditing requirements usually accepted in the USA or the auditing requirements of the Public Firm Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

It might be tough 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 USA in reference to the Acquisition, as a result of Trident is situated 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 might not be capable to 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 USA. Additional, it could be tough 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 needs to be conscious that the Acquisition might have tax penalties in the USA and that such penalties, if any, usually are not 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 concerning 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 Firms (Unsolicited Presents-Overseas Bids) Instrument 2015/1070.

Ahead trying statements

This announcement (together with any info integrated by reference on this announcement), oral statements made concerning the Acquisition, and different info printed 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 details. Ahead-looking statements usually use phrases reminiscent of “anticipate”, “goal”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “purpose”, “consider”, “purpose”, “will”, “might”, “would”, “may” or “ought to” or different phrases of comparable that means or the unfavourable thereof. Ahead-looking statements embody statements referring to the next: (i) future capital expenditures, bills, revenues, financial efficiency, synergies, monetary circumstances, market development, dividend coverage, losses and future prospects; (ii) enterprise and administration methods and the growth and development of the operations of the Deterra Group or the Trident Group; and (iii) the consequences of presidency regulation on the enterprise of the Deterra Group or the Trident Group. There are a lot of components which may trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Amongst such components are the satisfaction (or, the place permitted, waiver) of the Situations in addition to extra components, reminiscent of home and international enterprise and financial circumstances; the influence of pandemics, asset costs; market-related dangers reminiscent of fluctuations in rates of interest and change charges, trade developments, 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 attributable to reorganisation actions, rate of interest, inflation, deflation and forex fluctuations, the timing influence and different uncertainties of future or deliberate acquisitions or disposals or provides, the lack of the Enlarged Deterra Group to understand 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 lack 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 referring to the Acquisition when the Acquisition is applied. Different unknown or unpredictable components may 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 due to this fact be construed within the gentle of such components.

These forward-looking statements are primarily based on quite a few assumptions concerning the current and future enterprise methods of such individuals and the surroundings during which every will function sooner or later. By their nature, these forward-looking statements contain identified and unknown dangers and uncertainties (and different components which can be in lots of instances 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 components described within the context of such forward-looking statements on this announcement might trigger the precise outcomes, efficiency or achievements of any such individual, or trade outcomes and developments, to be materially completely different from any outcomes, efficiency or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. No assurance will be on condition that such expectations will show to have been right and individuals studying this announcement are due to this fact cautioned to not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which converse 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 incidence 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 info, future occasions or in any other case.

Digital Communication – Info Regarding Trident Shareholders

Addresses, digital addresses and sure different info offered by Trident Shareholders, individuals with info rights and different related individuals for the receipt of communications from Trident could also be offered to Bidco throughout the Provide 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 replica of this announcement and the paperwork required to be printed pursuant to Rule 26.1 and Rule 26.2 of the Code can be made out there (topic to sure restrictions referring to individuals resident in Restricted Jurisdictions), freed from cost, at www.deterraroyalties.com/traders/proposed-acquisition-of-tridentand Trident’s web site athttps://tridentroyalties.com/recommended-offerby 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 some other web site accessible from hyperlinks on such web sites is integrated into, or types a part of, this announcement.

Onerous Copy Paperwork

In accordance with Rule 30.3 of the Code, Trident Shareholders, individuals with info rights and individuals within the Trident Share Scheme might 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 Highway, Halesowen, B62 8HD. Calls are charged at the usual geographic fee and can range by supplier. Calls from exterior 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 notice 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 by way of an internet site notification, a tough copy of this announcement won’t be despatched until so requested. Such individuals might, topic to relevant securities legal guidelines, additionally request that every one future paperwork, bulletins and knowledge be despatched to them in relation to the Acquisition in exhausting copy type.

Rounding

Sure figures included on this announcement have been subjected to rounding changes. Accordingly, figures proven for a similar class offered in several tables might range barely and figures proven as totals in sure tables is probably not 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 challenge 293,079,382 peculiar shares of £0.01 every. The Worldwide Securities Identification Quantity (ISIN) for Trident Shares is GB00BF7J2535.

Disclosure Necessities of the Code

Underneath Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any one who is serious 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 Provide Interval and, if later, following the announcement during 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 during 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.

Underneath Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any one who is, or turns into, serious 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 corporations 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 challenge, when the Provide Interval commenced and when any offeror was first recognized. It’s best to contact the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you’re in any doubt as as to whether 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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