Not for release or distribution in the United States
Monday12 September 2022
EQT Holdings Limited (ASX: EQT) (“Equity Trustees”) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the retail component of its fully underwritten, 1 for 6 pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer (“Retail Entitlement Offer”) of new fully paid ordinary shares (“New Shares”) in Equity Trustees, details of which were announced on Monday, 29 August 2022.
The Retail Entitlement Offer closed at 5.00pm (Melbourne time) on Wednesday, 7 September 2022 and raised $35 million. New Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer will rank equally with all existing fully paid ordinary EQT shares on issue and will be entitled to the EQT final FY22 dividend of 49 cents per share, payable on Monday, 10 October 2022. The total amount raised under the placement and entitlement offer (together, “the Offer”) is $125 million.
The Retail Entitlement Offer saw strong support. A total of 1,331 valid applications for retail entitlements were received for ~0.8 million New Shares equating to $20 million, representing a take-up rate by eligible retail shareholders of 57%. In addition, applications accepted under the retail oversubscription facility totalled $3 million, increasing the total take-up from eligible retail shareholders to $23 million (representing a total take-up rate by eligible retail shareholders of 65%).
The ~0.5 million New Shares that were not taken up under the Retail Entitlement Offer will be allotted to sub-underwriters of the Retail Entitlement Offer.
Approximately 1.5 million New Shares to be issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer are expected to be allotted on Wednesday, 14 September 2022 and will trade on the ASX on a normal settlement basis on Thursday, 15 September 2022. New Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer will rank equally with existing Equity Trustee shares as at their date of issue. Holding statements are expected to be despatched on Friday, 16 September 2022.
(All dollar amounts rounded to nearest million)
Investor Enquires
The Retail Entitlement Offer opened on Monday, 29 August 2022 and closed at 5.00pm (Melbourne time) on Wednesday, 7 September 2022.
Further information regarding the Retail Entitlement Offer is contained in the investor presentation released to the ASX on Monday, 22 August 2022 and the Retail Offer Booklet released to the ASX on Monday, 29 August 2022.
Mick O’Brien, Managing Director, has authorised that this document be given to the ASX.
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Further information
Media
Alicia Kokocinski Scott Hinton
GM - Marketing & Communications Vaughan Partners
03 8623 5396 / 0403 172 024 0419 114 057
akokocinski@eqt.com.au shinton@vaughanpartners.com.au
Investors
Mick O’Brien Philip Gentry
Managing Director Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
+61 3 8623 5201 +61 3 8623 5372
mobrien@eqt.com.au pgentry@eqt.com.au
About Equity Trustees
Equity Trustees (ASX: EQT) was established in 1888 to provide independent and impartial trustee and executor services to help families throughout Australia protect their wealth. This history of service now dates back to 1878 through the acquisition in 2014 of ANZ Trustees - originally Trustees Executors & Agency Company Limited and Australia’s first trustee company. As Australia’s leading specialist trustee company, Equity Trustees offers a diverse range of services to individuals, families and corporate clients including asset management, estate planning, philanthropic services and Responsible Entity (RE) services for external Fund Managers. Equity Trustees is the brand name of EQT Holdings Limited (ABN 22 607 797 615) and its subsidiary companies, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: EQT) with offices across Australia and in London and Dublin.
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