Moscow, Russian Federation September 21, 2007
September 12 Amendment will not affect the redemption rights of RAO UES shareholders, which will be
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September 12 Amendment will not affect the redemption rights of RAO UES shareholders, which will be available to all holders of RAO UES Shares and RAO UES DRs that vote against or do not vote on the Spin-Offs proposals. If the Spin-Offs are implemented, following the Spin-Offs Record Date, the RAO UES Shares and the RAO UES DRs will no longer reflect the value of the equity interests in the Subsidiaries, which will be spun-off from RAO UES on the Reorganization Date. Shares of all of the Gencos (except HydroOGK, TGK-4, Volzhskaya TGK, TGK-11 and Eniseyskaya TGK) are currently listed on one or both of the following Russian stock exchanges: the Russian Trading System Stock Exchange (‘‘RTS’’) and Moscow Inter-Bank Currency Exchange (‘‘MICEX’’). It is currently expected that certain Subsidiaries (except the Far East Energos, the MRSKs, InterRAO and the System Operator) whose shares are not currently listed on a Russian stock exchange will before the Reorganization Date, and MRSK Holding and RAO East Energy Systems will, as soon as practicable after the Reorganization Date, apply for listing on RTS or MICEX. It is also currently expected that, before or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Reorganization Date, each of the Subsidiaries (except the Far East Energos, the MRSKs, InterRAO and the System Operator), MRSK Holding and RAO East Energy Systems that has or obtains a listing on RTS or MICEX, will apply to the Federal Service for Financial Markets of the Russian Federation (the ‘‘FSFM’’) for approval to establish a Regulation S GDR Facility. Subject to compliance with the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, and receipt of approvals required by applicable laws and regulations, it is expected that the GDRs of such Subsidiaries and Shareholder Holdcos will become tradable over-the-counter in Western Europe. Transfers of New GDRs to U.S. persons in the Regulation S GDR Facility of any Subsidiaries or any of the Shareholder Holdco, if any, will be restricted for 40 days following the date of issuance of Regulation S GDRs, if any, in the applicable Subsidiary or Holdco Regulation S GDR Facility. D.F. King has been appointed as proxy solicitation agent for the Spin-Offs. No consideration will be paid by RAO UES shareholders to RAO UES, the Holdcos or the Subsidiaries for the Holdco Shares issued, or the Subsidiary Shares distributed, as a consequence of the Spin-Offs. The Holdco Shares, the Subsidiary Shares, the Holdco GDRs and the Subsidiary GDRs have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the U.S., and may not be offered, sold, delivered or transferred except pursuant to an available exemption from or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Holdco Shares and the Subsidiary Shares are being issued (1) outside the United States in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S and (2) within the United States only to ‘‘qualified institutional buyers’’ (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or ‘‘accredited investors’’ (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(2) thereunder. The Holdco GDRs and the Subsidiary GDRs will be issued outside the United States in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S. Transfers of New GDRs to U.S. persons in the applicable Subsidiary or Holdco Regulation S GDR Facility, if any, will be restricted for 40 days following the date of issuance of Regulation S GDRs in such Regulation S GDR Facility, if any. EACH HOLDER OF RAO UES SHARES OR RAO UES DRS BY VIRTUE OF VOTING ON THE SPIN-OFFS AND ACQUIRING HOLDCO SHARES, HOLDCO GDRs, SUBSIDIARY SHARES OR SUBSIDIARY GDRs, AS APPLICABLE, WILL BE DEEMED TO MAKE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN THE ‘‘NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS’’ SECTION OF THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT. The Holdco Shares, Holdco GDRs, the Subsidiary Shares and the Subsidiary GDRs are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold in the United States except as permitted under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws. Each holder of RAO UES Shares should understand that it will be required to bear the financial risks of its investment for an indefinite period of time. 13 RAO UES is furnishing this Information Statement solely to provide information to shareholders of RAO UES and holders of RAO UES DRs in connection with the proposed Spin-Offs. This Information Statement is not, and should not be construed as, an inducement or encouragement to buy or sell any securities of RAO UES, the Holdcos or the Subsidiaries. Neither the FSFM, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘U.S. SEC’’) nor any other national, state or local securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Holdco Shares, the Subsidiary Shares or the Spin-Offs or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Information Statement or any document referred to herein. Any representation to the contrary may be a criminal offense under U.S. law. 14 NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS The Holdco Shares, the Subsidiary Shares, the Holdco GDRs and the Subsidiary GDRs have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the U.S., and may not be offered, sold, delivered or transferred except pursuant to an available exemption from or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Holdco Shares and the Subsidiary Shares are being issued (1) outside the United States in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S and (2) within the United States only to ‘‘qualified institutional buyers’’ (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or ‘‘accredited investors’’ (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(2) thereunder. The Holdco GDRs and the Subsidiary GDRs are being issued outside the United States in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S. Each holder of RAO UES Shares by virtue of voting on the Spin-Offs and acquiring Holdco Shares or Subsidiary Shares will be deemed to have acknowledged, represented to and agreed with RAO UES that either: (1) it is not a U.S. person and is acquiring the Holdco Shares or Subsidiary Shares, as applicable, for its own account or for the account of a non-U.S. person in an offshore transaction (as defined in Regulation S) pursuant to an exemption from registration provided by Regulation S, and it acknowledges and agrees that such Holdco Shares or Subsidiary Shares, as applicable, may not be resold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act and such laws; or (2) (A) it is a ‘‘qualified institutional buyer’’ (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an ‘‘accredited investor’’ (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) that is not formed for the purpose of the Spin-Offs and is aware (and each beneficial owner of such RAO UES Shares has been advised) that the issuance of the Holdco Shares or Subsidiary Shares, as applicable, to it is being made in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act; (B) it is acquiring the Holdco Shares or Subsidiary Shares, as applicable, for its own account or the account of one or more persons that are qualified institutional buyers or accredited investors, respectively, as to which it exercises sole investment discretion, for investment purposes only and not with a view to any resale, distribution or other disposition in violation of any U.S. federal or state securities laws; (C) it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Holdco Shares and Subsidiary Shares, and it, and each person for which it is acting, is able to bear the economic risks of such investment; (D) it has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the Spin-Offs, and to request additional information, and has chosen to rely solely on the information contained in this Information Statement; (E) it understands that the Holdco Shares and Subsidiary Shares issued to it will be ‘‘restricted securities’’ as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may not be resold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act and such laws; (F) it agrees, for the benefit of RAO UES and the Subsidiaries, that, if in the future it decides to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer such Holdco Shares or Subsidiary Shares or any beneficial interest therein, any such offer, resale, pledge or transfer will be made in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; and (G) it agrees, for the benefit of RAO UES, the Holdcos and the Subsidiaries, that the Holdco Shares and the Subsidiary Shares may not be deposited in any ‘‘unrestricted’’ depositary receipt facility that a Holdco or a Subsidiary may establish. Each holder of RAO UES DRs, by virtue of voting on the Spin-Offs and acquiring Holdco Shares, Holdco GDRs, Subsidiary Shares or Subsidiary GDRs, as the case may be, will be deemed to have acknowledged, represented to and agreed with RAO UES that it is not a U.S. person and was outside the United States at the time of receipt of the Information Statement and when voting on the Spin-Offs, and will be outside the United States when receiving Holdco Shares, Holdco GDRs, Subsidiary Shares or Subsidiary GDRs, as the case may be, is acquiring the Holdco Shares, Holdco GDRs, Subsidiary Shares or Subsidiary GDRs for its own account or for the account of a non-U.S. person in an offshore transaction 15 (as defined in Regulation S) pursuant to an exemption from registration provided by Regulation S, and it acknowledges and agrees that such Holdco GDRs and Subsidiary GDRs may not be resold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act and such laws. Holders of RAO UES DRs who are unable to make the foregoing acknowledgements, representations and agreements will not receive Holdco Shares, Holdco GDRs, Subsidiary Shares or Subsidiary GDRs and, instead, will receive the net cash proceeds on a pro rata basis from the sale by the Relevant Depositary of the Holdco Shares and Subsidiary Shares they would have received had they provided such acknowledgements, representations and agreements. Each holder of RAO UES Shares or RAO UES DRs, by virtue of voting on the Spin-Offs and acquiring Holdco Shares, Holdco GDRs, Subsidiary Shares or Subsidiary GDRs, as the case may be, will be deemed to have acknowledged that RAO UES, the Holdcos and the Subsidiaries reserve the right to make inquiries of any holder of the Holdco Shares, Holdco GDRs, Subsidiary Shares or Subsidiary GDRs at any time as to such persons’ status under the U.S. securities laws and compliance with these transfer restrictions. RAO UES, the Holdcos, the Subsidiaries and their agents shall not be obligated to recognize any resale or other transfer of such Holdco Shares, Holdco GDRs, Subsidiary Shares or Subsidiary GDRs or any beneficial interest therein made other than in compliance with these restrictions. In this Information Statement, references to ‘‘rubles’’ and ‘‘RUB’’ are to the lawful currency for the time being of the Russian Federation and references to ‘‘U.S. dollars’’ and ‘‘USD’’ are to the lawful currency for the time being of the United States. This Information Statement contains conversions of certain amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Except where otherwise stated, the U.S. dollar amounts have been translated from the RUB amounts as specified in ‘‘Exchange Rates’’. The ruble rate for USD 1.00 in the first eight months of 2007 ranged from RUB 25.34 – RUB 26.58, in 2006 it ranged from RUB 26.18 – RUB 28.48, in 2005 it ranged from RUB 27.46 – RUB 28.19, and in 2004 it ranged from RUB 27.75 – RUB 29.45. No representation is made that the RUB or U.S. dollar amounts referred to herein could have been or could be converted into rubles or U.S. dollars, as the case may be, at these rates, or at any particular rate or at all. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION It is currently expected that none of the Holdcos and Subsidiaries will be required to file periodic reports under Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act. PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION This Information Statement includes: • summary of historical information of the RAO UES Group for the year ended as at December 31, 2006; • consolidated balance sheet of the RAO UES Group as at December 31, 2006 disaggregated by certain Subsidiaries (this disaggregation is not part of the RAO UES Group’s IFRS financial statements and is presented here solely for illustrative purposes); • consolidated statement of operations of the RAO UES Group for the year ended December 31, 2006 disaggregated by certain Subsidiaries (this disaggregation is not part of the RAO UES Group’s IFRS financial statements and is presented here solely for illustrative purposes); • a summary of certain differences between U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (‘‘U.S. GAAP’’) and International Financial Reporting Standards (‘‘IFRS’’); and • a summary of certain differences between IFRS and Russian accounting standards (‘‘RAS’’). The consolidated IFRS financial statements of the RAO UES Group for the year ended December 31, 2004, which are available in their entirety on RAO UES’ website (www.rao-ees.ru), have been audited by ZAO KPMG, independent auditors, 11 Gogolevsky Boulevard, Moscow 119019, Russian Federation (‘‘KPMG’’), as stated in their reports appearing therein. The consolidated IFRS financial statements of the RAO UES Group for each of the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006, which are available in their 16 entirety on RAO UES’ website, have been audited by ZAO PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit, independent auditors, Kosmodamianskaya Nab. 52, Bldg. 5, Moscow, 15054, Russian Federation (‘‘ZAO PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit’’), as stated in their reports appearing therein. ZAO PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit and KPMG are members of the Russian Chamber of Auditors (Auditorskaya Palata Rossii) and registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Certain data presented in this Information Statement have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown for the same category presented in different tables may vary slightly and figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures which precede them. STATEMENT ON ADJUSTMENT The audited RAO UES Group’s IFRS consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004, which are available in their entirety on RAO UES’ website, have not been restated for the effect of adjustments made in the RAO UES Group’s audited IFRS consolidated financial statements for periods subsequent to December 31, 2004. In reporting periods up to and including the year ended December 31, 2004, the effect of a decline in the value of available for sale investments, in a total amount of RUB 4,988 million, was recognized directly within a fair value reserve in equity. In the RAO UES Group’s view, this decline should have been treated as an impairment and recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. This was retrospectively adjusted in the RAO UES Group’s audited IFRS consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005. As a result of the adjustment, the fair value reserve for available for sale investments increased and the retained earnings decreased by RUB 4,988 million. The effect of the adjustment, if it had been reflected in the RAO UES Group’s audited IFRS consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004, would have resulted in a reduction of the reported income for the comparative period, the year ended December 31, 2003, by RUB 4,988 million from RUB 24,282 million to RUB 19,294 million. The adjustment has no effect on the reported income for any period subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2003. During 2006, the RAO UES Group considered that advances to construction companies and supplies of property, plant and equipment should be disclosed as part of property, plant and equipment. The balance sheet as at December 31, 2005 and 2004 were adjusted to reflect the change in treatment. Consequently, RUB 13,195 million of advances to constructors were reclassified from other Non-current assets to Property, plant and equipment with a simultaneous reclassification of the RUB 2,375 million of related VAT from other Non-current assets to VAT recoverable in the balance sheet as at December 31, 2005. Similar adjustments of RUB 14,422 million and RUB 2,884 were made to the balance sheet as at December 31, 2004. The reclassification had no effect on the income reported for any period or on the net assets of the RAO UES Group. During 2005, the RAO UES Group also reassessed the amount of value added tax recoverable which was expected to be reclaimed more than 12 months after the balance sheet date and reclassified RUB 6,878 million from Other current assets to Other non-current assets in the balance sheet as at December 31, 2004. The reclassification had no effect on the income reported for any period or on the net assets of the RAO UES Group at any balance sheet date. The figures presented in ‘‘Selected Historical Financial Information of the RAO UES Group’’ have been adjusted to reflect the effect of the adjustments discussed above on the financial information presented as at December 31, 2004. LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES Judgments rendered by a court in any jurisdiction outside the Russian Federation will generally be recognized by courts in the Russian Federation only if an international treaty providing for recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil cases exists between the Russian Federation and the country where the judgment is rendered and/or a federal law is adopted in Russia providing for the recognition and 17 enforcement of foreign court judgments. The Russian Federation, the United States and the United Kingdom are parties to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958; however, there is no treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation or the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation providing for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments in civil and commercial matters, and no relevant federal law on enforcement of foreign court judgments has been adopted in the Russian Federation. All or substantially all of the directors and executive officers of RAO UES and the Subsidiaries, respectively, named in this Information Statement reside outside the United States and the United Kingdom. All or a substantial portion of their assets, and the assets of RAO UES and the Subsidiaries, are located outside the United States and the United Kingdom, principally in the Russian Federation. It is expected that, following the Spin-Offs, all or substantially all of the directors and executive officers of the Subsidiaries, the Large Holdcos, MRSK Holding and RAO East Energy Systems will continue to reside outside the United States and the United Kingdom and that all or a substantial portion of their assets will continue to be located outside the United States and the United Kingdom, principally in the Russian Federation. As a result, it may not be possible for holders of RAO UES Shares, RAO UES DRs, Holdco Shares, Subsidiary Shares or, if the Regulation S GDR Facilities are established for the Holdco Shares or Subsidiary Shares, the holders of Holdco GDRs and Subsidiary GDRs to: • effect service of process within the United States or the United Kingdom upon any of the directors and executive officers of RAO UES, the Holdcos or the Subsidiaries, as the case may be; or • enforce, in the Russian Federation, court judgments obtained in courts of the United States or the United Kingdom, as the case may be, against any of RAO UES, the Holdcos or the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or any of their respective directors and executive officers in any action, including actions under the civil liability provisions of federal securities laws of the United States. In addition, it may be difficult for the holders of RAO UES Shares or RAO UES DRs to enforce, in original actions brought in courts in jurisdictions located in the United States or the United Kingdom, liabilities predicated upon U.S. or U.K. securities laws. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Information Statement contains ‘‘forward-looking statements’’ which relate to, without limitation, the RAO UES Group’s, the Holdcos’ and the Subsidiaries’ plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future operations and performance, and anticipated developments in the power utility industry and the Russian and global economies. In addition, the RAO UES Group, the Holdcos and/or the Subsidiaries may make forward-looking statements in future filings with the U.S. SEC or Russian or other securities authorities or in written materials, press releases and oral statements issued by or on behalf of them. These forward-looking statements are characterized by words such as ‘‘anticipates’’, ‘‘estimates’’, ‘‘expects’’, ‘‘believes’’, ‘‘intends’’, ‘‘plans’’, ‘‘may’’, ‘‘will’’, ‘‘should’’ and similar expressions, but these expressions are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause circumstances or the actual results, performance or achievements of the RAO UES Group, the Holdcos or the Subsidiaries to be materially different from any future circumstances, results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such forward-looking statements are inherently based on numerous assumptions regarding, among other things: • changes in political, social, legal or economic conditions in Russia; • changes to the planned reforms of the Russian power sector; • the effects of government regulations and regulatory actions, including tariff regulations; • international and domestic energy prices; • weather conditions, seasonality and temperature extremes; • the effects of fiscal developments and legal proceedings; • the state of the power generation equipment (including, but not limited to, power generators, the power supply grid and related systems); 18 • any expansion, divestiture or acquisition and investment plans of the Subsidiaries and their ability to implement those plans, including their ability to benefit from related cost savings and synergies; • the Subsidiaries’ ability to meet their obligations and develop and maintain additional sources of financing; • the Subsidiaries’ ability to remain competitive in the industries in which they operate; • inflation, interest rate or exchange rate fluctuations; • transportation costs; • the Subsidiaries’ ability to obtain or extend the terms of the licenses necessary for their businesses; and • the effects of Russian and international political events. This list of important factors is not exhaustive. Neither the RAO UES Group nor the Subsidiaries make any representation, warranty or prediction that the results anticipated by such forward-looking statements will be achieved, and such forward-looking statements represent, in each case, only one of many possible scenarios and should not be viewed as the most likely or standard scenario. Accordingly, shareholders of RAO UES and holders of RAO UES DRs should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this Information Statement. The RAO UES Group and the Subsidiaries expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate after the date of this Information Statement any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any change in its expectation with regard thereto, any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such forward-looking statement is based or otherwise. No person is authorized to contact holders of depositary receipts to discuss the Spin-Offs or to give any information or to make any representation not contained or incorporated herein by reference, and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the RAO UES Group or the Subsidiaries. 19 |
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