PRESS RELEASE
Luxembourg, 13th September 2018
VELCAN: SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAMME
In compliance with articles 241-1 and 242-2 of the Autorité des Marches Financiers regulations, this document describes the share buyback programme authorized by the Shareholder's general meeting dated 28th June 2017, of which the implementation has been decided by the Board of Directors.
The Company's authorization to buy back its own shares was given by the Shareholders' General Meeting of June 28th, 2017 (8th resolution). It is implemented for this plan by decision of the Board of Directors dated 12th September 2018
As of date, the Company holds 374 069 own shares, representing 5.95% of the share capital, of which the break-up by objective is the following:
Share cancellation | 197 019 |
Delivery of shares towards the exercise of securities giving access to the capital | 27 050 |
Coverage of option plans or free shares grant plans to employees and management | 150 000 |
Liquidity contract | - |
Delivery of shares as part of external growth deals | - |
The purpose of the buyback programme is to buy back shares of the Company from minority shareholders wishing to sell them at current market conditions, but not finding sufficient liquidity, in view of their cancellation, towards active management of the shareholders' funds.
In compliance with the limits voted by the 8th resolution of the Shareholder's General Meeting of June 28th, 2017, the buyback program will be implemented under the following conditions:
18 months from September 13th, 2018, in accordance with the authorization given at the Shareholder's General Meeting of June 28th, 2017, i.e. no later than March 11th, 2020 included.
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About Velcan:
Velcan Holdings is a Luxemburg headquartered investment holding company founded in 2005, operating as an independent power producer in emerging countries and managing a global portfolio of financial assets.
The company owns and operates one 15MW hydro power plant in Brazil that it developed and built in 2009. Its major power project under development is a cascade of hydropower concessions located in India and totalling 571 MW. The Group also has a smaller project of 18MW in Indonesia.
Hydropower concessions provide long periods of cash generation but their development outcome is uncertain and many years are needed to bring these projects to maturity in emerging countries: it involves field studies in remote places, obtaining the necessary authorizations and permits, and land acquisition in political and regulatory environments that can be unstable or heavily hampering. Meanwhile Velcan Holdings actively manages its treasury, investing in listed financial instruments and private equity deals.
Velcan Holdings' headquarters are in Luxemburg, with administrative and financial offices in Singapore and Mauritius. The team dedicated to the development of the Indian hydropower cascade is based in New Delhi and at the project site (Arunachal Pradesh).
The company was launched more than 10 years ago by its reference shareholder Luxembourg Hydro Power SA, owned by Velcan Holdings' management team.
Velcan Holdings is listed on the Paris Euronext Growth Stock Market (Euronext Growth/Ticker ALVEL/ISIN FR0010245803).
Velcan Holdings never performed any Public Offer as understood under Directive 2003/71/CE of the European Parliament and Council.
This press release contains prospective information about the potential of the projects in progress and/or of the projects of which the development has begun. This information constitutes objectives attached to projects and shall not be construed as direct or indirect net income forecast of the concerned year. Reader's attention is also drawn on the fact that the performance of these objectives depends on future circumstances and that it could be affected and/or delayed by risks, known or unknown, uncertainties, and various factors of any nature, notably related to economic, commercial or regulatory conjuncture, which occurrence could be likely to have a negative impact on future activity and performances of the Group.
This announcement does not constitute a public offering ("offre au public") nor an invitation to the public or to any qualified investor in connection with any offering. This announcement is not an offer of securities in the United States of America or in any other jurisdiction/country.