Filed by AMEC plc
This communication is filed pursuant to Rule 425 under the United States Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Foster Wheeler AG
Registration Number: 333-199116
Date: November 10, 2014
The following is a press release issued by AMEC announcing the publication of the supplementary prospectus and was posted to the Investor section of AMEC’s website, www.amec.com, on November 10, 2014:
Publication of Supplementary Prospectus
The following supplementary prospectus to the combined circular and prospectus dated 6 October 2014 has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:
Supplementary prospectus dated 7 November 2014 to the combined class 1 circular and prospectus dated 6 October 2014 (the “Supplementary Prospectus”) prepared in connection with the acquisition of all of the issued and to be issued shares of Foster Wheeler AG by AMEC plc, which is being published as a result of Foster Wheeler AG publishing its unaudited interim financial information for the nine month period ended 30 September 2014 on 3 November 2014.
In compliance with Prospectus Rule 3.2.1R, the Supplementary Prospectus will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Enquiries to:
AMEC plc: | + 44 (0)20 7429 7500 |
Julian Walker, Director of Communications |
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Rupert Green, Investor Relations |
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AMEC (LSE: AMEC) is a focused supplier of consultancy, engineering and project management services to its customers in the world’s oil and gas, mining, clean energy, environment and infrastructure markets. With annual revenues of some £4 billion, AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets and employs around 27,000 people in about 40 countries worldwide. See amec.com.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
An offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding registered shares of Foster Wheeler AG (the “Offer”) is being made by AMEC plc (the “Offeror”) through AMEC International Investments BV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Offeror.
This material is for informational purposes only and does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe to any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
This material is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. No offering of securities shall be made in the United States except pursuant to registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, or an exemption therefrom.
In connection with the Offer, the Offeror has filed a registration statement on Form F-4, which includes a prospectus, and a Tender Offer statement on Schedule TO (the “Schedule TO”). The Offer is being made exclusively by means of, and subject to, the terms and conditions set out in, an offer document containing and setting out the terms and conditions of the Offer (the “Offer Document”) and a letter of transmittal and form of acceptance (the “Acceptance Forms”) which have been delivered to Foster Wheeler AG, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and mailed to Foster Wheeler AG shareholders.
The release, publication or distribution of this material in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this material is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.
SHAREHOLDERS OF FOSTER WHEELER AG ARE URGED TO READ ALL DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE OFFER WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE (INCLUDING THE EXHIBITS THERETO) AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFER.
The Offer Document, the Schedule TO and other related documents filed by the Offeror and Foster Wheeler AG are available electronically without charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Materials filed with the SEC may also be obtained without charge at the Offeror’s website, www.amec.com, or at Foster Wheeler’s website, www.fwc.com, respectively.
While the Offer is being made to all holders of Foster Wheeler AG common shares, this material does not constitute an offer or a solicitation in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The Offer is not being made in, nor will deposits be accepted in, any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. However, the Offeror may, in its sole discretion, take such action as it may deem necessary to extend the Offer in any such jurisdiction.
