Offer to Purchase for Cash
by
Good Falkirk (MI) Limited,
an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Taylor Maritime Investments Limited,
of
all of the issued ordinary shares, other than shares held by
Good Falkirk (MI) Limited and shares held in treasury,
in the capital of
GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LTD.
at
$21.00 Per share
to be paid in conjunction with a Special Dividend from such Company of $5.00 per share
representing an aggregate Transaction Value to Company shareholders of $26.00 per share
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK TIME ON NOVEMBER 28, 2022, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
To Brokers, Dealers, Trust Companies, Depository Trust Company Participants, Central Securities Depository Participants, Banks or Other Nominees:
Good Falkirk (MI) Limited (“Offeror”), a Republic of Marshall Islands company and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Maritime Investments Limited, a Guernsey company limited by shares with a listing on the premium segment of the Official List of the London Stock Exchange (“TMI”), is offering to purchase all of the issued ordinary shares (the “Shares”), other than Shares held by Offeror and Shares held in treasury, in the capital of Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd., a Singapore public company (the “Company”), at a price of $21.00 per Share (the “Offer Price”), payable to the holder thereof in cash, without interest thereon, to be paid in conjunction with a special dividend from the Company of $5.00 per Share (the “Special Dividend”), representing an aggregate transaction value to Company shareholders of $26.00 per Share (the “Transaction Value”), less any required withholding tax, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal, as they may be amended from time to time (the “Offer”).
Please furnish copies of the enclosed materials to those of your clients for whom you hold Shares that are registered in your name or in the name of your nominee. Enclosed herewith are copies of the following documents:
1. | The Offer to Purchase, dated October 28, 2022; |
2. | The Letter of Transmittal, including IRS Form W-9 relating to backup federal income tax withholding, for your use and for the information of your clients; |
3. | A form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose accounts you hold Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, with space provided for obtaining such clients’ instructions with regard to the Offer; and |
4. | Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on IRS Form W-9 providing information relating to U.S. backup federal income tax withholding. |
We urge you to contact your clients as promptly as possible. Please note that the Offer is scheduled to expire on November 28, 2022 at 11:59 p.m., New York time, unless the Offer is extended. If, as of the expiration time, all Offer conditions have been satisfied, Offeror shall irrevocably accept for payment all Shares that have been validly tendered and not withdrawn. Immediately following such acceptance time, Offeror will provide for a subsequent offering period during which Company shareholders who have not previously validly tendered their Shares may do so. The subsequent offering period will last at least fifteen (15) Business Days (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). No withdrawal rights shall apply during the subsequent offering period.
Shareholders may withdraw tendered Shares at any time prior to the expiration time of the initial offer period at 11:59 p.m. New York time on November 28, 2022. Offeror may extend the expiration time of the Offer, and, if Offeror does so, Company shareholders will be able to continue to tender their Shares and to withdraw such tendered Shares during such extension. However, prior to the new expiration time, the new initial offer period to such date, and shareholders’ withdrawal rights, will terminate immediately when all conditions to the Offer are satisfied, as further described in ““THE OFFER – Section 4. Withdrawal Rights” and “RULINGS AND RELIEF GRANTED BY