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Workshop on Mergers Acquisitions February 17, 2005

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    1. 1 Workshop on Mergers & Acquisitions February 17, 2005 presented by Mohit Saraf Partner Luthra and Luthra Law Offices

    2. 2 Why M&A? Underlying Principle for M&A Transactions 2 + 2 ? 4 Additional Value of “Synergy”

    3. 3 Why M&A? Market Intensification: Horizontal Integration – Buying a competitor Acquisition of equity stake in IBP by IOC AT&T merger into SBC enables the latter to access the corporate customer base and exploit the predictable cash flows typical of this telephony section Market Extensions – New markets for Present products Maersk – Pipavav : strategic objective of investing in a container terminal in the west coast Bharat Forge’s acquisition of CDP (Germany) S&P’s proposed acquisition of CRISIL

    4. 4 Why M&A? Vertical Integration : Internalization of crucial forward or backward activities Vertical Forward Integration – Buying a customer Indian Rayon’s acquisition of Madura Garments along with brand rights Vertical Backward Integration – Buying a supplier IBM’s acquisition of Daksh

    5. 5 Why M&A? Diversification: Overcome Barriers to Entry Product Extension: New product in Present territory P&G acquires Gillette to expand its product offering in the household sector and smooth out fluctuations in earning Free-form Diversification: New product & New territories Flight Centre’s proposed acquisition of Friends Globe Indian Rayon’s acquisition of PSI Data Systems

    6. 6 Why M&A? Advantages: Greater Economic Clout: Proposed merger of Petroleum PSUs P&G merger with Gillette expected to correct balance of power between suppliers and retailers. Economies of scale and Sharing Overheads: Size really does matter IOC & IBP Synthesized capabilities Proposed merger of nationalized banks

    7. 7 M&A Different Perspectives Acquirer Majority/ Strategic Partner Minority/ Private Equity Investor Target Company

    8. 8 M&A TRANSACTION ISSUES: TARGET Due Diligence – Full Disclosures Linked with Reps & Warranties Reps should be negative DD in case of Listed Company Post Closing Adjustment Condition Precedents – Definitive Include as Exhibits Survival of Reps for limited period

    9. 9 M&A TRANSACTION ISSUES: ACQUIRER Due Diligence – Risk Matrix and Value Depletor Material Contracts Any subsisting contracts granting similar or superior rights to other investors Termination rights of major customers Approval rights of financiers Title to Properties & Assets: esp. where main business is situated Statutory Dues Litigation : Contingent Liabilities IPR protection Tax Compliance (Settlement Commission)

    10. 10 M&A TRANSACTION ISSUES: ACQUIRER Mode of Acquisition Pure Equity (Existing or New); Equity & Preference; Special Class (Differential voting rights, dividends or otherwise) Leveraged Acquisitions Corporate Governance Related Party Transactions (past & going forward) Board Representation Quorum (Inclusive) Fiduciary Responsibility of Board v. Shareholders

    11. 11 M&A TRANSACTION ISSUES: ACQUIRER Deadlock Resolution Majority/ Strategic Partner Lenders Return on Investment Cap on dividends to preference shares Liquidation Preference Lock - in of Promoters Enforceability of transferability restrictions

    12. 12 M&A TRANSACTION ISSUES: ACQUIRER Non - Compete/ Non - Solicitation Payment for Goodwill to exiting partner Exclusivity Enforceability against Company Company as party to SHA Exit Options Listing (Private Equity) Call/ Put Option

    13. 13 M&A TRANSACTION ISSUES: GENERAL Effectiveness of SHA and SPA Indemnity Aggregate Liability Cap De Minimis Threshold Participative Rights v. Protective Rights Strategic Partner : Participative Rights Control on Board Sharing Control Private Equity : Protective Rights

    14. 14 M&A TRANSACTION ISSUES: GENERAL Special Rights Tag – Along Rights: minority partner/ private equity Drag - Along Rights: majority partner Right to share the upside on revised valuation of Target eg: on Merger; Listing at higher valuation Right of First Refusal Earn-out Structure Favorable Business Projections

    15. 15 M&A TRANSACTION ISSUES: GENERAL FCPA Arbitration v. Litigation: Effective Remedy Proper Law of Arbitration ICC v. UNICITRAL Group Companies Doctrine Place of Arbitration Cost Effective

    16. 16 M&A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

    17. 17 M&A OVERVIEW Mergers Spin Offs Acquisitions

    18. 18 ACQUISITIONS Acquisition Shares Control Acquisition of Assets Slump Sale

    19. 19 Acquisitions ISSUES: COMPANIES ACT Sections 108A to G: Central Government approval if in excess of threshold prescribed ambiguity as to ‘classification of goods’ Section 372A: Compliance by transferee company in acquisition of shares Section 77A: Buy Back may be used as a defense to a hostile takeover Used in U.S.: PeopleSoft’s attempt to thwart Oracle

    20. 20 Acquisitions ISSUES: FEMA Acquirer - Non-Resident: No approval required for purchase of shares (including existing shares) From R From NR Valuation prescribed in case of R-NR not less than Ruling Market Price - Listed Target Company Fair valuation by a CA as per CCI guidelines - Unlisted Target Company Press Note 18 replaced by Press Note 1 of 2005 Investment has to comply with FDI policy

    21. 21 Acquisitions ISSUES: FEMA Target Company is a Non-Resident Direct investment in JV/ WOS outside India (other than financial services) requires no approval subject to conditions including inter alia Financial commitment < or = 100% networth Investment by way of remittance only if valuation If > 5 million USD: by Merchant Banker/ Investment Banker registered with SEBI/ appropriate authorities Other cases: by CA/ CPA Investment by share swap: valuation by Merchant Banker/ Investment Banker registered with SEBI/ appropriate authorities

    22. 22 Acquisitions ISSUES: TAKEOVER CODE Definition of “Control” - Inclusive Ambiguous: TATA Sellout in ACC. Negative control? S. 25(2) prohibits public offers after 21 days of the public announcement of first public offer In case of indirect acquisition, foreign acquirer has three months from completion of transaction to make open offer. Therefore, foreign transactions can be concluded prior to open offer in India.

    23. 23 Acquisitions RECENT CHANGES : TAKEOVER CODE New thresholds of 54% and 74% in Regulation 7 55% shares cannot be allotted by preferential allotment or market purchase – consolidation by public offer only Acquisition by public offer under 11(2) can be for only so many shares as will keep float above listing requirements. Where any acquisition reduces public float below Listing Agreement requirements, acquisition to comply with delisting guidelines Where Code is triggered by a global deal, if the public offer will lower float to below the listing requirement, then acquirer has 12 months to raise float either by fresh issue or by disinvestment.

    24. 24 Acquisitions ISSUES: MISC Stamp Duty No stamp duty if transferred shares are dematerialized Industrial Disputes Act (s. 25FF) Workmen employed by transferor company entitled to retrenchment benefits unless retained in employment on same terms.

    25. 25 Mergers Mergers Spin-offs Demergers

    26. 26 Mergers STRUCTURE 1 A = Amalgamating Company: Ceases to Exist B = Amalgamated Company B receives all of A’s assets and liabilities Shareholders of A receive shares in B and maybe other benefits like debentures, cash Transfer assets and liabilities

    27. 27 Mergers STRUCTURE 2 A, B and C = Amalgamating Companies: Cease to exist D = Amalgamated Company: may or may not have existed before Merger All assets and liabilities of A, B and C transferred to D Shareholders in A,B and C get shares in D.

    28. 28 Spin-Offs STRUCTURE

    29. 29 Demergers STRUCTURE Demergers are one type of spin-offs: under s. 391 A = Demerging Company B = Resulting Company: may or may not have existed earlier A transfers undertaking to B B issues shares to shareholders of A

    30. 30 Merger & Demerger PROCESS Phase- I Draft Scheme Notice to members of Board of both companies Determine swap ratio based on valuation report Board approval of both companies Prior NoCs from secured creditors and shareholders for exemption from meeting: Reduce Time and Costs In ICICI Ltd. merger with ICICI Bank, meeting of preference shareholders of ICICI Ltd. was dispensed with since sole preference shareholder furnished an NOC Phase- II Draft Application under s. 391(1) Application to HCs in respective jurisdictions of both companies for sanction / direction to conduct meetings Moving registered office to one jurisdiction: Reduce Time and Costs

    31. 31 Merger & Demerger PROCESS Phase- III Notice of EGM to members with statement of terms of merger, interests of directors and proxy forms: 21 days Advertisement Notice in 2 newspapers: 21 days Affidavit certifying compliance with HC’s directions in respect of notice/ advertisement Meetings of creditors and/ or shareholders: agreed to by majority in number representing ľ of value present and voting Chairman of meetings to file report within 7 days of meeting Resolutions and Explanatory Statements to be filed with RoC

    32. 32 Merger & Demerger PROCESS Phase- IV (Approval of the Scheme) HC to be moved within 7 days of Chairman’s Report for second motion petition 10 days notice of hearing of petition in same newspapers Notice to Central Govt. (Regional Director), and OL (if applicable): Submit reports Objections raised in 391 proceedings HC Sanction Certified copy of HC Order to be filed with RoC within 30 days of order.

    33. 33 Merger & Demerger ISSUES: COMPANIES ACT s 391 - 394: “Complete Code”, “Single Window Clearance” Reduction of capital- Position unclear, Predominance of judicial view: substantial compliance with s. 100- 102 required. Transnational Mergers: 391 - 394 mechanism operates only where amalgamated company is Indian. E.g. of transnational merger concluded under 391 route - Bank of Muscat merging into Centurion Bank by order of Karnataka HC Alternative Mechanism: S. 494 Through Liquidation Process Liquidator transfers assets to foreign company for shares Process has to be “altogether voluntary” Tax benefits are unavailable under this route

    34. 34 Other Spin-Offs ISSUES: COMPANIES ACT Where spin-offs are outside the 391 mechanism, the following compliances need to be ensured 293(1)(a) resolution Voting has to be by postal ballot in a public listed company

    35. 35 Mergers and Demergers ISSUES: INCOME TAX Transfer of capital assets by amalgamating company to amalgamated company is exempt from Capital Gains Tax provided amalgamated company is an Indian company Capital Gains Exemption in respect of shares issued to members of amalgamating/ demerging company- s. 47 Exemption may not be available if members of amalgamating company receive anything besides shares in the amalgamated company like debentures or cash- Gujarat HC in Gautam Sarabhai v. CIT, 173 ITR 216.

    36. 36 Mergers and Demergers ISSUES: INCOME TAX In case of fraction shares, issue to trustee who liquidates these and distributes money to shareholders of amalgamating company. Carry forward of losses and unabsorbed depreciation provided the amalgamated company carry on the business of the amalgamating company for at least 5 years – s. 72A Use of Reverse merger to meet above condition Spin-off receives tax benefits under Income Tax Act only if it is a demerger

    37. 37 Slump Sale ISSUES: TAXATION Slump Sale = Transfer of undertaking without itemizing individual assets and liabilities- s.2(42C) Income Tax Act Treated as capital gains If undertaking is older than 3 years, long term capital gains rates apply even if individual assets are new Carry forward of losses and unabsorbed depreciation unavailable

    38. 38 Merger & Demergers ISSUES: SALES TAX No Sales tax on Amalgamation or demerger. Where effective date is retrospective, any transfers between amalgamating company and amalgamated company retrospectively cease to be liable to sales tax- Mad HC Castrol Oil v. State of TN, 114 STC 468 Some Sales Tax enactments contain specific provisions to tax such transactions eg. S.33C, Bombay Sales Tax Act. No such provision in Central Sales Tax Act.

    39. 39 Merger ISSUES: STAMP DUTY Divergences between states: Shopping for beneficial rates usually pointless Duty to be imposed on value of shares transferred not on individual assets transferred: Bom HC in Li Taka AIR 1997 Bom 7 States with Specific entries: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Gujarat

    40. 40 Merger ISSUES: STAMP DUTY States without specific entries: Unclear if duty leviable. Cal HC in Madhu Intra Ltd. v. ROC, 2004 (3) CHN 607 - 394 Order is not an instrument chargeable to duty Supreme Court in Ruby Sales v. State of Maharashtra (1994) 1 SCC 531 - specific inclusion of civil court decrees in Bombay Stamp Act only abundant caution 1937 Notification under Indian Stamp Act, 1899 remits duty when merger is of a 90% subsidiary: Remission not available in states with own legislations eg. Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan Gujarat and Maharashtra have limits on stamp duty for mergers and demergers at Rs.10 crore and Rs. 25 crore.

    41. 41 Merger ISSUES: SEBI Acquisition of shares pursuant to a scheme of arrangement or reconstruction under any law, Indian or foreign – exempt from SEBI Takeover Code. Exemption claimed unsuccessfully by Luxottica in the acquisition of Ray Ban Sun Optics India Listing Agreement: Scheme before the Court/ Tribunal must not violate, override or circumscribe the securities laws or stock exchange requirements Disclosure required

    42. 42 Merger ISSUES: SEBI Shares allotted by unlisted transferee company to shareholders of listed transferor company under a HC sanctioned scheme – can be listed without an IPO subject to conditions (DIP). Eg. Dabur Pharmaceuticals Constitutes ‘Price Sensitive Information’ in terms of Insider Trading Regulations. Compliance with Delisting Guidelines if public shareholding below prescribed limit.

    43. 43 Mergers MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 Where the amalgamated company is Indian, non resident shareholders of the foreign amalgamating company require RBI approval to receive shares. Where the amalgamated company is foreign, the issue of its shares to Indian shareholders requires RBI approval. Automatic route available where non residents have to be issued shares in a merger of Indian companies.

    44. 44 Mergers MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES Human Resources Workmen entitled to retrenchment benefits unless retained in employment on same terms. Adjustments of pay scale needs to be resolved. Global Trust employees were retained on same terms in OBC. Pay packages of former GTB staff could be altered only after 3 years. OBC management had to contend with GTB’s complex salary structure.

    45. 45 Mergers & Acquisitions COMPETITION LAW Monopolistic and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 Status: Repealing provision in Competition Act, 2002 not notified. No Central Government approval required for a merger or acquisition under the MRTPA Act attracted only if amalgamated company discovered to be monopolistic in its working not at stage of amalgamation- Hindustan Lever, 1995 Supp (1) SCC 499

    46. 46 Mergers & Acquisitions COMPETITION LAW Competition Act, 2002 (Partially notified) Merger or Acquisition = “Combination” if stipulated thresholds respecting aggregate asset or turnover are exceeded Prior approval of combination is not mandatory Test – “Cause or likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition within the relevant market”

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