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MET 21/05/2012 09:27 SSH REL: 0927 HRS Metlifecare Limited SSH: MET: SSH (Arrow) Form 2 Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding or change in nature of relevant interest or both Sections 23 and 24, Securities Markets Act 1988 Relevant event being disclosed: Disclosure of change in nature of Relevant Interest Date of relevant event: 20 May 2012 To the New Zealand Stock Exchange And Metlifecare Limited (MET) Date this disclosure made: 21 May 2012 Date last disclosure made: 8 May 2012 Substantial security holder giving disclosure Names: Arrow International Group Limited (Arrow) Contact details: Garth Sinclair | +64 9 970 4414 | [email protected] Summary of substantial holding to which disclosure relates Class of listed voting securities: Summary for Arrow For this disclosure,-- (a) total number held in class: (b) total in class: (c) total percentage held in class: For last disclosure,-- (a) total number held in class: (b) total in class: (c) total percentage held in class: Ordinary shares in MET 72,163,043 144,115,209 50.073% 50,466,323 144,115,209 35.018% Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure under the instructions to this form: Entry into an amended undertaking between Retirement Villages Investments Limited (RVI), Retirement Villages New Zealand Limited (RVNZ) and MET on 20 May 2012 (Amended Undertaking) pursuant to which RVNZ undertakes that: (1) it will agree with MET and the current shareholders of Vision Senior Living Limited (VSL Vendors) a process to sell down part of its shareholding in MET (up to a maximum of 22,500,000 shares) in a manner designed to minimise any negative pricing effect on MET's stock, and magnify the positive effect on MET's share price and liquidity; and (2) it will not, and that it will procure that any and all of its nominees or its related companies do not, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares in MET (including the shares in 64004431.2 MET issued to RVNZ as consideration for MET's acquisition of shares in Private Life Care Holdings Limited) at any time from the date of the Amended Undertaking until the date that is 16 months after settlement of the agreement entered into by RVI, RVNZ and MET in relation to the sale of Private Life Care Holdings Limited to MET, as amended on the date of the Amended Undertaking (provided that this restriction shall cease to apply with immediate effect if (a) any scheme of arrangement, amalgamation or other corporate reorganisation that relates to MET becomes unconditional or it otherwise becomes clear that such scheme of arrangement, amalgamation or other corporate reorganisation will proceed; (b) a full or partial takeover offer is under the Takeovers Code and RVNZ has first agreed to accept the offer to the maximum extent permitted by the Takeovers Code; or (c) an acquisition or allotment of shares in MET is approved by an ordinary resolution of shareholders of MET in accordance with rule 7(c) or 7(d) (as the case may be) of the Takeovers Code). As at the date of this Notice, the sell down process referred to in Amended Undertaking (1) above has not been agreed upon by RVNZ, MET and the VSL Vendors and accordingly, the relevant interest arising pursuant to the Amended Undertaking is currently in respect of RVNZ's entire shareholding in MET. The VSL Vendors have a right of enforcement in relation to the Amended Undertaking. The Amended Undertaking, being a "relevant agreement", is attached (3 pages). Details of relevant interests in substantial holding after relevant event Details for: Nature of relevant interest: For that relevant interest,-- (a) number held in class: (b) percentage held in class: (c) current registered holder of securities: RVNZ (d) registered holder of securities once transfers registered: Not applicable Additional information Nature of connection between substantial security holders: Not applicable Address of substantial security holder: 1 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland 1023 Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required to give, a disclosure under the Act in relation to the securities to which this disclosure relates: MET, RVNZ, Goldman Sachs Australia Private Equity (A Units) Pty Limited as trustee for the Goldman Sachs Trans-Tasman Private Equity Fund 07 Trust D, TTPE 07 No. 2 Limited and Special Managed Investment Company No. 90 Limited Declaration I, Garth Sinclair, solicitor to Arrow, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information contained in this disclosure is correct and that I am duly authorised to make this disclosure by all persons for whom it is made. 64004431.2 Arrow Relevant Interest arising under section 5B(1)(e) of the Securities Markets Act 1988 (the Act) from RVNZ's agreement to the matters set out in the Amended Undertaking. 72,163,043 50.073% Definitions RVNZ UNDERTAKING 1. All capitalised terms used in this undertaking are as defined in the PLC Merger Agreement between the Vendor, the Purchaser and the Guarantor, dated 5 May 2012, as amended (the Agreement). RVG Group Sell-Down and MET share placement 2. The Guarantor will agree with the Purchaser and VSL Vendors a process to sell down part of its shareholding in the Purchaser, which may include part of the MET Shares it is entitled to be issued as Consideration for the Shares under clause 3 of the Agreement (up to a maximum of 22,500,000 shares) in a manner designed to minimise any negative pricing effect on the Purchaser's stock, and magnify the positive effect on the Purchaser's share price and liquidity. In addition, the Purchaser will contemporaneously with the proposed sell down offer for issue at least $10,000,000 of additional share capital to third party investors. Specifically, the parties expect a documented offering to allow the offer to be made to retail investors and the consequential improvement and diversification of the MET register. Upon such process being agreed, the Purchaser will, in accordance with the agreed process, reasonably assist the Guarantor in selling down its shareholding in the Purchaser to the extent agreed (which it is understood would involve the sale of between 16,500,000 and 22,500,000 shares in the Purchaser) (the RVG Sell-Down). The Parties acknowledge and agree that this clause 2 is intended to confer a benefit upon, and is enforceable at the suit of, the VSL Vendors for the purposes of the Contracts (Privity) Act 1982. Restriction on MET Shares 3. The Guarantor must not itself, and must procure that any and all of its nominees or related companies (of the Guarantor) (together RVG Group) do not, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares in the Purchaser (including the MET Shares issued to the Guarantor as Consideration for the Shares under clause 3 of the Agreement) at any time from the date of this undertaking until the date that is 16 months after Settlement, except pursuant to clause 2 above, provided that the restriction contained in this clause 3 shall cease to apply with immediate effect if (1) any scheme of arrangement, amalgamation or other corporate reorganisation that relates to the Purchaser becomes unconditional or it otherwise becomes clear that such scheme of arrangement, amalgamation or other corporate reorganisation will proceed, (2) a full or partial takeover offer is made under the Takeovers Code and the Guarantor has first agreed to accept the offer to the maximum extent permitted by the Takeovers Code, or (3) an acquisition or allotment of shares in MET is approved by an ordinary resolution of shareholders of MET in accordance with rule 7(c) or 7(d) (as the case may be) of the Takeovers Code. 100002193/2294964.1 1 ? ? End CA:00223051 For:MET Type:SSH Time:2012-05-21 09:27:20
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