UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
(RULE 14d-101)
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd.
(Name of Subject Company)
Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Ordinary Shares, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
Y28895103
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Stephen Griffiths
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
#03-01 Southpoint
200 Cantonment Road
Singapore 089763
Tel: 65 6632 1315
Fax: 65 6323 0046
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications
on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
With a Copy to:
Philip Richter
Roy Tannenbaum
Joshua Wechsler
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Tel: (212) 859-8000
Fax: (212) 859-4000
One New York Plaza
New York, New York 10004
United States
☒ | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
This Schedule 14D-9 filing consists of the following communications related to a non-binding indicative proposal by Taylor Maritime Investment Limited (“TMI”) to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) not already owned by TMI, or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof, for an aggregate cash consideration of US$26.00 per share, by means of a tender offer, at a cash purchase price of US$21.00 per share to be paid in conjunction with a special cash dividend from the Company of US$5.00 per share to the shareholders of the Company.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Holding Announcement, dated August 29, 2022 |
Notice to Shareholders and Potential Investors
The proposed tender offer by TMI and/or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof referred to in this communication has not been agreed to by TMI or the Company and, as such, has not commenced. This communication is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities, nor is it a substitute for any tender offer materials that TMI and/or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof will file, and the solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 that the Company will file, with the SEC, in the event that a definitive agreement providing for a tender offer is entered into between TMI and the Company. Any solicitation and offer to buy shares of the Company will only be made pursuant to an offer to purchase and related tender offer materials. In the event that a definitive agreement providing for a tender offer is entered into between TMI and the Company and a tender offer is commenced, TMI and/or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof will file with the SEC a tender offer statement on Schedule TO and other necessary filings and in connection therewith the Company will file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 and other necessary filings with the SEC with respect to the tender offer. ANY SUCH TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTAIN OTHER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND ANY SUCH SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14D-9 WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. ANY HOLDERS OF SHARES ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT HOLDERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR SHARES. In the event that a definitive agreement providing for a tender offer is entered into between TMI and the Company and a tender offer is commenced, the offer to purchase, the related letter of transmittal and the solicitation/recommendation statement and other filings related to the offer will be made available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be available free of charge on the Company’s internet website at grinshipping.com/investorrelations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements related to a non-binding indicative proposal by TMI to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Company not already owned by TMI, or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof, that involves substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause any actual outcome to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including, among other things, risks related to the ability of TMI and the Company to enter into a definitive agreement for a transaction, satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to closing any transaction that is agreed to by TMI and the Company (including by reason of the failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals) in the anticipated timeframe or at all, including uncertainties as to whether and how many Company shareholders will tender their shares into any tender offer and the possibility that any agreed transaction does not close; disruption from the announced non-binding indicative proposal by TMI making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships and significant transaction costs. A further description of risks and uncertainties relating to the Company can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022, and in the subsequent interim financial information included in the Company Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on August 17, 2022, all of which are available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of these documents are also available free of charge on the Company’s internet website at grinshipping.com/investorrelations.