The Minister of Treasury
hereby invites to a public oral auction
to purchase the shares of the companies:
I. Huta Pokój Spółka Akcyjna with registered office in Ruda Śląska
II. Centrala Zaopatrzenia Górnictwa Spółka Akcyjna with registered office in Katowice
III. ŁZG ŁĘCZYCA S.A. with registered office in Łęczyca
IV. Zakłady Chemiczne „Alwernia” S.A. with registered office in Alwernia
The Minister of Treasury, ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6, 00-522 Warszawa, acting on behalf of the Treasury, pursuant to Article 31a, in conjunction with Article 33(1)(5) of the Commercialisation and Privatisation Act of 30 August 1996 (Journal of Laws of 2002 No. 171, item 1397, as amended), hereinafter referred to as the “Act”, and the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of 17 February 2009 on the Detailed Procedure of Selling Treasury Shares (Journal of Laws No. 34, item 264, as amended), hereby invites all interested parties to participate in an auction to purchase:
I
1,179,253 ordinary bearer shares of series A for one buyer, with a nominal value of PLN 2.88 each, constituting 25.50% of the share capital of the company Huta Pokój S.A. with registered office in Ruda Śląska (hereinafter referred to as “Shares”), address: ul. Niedurnego 79, 41-709 Ruda Śląska, registered under KRS number 0000106428, Vat reg. no. (NIP): 641-000-54-54, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”.
The Company’s core business activity is production and distribution of steel products, heat and mechanical treatment of machine parts, repair of machines and equipment, chemical analyses and durability tests for steel mill products as well as other commercial activities.
The starting price for the stake of 1,179,253 Shares is PLN 54,788,094.38 (say: fifty-four million seven hundred eighty-eight thousand and ninety-four zloty and thirty-eight groszy).
The starting price for one share is approximately PLN 46.46 (say: forty-six zloty and forty-six groszy).
The minimum bidding increment for the entire stake of 1,179,253 Shares is PLN 300,000.00 (say: three hundred thousand zloty and zero groszy). Bidders will place their bids orally. If no further bids have been placed by the bidders, the highest bid will be called out with intervals of up to 60 seconds.
A bid security deposit of PLN 5,478,809.43 (say: five million four hundred seventy-eight thousand eight hundred and nine zloty and forty-three groszy), which corresponds to 10% of the starting price for the Shares, must be paid by bank transfer to the account of the Ministry of Treasury held with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego S.A., Branch No. 1 in Warsaw, account no. 13 1130 1017 0019 9426 2520 0007, by 4 August 2010.
The security deposit is non-refundable in the event where the highest bidder has refused to sign the Share Purchase Agreement or decided not to participate in the auction after expiry of the application submission deadline.
Failure to attend the auction and failure by all eligible bidders to offer the starting price shall also be regarded as a withdrawal from the auction.
II
190,096 ordinary bearer shares of series A for one buyer, of a nominal value of PLN 2.00 each, constituting 25.05% of the share capital of the company Centrala Zaopatrzenia Górnictwa S.A. with registered office in Katowice (hereinafter referred to as “Shares”), address: ul. Powstańców 17, 40-952 Katowice, registered under KRS number 0000107514, Vat reg. no. (NIP): 634-019-54-54, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”.
The Company’s core business activity is sale of ropes for various uses and distribution of accessories such as high quality slings, shackles, hooks and chains, etc. The Company is also engaged in trading with steel mill products.
The starting price for the stake of 190,096 Shares is PLN 3,022,526.40 (say: three million twenty-two thousand five hundred and twenty-six zloty and forty groszy).
The starting price for one share is PLN 15.90 (say: fifteen zloty and ninety groszy).
The minimum bidding increment for the entire stake of 190,096 Shares is PLN 300,000.00 (say: three hundred thousand zloty and zero groszy). The bidders will place their bids orally. If no further bids have been placed by the bidders, the highest bid will be called out with intervals of up to 60 seconds.
A bid security of PLN 302,252.64 (say: three hundred two thousand two hundred and fifty two zloty and sixty-four groszy), which corresponds to 10% of the starting price for the Shares, should be paid by bank transfer to the account of the Ministry of Treasury held with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego S.A., Branch No. 1 in Warsaw, account no. 13 1130 1017 0019 9426 2520 0007, by 4 August 2010.
The security deposit is non-refundable in the event where the highest bidder has refused to sign the Share Purchase Agreement or decided not to participate in the auction after expiry of the application submission deadline.
Failure to attend the auction and failure by all eligible bidders to offer the starting price shall also be regarded as a withdrawal from the auction.
III
65,000 ordinary bearer shares of series A for one buyer, of a nominal value of PLN 1.68 each, constituting 9.85% of the share capital of the company ŁZG ŁĘCZYCA S.A. with registered office in Łęczyca (hereinafter referred to as “Shares”), address: ul Kopalniana 9, 99-100 Łęczyca, registered under KRS number 0000087890, Vat reg. no. (NIP): 775 00 00 456, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”.
The Company’s core business activity is manufacture of cold formed sections, steel structures, and steel structure components.
The starting price for the stake of 65,000 Shares is PLN 495,215.50 (say: four hundred ninety-five thousand two hundred and fifteen zloty and fifty groszy).
The starting price for one share is PLN 7.6187 (say: seven zloty and 6187/1000 groszy).
The minimum bidding increment for the entire stake of 65,000 Shares is PLN 2,480.00 (say: two thousand four hundred and eighty zloty and zero groszy). The bidders will place their bids orally. If no further bids have been placed by the bidders, the highest bid will be called out with intervals of up to 60 seconds.
A bid security of PLN 49,521.55 (say: forty-nine thousand five hundred and twenty one zloty and fifty-five groszy), which corresponds to 10% of the starting price for the Shares, must be paid by bank transfer to the account of the Ministry of Treasury held with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego S.A., Branch No. 1 in Warsaw, account no. 13 1130 1017 0019 9426 2520 0007, by 4 August 2010.
The security deposit is non-refundable in the event where the highest bidder has refused to sign the Share Purchase Agreement or decided not to participate in the auction after expiry of the application submission deadline.
Failure to attend the auction and failure by all eligible bidders to offer the starting price shall also be regarded as a withdrawal from the auction.
IV
571,826 ordinary bearer shares of series A for one buyer, of a nominal value of PLN 2.30 each, constituting 25.01% of the share capital of the company Zakłady Chemiczne „Alwernia” S.A. with registered office in Alwernia (hereinafter referred to as “Shares”), address: ul. K. Olszewskiego 25, 32-566 Alwernia, registered under KRS number 0000049603, Vat reg. no. (NIP): 675-00-00-266, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”.
The Company’s core business activity is production of basic and other organic and inorganic chemicals, production of dyes and pigments, artificial fertilisers and nitrates and wholesale of chemical products.
The starting price for the stake of 571,826 Shares is PLN 28,316.823.52 (say: twenty-eight million three hundred sixteen thousand eight hundred and twenty-three zloty and fifty-two groszy).
The starting price for one share is PLN 49.52 (say: forty-nine zloty and fifty-two groszy).
The minimum bidding increment for the entire stake of 571,826 Shares is PLN 283,168.00 (say: two hundred eighty-three thousand one hundred and sixty-eight zloty). The bidders will place their bids orally. If no further bids have been placed by the bidders, the highest bid will be called out with intervals of up to 60 seconds.
A bid security of PLN 2,831,682.35 (say: two million eight hundred thirty-one thousand six hundred and eighty two zloty and thirty-five groszy), which corresponds to 10% of the starting price for the Shares, must be paid by bank transfer to the account of the Ministry of Treasury held with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego S.A., Branch No. 1 in Warsaw, account no. 13 1130 1017 0019 9426 2520 0007, by 4 August 2010.
The security deposit is non-refundable in the event where the highest bidder has refused to sign the Share Purchase Agreement or decided not to participate in the auction after expiry of the application submission deadline.
Failure to attend the auction and failure by all eligible bidders to offer the starting price shall also be regarded as a withdrawal from the auction.
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The Share Purchase Agreement will be concluded with the highest bidder within up to 5 working days from the payment date of the amount equal to the full price for the Shares (reduced by the amount of the bid security deposit) by a bank transfer to the account of the Ministry of Treasury, account no. 03 1010 1010 0025 1213 3920 0000, held with the National Bank of Poland, Branch in Warsaw.
Full payment for the Shares must be made within 2 (two) weeks from the date of announcing the highest bidder.
In the cases where the purchase of Shares requires:
- decision of the Chairman of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) on the absence of impediments to the intended merger of companies;
- consent of the Minister of Internal Affairs
the highest bidder shall immediately, however not later than within 60 days from announcing the highest bidder, apply to appropriate authorities for issuing the above decisions. In such case, full payment for the Shares must be made within 2 (two) weeks from the day of submitting the above-mentioned decisions to the Minister of Treasury.
Full payment for the Shares may also be made by paying the amount equal to the starting price for the Shares reduced by the security deposit already paid to the Seller, within 2 (two) weeks from announcing the highest bidder, while the amount representing the difference between the starting and the final price for the Shares must be paid within 1 (one) month from the day of payment of the amount equal to the starting price for the Shares. In such case the deadline for concluding the Share Purchase Agreement begins on the payment date of the amount representing the difference between the starting and the final price for the Shares.
The Share Purchase Agreement will be concluded at the organisational unit of the Ministry of Treasury responsible for budget and finance (ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6, 00-522 Warszawa) following confirmation that the full payment for the shares has been made.
The auction shall be closed upon signing the Share Purchase Agreement.
Auction applications must be made in the Polish language and contain:
- name, surname and address or name and registered office of the interested entity;
- Regon number;
- Tax Identification Number;
- e-mail address;
- address for correspondence;
- phone number;
- fax number;
- attached evidence of payment of the bid security deposit, along with specification of the bank account number to which the deposit should be refunded;
- in the case where the entity interested in participating in the auction is a natural person:
a) a photocopy of an identity document confirming identity of the interested party, certified by a notary public to be a true copy of the original,
b) if the interested entity is a natural person engaged in a business activity – a valid certificate confirming entry in the Register of Business Activity, if separate provisions of law require the entity to be listed in the Register of Business Activity, submitted in original, transcript or as a certified copy made by a notary public,
c) information on the method of financing of the share purchase transaction;
- where the entity interested in participation in the auction is a legal person:
a) a valid extract from the relevant register,
b) details of the person(s) entitled to participate in the auction, along with the power of attorney,
c) details of the person(s) entitled to represent the entity in signing the agreement, along with a duly executed power of attorney, in the event that the identity of the signee is different than the identity of the person specified in item 10(b),
d) information on the payment method for the share purchase transaction;
- declaration that the interested entity:
a) does not default on payment of any taxes, or a declaration that the entity obtained, in accordance with the law, the required exemption, deferral, division of overdue amounts into instalments or a stay of execution (in full) of the decision of a relevant authority,
b) does not default on payment of fees or premiums for social or medical insurance, or a declaration that the entity obtained, in accordance with the law, the required exemption, deferral, division of overdue amounts into instalments or a stay of execution (in full) of the decision of a relevant authority,
c) is not in breach of any other privatisation agreements and that the entity is not party to any court disputes in this regard,
d) is not in breach of any other agreements concluded with the Treasury, and is not party to any court disputes in this regard,
e) is not subject to liquidation proceedings and that no bankruptcy was announced, apart from entities which upon announcement of bankruptcy made an arrangement approved under a valid court decision, provided that such arrangement does not provide for satisfaction of creditors by liquidation of the assets of the bankrupt entity,
f) is not entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors,
g) is not registered in the Credit Information Bureau as an unreliable borrower.
The documents specified in the invitation must be submitted in writing – as original documents or the copies thereof which were certified by a notary public to be true copies of the original.
The documents made in a foreign language should be submitted along with their translation into the Polish language made by a sworn translator.
An apostille should additionally be attached to the documents that are public documents within the meaning of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Journal of Laws of 2005 No. 112, item 938), which were made in accordance with the applicable laws of a country that is party to the Convention.
Public documents within the meaning of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, which were made in accordance with the applicable laws of a country that is not party to the Convention should be legalised before they are submitted.
Apostille or legalisation is not required insofar as a bilateral or multilateral agreement that is binding for the Republic of Poland abolishes or simplifies the legalisation procedure or exempts the documents from legalisation requirements within the scope of such agreement.
Auction applications must be submitted in single copies, in sealed envelopes, to the front office of the Ministry of Treasury, 00 - 522 Warszawa, ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6 or to the front office of the Department of Treasury Property, room 447, on working days, during office hours, 8:15 AM – 4:15 PM by 4 August 2010.
The envelopes should be marked respectively:
I. „Zgłoszenie do wzięcia udziału w aukcji dotyczącej nabycia akcji spółki
Huta Pokój S.A. z siedzibą w Rudzie Śląskiej
Nie otwierać
Zgłoszenie przekazać do sekretariatu
Departamentu Mienia Skarbu Państwa w Ministerstwie Skarbu Państwa.”
(Application to participate in the auction for the purchase of shares of the company Huta Pokój S.A. with registered office in Ruda Śląska – Do not open. Please submit the application to the Department of Treasury Property at the Ministry of Treasury)
II. „Zgłoszenie do wzięcia udziału w aukcji dotyczącej nabycia akcji spółki
Centrala Zaopatrzenia Górnictwa S.A. z siedzibą w Katowicach
Nie otwierać
Zgłoszenie przekazać do sekretariatu
Departamentu Mienia Skarbu Państwa w Ministerstwie Skarbu Państwa.”
(Application to participate in the auction for the purchase of shares of the company Centrala Zaopatrzenia Górnictwa S.A. with registered office in Katowice – Do not open. Please submit the application to the Department of Treasury Property at the Ministry of Treasury)
III. „Zgłoszenie do wzięcia udziału w aukcji dotyczącej nabycia akcji spółki
ŁZG ŁĘCZYCA S.A. z siedzibą w Łęczycy
Nie otwierać
Zgłoszenie przekazać do sekretariatu
Departamentu Mienia Skarbu Państwa w Ministerstwie Skarbu Państwa”
(Application to participate in the auction for the purchase of shares of the company ŁZG ŁĘCZYCA S.A. with registered office in Łęczyca – Do not open. Please submit the application to the Department of Treasury Property at the Ministry of Treasury)
IV. „Zgłoszenie do wzięcia udziału w aukcji dotyczącej nabycia akcji spółki
Zakłady Chemiczne „Alwernia” Spółka Akcyjna z siedzibą w Alwerni
Nie otwierać
Zgłoszenie przekazać do sekretariatu
Departamentu Mienia Skarbu Państwa w Ministerstwie Skarbu Państwa”
(Application to participate in the auction for the purchase of shares of the company Zakłady Chemiczne „Alwernia” Spółka Akcyjna with registered office in Alwernia – Do not open. Please submit the application to the Department of Treasury Property at the Ministry of Treasury)
Applications to participate in the auction will not be accepted after the expiry of the stipulated date and/or if the envelopes are not marked as indicated above.
The auction will be held on 9 August 2010 (12:00 PM) in room 116 at the Ministry of Treasury, Warsaw, ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6.
The auction invitation and the terms and conditions of the auction are subject to change or withdrawal by the Minister of Treasury.
Texts of the Share Purchase Agreements:
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