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SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION

BRIEF BACKCGROUND OF THE COMPANY

San Miguel Corporation (“SMC”, the “Company”, the “Parent Company”, or the “Issuer”), together with
its subsidiaries (collectively with the Company referred to as the “SMC Group”), is one of the largest and
most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines by revenues and total assets, with sales of about 6.2%
of the Philippine gross domestic product in 2014.

Originally founded in 1890 as a single brewery in the Philippines, SMC has transformed itself from a
market leading beverage, food and packaging business with a globally recognized beer brand, into a
diversified conglomerate with market-leading businesses and investments in the fuel and oil, energy,
infrastructure, telecommunications and banking industries. SMC owns a portfolio of companies that is
tightly interwoven into the economic fabric of its home market, benefiting from and contributing to the
development and economic progress of the Philippines. The common shares of SMC were listed on
November 5, 1948 at the Manila Stock Exchange, now The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.

In 2007, in light of the opportunities presented by the global financial crisis, the ongoing program of
asset and industry privatization of the Philippine government, the strong cash position of SMC enhanced
by recent divestments and the strong cash flow generated by its established businesses, SMC adopted an
aggressive business diversification program. The program channeled the resources of SMC into what it
believes were attractive growth sectors, aligned with the development and growth of the Philippine
economy. SMC believes this strategy will achieve a more diverse mix of sales and operating income, and
better position for SMC to access capital, present different growth opportunities and mitigate the impact
of downturns and business cycles.

Since January 2008 up to the third quarter of 2015, SMC has either directly or through its subsidiaries,
made a series of acquisitions in the fuel and oil, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications and banking
industries. A summary of these transactions is set forth below:

 acquired 68.26% equity interest in Petron Corporation (“Petron”)


 acquired the rights, pursuant to Independent Power Producer Administrator (“IPPA”)
agreements with Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (“PSALM”) to
administer three (3) power plants in Sual and San Roque in Pangasinan and Ilijan in Batangas
 made the following infrastructure acquisitions:
– initial 35.0% equity interest in Private Infra Dev Corporation (“PIDC”), which is now at 70.11% –
initial 93.4% equity interest in Trans Aire Development Holdings Corp. (“TADHC”, formerly known
as Caticlan International Airport Development Corporation), which is now at 99.80% of the total
outstanding common shares of TADHC
– 51.0% equity interest In Universal LRT Corporation (BVI) Limited (“Universal LRT”)
– initial 46.53% equity interest In Atlantic Aurum Investments BV (“AAIBV”), which is now at
95.0%
 made the following telecommunications acquisitions:
– initial 41.48% equity interest in Liberty Telecommunications Holdings, Inc. (“Liberty Telecom”),
which is now at 97.46% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Liberty Telecom
– 100.0% equity interest in Bell Telecommunication Philippines, Inc. (“BellTel”), a 100.0% equity
interest in A.G.N. Philippines, Inc. (“AGNP”), which holds 40.0% interest in Eastern
Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. (“Eastern Telecom”) and 37.7% equity interest in Eastern
Telecom through its wholly-owned subsidiary, San Miguel Equity Securities, Inc. (“SMESI”),
bringing its total indirect equity interest in Eastern Telecom to 77.7%
 acquired 100.0% equity interest in each of the three (3) concession holders of coal deposits in
the Southern Mindanao region – namely, Daguma Agro Minerals, Inc. (“Daguma”), Bonanza
Energy Resources, Inc. (“Bonanza Energy”) and Sultan Energy Phils. Corp. (“Sultan Energy”)
 acquired initially 30.0% in Bank of Commerce (“BOC”), which is now at 39.93%

SMC, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, has become a Philippine market leader in its businesses with
20,488 regular employees and more than 100 production facilities in the Asia-Pacific region as of
September 30, 2015. The extensive portfolio of SMC products includes beer, liquor, non-alcoholic
beverages, poultry, animal feeds, flour, fresh and processed meats, dairy products, coffee, various
packaging products and a full range of refined petroleum products, most of which are market leaders in
their respective markets. In addition, the SMC Group contributes to the growth of downstream
industries and sustains a network of hundreds of third party suppliers.

Through the partnerships it has forged with major international companies, the SMC Group has gained
access to the latest technologies and expertise, thereby enhancing its status as a world-class
organization.

SMC has strategic partnerships with international companies, among them are Kirin Holdings Company,
Limited (“Kirin”) for beer, Hormel Foods International Corporation (“Hormel”) for processed meats,
Nihon Yamamura Glass Company, Ltd. (“NYG”) for packaging products, Padma Fund L.P. (“Padma”) for
toll roads and Super Coffee Corporation Pte Ltd for coffee.

Core Businesses of San Miguel Corporation

 BEVERAGE
o San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (SMB)
o Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (“Ginebra”)
 FOOD
o San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. (“San Miguel Pure Foods”)
 Magnolia
 Monterey
 Star and Dari Crème
 San Mig Super Coffee
 La Pacita
 B-Meg
 PACKAGING
o San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corporation (“SMYPC”)
o San Miguel Yamamura Packaging International Limited (“SMYPIL”)
o San Miguel Yamamura Asia Corporation (“SMYAC”)
o SMC Yamamura Fuso Molds Inc. (“SYMFC”)
o Can Asia, Inc. (“CAI”) and Mindanao Corrugated Fibreboard, Inc (“Mincorr”)
 PROPERTIES
o San Miguel Properties Inc. (“SMPI”)

TERMS OF THE OFFER

Issuer San Miguel Corporation (“SMC”, the “Company”)


Offer Size ₱73,167,885,000.00
Instrument Series “2” cumulative, non-voting, non-participating, nonconvertible Peso-
denominated Preferred Shares (the “Series “2” Preferred Shares”). The Offer
Shares may be issued in one or more Subseries.
The Offer SMC may offer from time to time, within a period of three (3) years, up to
975,571,800 Series “2” Preferred Shares in one (1) or more tranches in such
amounts and with such terms as may be determined by SMC in light of
prevailing market and other conditions at the time of sale.

For each tranche of the Offer, the Company shall distribute an Offer
Supplement which shall be disclosed to the public through the filing with the
SEC and the PSE and made available for download from the website of SMC.

The Offer Supplement will contain the following information:


(a) timetable, offer size of the specific offering, the applicable dividend rate
and the mode of settlement of the Offer;
(b) capital structure of the Company after the Offer;
(c) any changes to the risk factors and tax consequences of the offering;
(d) description of the specific distribution and underwriting arrangements;
and
(e) amount and use of proceeds.
Registration and Listing The Offer Shares will be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) under a shelf registration and listed on The Philippine
Stock Exchange, Inc. (“PSE”), subject to compliance with SEC regulations and
PSE listing rules.
Issue Date The issue date as set out in the relevant Offer Supplement.
Listing Date The listing date as set out in the relevant Offer Supplement.
Use of Proceeds The use of proceeds for each tranche of the Offer will be set out in the
relevant Offer Supplement.
Par Value The Series “2” Preferred Shares have a par value of ₱5.00 per share.
Offer Price The Offer Shares shall be offered at a price of ₱75.00 per share.
Dividend Rate The dividend rate for each tranche of the Offer shall be set out in the relevant
Offer Supplement.
Dividend Rate Step-Up Unless the Offer Shares are redeemed by SMC on the applicable Optional
Redemption Dates (as defined below under “Optional Redemption and
Purchase”), the Dividend Rate shall be adjusted in accordance with the terms
as set out in the Offer Supplement.
Conditions on Payment The declaration of cash dividends will be subject to the discretion of the
of Cash Dividends Board of Directors to the extent permitted by law.

The Board of Directors will not declare and pay cash dividends on any
Dividend Payment Date where:

(a) payment of the cash dividend would cause SMC to breach any of its
financial covenants; or
(b) the profits available to SMC to distribute as cash dividends are not
sufficient to enable SMC to pay in full both the cash dividends on the Offer
Shares and the dividends on all other classes of the shares of SMC that are
scheduled to be paid on or before the same date as the cash dividends on the
Offer Shares and that have an equal right to dividends as the Offer Shares.
Optional Redemption As and if approved by the Board of Directors, SMC may redeem the Offer
and Purchase Shares on such dates as set out in the Offer Supplement, or on the last day of
any Dividend Period thereafter (each an “Optional Redemption Date”) in
whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the relevant Offer Price of the
Offer Shares plus any accrued and unpaid cash dividends due them on such
Dividend Payment Date as well as all Arrears of Dividends outstanding (the
“Redemption Price”):

If at any time, SMC redeems more than one (1) Subseries, which, under the
terms and conditions by which they were offered, may already be subject to
early redemption, SMC has the option to redeem, without preference or
priority, in whole or in part, any or all of the Subseries; provided that in case
of partial redemption of a Subseries, such redemption shall apply pro rata
among the holders thereof.

SMC may also redeem the Offer Shares, in whole or in part, at any time prior
to any Optional Redemption Date if an Accounting Event or Tax Event (each as
defined below) has occurred and is continuing, in each case at the
Redemption Price.
No Sinking Fund SMC has not established, and currently has no plans to establish, a sinking
fund for the redemption of the Offer Shares.
Accounting Event An accounting event (“Accounting Event”) shall occur if an opinion of any
recognized person authorized to perform auditing services in the Republic of
the Philippines has stated that there is more than an insubstantial risk that
the funds raised through the issuance of the Offer Shares may no longer be
recorded as “equity” pursuant to the PFRS, or such other accounting
standards which succeed PFRS, as adopted by the Republic of the Philippines,
applied by SMC for drawing up its consolidated financial statements for the
relevant financial year and such event cannot be avoided by SMC taking
reasonable measures available to it.
Tax Event A tax event (“Tax Event”) shall occur if dividend payments become subject to
higher withholding tax or any new tax (including a higher rate of an existing
tax) as a result of certain changes in law, rule or regulation, or in the
interpretation thereof, and such tax cannot be avoided by use of reasonable
measures available to SMC.
Purchase of the Offer Upon listing on the PSE, SMC may purchase the Offer Shares, then tradeable
Shares at that time at any time in the open market or by public tender or by private
contract at any price through the PSE without any obligation to purchase or
redeem the other Offer Shares.
Taxation Subject to the proviso set forth below, all payments in respect of the Offer
Shares are to be made free and clear of any deductions or withholding for or
on account of any future taxes or duties imposed by or on behalf of Republic
of the Philippines, including but not limited to, stamp, issue, registration,
documentary, value added or any similar tax or other taxes and duties,
including interest and penalties. If such taxes or duties are imposed, SMC will
pay additional amounts so that holders of the Offer Shares will receive the full
amount of the relevant payment which otherwise would have been due and
payable; provided, however, that SMC shall not be liable for, and the
foregoing payment undertaking of SMC shall not apply to: (a) the applicable
final withholding tax applicable on dividends declared on the Offer Shares
prescribed under the Tax Code (as may be amended from time to time), (b)
any expanded value added tax which may be payable by any holder of the
Offer Shares on any amount to be received from SMC under the Offer and (c)
any withholding tax on any amount payable to any holder of the Offer Shares
or any entity which is a U.S. Person under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Act of the United Stated (FATCA) or is otherwise a non-resident foreign
corporation.

Documentary stamp tax for the re-issuance of the Offer Shares and the
documentation, if any, shall be for the account of SMC.

The applicable taxes to any subsequent sale of the Offer Shares by any holder
of the Offer Shares shall be for the account of the said holder.
Liquidation Rights In the event of a return of capital in respect of the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the affairs of SMC but not on a redemption or purchase by SMC
of any of its share capital, the holders of the Offer Shares at the time
outstanding will be entitled to receive, in Pesos out of the assets of SMC
available for distribution to shareholders, together with the holders of any
other of the shares of SMC ranking, as regards repayment of capital, pari
passu with the Offer Shares and before any distribution of assets is made to
holders of any class of the shares of SMC ranking after the Offer Shares as
regards repayment of capital, liquidating distributions in an amount equal to
the Redemption Price as of (and including) the date of commencement of the
winding up of SMC or the date of any such other return of capital, as the case
may be. If, upon any return of capital in the winding up of SMC, the amount
payable with respect to the Offer Shares and any other shares of SMC ranking
as to any such distribution pari passu with the Offer Shares are not paid in full,
the holders of the Offer Shares and of such other shares will share
proportionately in any such distribution of the assets of SMC in proportion to
the full respective preferential amounts to which they are entitled. After
payment of the full amount of the liquidating distribution to which they are
entitled, the holders of the Offer Shares will have no right or claim to any of
the remaining assets of SMC and will not be entitled to any further
participation or return of capital in a winding up.
Procedure for Applications to Purchase the Offer Shares may be obtained from any of the
Application Underwriters or selling agents. The Application to Purchase may also be
obtained from the website of the Company at www.sanmiguel.com.ph. All
Applications shall be evidenced by the Application to Purchase, duly executed
in each case by an authorized signatory of the applicant and accompanied by
two (2) completed signature cards, the corresponding payment for the Offer
Shares covered by the Application and all other required documents inluding
documents required for registry with the registrar and depository agent. The
duly executed Application to Purchase and required documents should be
submitted to the Underwriters or selling agents within the deadline as set out
in the relevant Offer Supplement. If the applicant is a corporation,
partnership, or trust account, the Application must be accompanied by the
following documents:

(a) a certified true copy of the applicant’s latest articles of incorporation and
by-laws and other constitutive documents, each as amended to date, duly
certified by the corporate secretary;
(b) applicant’s SEC certificate of registration, duly certified by the corporate
secretary; and
(c) a duly notarized corporate secretary’s certificate setting forth the
resolution of the applicant’s board of directors or equivalent body authorizing
(i) the purchase of the Offer Shares indicated in the application and (ii) the
designated signatories for the purpose, including their respective specimen
signatures.

Individual applicants must also submit a photocopy of any one (1) of the
following identification cards (“ID”): passport/driver's license, company ID,
Social Security System/Government Service and Insurance System ID and/or
Senior Citizen's ID or such other ID and documents as may be required by or
acceptable to the selling bank.

An applicant who is exempt from or is not subject to withholding tax or who


claims reduced tax treaty rates must indicate such exemption or entitlement
in the Application to Purchase and also submit additional documents as may
be required by the Issuer, including but not limited to, the documents
described in page 62 and 191 of the Prospectus.
Payment for the Offer The Offer Price of the Offer Shares must be paid in full upon submission of the
Shares Application to Purchase.

Payment shall be in the form of either:

(a) a Metro Manila clearing cashier’s/manager’s or corporate check or


personal check drawn against a bank account with a BSP-authorized agent
bank located in Metro Manila and dated as of the date of submission of the
Application to Purchase covering the entire number of the Offer Shares
covered by the same Application. Checks should be made payable to “SMC
Preferred Shares Offer”; or
(b) for applicants submitting their Application to Purchase to any of the
Underwriters or selling agents:
(i) through the Real Time Gross Settlement facility of the BSP to the
Underwriter or selling agent to whom such Application was submitted, or
(ii) via direct debit from their deposit account maintained with the
Underwriter or selling agent.
Acceptance/Rejection The actual number of the Offer Shares that an applicant will be allowed to
of Applications subscribe to is subject to the confirmation of the Underwriters. SMC reserves
the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, or to reduce any application
due to any grounds specified in the relevant underwriting agreement to be
entered into by SMC with the Underwriters. Applications which were unpaid
or where payments were insufficient and those that do not comply with the
terms of the Offer shall be rejected. Moreover, any payment received
pursuant to the Application does not constitute as approval or acceptance by
SMC of the Application.

An Application, when accepted, shall constitute an agreement between the


applicant and SMC for the subscription to the Offer Shares at the time, in the
manner and subject to terms and conditions set forth in the Application to
Purchase and those described in the Prospectus for the Offer and the relevant
Offer Supplement. Notwithstanding the acceptance of any Application by
SMC, the actual subscription by the applicant for the Offer Shares will become
effective only on the relevant issue date.
Refunds of Application In the event that the number of the Offer Shares to be allotted to an
Payments applicant, as confirmed by an Underwriter or Selling Agent, is less than the
number covered by its Application, or if an Application is wholly or partially
rejected by SMC, then SMC shall refund, without interest, within five (5)
Banking Days from the end of the relevant offer period, all, or a portion of the
payment corresponding to the number of the Offer Shares wholly or partially
rejected. All refunds shall be made through the Underwriter or Selling Agent
with whom the applicant has filed the Application at the risk of the applicant.
Timetable The timetable of each tranche of the Offer shall be as set out in the relevant
Offer Supplement.
Underwriters The underwriters that may be engaged by the Company for each tranche of
the Offer and as set out in the relevant Offer Supplement.
Depository Agent Philippine Depository and Trust Corporation
Receiving Agent, SMC Stock Transfer Service Corporation
Registrar, and Paying
Agent
Counsel to SMC Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
Counsel to the SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Underwriters
Selling Agents The selling agents for each tranche of the Offer as set out in the relevant Offer
Supplement.
THE ISSUANCE OF THE SHARES

On June 9, 2015, the stockholders of SMC approved the issuance of Series “2” Preferred Shares and
delegated to the Board of Directors the authority to determine the terms and conditions of the issuance
of the Offer Shares through the approval of the relevant enabling resolutions.

On January 15, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized the sale and offer of up to Eighty Billion Pesos
(₱80,000,000,000.00) of Series “2” Preferred Shares, at an offer price of ₱75.00 per share, or
1,066,000,000 Series “2” Preferred Shares, under a shelf registration to be issued within a period of
three (3) years, under such terms and conditions as the management of SMC may deem advantageous to
it.

The Offer Shares will be issued from 944,905,753 Series “2” Preferred Shares currently in the treasury of
the Company while the remaining 30,666,047 Series “2” Preferred Shares will be new issuances from the
unissued capital stock of the Company. The Company has filed an application for the listing of the Offer
Shares on the PSE. Once the Offer Shares are listed on the PSE, SMC may purchase the Offer Shares,
then tradable at that time, at any time in the open market or by public tender or by private contract at
any price through the PSE.

SHELF REGISTRATION AND FEATURES OF THE OFFER SHARES

In accordance with the Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company and as approved by the Board
of Directors of the Company through the Enabling Resolutions, the Offer Shares are Philippine Peso
denominated, cumulative, non-voting, non-participating and non-convertible, each with different
features on dividend rate, redemption and adjustment of dividend rate. The number of Offer Shares to
be allocated to each subseries shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company. SMC can
issue the Offer Shares only upon full payment by the subscribers of the subscription price for the said
shares which shall be ₱75.00 per share.

The Offer Shares shall be filed under a shelf registration to be issued in tranches within a period of three
(3) years. The specific terms of the Offer Shares with respect to each tranche of the Offer shall be
determined by the Company taking into account prevailing market conditions at the time of sale and
shall be set out in the relevant Offer Supplement. After the Registration Statement of the Company for
the Offer Shares becomes effective, the Company will secure a permit to sell from the SEC for each
tranche of the Offer.

The Offer Shares have a par value of ₱5.00 per share and with the following general features (for the
specific terms of the Offer Shares please refer to the “Terms of the Offer” and the Offer Supplement of
the relevant issue tranche):

(a) Dividends – The Board of Directors shall have the sole discretion to declare dividends on the Offer
Shares, provided that SMC has unrestricted retained earnings, and provided that the rate of dividend or
formula for determining the same rate shall be indicated in the relevant enabling resolutions.
Dividends, if and when declared by the Board of Directors, will be payable once for every Dividend
Period on such date set by the Board of Directors at the time of declaration of such dividends (each a
“Dividend Payment Date”) with reference to the Offer Price, which date shall be any day within the
period commencing on (and including) the last day of a Dividend Period and 15 calendar days from the
end of the relevant Dividend Period. A “Dividend Period” shall refer to the period commencing on the
relevant issue date and having a duration of three (3) months, and thereafter, each of the successive
periods of three (3) months commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Dividend Period
up to, but excluding the first day of the immediately succeeding Dividend Period; provided that, the first
Dividend Period of the Offer Shares shall be the period commencing on the relevant issue date and
ending on the last day of the then current dividend period for the outstanding Series “2” Preferred
Shares.

The holders of the Offer Shares shall not be entitled to any participation or share in the retained earnings
remaining after dividend payment shall have been made on the shares as aforementioned, nor shall they
be entitled to any other kind of dividend payment whether cash, property, or stock, other than
corresponding to the dividend rate determined by the Board of Directors.

(b) Conversion - The Series “2” Preferred Shares may be convertible into common shares, as
determined by the Board of Directors, on terms and conditions (including conversion period, conversion
ratio and price) to be determined and fixed by the Board of Directors in the relevant enabling
resolutions.

The Offer Shares are not convertible.

(c) Redemption – SMC has the option, but not the obligation, to redeem all or part of the Offer Shares at
a price and at such time that the Board of Directors shall determine. The Offer Shares, when redeemed,
shall not be considered retired and may be re-issued by SMC at a price to be determined by the Board of
Directors.

As and if declared by the Board of Directors, SMC may redeem the Offer Shares on the redemption price
determined therefor. The terms of any redemption will be set out in the relevant Offer Supplement.

If at any time, SMC is allowed to redeem more than one Subseries of the Series “2” Preferred Shares, and
provided that such Subseries is already redeemable in accordance with the terms and conditions of their
issuance, SMC has the option to redeem, without preference or priority, in whole or in part, any or all of
the Subseries of the Series “2” Preferred Shares.

SMC has not established, and currently has no plans to establish, a sinking fund for the redemption of
the Offer Shares.

(d) Liquidation – In the event of a return of capital in respect of liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or
winding up of the affairs of SMC but not on a redemption or purchase by SMC of any of its share capital,
the holders of the Offer Shares at the time outstanding will be entitled to receive, in Pesos, out of the
assets of SMC available for distribution to shareholders, together with the holders of any other shares of
SMC ranking, as regards repayment of capital, pari passu with the Offer Shares and before any
distribution of assets is made to holders of any class of shares ranking after the Offer Shares as regards
repayment of capital, liquidating distributions in an amount equal to the Redemption Price of (and
including) the date of commencement of the winding up of SMC or the date of any such other return of
capital, as the case may be. If, upon any return of capital in the winding up of SMC, the amount payable
with respect to the Series “1” and Series “2” Preferred Shares, inclusive of the Offer Shares are not paid
in full, the holders of such shares will share proportionately in any such distribution of the assets of SMC
in proportion to the full respective preferential amounts to which they are entitled. After payment of the
full amount of the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, the holders of the Offer Shares will
have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of SMC and will not be entitled to any further
participation or return of capital in a winding up.

(e) Voting Rights – Holders of the Series “2” Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to vote except in cases
expressly provided by law. Thus, the holders of the Offered Shares are not eligible, for example, to vote
for or elect the Board of Directors of SMC. Holders of the Series “2” Preferred Shares, including the Offer
Shares, however, may vote on matters which the Corporation Code considers significant corporate acts
that may be implemented only with the approval of shareholders, including those holding shares
denominated as non-voting in the articles of incorporation. The following acts require the approval of
the shareholders representing at least two-thirds of the issued and outstanding capital stock of SMC in a
meeting duly called for the purpose:

 Amendment of the Amended Articles of Incorporation (including any increase or decrease of


capital stock);
 Delegation to the Board of Directors of the power to amend or repeal the Amended By-laws or
to adopt a new by-laws;
 Sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of SMC;
 Incurring, creating or increasing bonded indebtedness;
 Increase or decrease of capital stock;
 Merger or consolidation of SMC with another corporation or corporations;
 Investment of corporate funds in any other corporation or business or for any purpose other
than the primary purpose for which SMC was organized;
 Ratification of contracts of a director or an officer with SMC;
 Extension or shortening of the corporate term of SMC;
 Declaration and issuance of stock dividends; and
 Dissolution of SMC.

However, for the amendment of the Amended By-laws of SMC, the approval of the shareholders
representing at least a majority of the issued and outstanding capital stock of SMC in a meeting duly
called for the purpose is required.

(f) Pre-emptive Rights – Holders of the Series “2” Preferred Shares including the Offer Shares, shall have
no pre-emptive right to any issue or disposition of any share of any class of SMC.
RISKS RELATED TO THE OFFER SHARES

The Offer Shares may not be a suitable investment for all investors

Each potential investor in the Offer Shares must determine the suitability of that investment in light of its
own circumstances. In particular, each potential investor should:

 have sufficient knowledge and experience to make a meaningful evaluation of the Offer Shares,
the merits and risks of investing in the Offer Shares and the information contained in this
Prospectus;
 have access to, and knowledge of, appropriate analytical tools to evaluate, in the context of its
particular financial situation, an investment in the Offer Shares and the impact the Offer Shares
will have on its overall investment portfolio;
 have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear all of the risks of an investment in the
Offer Shares, including where the currency for principal or dividend payments is different from
the currency of the potential investor;
 understand thoroughly the terms of the Offer Shares and be familiar with the behavior of any
relevant financial markets; and
 be able to evaluate (either alone or with the help of a financial adviser) possible scenarios for
economic, interest rate, foreign exchange rate and other factors that may affect its investment
and its ability to bear the applicable risks.

Redemption at the option of the Issuer

The Offer Shares are perpetual and have no fixed final maturity date. Holders have no right to require
the Company to redeem the Offer Shares at any time and they can only be disposed of by sale in the
secondary market. Holders who wish to sell their Offer Shares may be unable to do so at a price at or
above the amount they have paid for them, or at all, if insufficient liquidity exists in the market for the
Offer Shares. Therefore, holders of the Offer Shares should be aware that they may be required to bear
the financial risks of an investment in the Offer Shares for an indefinite period of time.

The sale of the Offer Shares or any rights thereto prior to the listing of the Offer Shares cannot be made
through the PSE. The Company has filed an application for the listing of the Offer Shares on the PSE.

Prior to the listing of the Offer Shares to the PSE, the sale of subscription rights to the Offer Shares may
be treated as sale of shares and subject to documentary stamp tax, capital gains tax (on any gain derived
from the sale thereof) or donor’s tax (in case of donation or sale of the subscription rights to the Offer
Shares for a price below the fair market value of the subscription rights).

Volatility of market price of the Offer Shares

The market price of the Offer Shares could be affected by various factors, including:

 general market, political and economic conditions;


 changes in earnings estimates and recommendations by financial analysts;
 changes in market valuations of listed stocks, in general, and stocks of other conglomerates;
 changes to government policy, legislation or regulations, and
 general operational and business risks.

In addition, many of the risks described within this section could materially and adversely affect the
market price of the Offer Shares.

Additional Taxes

The sale, exchange or disposition of the Offer Shares after the Offer Period, if made outside the facilities
of the PSE is subject to capital gains tax and documentary stamp tax, and if made through the facilities of
the PSE (except for a dealer in securities) is subject to stock transaction tax. Changes in laws, rules and
regulations may result in additional taxes on the acquisition, disposition, or transfer of the Offer Shares.
For a discussion on the taxes currently imposed by the Bureau of Internal Revenues of the Philippines
(“BIR”).

Deferral of dividend payment

Dividends on the Offer Shares may not be paid or may pay less than full dividends, under the terms and
conditions governing the Offer Shares. Holders of the Offer Shares will not receive dividends on a
Dividend Payment Date or for any period during which the Company does not have retained earnings out
of which to pay dividends.

Subordination to other indebtedness of the Company

The obligations of SMC under the Offer Shares are unsecured and are subordinated obligations to all of
the indebtedness of the Company.The rights and claims of holders of the Offer Shares will (subject to the
extent permitted by law) rank senior to the holders of the Common Shares of the Company and pari
passu with the other preferred shares. In the event of the winding-up of the Company, the Offer Shares
rank junior in right of payment to all indebtedness of the Company and junior in right of payment to
securities of, or claims against, the Company which rank or are expressed to rank senior to the Offer
Shares. The Offer Shares, however, rank in pari passu with the Series “1” Preferred Shares and the other
subseries of the Series “2” Preferred Shares. There is a substantial risk that an investor in the Offer
Shares will not receive any return of the principal amount or any unpaid amounts due under the terms
of the Offer unless SMC can satisfy in full all of its other obligations ranking senior to the Offer Shares.

There are no terms in the Offer Shares that limit the ability of SMC to incur additional indebtedness,
including indebtedness that ranks senior to or pari passu with the Offer Shares.

Insufficient distributions upon liquidation

Upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of SMC, holders of Offer Shares
will be entitled only to the available assets of the Company remaining after the indebtedness of SMC is
satisfied. If any such assets are insufficient to pay the amounts due on the Offer Shares, then the holders
of the Offer Shares shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full
distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.

Subordination of payments to the Holders of the Offer Shares

SMC has and will continue to have a certain amount of outstanding indebtedness. The current terms of
the financing agreements of SMC contain provisions that could limit the ability of the Company to make
payments to the holders of the Offer Shares. Also, SMC may in the future, directly or indirectly through
its subsidiaries, enter into other financing agreements which may restrict or prohibit the ability of the
Company to make payments on the Offer Shares. There can be no assurance that existing or future
financing arrangements will not adversely affect the ability of SMC to make payments on the Offer
Shares.

Liquidity of the securities market

The Philippine securities markets are substantially less liquid and more volatile than major securities
markets in other jurisdictions, and are not as highly regulated or supervised as some of these other
markets. The Company cannot guarantee that the market for the Offer Shares will always be active or
liquid upon their listing on the PSE.

In addition, the Company and the Underwriters are not obligated to create a trading market for the Offer
Shares and any such market making will be subject to the limits imposed by applicable law, and may be
interrupted or discontinued at any time without notice. Accordingly, the Company cannot predict
whether an active or liquid trading market for the Offer Shares will develop or if such a market develops,
if it can be sustained. Consequently, a shareholder may be required to hold his Offer Shares for an
indefinite period of time or sell them for an amount less than the Offer Price.

Effect of non-payment of dividends

If dividends on the Offer Shares are not paid in full, or at all, the Offer Shares may trade at a lower price
than they might otherwise have traded if dividends had been paid. The sale of Offer Shares during such a
period by a holder of Offer Shares may result in such holder receiving lower returns on the investment
than a holder who continues to hold the Offer Shares until dividend payments resume. In addition,
because of the dividend limitations, the market price for the Offer Shares may be more volatile than that
of other securities that do not have these limitations.

Inability to reinvest at a similar return on investment upon redemption

On the Optional Redemption Date or at any time redemption occurs, SMC may redeem the Offer Shares
at the Redemption Price, as described in ‘‘Description of the Series “2” Preferred Shares’’. At the time of
redemption, interest rates may be lower than at the time of the issuance of the Offer Shares and,
consequently, the holders of the Offer Shares may not be able to reinvest the proceeds at a comparable
interest rate or purchase securities otherwise comparable to the Offer Shares.

Limited voting rights


Holders of Offer Shares will not be entitled to elect the Board of Directors of the Company. Except as
specifically set forth in the Amended Articles of Incorporation and as provided by Philippine law, holders
of Offer Shares will have no voting rights.

DETERMINATION OF OFFER PRICE

The Offer Price of ₱75.00 is at a premium to the par value of the Offer Shares, which is ₱5.00 per share.
The Offer Price was arrived at by dividing the desired gross proceeds of ₱73,167,885,000.00 by the
amount of Offer Shares allocated for the Offer.

DILUTION

The Offer Shares will not have any dilutive effect on the rights of the holders of the common shares of
the Company as the Offer Shares are non-voting, non-convertible and non-participating. With respect to
the outstanding preferred shares, namely, the Series “1” Preferred Shares and the Series “2” Preferred
Shares – Subseries “2-B”, “2-C”, “2-D”, “2-E” and “2-F” (the “Outstanding Preferred Shares”), the issuance
of the Offer Shares will result in the dilution of the percentage ownership of the holders of the
Outstanding Preferred Shares in relation to the total outstanding capital stock of the Company. The Offer
Shares rank in pari passu with the rights of the holders of the Outstanding Preferred Shares of the
Company.

PLAN TO DISTRIBUTION

SMC plans to issue the Offer Shares to institutional and retail investors in the Philippines through a public
offering to be conducted through the Underwriters. The Offer does not include an international offering.

The detailed plan of distribution and underwriting arrangements for each tranche of the Offer shall be as
set out in the Offer Supplement.

The Underwriters are duly licensed by the SEC to engage in the underwriting or distribution of the Offer
Shares. The Underwriters may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services in
the ordinary course of its business, for SMC or any of its subsidiaries.

The Underwriters have no direct relations with SMC in terms of ownership by either of their respective
major shareholder/s and have no right to designate or nominate any member of the Board of Directors
of SMC.

The Underwriters have no contract or other arrangement with SMC by which it may return to SMC any
unsold Initial Offer Shares.

Sale and Distribution

The distribution and sale of the Offer Shares shall be undertaken by the Underwriters who shall sell and
distribute the Offer Shares to third party buyers/investors. The Underwriters are authorized to organize a
syndicate of underwriters, soliciting dealers and/or Selling Agents for the purpose of the Offer. In
connection with the foregoing, the Underwriters may enter into agreements, participation agreements,
or like agreements with other co-lead managers and managers (who may be named or have been named
in the Offer Supplement) and/or Selling Agents, as necessary. There is nothing in such agreements that
allow the Underwriters to return to SMC any unsold Offer Shares.

The Company will not allocate any Offer Shares for Local Small Investors. As defined in the PSE Revised
Listing Rules, a Local Small Investor is a share subscriber whose subscription does not exceed
₱25,000.00. The Offer will have a minimum subscription amount of ₱37,500.00, which is beyond the
prescribed maximum subscription amount for Local Small Investors.

Prior to close of the Offer Period for each tranche of the Offer, any Offer Shares not taken up by the
trading participants shall be distributed by the Underwriters directly to their clients and general public.
All Offer Shares not taken up by the trading participants, general public, and the Underwriters’ clients
shall be purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to the terms and conditions of the relevant
Underwriting Agreement.

Term of Appointment

The term of the appointment of the Underwriters for each tranche of the Offer shall be as set out in the
relevant Offer Supplement.

Manner of Distribution

The Underwriters shall, at their discretion, determine the manner by which proposals for subscriptions
to, and issuances of, the Offer Shares shall be solicited, with the sale of the Offer Shares to be effected
only through the Underwriters. The Underwriters may appoint other entities, including trading
participants, to sell on their behalf.

Offer Period

The Offer Period for each tranche of the Offer shall be set out in the relevant Offer Supplement.

Application to Purchase

The requirements to purchase the Offer Shares are discussed under the “Terms of the Offer” on page 26
and will also be set out in the Offer Supplement of the relevant issue tranche.

All applications to purchase the Offer Shares shall be evidenced by a duly completed and signed
application to purchase, together with two (2) fully executed signature cards authenticated by the
Corporate Secretary with respect to corporate and institutional investors, and shall be accompanied by
the payment in full of the corresponding purchase price of the Offer Shares applied for, by check or by
the appropriate payment instruction, and the required documents which must be submitted to the
Underwriters.

Corporate and institutional purchasers must also submit the following:


(a) a copy of the SEC Certificate of Registration, Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, or such other
relevant organizational or charter documents, all of which are duly certified by the Corporate Secretary
of such corporate or institutional purchasers, and

(b) an original, notarized Secretary’s Certificate confirming the resolution of the Board of Directors
and/or committees or bodies authorizing the purchase of the Offer Shares, and designating the
authorized signatory/ies therefore.

Individual applicants must also submit a photocopy of any one of the following identification cards
(“ID”): passport/driver's license, company ID, SSS/Government Service Insurance System ID and/or
Senior Citizen's ID or such other ID and documents as may be required by or acceptable to the Registrar
and Paying Agent.

An applicant who is exempt from or is not subject to withholding tax or who claims reduced tax treaty
rates shall, in addition, must submit the following requirements to the relevant Underwriter together
with their applications who shall then forward the same to the Registrar and Paying Agent, subject to
acceptance by the Company as being sufficient in form and substance:

(a) certified true copy of the original tax exemption certificate, ruling or opinion issued by the BIR on file
with the applicant as certified by its duly authorized officer,

(b) with respect to tax treaty relief, proofs to support applicability of reduced treaty rates, consularized
proof of tax domicile issued by the relevant tax authority of the Preferred Shareholder, and original or
SEC-certified true copy of the SEC confirmation that the relevant entity is not doing business in the
Philippines,

(c) an original of the duly notarized undertaking, in the prescribed form, declaring and warranting its tax
exempt status, undertaking to immediately notify the Company and the Registrar and Paying Agent of
any suspension or revocation of its tax exempt status and agreeing to indemnify and hold the Company,
the Registrar and Paying Agent free and harmless against any claims, actions, suits, and liabilities
resulting from the non-withholding or reduced withholding of the required tax, and

(d) such other documentary requirements as may be required under the applicable regulations of the
relevant taxing or other authorities. The Underwriters shall be responsible for accepting or rejecting any
application or scaling down the amount of Offer Shares applied for. The application, once accepted, shall
constitute the duly executed purchase agreement covering the amount of Offer Shares so accepted and
shall be valid and binding on the Company and the applicant. The Underwriters shall advise the Selling
Agents of any Applications that were rejected and/or scaled down, with copy to the Company.

Minimum Purchase

A minimum purchase of 500 shares shall be considered for acceptance. Purchases in excess of the
minimum shall be in multiples of 100 shares.
Payment of the Offer Shares

The Offer Price of the Offer Shares must be paid in full upon submission of the Application.

Payment shall be in the form of either:

(a) a Metro Manila clearing cashier’s/manager’s or corporate check or personal check drawn against a
bank account with a BSP-authorized agent bank located in Metro Manila and dated as of the date of
submission of the Application to Purchase covering the entire number of the Offer Shares covered by the
same Application. Checks should be made payable to “SMC Preferred Shares Offer”; or

(b) for applicants submitting their Application to Purchase to any of the Underwriters or selling agents:

(i) through the Real Time Gross Settlement facility of the BSP to the Underwriter or selling agent to
whom such Application was submitted, or

(ii) via direct debit from their deposit account maintained with the Underwriter or selling agent.

Refunds

In the event an Application is rejected or the amount of Offer Shares applied for is scaled down, the
Underwriters, upon receipt of such rejected or scaled down Applications, shall notify the applicant
concerned that his Application has been rejected or the amount of Offer Shares applied for is scaled
down, and refund the amount paid by the applicant with no interest thereon. With respect to an
applicant whose Application was rejected, refund shall be made by the Underwriters by making the
check payment of the applicant concerned available for his retrieval. With respect to an applicant whose
Application has been scaled down, refund shall be made by the issuance by the concerned Underwriter
and of its own check payable to the order of the applicant and crossed “Payees' Account Only”
corresponding to the amount in excess of the accepted Application. All checks shall be made available
for pick up by the applicants concerned at the office of the Underwriter to whom the rejected or scaled
down Application was submitted within five (5) Banking Days after the last day of the relevant offer
period. The Company shall not be liable in any manner to the applicant for any check payment
corresponding to any rejected or scaled-down Application which is not returned by the Underwriter; in
which case, the Underwriter shall be responsible directly to the applicant for the return of the check or
otherwise the refund of the payment.

Secondary Market

SMC may purchase the Offer Shares, then tradeable at that time, at any time without any obligation to
make pro rata purchases of Offer Shares from all Shareholders.

Registry of Shareholders

The Offer Shares will be issued in scripless form through the electronic book-entry system of SMC Stock
Transfer Service Corporation as Registrar for the Offer, and lodged with PDTC as Depository Agent on
Listing Date through PSE trading participants nominated by the applicants. Applicants shall indicate in
the proper space provided for in the Application Form the name of the PSE trading participant under
whose name their Offer Shares will be registered.

Legal title to the Offer Shares will be shown in an electronic register of shareholders (the “Registry of
Shareholders”) which shall be maintained by the Registrar. The Registrar shall send a transaction
confirmation advice confirming every receipt or transfer of the Offer Shares that is effected in the
Registry of Shareholders (at the cost of the requesting shareholder). The Registrar shall send (at the cost
of the Company) at least once every quarter a Statement of Account to all shareholders named in the
Registry of Shareholders, except certificated shareholders and depository participants, confirming the
number of Offer Shares held by each shareholder on record in the Registry of Shareholders. Such
Statement of Account shall serve as evidence of ownership of the relevant shareholder as of a given date
thereof. Any request by the Shareholders for certifications, reports or other documents from the
Registrar, except as provided herein, shall be for the account of the requesting Shareholder.

Expenses

All out-of-pocket expenses, including but not limited to, registration with the SEC, printing, publication,
communication and signing expenses incurred by the Underwriters in the negotiation and execution of
the transaction will be for the account of SMC irrespective of whether the transaction contemplated
herein is completed. Such expenses are to be reimbursed upon presentation of a composite statement of
account. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 59 for details of expenses.

SAN MIGUEL’S RECENT RECORD OF DECLARATION OF CASH DIVIDENDS

CODE Typ SE Rate Declaration Record Payment


e Q
SMC com 4 0.35 September 12, October 11, October 31,
Common 2019 2019 2019
SMC2A pref 3 1.40625 August 20, 2015 September 11, September 21,
2015 2015
SMC2B pref 4 1.4296875 August 8, 2019 September 20, October 4, 2019
2019
SMC2C pref 4 1.50 August 8, 2019 September 20, October 4, 2019
2019
SMCP1 pref 4 1.0565625 August 8, 2019 September 20, October 4, 2019
2019
SMC2D pref 4 1.1143312 August 8, 2019 September 20, October 4, 2019
5 2019
SMC2E pref 4 1.1860312 August 8, 2019 September 20, October 4, 2019
5 2019
SMC2F pref 4 1.27635 August 8, 2019 September 20, October 4, 2019
2019
SMC2G pref 4 1.2336187 August 8, 2019 September 20, October 4, 2019
5 2019
SMC2H pref 4 1.1854125 August 8, 2019 September 20, October 4, 2019
2019
SMC2I pref 4 1.1879062 August 8, 2019 September 20, October 4, 2019
5 2019
LETTER OF DECLARATION OF CASH DIVIDENDS
SAN MIGUEL’S DECLARATION OF PROPERTY DIVIDENDS

SE
CODE Type Rate Declaration Record Payment
Q

SMC 1 for every 10 SMC October 17, November 5, January 2,


com 1
Common Common Shares 2013 2013 2014

SHARE PRICES AS OF OCTOBER 2019

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