IPH is an international intellectual property services group; a network of member firms working throughout ten IP jurisdictions, with clients in more than 25 countries.
The group works with a diverse client base of Fortune Global 500 companies and other multinationals, public sector research organisations, SMEs, and professional services firms.
The group employs more than 1,800 people working in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Since listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (IPH) in November 2014, IPH has grown through a series of strategic acquisitions and integrations to become a leading international IP services group, with a market capitalisation of approximately $1.5bn.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The information on this page is not part of the Prospectus.
If you agree to the conditions on this page, you will be given access to an electronic version of the Offer Document.
Before downloading, printing or viewing any of the documents on this website, you must carefully read the terms set out in this notice.
The Offer Document (defined below) is an important document that should be read in its entirety before deciding whether to participate in the Offer (as referred to below and set out in the Offer Document). You should rely only on information in the Offer Document and any supplementary or replacement document. If after reading the Offer Document, you have questions about the Offer, you should contact your professional advisers. You can contact the IPH Offer Information Line on 1300 653 497 from 8.30am until 5.30pm (AEDT) Monday to Friday for further information.
Offer of Securities
The Offer Document contains details of an offer (“Offer”) by IPH Limited ACN 169 015 838 (“IPH” or “Company”) and IPH (SaleCo) Pty Limited ACN 600 396 825 of fully paid ordinary shares (“Shares” or "Securities”) in IPH. IPH applied to ASX Limited (“ASX”) within seven days after the date of the Offer Document for quotation of Securities on ASX.
Lodgement of the Offer Document
The prospectus accessible on this website is dated 9 October 2014 (“Offer Document”, or “Prospectus”) and was lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) on that date. Capitalised words used on this website have the meaning given to them in the Offer Document unless they are defined with a different meaning on this website. Neither ASIC nor the ASX takes any responsibility for the content of the Prospectus or for the merits of the investment to which the Prospectus relates.
Applications for Securities
Applications to subscribe for Securities under the Offer may only be made using an Application Form issued with, contained in, or accompanying the Offer Document. Securities will only be issued or transferred on the basis of an Application Form. An Application Form is accessible in the following ways:
by viewing the Offer Document from this website and then printing the Application Form attached to it; or
by way of a paper copy of the Application Form issued with, contained in, or accompanying a paper copy of the Offer Document. A paper copy of the Offer Document (with Application Form) and any supplementary or replacement document, can be requested and will be provided free of charge, by calling the IPH Offer Information Line on 1300 653 497 (within Australia) or +61 1300 653 497 (outside Australia) from 8.30am until 5.30pm AEDT Monday to Friday during the Offer period.
You must complete your Application Form and pay your application monies in accordance with your Broker’s directions in order to be eligible to receive any allocation from your Broker. Please contact your Broker if you have any questions on how to complete the Application Form. You should read the Offer Document in full before submitting your Application Form.
The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) prohibits any person from passing onto another person an Application Form in relation to the Offer unless it is attached to, or accompanied by, a complete and unaltered copy of the Offer Document.
Warning – This information does not constitute an Offer of Securities
The documents on this website are only available to residents of Australia and New Zealand from within Australia and New Zealand. None of the documents on this website (including the Offer Document) constitutes an offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer. In particular, the documents on this website (including the Offer Document) are not an offer of securities for sale in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, persons in the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “US Securities Act”)). The Shares in the Offer may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred, except in compliance with the registration requirements of the US Securities Act, and any other applicable securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. The Shares in the Offer have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction other than Australia and New Zealand.
No action has been taken to register or qualify the documents on this website, the Offer or Securities, in any jurisdiction other than Australia and New Zealand. The distribution of the documents on this website (including the Offer Document) outside Australia and New Zealand is restricted by law. You should inform yourself of and observe such restrictions and should seek your own advice on such restrictions. Any non-compliance with these restrictions may contravene applicable securities laws.
Changes
The information on this website is provided for information purposes only and subject to change without notice. Nothing contained on this website or in the Offer Document constitutes investment, legal, business, taxation or other advice, nor is it to be relied on in making an investment in Securities. The information on this website and in the Offer Document does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs.
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