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17 July 2021

Announcement on the sale of 51 % shares in the chartered capital of JSC “Syrdaryo vino”

In accordance with the Presidential Decree PD-6167 of the Republic of Uzbekistan, dated 11 February 2021, “On measures to further accelerate privatization processes of state assets”, “UzAssets Investment Company” JSC under the State Assets Management Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter – UzAssets or Seller) announces its intention to sell 51% shares in the chartered capital of JSC “Syrdaryo vino” (hereinafter referred to as Syrdaryo vino or the Company) through a competitive sale process (hereinafter – the Deal or Transaction).

Following the selection of the best proposals from international consulting companies, KPMG was selected as the UzAssets’ Privatization Consultant (hereinafter Consultant) for the Deal.

Brief information about the Company:

  • Sirdaryo vino was founded in 1991; in 1995 the company was transformed into a joint-stock company;
  • The plant owns four licenses for the production of cognac distillate, grape wine material, raw grape spirit, vodka and other alcoholic beverages;
  • The production capacity of the plant is 302 thousand dal per year, and the processing of grapes is equal to 2.2 thousand tons;
  • In 2020, the plant produced 117 thousand dal of spirits and 61.6 thousand dal of wine;
  • The total area of the plant, which is located in Syrdarya region, is 1.9 hectares. The plant has 182 employees.

More information about the Company and can be found on the official website:  sirdaryovino.uz 

Sale Process

The sale is organized as a competitive bidding process open to all interested parties (hereinafter referred to as "Participants").

The process will consist of receipt of bids from interested participants and subsequent negotiations with one or more interested buyers.

Participants will be invited to express their interest in the form of a letter (hereinafter referred to as the "Expression of Interest", EOI) prepared in English, Russian or Uzbek (at the discretion of the applicant, whereby the letter in Russian or Uzbek must be accompanied by a letter in English), along with supporting documents demonstrating:

the ability to finance the Transaction, as well as the operating activities of the Company, at the expense of own and/or borrowed funds;

absence of criminal proceedings and investigations with respect to the founders and beneficiaries, as well as the name of the buyer's officials in the international lists of false businessmen and bankrupts, as well as in similar lists of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

compliance with the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 660-II (as amended on January 15, 2019) "On Combating the Legalization of Proceeds of Crime, the Financing of Terrorism and the Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction".

Submission of Expressions of interests and the documents listed above enables the Participants to examine in detail the Company's data prepared by KPMG through access to the virtual data room, after signing the Confidentiality Agreement. At the same time, the deadline for submission of expressions of interest and binding offers (BO) is no later than 6:00 p.m. Tashkent time on August 25, 2021.

The EOI and BOs must be sent to the following email addresses: a.mukhamatkulov@uz-assets.uzdkalazhanov@kpmg.kzannakireeva@kpmg.russandykbayeva@kpmg.kz.

The bidding process is open to all interested Participants.

UzAssets will take all necessary measures for a transparent, professional and successful organization of the process of selling its shares in the Company together with the involved Consultant.

Based on the results of reviewing the submitted offers, the Seller, no later than two weeks, will compile a “Short-List” of investors invited to negotiate, who will be notified of the results of the selection personally.

At this stage, the Participants will receive a draft Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) and will discuss the terms of the Transaction.

The Bidder, who offered the best combination of price offer and the agreed terms of the SPA during the negotiations, will be declared the winner. The Seller will invite the winner to conclude the transaction in accordance with the rules of the Republican Stock Exchange “Toshkent” and the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Additional Terms and Conditions

UzAssets reserves the right to change the sequence of the sale process or to refuse to sell to or negotiate with any potential buyer(s) at any time without explanation.

This announcement, or any part of its contents, should not be construed as a form of commitment on the part of UzAssets, the Company, and KPMG with respect to the sale of the Company, which could be inferred from the publication of this announcement. UzAssets and KPMG reserve the right, in their sole discretion, at any time and in any respect, without assuming joint or several liabilities.

 (i) make changes to the application deadline;

(ii) follow different procedures with respect to various interested parties, and/or negotiate with one or more potential purchasers within the schedule and procedure provided jointly by UzAssets, the Company, and KPMG to the exclusion of any other potential purchaser(s) without prior notice;

(iii) terminate the sales process for any reason; and/or

(iv) terminate any discussions and negotiations with any potential buyer(s) with respect to the Transaction at any time and without giving a reason.

 (v) inform the minimum selling price of the Company;

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