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NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES OR
TO U.S. PERSONS
5 December 2006
RP Data Ltd Media Announcement
RP DATA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES BOOKBUILD: FINAL PRICE SET AT THE
TOP OF THE PRICE RANGE AT A$1.25 PER SHARE
RP Data Ltd (“RP Data” or the “Company”)
today announced a Final Price of A$1.25 per Share in its initial
public offer (“Offer”) following strong demand from
both retail investors and domestic and international institutional
investors.
The Final Price to be paid by successful Applicants under both
the Institutional and Retail Offers has been set at A$1.25 per Share
following the completion of the Institutional Bookbuild. The Final
Price represents the top of the Indicative Bookbuild Range of A$1.00
- A$1.25.
Institutions have been allocated approximately 70% of the Shares
available under the Offer. Retail investors who subscribed for Shares
under the Public Offer have been substantially scaled back given
the strong levels of demand.
Based on the Final Price of A$1.25 per Share, the total amount
raised in the Offer will be approximately A$72.25 million, and the
Company will have a market capitalisation of approximately A$172.63
million at the Final Price.
The Offer comprised approximately 57.8 million fully paid ordinary
shares in the Company (“Shares”) and represents approximately
41.9% of the Shares in RP Data following completion of the Offer.
It provided a mechanism for Info Corp Pty Limited (“Info Corp”)
and Macquarie Bank Limited (“Macquarie”) to realise
a portion of their investment in RP Data, as well as broadening
RP Data’s shareholder base. None of the proceeds will be retained
by RP Data.
From 8:30 am (Sydney time) on 11 December 2006, retail applicants
will be able to find out details of their allocations by calling
the RP Data Offer Information Line on 1800 286 780 (toll free within
Australia) or +61 3 9415 4370. However, any retail applicant who
sells Shares before receiving an initial statement of their holding
does so at their own risk even if they have obtained details of
their holding from the RP Data Offer Information Line.
Holding statements are expected to be dispatched on 11 December
2006. All successful Applicants under the Retail Offer will receive
a refund of any application monies for any Shares applied for in
excess of their final allocation. Refund cheques are expected to
be dispatched on or around 11 December 2006.
RP Data shares are expected to commence trading on the Australian
Securities Exchange on 15 December 2006. The ASX code for RP Data
is RPX.
For further information please contact:
Graham Mirabito
Chief Executive Officer,
RP Data Limited
Tel + 61 7 3114 9999
Background Information
RP Data Ltd (“RP Data” or the “Company”),
is a leading provider of residential property data and information
services in Australia and New Zealand, and is the market leader
in the provision of Property Information Services to real estate
agencies nationally and in most Australian States and New Zealand.
The key features of RP Data’s business include:
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Market Leadership –
RP Data is the market leader in the provision of Property Information
Services to real estate agencies on a national basis in Australia
and in New Zealand, with an estimated 63% market penetration.
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Attractive Business Model –
the Company’s predominantly subscription-based direct
debit revenue model has in recent years generated attractive
margins and predictable core earnings growth, low working capital
requirements and minimal bad debts. RP Data enjoys high incremental
margins on product sales due to its largely fixed cost base.
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Large and Comprehensive Database
– Database of Australian and New Zealand residential
property information containing over 58 million records and
is currently growing at an additional 6 million records per
annum, covering approximately 85% of residential properties
in Australia and New Zealand.
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Multiple Growth Opportunities –
RP Data is well positioned to expand its penetration of its
Property Information Services and Real Estate Software within
real estate agencies in Australia and New Zealand, both organically
and through bolt-on acquisitions. Cross-selling presents attractive
growth opportunities. Growth is anticipated to be driven by
further expansion into related segments such as finance, insurance
and financial planning.
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Attractive Industry Dynamics –
Barriers to entry include limited availability of government
data licences and the fact that some data sets are no longer
publicly available. Most, if not all, real estate agents require
access to property information services in some form.
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Operational and Organisational Ability
– RP Data has an experienced management team
and Board of Directors.
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Strategic Alliance with First American
Real Estate Services L.P – FARES L.P, a leading
North American provider of property data, information services
and analytics, has recently acquired 38.1% of RP Data. In order
to accelerate its growth, RP Data plans to leverage the experience
of FARES L.P, which in North America has successfully developed
and marketed new Property Information Services and expanded
its presence into non-real estate industry segments.
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