Gates Prices Secondary Offering Of 17.5M Ordinary Shares

Gates Industrial Corporation plc (NYSE:GTES, ", Gates", or the ", Company", ))))) announced today the pricing of the previously announced secondary offering of 17,500,000 ordinary shares (the "Offering") by certain selling stockholders affiliated with Blackstone Inc. (the "Selling Stockholders"). The Selling Stockholders have also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 2,625,000 additional ordinary shares. The underwriters may offer the shares from time to time for sale in one or more transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in the over-the-counter market, through negotiated transactions or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The Offering is expected to close on May 21, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

Gates is not offering any ordinary shares in the Offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares in the Offering. Citigroup, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and Jefferies are serving as the joint lead book-running managers of, and as representatives of the underwriters for, the Offering. Barclays, UBS Investment Bank, BMO Capital Markets, BTIG, Evercore ISI, Mizuho, PJT Partners, RBC Capital Markets and Santander are also serving as joint book-running managers for the Offering.