EX-99.5 EMAIL TO EMPLOYEES DATED 2-12-07
Published on February 13, 2007
Exhibit 99.5
| Date: | February 12, 2007 |
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| To: | See Distribution |
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| From: | Corporate Communications |
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| Subject: | Key Messages and Customer Letter on Hindalco Acquisition |
Priority: High
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Action: FYI |
Dear Colleagues:
As a follow-up to the announcement that we have agreed to be acquired by Hindalco Industries
Limited, we would like to provide you with key messages that can be used in your discussions with
employees, customers and suppliers. We are also providing a template for sending customer letters.
An employee presentation is currently being finalized and well send it to you as soon as we can.
Please note as a publicly traded company, we are legally restricted in what we can communicate
regarding this agreement. As a reminder, any additional written communications or any revisions to
what has or will be supplied to you from corporate communications must be reviewed and approved by
our legal counsel before use.
Best regards,
Corporate Communications
Corporate Communications
Distribution:
Additional Information and Where to Find it
In connection with the proposed arrangement and required shareholder approval, Novelis Inc. will file a proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NOVELIS AND THE ARRANGEMENT. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by
In connection with the proposed arrangement and required shareholder approval, Novelis Inc. will file a proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NOVELIS AND THE ARRANGEMENT. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by
Novelis with the SEC may be obtained free of charge by contacting Novelis at 3399 Peachtree Road
NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Our filings with the SEC are
also available on our website at www.novelis.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
Novelis and its officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Novelis shareholders with respect to the arrangement. Information about Novelis officers and directors and their ownership of Novelis common shares is set forth in the proxy circular for Novelis 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on September 15, 2006. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of Novelis and its respective officers and directors in the acquisition by reading the preliminary and definitive proxy statements regarding the arrangement, which will be filed with the SEC.
Novelis and its officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Novelis shareholders with respect to the arrangement. Information about Novelis officers and directors and their ownership of Novelis common shares is set forth in the proxy circular for Novelis 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on September 15, 2006. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of Novelis and its respective officers and directors in the acquisition by reading the preliminary and definitive proxy statements regarding the arrangement, which will be filed with the SEC.