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Completion of the Proposed Disposal

15th Feb 2013 13:22

RNS Number : 0107Y
Consort Medical PLC
15 February 2013
 



 

News Release

 

15 February 2013

 

Consort Medical plc

 

Result of General Meeting and Completion of the Proposed Disposal

 

Consort Medical plc (the "Company") announces that at the General Meeting held today at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD, the ordinary resolution regarding the proposed disposal of its King Systems division ("King") (the "Proposed Disposal"), as set out in the circular sent to shareholders on 30 January 2013 (the "Resolution"), was duly passed on a show of hands.

 

The table below shows the votes received for and against the Resolution, representing a total of 69.13% of the 29,206,652 ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the meeting:

 

For

%

Against

%

Withheld

20,094,486

99.99

1,052

0.01

94,987

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the Resolution will shortly be available for inspection on the UK Listing Authority's National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

 

Further to the announcement of its proposed disposal of King on 20 December 2012, the Company is therefore pleased to confirm that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and it has completed the Proposed Disposal.

 

The initial consideration for the Proposed Disposal is confirmed as $125 million, being $120 million cash consideration, plus an adjustment of approximately $5 million for estimated working capital and net indebtedness at completion.

 

The initial consideration will be subject to a post-completion adjustment for actual working capital and actual net indebtedness at completion. The total consideration is being applied to repay both the USD and GBP borrowings of the Company, though the facilities will remain in place and undrawn for the time being.

 

-Ends-

 

Enquiries:

ConsortJonathan Glenn - Chief Executive

Richard Cotton - Finance Director

Tel: +44 1442 867920

Evercore Partners International LLP (sponsor and financial adviser to the Company)

Julian Oakley

Alan Beirne

Tel: +44 20 7653 6000

 

Jefferies International Limited (corporate broker to the Company)

Nick Adams

Max Jones

Tel: +44 20 7029 8000

Brunswick Group

Jon Coles

Amie Gramlick

Tel: +44 20 7404 5959

 

 

 

Note: The exchange rate at announcement (as at 19 December 2012) was $1.6264:£1; the exchange rate at completion (as at 14 February 2013) is $1.5493:£1.

 

 

Consort Medical plc is an international medical devices company, focused on developing and manufacturing disposable medical devices for drug delivery.

 

Bespak is a global market leader in the manufacture of drug delivery devices for pharmaceutical partner companies, including products across the respiratory, injectables and Point of Care diagnostics markets.

 

The Group has facilities in King's Lynn, Cambridge, Nelson and Hemel Hempstead in the UK. Consort Medical is a public company quoted on the full list of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CSRT). The Group's website address is www.consortmedical.com.

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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