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Results of Court Meeting and General Meeting

17th Dec 2014 14:59

RNS Number : 0664A
MXC Capital PLC
17 December 2014
 

MXC CAPITAL PLC

 

("MXC" or the "Company")

 

Proposed Re-domicile of the Group to Guernsey

 

Results of Court Meeting and General Meeting

 

 

MXC announced on 17 November 2014 a proposal to change its corporate structure by putting in place a new Guernsey incorporated holding company, MXC Capital Limited, by way of a scheme of arrangement (the "Scheme").

 

On 24 November 2014, MXC published and posted a circular (the "Scheme Document") to shareholders of the Company.

 

The Company is pleased to announce that at the Court Meeting held earlier today to approve the Scheme the resolution approving the Scheme was duly passed by the requisite majority. In addition, the Special Resolution proposed at the subsequent General Meeting was also duly passed.

 

The voting results in relation to the Court Meeting and the General Meeting are summarised below.

 

COURT MEETING

 

At the Court Meeting, a majority in number of Scheme Shareholders who voted (either in person or by proxy) representing 99.99993 per cent. by value of those Scheme Shares voted, voted in favour of the resolution to approve the Scheme and, accordingly, the resolution was passed. Details of the votes cast are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Scheme Shares voted

Percentage of Scheme Shares voted (%)

Number of Scheme Shareholders who voted

Percentage of Scheme Shareholders who voted (%)

Number of Scheme Shares voted as a percentage of the issued share capital (%)

 

For

 

1,124,462,256

99.99993

13

5.96

57.52793

Against

 

750

0.00007

1

0.46

0.00003

Total

 

1,124,463,006

100.00000

14

6.42

57.52796

 

 

GENERAL MEETING

 

At the General Meeting, the Special Resolution was duly passed on a show of hands. The voting results for the Special Resolution are detailed as follows:

 

Special Resolution

 

For

 

4

Against

 

1

Withheld

 

0

 

The proxy votes lodged in respect of the Special Resolution are set out below:

 

 

Number of Old MXC Shares voted

Percentage of Old MXC Shares voted (%)

 

For

 

1,507,622,391

99.99995

Against

 

750

0.00005

Withheld

 

0

0

Total

 

1,507,623,141

100

 

 

Next Steps and Expected Timetable of Principal Events

 

Completion of the Scheme Proposal remains subject to the satisfaction or (where capable of being waived) waiver of the other Conditions set out in the Scheme Document, including the Court sanctioning the Scheme at the Scheme Court hearing and confirming the Reduction of Capital at the Reduction Court Hearing. The Scheme Court Hearing and the Reduction Court Hearing are expected to take place on 3 February 2015 and 5 February 2015, respectively. Subject to the Conditions, as described above, the Scheme is expected to become unconditional on 5 February 2015.

 

The expected timetable for implementation of the Scheme is set out below. All times shown are London times and are subject to change:

 

Scheme Court Hearing

3 February 2015

Last day of dealings in, and for registration of transfers of, Old MXC Shares

4 February 2015

Disablement in CREST of Old MXC Shares

5.00 p.m. on 4 February 2015

Scheme Record Time

6.00 p.m. on 4 February 2015

Trading in Old MXC Shares on AIM suspended

7.30 a.m. on 5 February 2015

Reduction Court Hearing

5 February 2015

Effective Date

5 February 2015

Cancellation of admission of Old MXC Shares to trading on AIM

8.00 a.m. on 6 February 2015

Commencement of dealings in New MXC Shares on AIM

8.00 a.m. on 6 February 2015

Expected date for crediting of New MXC Shares to CREST accounts

6 February 2015

Expected date for despatch of New MXC Share certificates

20 February 2015

Long Stop Date

31 March 2015

 

 

 

 

General

 

Note that capitalised terms used in this announcement, but not defined, have the same meaning as in the Scheme Document.

 

 

Enquiries to:

 

 

MXC Capital plc

 

Marc Young

 

+44 (0)20 7965 8149

 

Zeus Capital Limited (Nominated adviser and broker)

 

John Depasquale/John Treacy

 

+44 (0)20 7533 7727

 

 

Zeus Capital, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for Old MXC and, following completion of the Scheme Proposal, New MXC, and no one else in connection with the Scheme Proposal and will not be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to clients of Zeus Capital nor for providing advice in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement.. Neither Zeus Capital nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Zeus Capital in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.

 

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issue or transfer of the securities referred to in this announcement in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

This information is provided by RNS
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