Artemis Alpha Trust plc
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300MQXY2QXEIL3756
Results of Second General Meeting & Scheme Entitlements
In connection with the proposals for a combination of the assets of Artemis
Alpha Trust plc (the "Company" or “ATS”) with Aurora Investment Trust plc
(“Aurora") by means of a scheme of reconstruction and winding up of the
Company under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Scheme"), the Board
is pleased to announce the result of the Second General Meeting and the Scheme
entitlements.
Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the
Company's circular to Shareholders dated 24 October 2024 (the "Circular")
unless the context otherwise requires.
The Circular is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which
can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and
on the Company's website at www.artemisfunds.com.
Result of Second General Meeting
The Company announces that the special resolution to place the Company into
members' voluntary liquidation was voted on and approved by Shareholders at
the Second General Meeting held earlier today. Accordingly, Richard Peter
Barker and Derek Neil Hyslop (together the "Liquidators"), both of Ernst &
Young LLP of 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF have been appointed as
joint liquidators of the Company. Details of the number of votes cast for,
against and withheld in respect of the resolution, which was held on a poll,
is set out below and will also be published on the Company's website at
www.artemisfunds.com.
Resolution Votes for (including discretionary) % Votes against % Total votes cast Votes cast (excl. votes withheld)(1) Votes withheld
To place the Company into members' voluntary liquidation and appoint the Liquidators 13,464,800 99.89 15,379 0.11 13,480,179 41.21 0
(1) As a percentage of total voting rights
For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, the votes validly
cast are expressed in the table above as a percentage of the Company's total
voting rights, being 32,713,152 as at 27 November 2024, being the time at
which a shareholder had to be registered in the Register of Members in order
to vote at the Second General Meeting. A vote "withheld" is not a vote in
law and has not been counted as a vote "for" or "against" a resolution.
The number of Shares in issue at the date of this announcement is 37,260,474.
There are 4,547,322 Shares held in treasury. Therefore, as at the date of this
announcement the number of voting rights in the Company are 32,713,152.
The full text of the special resolution can be found in the notice of Second
General Meeting contained in the Circular.
Suspension and Cancellation of Reclassified Shares
The Company's Reclassified Shares were suspended from listing on the Official
List of the Financial Conduct Authority and from trading on the London Stock
Exchange at 7.30 a.m. this morning, 29 November 2024, in anticipation of
the Second General Meeting.
The Company, through its advisers, has notified the Financial Conduct
Authority and the London Stock Exchange of the Company's intention to cancel
the Company's admission of the Reclassified Shares to listing and trading
at 8:00 a.m. on 2 December 2024.
Scheme Entitlements
As at the Calculation Date the entitlements calculated in accordance with the
terms of the Scheme were as follows:
ATS Rollover FAV per Share: 410.640393 pence
ATS Cash Pool FAV per Share: 395.972183 pence
Aurora FAV per Share: 262.578373 pence
Therefore, Shareholders will receive the following cash and/or number of New
Aurora Shares:
For Shareholders that elected (or are deemed to have elected) to receive New
Aurora Shares,
* Each Reclassified Share with "A" rights attached to it will receive 1.563877
New Aurora Shares.
* Fractional entitlements to New Aurora Shares will not be issued under the
Scheme and entitlements will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. No
cash payment will be made or returned in respect of any fractional
entitlements, which will be retained for the benefit of Aurora.
For Shareholders that elected for the Cash Option:
* Each Reclassified Share with "B" rights attached to it will
receive 395.972183 pence in cash.
As noted in the Circular, the Directors have set aside sufficient assets in
the Liquidation Pool to meet all estimated liabilities and contingencies,
including the costs of the winding up of the Company and the costs of
implementing the Scheme. The Directors have also provided in the Liquidation
Pool for a retention of £100,000 which they, together with the
Liquidators, consider sufficient to meet any unknown or unascertained
liabilities of the Company.
The Liquidation Pool will be applied by the Liquidators in discharging all
current and future actual and contingent liabilities of the Company. Any
balance remaining after discharging such liabilities from the Liquidation
Pool will in due course be distributed to Shareholders pro rata to their
respective holdings of Shares in accordance with the terms of the Scheme.
In accordance with the Circular, Shareholders who elected, or were deemed to
have elected, for the Rollover Option will receive their New Aurora Shares via
CREST on 2 December 2024 and, in relation to certificated Shareholders,
share certificates in respect of New Aurora Shares will be despatched on 13
December 2024. Shareholders who elected, or were deemed to have elected, for
the Cash Option will have their entitlements despatched by no later than 13
December 2024 via CREST and/or cheque.
Following the appointment of the Liquidators, all further enquiries regarding
the Company should be made to the Liquidators, whose contact details are
below.
EY Parthenon
Craig Robertson +44 131 777 2809
Derek Hyslop +44 131 777 2430
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