REG - Ergomed plc - Proposed Capital Reduction
RNS Number : 6773AErgomed plc01 October 2020
Ergomed Plc
Proposed Capital Reduction
Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
Guildford, UK - 1 October 2020: Ergomed plc (LSE: ERGO) ("Ergomed" or the "Company"), a company focused on providing specialised services to the pharmaceutical industry, announces that further to the disclosure in the Company's recent interim results announcement regarding a proposed capital reduction, it is today posting a circular (the "Circular") to shareholders, incorporating a notice of General Meeting.
The process comprises: (i) the cancellation of the entire amount standing to the credit of the Company's share premium account (the "Share Premium Reduction") and (ii) the capitalisation of the entire amount standing to the credit of the Company's merger reserve by issuing B ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and the subsequent cancellation of such B ordinary shares (the "Merger Reserve Reduction"). The Share Premium Reduction and the Merger Reserve Reduction together comprise the "Capital Reduction".
The Capital Reduction is conditional upon the passing of the Resolutions set out in the notice of General Meeting, as well as Court approval being obtained. The notice of General Meeting is set out at the end of the Circular, which convenes the General Meeting for 9.30 a.m. on 19 October 2020.
Shareholders should note that the General Meeting is being held as a closed meeting in accordance with emergency legislation introduced by the Government in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and no external shareholders or their proxies will be permitted to attend. Shareholders are therefore encouraged to vote in advance and to appoint the Chairman of the General Meeting as their proxy. All resolutions will be taken on a poll. Further information is set out in the Circular.
REASONS FOR THE CAPITAL REDUCTION
In light of Ergomed's operational and financial progress, the Board has concluded that it is the appropriate time to eliminate the accumulated deficit on the Company's retained earnings reserve, generated from trading losses and the impairment of co-development projects in prior periods. The creation of positive surplus distributable reserves will provide the Board with the flexibility to distribute future profits to its shareholders, should it be considered appropriate to do so following the Board's review of circumstances at the relevant time.
The Circular and notice of General Meeting will shortly be made available on the Company's website at http://ergomedplc.com.
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
Publication of the Circular
1 October 2020
Last time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy
9.30 a.m. on 15 October 2020
General Meeting
9.30 a.m. on 19 October 2020
Court hearing to confirm Capital Reduction
10 November 2020
Registration of Court order and effective date of Capital Reduction
the business day after the Court order confirming the Capital Reduction
Notes:
1. The dates and times are based on the Company's current expectations and may be subject to change.
2. The timetable assumes that there is no adjournment of the General Meeting. If there is an adjournment, all subsequent dates are likely to be later than those shown.
3. References to times are to London times unless otherwise stated.
4. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Circular.
ENDS
Enquiries:
Ergomed plc
Tel: +44 (0) 1483 402 975
Miroslav Reljanović (Executive Chairman)
Richard Barfield (Chief Financial Officer)
Numis Securities Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Freddie Barnfield / Huw Jeremy (Nominated Adviser)
James Black (Broker)
Consilium Strategic Communications - for UK enquiries
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3709 5700
Chris Gardner / Sue Stuart
ergomed@consilium-comms.com
Matthew Neal / Olivia Manser
About Ergomed plc
Ergomed provides specialist services to the pharmaceutical industry spanning all phases of clinical development, post-approval pharmacovigilance and medical information. Ergomed's fast-growing services business includes an industry leading suite of specialist pharmacovigilance (PV) solutions, integrated under the PrimeVigilance brand, a full range of high-quality clinical research and trial management services under the Ergomed brand (CRO), and an internationally recognised specialist expertise in orphan drug development, under PSR. For further information, visit: http://ergomedplc.com.
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