Result of EGM

RNS Number : 9705D

CPPGroup Plc

03 May 2013

 



Result of General Meeting

03 MAY 2013

CPPGroup Plc ("CPP" or the "Group") today announces that, at the General Meeting held earlier today, the proposed resolution to approve the conditional agreement to dispose of the Group's North American business to AMT Warranty Corp. for a total cash consideration of $40 million (approximately £26.1 million) on the terms set out in a circular to shareholders dated 17 April 2013, was duly passed on a poll. The following level of proxy votes was received:

Resolution                                                            For                          Against                  Withheld

1. The proposed disposal of CPP's North     127,651,533         200                         10,000

American business, operated by CPPNA

Holdings, Inc. ("CPP North America")

As at today's date CPP has 171,523,066 ordinary shares in issue.

A copy of the resolution approved by shareholders will be published through the National Storage Mechanism.

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website at www.cppgroupplc.com.

Enquiries:

CPPGroup Plc

Paul Stobart, Chief Executive Officer

Shaun Parker, Chief Financial Officer

Tel: [phone]

Helen Spivey, Head of Corporate and Investor Communications

Tel: [phone]

Sponsor

Greenhill & Co. International LLP

Anthony Parsons

Hugo Grimston

Tel: [phone]

Media

Tulchan Communications

David Allchurch

Martin Robinson

Tel: [phone]

Notes to Editors

CPPGroup Plc (CPP) is an International Assistance business operating in the UK and overseas with more than 200 Business Partners worldwide.  Via its Business Partners, CPP provides Life Assistance products to consumers, which includes annually renewed and packaged products that provide assistance and insurance across a wide range of market sectors designed to make everyday life easier to manage.

For more information on CPP visit www.cppgroupplc.com

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Greenhill & Co. International LLP, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for CPPGroup Plc and no one else in connection with the Disposal and will not be responsible to anyone other than CPPGroup Plc for providing the protections afforded to clients of Greenhill & Co. International LLP or for providing advice in relation to the Disposal or any other matter referred to in this document.

This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "plans", "prepares", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Group, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Group's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Group will operate in the future. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this announcement. Except as required by the Financial Conduct Authority, the Listing Rules, the Prospectus Rules, the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules, the London Stock Exchange, applicable law or relevant regulation, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

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