Kistos PLC Notice of General Meeting & Scheme of Arrangement (1347H)
22 November 2022 - 6:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1347H
Kistos PLC
22 November 2022
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EXIT) REGULATIONS (SI 2019/310) ("UK MAR"). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF
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22 November 2022
Kistos plc
Notice of General Meeting and Scheme of Arrangement
The board of directors of Kistos plc ("Kistos" or "Company" or,
together with its subsidiary or subsidiary undertakings, the
"Group"; the "Board") (AIM: KIST) announces that a court meeting
("Court Meeting") will be held on 14 December 2022 at 10.30 a.m.
and a general meeting ("GM") of the Company shall occur thereafter
at 10.50 a.m. on 14 December 2022.
The Board further announces it is pursuing a scheme of
arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006, as amended
(the "Scheme") following which the Group will interpose and
maintain a new non-operational entity, Kistos Holdings plc, which
will become the holding company of, and the provider of working
capital to, the Group.
A circular in relation to the Scheme containing notices of Court
Meeting and GM (the "Meetings") and associated forms of proxy (the
"Circular"). Copies of the Circular will today be sent to the
shareholders of the Company ("Shareholders") and will be available
for inspection on the Kistos website:
https://kistosplc.com/investors/circulars/ .
The Board views the Scheme as the most effective and appropriate
way to structure the Group and, ultimately, to restructure the
Group's debt facilities on a more efficient basis. The rights of
Shareholders will remain unchanged following the Scheme and
Shareholders will be able to trade their holdings in Kistos
Holdings plc Ordinary Shares as they were able to do in relation to
Kistos plc Ordinary Shares.
As set out in the Circular, the following is the expected
timetable of principal events:
Item Date and time
Latest time for receipt by the Registrar of the blue 10.30 a.m. on Monday 12 December 2022
Form of Proxy from the Shareholders for
the Court Meeting
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Latest time for receipt by Company's Registrar of yellow 10.50 a.m. on Monday 12 December 2022
Form of Proxy from the Shareholders
for the General Meeting
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Scheme Voting Record Time Close of business on Monday 12 December 2022
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Court Meeting 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday 14 December 2022
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General Meeting 10.50 a.m. on Wednesday 14 December 2022
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Results of General Meeting and Court Meeting announced Wednesday 14 December 2022
through an RIS
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Scheme Sanction Hearing* Monday 19 December 2022
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Last day of dealings in, and for registration of Wednesday 21 December 2022
transfers of, Kistos plc Ordinary Shares*
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Scheme Record Time* Close of business on Wednesday 21 December 2022
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Scheme Effective Date* Thursday 22 December 2022
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Scheme Effective Time* Immediately prior to 8.00 a.m. on Thursday 22 December
2022
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Suspension of listing of, and dealings in, Kistos plc 8.00 a.m. on Thursday 22 December 2022
Ordinary Shares*
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Delisting of Kistos plc Ordinary Shares* 8.00 a.m. on Thursday 22 December 2022
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Admission of, and dealings commence in, Kistos Holdings 8.00 a.m. on Thursday 22 December 2022
plc Ordinary Shares on AIM*
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Crediting of Kistos Holdings plc Ordinary Shares to As soon as is practical on Thursday 22 December 2022
CREST accounts*
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Dispatch of share certificates for Kistos Holdings plc By Thursday 3 January 2023
Ordinary Shares*
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*These dates are subject to change. Any change of date will be announced via RNS announcement,
as applicable.
All voting on the resolutions at the Meetings will be conducted
on a poll, which means that Shareholders should submit their forms
of proxy as soon as possible. To be valid, the forms of proxy must
be lodged with the Company's registrar, LINK Group, PSX-1, Central
Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 6DN, United Kingdom, so as
to arrive by no later than 10.30 a.m. on 12 December 2022 .
Full details of the operation and arrangements of the Meetings
are set out in the notices of the Meetings found in the
Circular.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of UK MAR. The person responsible for this announcement is Andrew
Austin , Executive Chairman .
Enquiries:
Kistos plc
Andrew Austin, Executive Chairman Tel: +44 (0)20 3757 4983
(c/o Hawthorn Advisors)
Panmure Gordon (Nomad, Joint Broker) Tel: +44 ( 0)20 7886 2500
John Prior / James Sinclair-Ford
Hawthorn Advisors (Public Relations Tel: +44 (0)20 3745 4960
Advisor)
Henry Lerwill / Simon Woods
Berenberg (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0)20 3207 7800
Matthew Armitt / Ciaran Walsh
Camarco (Public Relations Advisor)
Billy Clegg / Georgia Edmonds Tel: +44 (0)20 3757 4983
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