RNS11 May 2021 08:04
Amigo Holdings PLC
("Amigo" or the "Company")
Scheme of Arrangement: update on creditor voting and FCA letter
Amigo Holdings PLC (LSE: AMGO), a leading provider of guarantor loans in the UK, provides an update on the Scheme of Arrangement (the 'Scheme') of ALL Scheme Ltd ('SchemeCo') announced on 25 January 2021, following the closing date for online voting and proxy appointment ahead of the creditor meeting to be held on 12 May 2021.
As at the closure of the online voting portal, the Company has received a total of 74,866 votes in favour of the Scheme and 3,862 votes against. The votes in favour of the Scheme represent approximately 95.1% of the total number of votes cast and approximately 95.7 % of the value of the claims of all creditors who have so far voted.
715 creditors, who have registered to attend the creditors' meeting on the 12 May 2021 and 373 proxies that have been nominated to vote on a creditor's behalf, will be able to vote at the creditors' meeting and their votes, if cast, will be included with the votes reported above. The result of the combined creditors' vote will be announced as soon after the meeting on the 12 May as practicable.
The Scheme requires more than 50% of all creditors who vote to vote in favour, and the total value of their claims to represent at least 75% of the value of the claims of all creditors who vote. In order to become effective, the Scheme also needs to be sanctioned by the Court. The Court hearing to sanction the Scheme of Arrangement is listed to be held on 19 May 2021.
Amigo also received last night a letter from the FCA dated 10 May 2021 referring to its letter of 23 March 2021 and stating that the FCA has decided that it intends to appear at the Court sanction hearing through counsel to oppose the sanction of the Scheme, even if approved by the requisite majority of the Scheme creditors, on the basis that the Court cannot be satisfied that the Scheme in its current form is fair. The FCA's letter states that its concerns are in relation to Scheme creditors' claims being significantly reduced whilst other stakeholders such as shareholders are not being asked to contribute, and the terms of the Scheme arrangements do not arise out of negotiations with Scheme creditors or any body representative of their interests. The FCA's letter also stated that it does not intend to request to attend the Scheme creditors' meeting.