17 Sep 2010 12:12
For immediate release 17 September 2010
Dignity Finance PLC
Extraordinary Resolution of Class A Noteholders
On 26 August 2010, Dignity Finance PLC (the "Company") called a meeting of the holders of the £155,550,000 Class A Secured 6.310 per cent. Notes due 2023 (ISIN: XS0165707612) (the "Class A Notes") to be held on 17 September 2010 (the "Meeting").
The purpose of calling the Meeting was to invite the Class A Noteholders to consider and vote on an Extraordinary Resolution of the Class A Noteholders pursuant to which, if passed, the Class A Noteholders would consent to the making of certain amendments and waivers of certain transaction documents related to the Class A Notes and the Company's £132,500,000 Class B Secured 8.151 per cent. Notes due 2031. The detailed terms of the matters for which consent was sought were set out in a consent solicitation document (the "CSD") which was referred to in the notice alerting the Class A Noteholders to the Meeting and made available to the Class A Noteholders.
The Company hereby announces that the Meeting was duly held and found quorate this morning, and the votes of the Class A Noteholders in respect of the Extraordinary Resolution are as follows:
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| Aggregate Principal Amount of the Class A Notes represented (£) | Percentage of votes cast (%) |
| Votes received | 155,505,000 (99.97% of the Aggregate Principal Amount of all Class A Notes) |
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| Votes cast in favour | 137,330,000 | 88.31 |
| Votes cast against | 18,175,000 | 11.69 |
The Extraordinary Resolution has therefore been passed.
The Company will in due course make a further announcement as to whether the Transaction Conditions (as defined in the CSD) have been satisfied and whether it will proceed to implement the Proposals set out in the CSD. In accordance with the CSD, the relevant Instruction Fees will be paid to Class A Noteholders within five business days of the Effective Date (as defined in the CSD).
For more information
Steve Whittern, Finance Director
Mike McCollum, Chief Executive
Dignity Finance plc +44 (0) 121 354 1557