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21 June 2018
The information communicated in this announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.
VIPERA PLC
("Vipera" or the "Group" or the "Company")
Results of Meetings
Vipera plc (AIM:VIP), the specialist provider of mobile financial services, is pleased to announce the results of the Annual General Meeting and of the General Meeting held today.
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions were passed.
In addition, at a General Meeting of Vipera held today to consider a Resolution to approve the Management Share Exchange Agreement entered into in connection with the offer (the "Offer") for Vipera by Sella Open Fintech Platform S.p.A. ("SOFP"), the Resolution was taken on a poll in accordance with the requirements of the Takeover Code and was passed.
51,941,202 votes were cast in favour of the Resolution and 178,339 against.
Neither SOFP nor any Participants in the Management Share Exchange voted at the meeting.
The passing of the Resolution satisfies one of the conditions of the Offer. The first closing date of the offer is 1.00pm tomorrow, June 22.
Contact:
Vipera PLC Marco Casartelli (CEO) Martin Perrin (CFO)
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Tel: +39 02 8688 2037 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7193 0833
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London Bridge Capital Partners LLP (financial adviser to Vipera) Adam Hart Tel: +44 (0) 7912 201639 Nick Donaldson
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Tel: +44 (0) 7912 201639 Tel: +44 (0) 7799 654188 |
finnCap Ltd (Nomad and Broker) Adrian Hargrave / Anthony Adams (Corporate Finance) Camille Gochez (Corporate Broking)
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IFC Advisory Ltd (Financial PR and IR) Tim Metcalfe Heather Armstrong Florence Chandler | Tel: +44 (0) 203 934 6630 |
About Vipera:
Vipera Plc (AIM:VIP) a cutting edge Mobile Financial Services and Digital Customer Engagement Solutions provider, serves financial institutions and retailers worldwide with differentiated mobile banking, card management and customer engagement capabilities based around its proprietary bank grade multi-purpose platform, Motif. Additionally, it provides consultancy and other services to banks and financial institutions. For further information, please visit www.vipera.com
Important notices relating to financial advisers and corporate brokers
London Bridge Capital Partners LLP, an appointed representative of Capital Markets Strategy Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Vipera and no one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to any person other than Vipera for providing the protections afforded to clients of London Bridge Capital Partners LLP or for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any matter referred to herein.
finnCap Ltd ("finnCap"), which is regulated in the United Kingdom by The Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as Vipera's Nominated Adviser and broker to and is not advising any other person, and accordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than Vipera for providing the protections afforded to clients of finnCap or for providing advice in relation to the matters described in this announcement.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not an invitation, inducement or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, or otherwise acquire, subscribe for or sell or otherwise dispose of or exercise rights in respect of any securities. The Offer is being made solely through the Offer Document dated 14 May 2018 and the accompanying Forms of Acceptance, both of which are available at www.vipera.com. Words and expressions in this announcement have the same meanings as in the Offer Document.