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Capital return update

2 Nov 2015 07:00

RNS Number : 1496E
Quindell PLC
02 November 2015
 



 

 

 

2 November 2015

Quindell Plc

 

("Quindell" or the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Capital return update

 

Quindell Plc (AIM:QPP.L) announces that, pursuant to previously stated commitments, the Board of Directors of Quindell plc (the "Board") has decided to pursue a two stage distribution of 100 pence per share, with an initial, Court approved, capital repayment to shareholders of 90 pence per share and expects to seek Court approval for this to be made to shareholders in December 2015 at a total cost of approximately £415 million.

 

In consultation with its legal and financial advisers, and following detailed internal and external consideration of the Company's actual and prospective contingent creditors, the Board considers that an initial, Court approved, capital repayment to shareholders of 90 pence per share is both prudent and appropriate. The Board's intention is to make the second stage payment to shareholders of a further 10 pence per share in cash following the anticipated release at the end of 2016 of the £50m (which would represent approximately 11 pence per share) warranty escrow put in place as part of the disposal of the Professional Services Division ("PSD"). The Company will also seek to make this payment to shareholders in a tax and cost efficient manner.

 

In addition, and as previously announced, the Company will make further distributions as contingent consideration from the disposal of the PSD is realised. As previously detailed, the Company has performed a preliminary valuation exercise based on the information available at the point of disposal and has determined that a prudent estimate of the current value of the contingent consideration is approximately £39.6m.

 

The Board confirms that there have been no material changes to the value of the Company's assets, nor its actual or prospective, contingent creditors (including to regulatory bodies or prospective litigation) since previously detailed to the market. The trading assumptions of the Group's businesses remain in line with previously stated expectations.

 

The Company expects to issue a circular relating to the capital repayment to shareholders on 11 November 2015, with a Court hearing to follow on 16 December 2015. On such timetable, the Company would convene the required General Meeting on 26 November 2015.

 

For further information:

 

Quindell Plc

Tel: 01489 864 200

Richard Rose, Non-executive Chairman

Indro Mukerjee, Group Chief Executive Officer

Stephen Joseph, Head of Investor Relations

Tulchan Communications

Tel: 020 7353 4200

Susanna Voyle

Victoria Huxster

 

Peel Hunt LLP, Nominated Adviser and broker

 

Tel: 020 74188900

Dan Webster

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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