Stuart Olson also announced today that the Arrangement was approved at each of the special meetings of the Company's secured bank lenders (the "Lenders"), unsecured convertible debentureholders (the "Debentureholders"), and shareholders (the "Shareholders") held on
At the special meeting of the Lenders, 100% of the votes cast by Lenders present in person or by proxy were voted in favour of the Arrangement.
At the special meeting of the Debentureholders, 100% of the votes cast by Debentureholders present in person or by proxy were voted in favour of the Arrangement.
At the special meeting of the Shareholders, the Arrangement was approved by 94.84% of the votes cast by Shareholders, and 93.44% of the votes cast by Shareholders excluding the votes required to be excluded for majority of the minority approval of the Arrangement pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions.
Details of the voting results for the special meetings are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Subject to remaining customary closing conditions being satisfied or waived, Stuart Olson expects the Arrangement to close on or about
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Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Risks and uncertainties inherent in the nature of the Arrangement include the failure of Stuart Olson or Bird to satisfy the conditions to the Arrangement, in a timely manner, or at all. Failure of Stuart Olson or Bird to satisfy such conditions may result in the Arrangement not being completed on the expected date, on the proposed terms, or at all. In addition, the failure of Stuart Olson or Bird to comply with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement may result in Stuart Olson or Bird being required to pay a non-completion or other fee to the other party.
The forward-looking statements in this news release should not be interpreted as providing a full assessment or reflection of the unprecedented impacts of the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting indirect global and regional economic impacts.
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