Cairn Homes plc
Notice of EGM & Publication of Circular
Dublin / London, 11 September 2020: Cairn Homes plc ("Cairn", the "Company"), the leading Irish homebuilding company, today announces that it has issued a circular to shareholders (the "Circular") containing a notice of an extraordinary general meeting to be held at 11:00 a.m. on 12 October 2020 at 7 Grand Canal, Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 KW81 (the "EGM").
Cairn announced on 10 September that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the former Esmonde Motors Garage premises and adjoining land located at Stillorgan Road and the Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin (the "Stillorgan Site") from The Emerald Fund ICAV for an overall cash consideration of €14,000,000 (excluding VAT) (the "Transaction"). The Circular sets out further details of the proposed terms of the Transaction and explains why the Board (other than Alan McIntosh, who as a related party recused himself from any such considerations) believes the Transaction to be in the best interests of the Company's shareholders as a whole and recommends that the shareholders vote in favour of the resolution to be proposed to approve the Transaction at the EGM on 12 October 2020.
The Circular and the form of proxy will be available in electronic form on the Company's website http://www.cairnhomes.com and for inspection in physical form between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on any business day from the date of this Circular until the EGM, at the offices of the Company at 7 Grand Canal, Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 KW81.
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For further information, contact:
Cairn Homes plc +353 1 696 4600
Michael Stanley, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Shane Doherty, Chief Financial Officer
Declan Murray, Head of Investor Relations
Tara Grimley, Company Secretary
Drury Communications +353 1 260 5000
Billy Murphy
Louise Walsh
Finsbury +44 207 251 3801
Gordon Simpson
Charles O'Brien
Notes to Editors
Cairn Homes plc ("Cairn") is the leading Irish homebuilder committed to building high quality, competitively priced, sustainable new homes in great locations. At Cairn, the homeowner is at the very centre of the design process and we strive to provide an unparalleled customer service throughout each stage of the home-buying journey. A new Cairn home is thoughtfully designed and built to last with a focus on creating shared spaces and environments where communities prosper. Cairn owns a c. 17,000 unit land bank across 35 residential development sites, over 90% of which are located in the Greater Dublin Area ("GDA") with excellent public transport and infrastructure links. Cairn is today building on 15 sites in the GDA, which will deliver over 6,750 new homes.