F&C Private Equity Zeros General Meeting Statement

RNS Number : 6498Z

F&C Private Equity Trust PLC

12 December 2014

 



12 December 2014

F&C PRIVATE EQUITY ZEROS PLC (IN LIQUIDATION)

(A wholly owned subsidiary of F&C Private Equity Trust PLC)

RESULT OF MEETINGS
AND
PAYMENT OF FINAL CAPITAL ENTITLEMENT TO ZDP SHAREHOLDERS

Further to its announcement on 21 November 2014 regarding proposals for a members' voluntary winding-up of F&C Private Equity Zeros PLC (the "Company") and payment of the Final Capital Entitlement to ZDP Shareholders, the Company is pleased to announce that the resolutions approving the winding up of the Company and related matters were passed at the ZDP Shareholders' Meeting and the General Meeting held earlier today.  The resolutions were set out in the notices convening those meetings, which were included in the Company's circular dated 21 November 2014, a copy of which is available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm (the "Circular").

The Liquidators confirm that they expect that:

·           the Final Capital Entitlement payable in relation to ZDP Shares held in uncertificated form will be paid through CREST on Monday, 15 December 2014; and

·           cheques in respect of the Final Capital Entitlement payable in relation to ZDP Shares held in certificated form will be sent by first class mail by not later than Friday, 19 December 2014 to the registered addresses of the relevant ZDP Shareholders.

After payment of the Final Capital Entitlement, any existing credit of ZDP Shares in any stock account in CREST will be redundant and any existing certificates in respect of ZDP Shares will cease to be of value.  Admission of the ZDP Shares to the Official List and trading of the ZDP Shares on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market is expected to be cancelled with effect from 8.00 a.m. on Friday, 19 December 2014.

Enquiries

The Liquidators c/o Louise Cooper / Craig Robertson Ernst & Young LLP Ten George Street Edinburgh EH2 2DZ

T: 0131 777 2249 / 0131 777 2242

Note

Unless the context requires otherwise, words and expressions defined in the Circular have the same meanings when used in this announcement.

 

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