Result of General Meeting

RNS Number : 5064O

Randall & Quilter Inv Hldgs PLC

11 October 2012

 



Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings plc (the "Company")

Result of General Meeting

Proposed Return of Value to Shareholders of 3.4 pence per Existing Ordinary Share

11 October 2012

The Board of Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings plc (AIM:RQIH), the specialist non-life insurance investor, service provider and underwriting manager, has today held the General Meeting referred to in the circular to shareholders ("Shareholders") of the Company dated 6 September 2012.

The special resolution set out in the Notice convening the General Meeting has been duly passed.

As a result, the Company will now seek to make a return of value ("Return of Value") to Shareholders through the issue of J and K Shares. The Return of Value, which is subject to the approval of the Court, which is expected to occur on 31 October 2012, is in place of an interim dividend for the 2012 year but the Company may choose to make future returns of value in addition to or instead of ordinary dividend payments, whilst maintaining its stated policy to grow total distributions to Shareholders by at least 5 per cent. per annum from the base level of 7.4 pence per share paid for the financial year ended 2009.

 The Return of Value will involve the issue to Shareholders of J Shares and/or K Shares and is intended to give Shareholders, where eligible under their prevailing tax regime (such as in the UK), the flexibility to receive a return of cash from the Company as capital or income for tax purposes, or a combination of the two.

Further details of the Return of Value, including the process by which Shareholders can elect for J Shares or K Shares and the timetable for the Return of Value, is set out in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 6 September 2012, a copy of which is available on the Company's website at http://cdn.rqih.com/uploads/files/shareholders-circular-sept-2012.pdf.  The closing date for receipt of elections is 29 October 2012.

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Enquiries to:

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings PLC                      www.rqih.com  

Tom Booth                                                                          Tel: [phone]

Numis Securities Limited

Stuart Skinner (Nominated Adviser)                                   Tel: [phone]

Charles Farquhar (Broker)                                                 Tel: [phone]

Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited

Dru Danford/Stephane Auton                                             Tel: [phone]

FTI Consulting                                                                            

Neil Doyle/Edward Berry                                                     Tel: [phone]

Notes to Editors:

Since formation, Randall & Quilter has pursued a buy and build strategy to create a comprehensive range of investment activities and services in the global non-life insurance market and is focused on the following four core areas:

-          Insurance Investments;

-          Insurance Services;

-          Underwriting Management; and

-          Captives.

The Group currently:

- has a team of up to 400 insurance professionals based in the UK, USA, Bermuda, and Continental Europe with wide service capability in both the 'live' and 'run-off' market;

- has a portfolio of 10 insurance companies in run-off (from the UK, US and Continental Europe) with net assets of c.£85.5m as at 31 December 2011;

- provides 'turnkey' management services to Lloyd's syndicate 1897, manages two RITC ('run-off') syndicates and owns and operates 5 MGAs.

- acquires and manages a portfolio of insurance receivables, with a carrying cost of c. £8.2m as at 31 December 2011;

The Group was founded by Ken Randall, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive, and Alan Quilter, Chief Operating Officer, who both have extensive experience in the industry including as Head of Regulation of Lloyd's and as Head of the Market Financial Services Group respectively

 

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