20 September 2016
ASX MARKET RELEASE
SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOUR OF SCHEME RESOLUTIONDiversa Limited (ASX:DVA)(Diversa) is pleased to announce that its shareholders today voted in favour of the proposal by OneVue Holdings Limited (ASX:OVH) to acquire all of the shares in Diversa through a scheme of arrangement (Scheme).
Voting was conducted by a poll with over 99% of votes cast in favour of the resolution. Full details of the voting results are outlined in Appendix 1.
Diversa will now seek orders from the Federal Court of Australia (Court) for approval of the Scheme at a hearing that has been set for Monday, 26 September 2016. The Scheme remains subject to approval by the Court at this hearing.
Key dates for implementation of the Scheme are set out below:
Key Dates | |
Final Court date for approval of Scheme | Monday 26 September 2016 |
Effective Date:
| Tuesday 27 September 2016 |
Election Date - last date and time to lodge election forms in respect of the Scheme Consideration | Thursday 29 September 2016 (5.00pm) |
Record date for determining entitlements to scheme consideration | Thursday 29 September 2016 (7.00pm) |
Implementation date (for payment of the Scheme Consideration) | Thursday 6 October 2016 |
All dates are indicative only and are subject to change as agreed between OneVue and Diversa and announced to ASX.
For further information, contact Angus Craig, Company Secretary, 07 3212 9250 or mail@diversa.com.au.
About Diversa:Diversa Ltd (ASX: DVA) is an ASX-listed superannuation and investment company. Diversa provides superannuation trustee, administration, promotion and investment services to wholesale clients such as super fund trustees and super fund promoters, including financial advisers and corporates; and also uses those services to provide superannuation and insurance products directly to its retail clients.
APPENDIX 1
Shareholders considered the following resolution:
'That under section 411 Corporations Act, the scheme of arrangement proposed to be entered into between Diversa Limited and holders of its fully paid ordinary shares (Scheme) is approved and the board of directors of Diversa is authorised to agree to those modifications or conditions which are thought appropriate by the Federal Court of Australia (Court) and, subject to approval of the Scheme by the Court, to implement the Scheme with any of those modifications or conditions'.
Voting on the resolution was conducted by a poll, and the results are summarised in the table below:
Votes For | Votes Against | Total Votes | Abstain* | |
Votes | 27,721,024 | 238,713 | 27,959,737 | 1,603 |
% of Votes | 99% | 1% | ||
Holders | 234 | 5 | 239 | 2 |
% of Holders | 98% | 2% |
Proxy votes were received from 240 shareholders, and the total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed, are set out below:
For | Open | Against | Total Valid Available Votes | Abstain* | |
Votes | 26,743,400 | 972,313 | 238,713 | 27,954,426 | 1,603 |
% of Votes | 96% | 3% | 1% | ||
Holders | 205 | 28 | 5 | 238 | 2 |
% of Holders | 86% | 12% | 2% |
*Note that the votes relating to a shareholder who abstains from voting are not counted in determining the requisite majorities.
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