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TORONTO, April 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Angoss Software Corporation ("Angoss") (TSXV:ANC) is pleased to announce the results of its Annual
and Special Meeting (the "Meeting") held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in
Toronto, Ontario.
At the Meeting, both a majority and a "majority of the minority" of the
shareholders and warrant holders of Angoss voted to approve the special
resolution put before them with respect to the previously announced
arrangement (the "Arrangement") involving, among other things, the
acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares of Angoss by a
subsidiary of Peterson Partners, Inc. Of the votes cast by a "majority
of the minority" of shareholders and warrant holders, 89.2% of the
votes cast were in favour of the Arrangement.
Shareholders of Angoss also approved the ordinary resolutions put before
them with respect to (i) the election of directors of Angoss for the
ensuing year, and (ii) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
Chartered Accountants as auditors of Angoss for the ensuing year and
the authorization of the directors to fix their remuneration.
The Arrangement remains subject to court approval at a hearing to be
held on April 19, 2013. Subject to this approval, Angoss advises that
it expects the Arrangement to close on or about April 24, 2013, at
which time it is expected that Angoss' common shares will be delisted
from the Exchange.
Further particulars regarding the Arrangement are disclosed in Angoss'
press releases dated January 28, 2013 and March 11, 2013, as well as in
its management information circular dated March 18, 2013, all of which
can be found under Angoss' profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the
securities described herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities described
herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any
U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the
United States or to U.S. persons except in compliance with the
registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable
U.S. state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption therefrom.
About Angoss Software Corporation
Angoss is a global leader in delivering predictive analytics to
businesses looking to improve performance across sales, marketing and
risk. With a suite of desktop, client-server and big data analytics
software products and cloud solutions, Angoss delivers powerful
approaches to turn information into actionable business decisions and
competitive advantage. Angoss software products and solutions are
user-friendly and agile, making predictive analytics accessible and
easy to use. Many of the world's leading financial services, insurance,
retail, health care and information communication and technology
organizations use Angoss predictive analytics software products and
solutions to grow revenue, increase sales productivity and improve
marketing effectiveness while reducing risk and cost. Headquartered in
Toronto, Canada, Angoss has offices in the United States and United
Kingdom. For more information, visit www.angoss.com.
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward looking statements
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future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These
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preliminary results, guidance, strategies, expectations, planned
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Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are based on assumptions,
including those described herein and are subject to important risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements cannot be relied upon due
to, amongst other things, changing external events and general
uncertainties of the business. Actual results may differ materially
from results indicated in forward-looking statements due to a number of
factors, including without limitation: the risk that the sale of our
products and services involves a long sales cycle; the risk that the
economic environment and business conditions will remain difficult to
predict; the risk of competition in our target markets; the risk that
we may not respond adequately to evolving technologies; the risk that
we or our customers may have difficulties in introducing our products
or services; the risk that we will encounter difficulties in continuing
to offer services; the risks of conducting our operations in a variety
of international locations; the risks relating to the costs that we may
incur as a result of litigation against us; the risk of future capital
needs and uncertainty of additional financing; the risk of the need for
the Company to manage its planned growth and expansion; the risk of
the effects of product development and need for continued technology
change; the risk of protection of proprietary rights; the effect of
government regulation and compliance on the Company and the industry;
network security risks; the risk of the ability of the Company to
maintain properly working systems; the risk of reliance on key
personnel; the risk of volatile securities markets impacting security
pricing unrelated to operating performance; as well as the factors
identified throughout this news release and those identified in section
entitled "Risks and Uncertainties" of the Company's MD&A filed on www.sedar.com. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release
represent the Company's expectations as of the date of this news
release (or as of the date they are otherwise stated to be made), and
are subject to change after such date. However, the Company disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required under applicable securities regulations.
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SOURCE: ANGOSS Software Corporation