Ontario Superior Court issues final order relating to Geac Plan of Arrangement
30 Januar 2006 - 10:24PM
PR Newswire (US)
MARKHAM, ON and WALTHAM, MA, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Geac
Computer Corporation Limited (TSX:GAC and NASDAQ: GEAC) today
announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued the
final order approving the Plan of Arrangement pursuant to which
affiliates of Golden Gate Capital will acquire all of the shares of
Geac. Under the terms of the Arrangement, Geac shareholders will
receive U.S.$11.10 in cash for each common share of Geac. The
transaction is expected to close on or before March 16, 2006
following the completion of the syndication of the firmly committed
debt financing in which JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo
Foothill and D.B. Zwirn Finance, among others, will participate.
About Geac Geac is a leading global provider of software and
services for businesses and governmental bodies providing customers
with financial and operational technology solutions to optimize
their financial value chain. Further information is available at
http://www.geac.com/ or through email at . This press release
contains forward-looking statements of Geac's intentions, beliefs,
expectations and predictions for the future. These forward-looking
statements often include use of the future tense with words such as
"will," "may," "intends," "anticipates," "expects" and similar
conditional or forward-looking words and phrases. These
forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees.
They are only predictions that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, and they may differ materially from actual future
events or results. Geac disclaims any obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements after the date of this release. Among
the risks and uncertainties that could cause a material difference
between these forward-looking statements and actual events include,
among other things: our ability to increase revenues from license
sales, cross-sell into our existing customer base and reduce
customer attrition; whether we can identify and acquire synergistic
businesses and, if so, whether we can successfully integrate them
into our existing operations; whether we are able to deliver
products and services within required time frames and budgets to
meet increasingly competitive customer demands and performance
guarantees; risks inherent in fluctuating international currency
exchange rates in light of our global operations and the
unpredictable effect of geopolitical world and local events;
whether we are successful in our continued efforts to manage
expenses effectively and maintain profitability; our ability to
achieve revenue from products and services that are under
development; the uncertain effect of the competitive environment in
which we operate and resulting pricing pressures; and whether the
anticipated effects and results of our new product offerings and
successful product implementation will be realized. These and other
potential risks and uncertainties that relate to Geac's business
and operations are summarized in more detail from time to time in
our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and with the Canadian Securities Administrators,
including Geac's most recent quarterly reports available through
the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov/ and
through the website maintained by the Canadian Securities
Administrators and the Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
at http://www.sedar.com/. Geac is a registered trademark of Geac
Computer Corporation Limited. All other marks are trademarks of
their respective owners. DATASOURCE: Geac Computer Corporation
Limited CONTACT: Alys Scott, Vice President, Corporate
Communications, Geac, (781) 672-5980,
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