Enterprise Acquisition Corp. Announces Change to Warrantholder Proposal for Special Meeting to Extend Warrant Expiration Date fr
07 Oktober 2009 - 6:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enterprise
Acquisition Corp. (NYSE Amex, Units: "EST.U", Common Stock: "EST,"
Warrants: "EST.WS") ("Enterprise") announced today that at the
special meeting of Enterprise warrantholders, warrantholders will
be voting to extend the expiration date of the Enterprise warrants
from November 7, 2011 to November 7, 2013, instead of November 7,
2012 as previously contemplated in filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). On October 5, 2009, ARMOUR Residential
REIT, Inc. ("ARMOUR") filed Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 ("Amendment No. 2") with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which includes a proxy statement for
stockholders and warrantholders of Enterprise. In addition to a
special meeting of stockholders to vote upon the proposed business
combination involving Enterprise and ARMOUR, at a special meeting
of warrantholders, warrantholders will vote upon a proposal (the
"Warrant Amendment Proposal") to amend certain terms of the Warrant
Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2007, between Enterprise and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the "Warrant
Agreement"), which governs the terms of Enterprise's outstanding
warrants. The Warrant Amendment Proposal will amend the Warrant
Agreement to provide that (i) the exercise price of Enterprise's
warrants be increased from $7.50 to $11.00 per share, and (ii) the
expiration date of the warrants will be extended from November 7,
2011 to November 7, 2013. Amendment No. 2 reflects a change agreed
upon by Enterprise and ARMOUR to extend the expiration date to
November 7, 2013, a two year extension, instead of November 7,
2012, a one year extension, as previously contemplated in Amendment
No. 1 to ARMOUR's Registration Statement on Form S-4. Prior to
filing a definitive proxy statement/prospectus, the Enterprise
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus can be found in ARMOUR's
Amendments to Registration Statement on Form S-4. About Management
Upon consummation of the business combination, ARMOUR's investment
team will be led by Co-Chief Executive Officers Scott J. Ulm and
Jeffrey J. Zimmer. Mr. Ulm has 23 years of structured finance and
debt capital markets experience, including mortgage-backed
securities. Since 2005, Mr. Ulm has been Chief Executive Officer of
Litchfield Capital Holdings, a structured finance manager. From
1986-2005, he held a variety of senior positions at Credit Suisse
both in New York and London including Global Head of Asset-Backed
securities, Head of United States and European Debt Capital
Markets, and Global Co-Head of Collateralized Debt Obligations.
While at Credit Suisse, Mr. Ulm was responsible for the
underwriting and execution of more than $100 billion of mortgage
and asset-backed securities. Mr. Zimmer has worked in the mortgage
securities market for 25 years. From September 2003 through March
2008 he was Chief Executive Officer of Bimini Capital Management,
Inc., a publicly traded REIT which managed over $4 billion of
agency mortgage assets, approximately $4 billion in short term
repurchase liabilities, and $100 million in long term debt. Prior
to 2003, he was a managing director at RBS/Greenwich Capital in the
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Department where since 1990, he
held various positions that included working closely with some of
the nation's largest hedge funds, mortgage banks and investment
management firms on various mortgage-backed securities investments.
Mr. Zimmer was employed at Drexel Burnham Lambert in the
institutional mortgage-backed sales area from 1984-1990. Enterprise
Acquisition Corp. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, Enterprise
Acquisition Corp. (http://www.enterpriseacq.com/) is a blank check
company formed for effecting a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or
more operating businesses. The prospective target is not limited to
a particular industry. Forward-Looking Statements This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, about
Enterprise, ARMOUR and their combined business after completion of
the proposed acquisition. Forward-looking statements are statements
that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements,
based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Enterprise's and
ARMOUR's management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which
could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking
statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual
results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking
statements: the failure of Enterprise stockholders to approve the
merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; the
number and percentage of Enterprise's stockholders voting against
the acquisition and electing conversion rights; changing
interpretations of generally accepted accounting principles;
continued compliance with government regulations; legislation or
regulatory environments; cyclical business trends; general economic
conditions; geopolitical events and regulatory changes, as well as
other relevant risks detailed in Enterprise's filings with the SEC.
The information set forth herein should be read in light of such
risks. Neither Enterprise nor ARMOUR assumes any obligation to
update the information contained in this press release. Enterprise
and ARMOUR caution that the foregoing list of factors is not
exclusive. Additional information concerning these and other risk
factors is contained in Enterprise and ARMOUR's filings with the
SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements
concerning Enterprise and ARMOUR, the merger, the related
transactions or other matters and attributable to Enterprise and
ARMOUR or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified
in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Enterprise
and ARMOUR caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
Enterprise and ARMOUR do not undertake or accept any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statement to reflect any change in their
expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statement is based. Additional Information and
Where to Find It This communication is being made in respect of the
proposed business combination involving Enterprise and ARMOUR. In
connection with the proposed transaction, ARMOUR has filed
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the
SEC on October 5, 2009, in each case, that contains a preliminary
Proxy Statement/Prospectus for Enterprise. The definitive Proxy
Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to stockholders and
warrantholders of Enterprise as of the record date of October 5,
2009. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF ENTERPRISE ARE URGED TO
READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able
to obtain free copies of the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus
(when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by
Enterprise and ARMOUR through the website maintained by the SEC at
http://www.sec.gov/. Free copies of the definitive Proxy
Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed
with the SEC can also be obtained by directing a request to
Enterprise Acquisition Corp., 6800 Broken Sound Parkway, Boca
Raton, Florida 33487 Attention: Investor Relations. Participants in
Solicitation Enterprise and ARMOUR and their respective directors
and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the
proposed transaction. Information regarding Enterprise's directors
and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed with the
SEC on March 16, 2009, and information regarding ARMOUR's directors
and executive officers will be available in the definitive Proxy
Statement/Prospectus to be filed with the SEC by Enterprise and
ARMOUR when it becomes available. Other information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their
direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise,
will be contained in the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus and
other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become
available. Investor Contact Ezra Shashoua Chief Financial Officer
Enterprise Acquisition Corp. (561) 988-1700 DATASOURCE: Enterprise
Acquisition Corp. CONTACT: Ezra Shashoua, Chief Financial Officer,
of Enterprise Acquisition Corp., +1-561-988-1700 Web Site:
http://www.enterpriseacq.com/
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