Warner Chilcott to Hold 2009 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Special Court-Ordered Meeting of Shareholders
26 Juni 2009 - 2:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
ARDEE, Ireland, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Warner Chilcott
Limited announced today that it will hold its 2009 Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") and a Special
Court-Ordered Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting") on
August 5, 2009. At the Special Meeting, the Company's shareholders
will be asked to vote in favor of certain matters related to the
proposed redomestication of the Company from Bermuda to Ireland.
Subject to shareholder approval and the approval of the Supreme
Court of Bermuda, the redomestication will result in the creation
of a newly formed public holding company organized in, and a tax
resident of, Ireland. The new company, Warner Chilcott plc, will
replace Warner Chilcott Limited as the ultimate public holding
company. The Annual Meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. (local time).
The Special Meeting will be held immediately following the
conclusion of the Annual Meeting. Both meetings will take place at
The K Club, Straffan, Co Kildare, Ireland. A definitive proxy
statement for the Annual Meeting and the Special Meeting has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and
is expected to be mailed on or about June 29, 2009 to all
shareholders of the Company as of June 19, 2009, the record date
for both the Annual Meeting and the Special Meeting. During the
meetings, shareholders will vote on the proposals listed in the
definitive proxy statement. The Company does not expect the
proposed redomestication will have any material impact on its
financial results. The Company will, upon completion of the
proposed redomestication, continue to be subject to SEC reporting
requirements, and the Company's shares will continue to be listed
on the Nasdaq under the symbol "WCRX". Additional information on
the proposed redomestication, including associated benefits and
risks, is contained in the definitive proxy statement. Important
Information for Shareholders This communication is for
informational purposes only and is not a substitute for any proxy
statement and related documents that the Company has filed and may
file with the SEC. The Company has filed with the SEC a definitive
proxy statement and intends to mail the definitive proxy statement
on or about June 29, 2009 to all shareholders of Warner Chilcott as
of June 19, 2009. Shareholders are urged to read the definitive
proxy statement in its entirety because it contains important
information about the proposed redomestication. The definitive
proxy statement is, and other documents filed or to be filed by the
Company with the SEC are, or will be, available free of charge at
the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov/) and at the Company's web
site (http://www.wcrx.com/). The Company and its directors and
executive officers and other persons may be deemed participants in
the solicitation of proxies from the Company's stockholders in
connection with the proposed redomestication. Information regarding
the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed
participants in the solicitation of the Company's shareholders in
connection with the proposed redomestication is set forth in the
definitive proxy statement. The Company Warner Chilcott is a
leading specialty pharmaceutical company currently focused on the
women's healthcare and dermatology segments of the U.S.
pharmaceuticals market. The Company is a fully integrated company
with internal resources dedicated to the development, manufacturing
and promotion of its products. WCRX-G DATASOURCE: Warner Chilcott
Limited CONTACT: Rochelle Fuhrmann, Investor Relations of Warner
Chilcott, +1-973-442-3281, or Web Site: http://www.wcrx.com/
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