- Filing of certain prospectuses and communications in connection with business combination transactions (425)
15 Dezember 2009 - 10:31PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Filed by Alesco Financial Inc.
(Commission File No. 333-159661)
Pursuant to Rule 425
under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Subject Company: Alesco Financial Inc.
Alesco Financial Inc. Stockholders
Approve Proposed
Transaction with Cohen Brothers, LLC
Philadelphia, PA, December 15, 2009 Alesco Financial Inc. (NYSE: AFN) today announced that at its annual meeting of stockholders held on December 15, 2009 stockholders approved
Alescos issuance of shares of common stock and Series A Voting Convertible Preferred Stock that are proposed to be issued in connection with the merger with Cohen Brothers, LLC. In the proposed merger, Alesco Financial Holdings, LLC, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Alesco, will merge with and into Cohen Brothers, with Cohen Brothers as the surviving entity and a majority owned subsidiary of Alesco. The merger remains subject to certain closing conditions.
Also at the annual meeting, Alesco stockholders (i) approved a performance-based cash bonus plan, and (ii) elected the following nine directors to
serve as members of Alescos board of directors until Alescos next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify: Daniel G. Cohen, James J. McEntee, III, Rodney E. Bennett, Marc Chayette, Thomas P.
Costello, G. Steven Dawson, Jack Haraburda, Lance Ullom and Charles W. Wolcott.
About Alesco Financial Inc.
Alesco Financial Inc. is a specialty finance REIT headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
AFN. Alesco is externally managed by Cohen & Company Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Cohen Brothers, a global alternative fixed-income asset manager. For more information, please visit www.alescofinancial.com.
About Cohen & Company
Cohen Brothers, LLC (d/b/a Cohen & Company) is an investment firm specializing in credit related fixed income investments. Through Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, the company also provides institutional broker-dealer
services focused on debt securities. With offices in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Boston, Paris, London and Tokyo, Cohen & Company serves a diverse international network of institutional and individual
clients. For more information about Cohen & Company, we encourage you to visit www.cohenandcompany.com.
Cautionary Information
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) by Alesco that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees and speak only
as of the date on which they are made. Alesco does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
Important Information and Where to Find It
AFN filed with the SEC on November 4, 2009 an amended registration statement on Form S-4, containing a Proxy Statement / Prospectus (Proxy
Statement / Prospectus) in connection with the proposed merger with Cohen, which was announced on February 20, 2009. Information about AFNs directors and executive officers and their ownership of AFNs stock is set forth in the
Proxy Statement / Prospectus. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT / PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT AFN, COHEN AND THE PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN THE TWO COMPANIES. A definitive proxy
statement was mailed to AFNs stockholders. In addition, the Proxy Statement / Prospectus and all other relevant documents filed by AFN with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SECs website www.sec.gov or from Alesco Financial
Inc., Attn: Investor Relations, 2929 Arch Street, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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