LEXINGTON, Mass., April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mimecast Limited (NASDAQ: MIME) today announced that the Royal Court of Jersey has set May 18, 2022 at 10:00 am BST / 5:00 am EDT to hear Mimecast’s application to sanction the scheme of arrangement under Part 18A of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. Mimecast is actively pursuing opportunities to reschedule this hearing date for an earlier date. If, and only if, Mimecast is successful in securing an earlier date to hold this hearing, an additional press release announcing such date will be released at least 14 days prior to such date.
Mimecast shareholders are entitled to attend and be heard at the Royal Court of Jersey hearing, either in person or through a Jersey advocate, to support or oppose the Scheme. The Court’s address is Royal Court House, Royal Square, St Helier, Jersey JE1 1JG and its telephone number is +44 1534 441 300.
Under the terms of the previously announced transaction, funds advised by Permira will acquire all outstanding ordinary shares of Mimecast for $80.00 per share in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2022. Upon completion of the transaction, Mimecast will become a privately held company and the ordinary shares of Mimecast will no longer be listed on any public market.
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