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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - PARETEUM Corp | tv503804_ex99-1.htm |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2018 (September 28, 2018)
PARETEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35360 | 95-4557538 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1185 Avenue of the Americas
37th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 984-1096
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Item 8.01 Other Events
As previously disclosed, on 7 June 2018, Pareteum Corporation (the “Company”) announced that the Company and Artilium plc, a public limited company registered in England and Wales (“Artilium”) had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended share and cash offer pursuant to which the Company will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Artilium not already owned by Pareteum (the "Acquisition"), which will be effected by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 ("Scheme"). On September 28, 2018, the Company together with Artilium, initiated a release titled “Court Sanction of Scheme of Arrangement and Suspension of trading on AIM” (the “Court Sanction Release”) and thereby announced that the Scheme was approved by Court Order, effective as of 6:00 p.m. London, England time (the “Scheme Record Time”), with the effective date of the Scheme to be October 1, 2018, and trading of Artilium shares on the Alternative Investment Market (“AIM”) of the London Stock Exchange would be suspended, effective 7:30 a.m. London, England time on October 1, 2018. The foregoing is a only a summary of the Court Sanction Release, and is qualified in its entirety by the Court Sanction Release, attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit | ||
| No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Court Sanction of Scheme of Arrangement and Suspension of trading on AIM |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: September 28, 2018 | PARETEUM CORPORATION | |
| By: | /s/ Edward O’Donnell | |
| Name: Edward O’Donnell | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||