I-Transat AT Inc., imemezela ukuthunyelwa kweposi kubaninimasheya ngamasetyhula ayo kanye nezinto zokwenziwa zommeleli ezihlobene maqondana nomhlangano okhethekile wabaninimasheya ozoba ngo-10: 00 ekuseni ngoDisemba 15, 2020 ngendlela eyiyo kuphela, ngokuya ngemigomo umyalelo wesikhashana weNkantolo ePhakeme yaseQuebec eyatholakala ngoNovemba 10, 2020. Ikhophi yeSetyhula ifakiwe kubaphathi bezokuphepha baseCanada futhi ingatholwa ngaphansi kwephrofayili yeNhlangano kuSEDAR nakuwebhusayithi yeTransat.

Inhloso yomhlangano ukuthola imvume yabaninimasheya yohlelo lokuhlelwa nge Air Canada ngokuya ngesivumelwano sokuhlelwa esenziwe phakathi kwe-Corporation ne-Air Canada ngo-Okthoba 9, 2020 futhi samenyezelwa ngo-Okthoba 10, 2020. .

ISekhula iqukethe imininingwane ebalulekile maqondana nesivumelwano sokubuyekeza esibuyekeziwe ne-Air Canada sokutholwa kwawo wonke amasheya akhishiwe navelele weTransat ngentengo ka- $ 5.00 ngesabelo ngasinye, ekhokhwa ngokokukhetha komnikazi kungaba ngokheshi noma amasheya e-Air Canada (okuzoba ikhishwe ngokuya ngentengo eyisithenjwa engu- $ 17.47 ngesabelo ngasinye se-Air Canada), noma inhlanganisela yalokho (“Okwenziwayo”). ISekhula ibuye ichaze ukuthi abaninimasheya bangavota kanjani emhlanganweni, isizinda esiholele kuTransaction, nezizathu eziholele ikomidi elikhethekile lebhodi labaqondisi kanye nebhodi labaqondisi ukunquma ngazwi linye ukuthi Okwenziwayo kukuhle kakhulu izintshisekelo zeTransat kanye nababambiqhaza bayo, zivuma isivumelwano sokuhlelwa futhi zincoma ukuthi abaninimasheya bakwaTransat bavote bavune Okwenziwayo.

Abaninimasheya bamasheya lapho kuvalwa ibhizinisi ngoNovemba 10, 2020 bazoba nelungelo lokuvota emhlanganweni ngokuya ngamalungelo okuvota ahambelana namasheya abo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, abaninimasheya abafisa ukuthola ukucatshangelwa kwamasheya (okungukuthi amasheya angu-0.2862 okuvota e-Air Canada ngesabelo ngasinye sokuvota seNhlangano), kufanele babuyisele i-Letter of Transmittal and Election Form, enamathiselwe ku-Circular, ku-AST Trust Company (Canada), osebenza njengomuntu ozigcinile, ngo-5: 00 ntambama (isikhathi saseMontréal) ngosuku noma ngaphambi kwalo okuyizinsuku ezimbili zebhizinisi ngaphambi kosuku lokuphothulwa kokuthengiselana (“Umnqamulajuqu Wokhetho”).

AbakwaTransat bazofaka phakathi isaziso soMnqamulajuqu Wokhetho kusikhangiso sabezindaba esisatshalaliswe ngensizakalo ye-newswire eCanada kamuva nje ngosuku lwebhizinisi ngaphambi komnqamulajuqu wokhetho. Abatshalizimali abathenga amasheya e-Corporation ngaphambi nje kokuphothulwa kokuthengiselana bayelulekwa ukuthi bangabi nesikhathi esanele sokuhambisa ifomu eligcwaliswe ngokufanele le-Letter of Transmittal and Election Form nge-Election Deadline maqondana nalawo masheya futhi kufanele babonisane nabo broker, inkampani ethembekile noma omunye umxhumanisi futhi afune izeluleko kubeluleki babo abangochwepheshe ngaphambi kwanoma yikuphi ukuhweba okunjalo.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

The Circular also explains how shareholders can vote at the meeting, the background that led to the Transaction, and the reasons that led the special committee of the board of directors as well as the board of directors to unanimously determine that the Transaction is in the best interests of Transat and its stakeholders, approve the arrangement agreement and recommend that Transat shareholders vote in favor of the Transaction.
Investors who purchase shares of the Corporation shortly before the completion of the Transaction are advised that they may not have sufficient time in order to submit a duly completed Letter of Transmittal and Election Form by the Election Deadline in respect of such shares and should consult with their broker, trust company or other intermediary and seek advice from their professional advisers in advance of any such trades.
The purpose of the meeting is to obtain shareholder approval of the plan of arrangement with Air Canada pursuant to the arrangement agreement entered into between the Corporation and Air Canada on October 9, 2020 and announced on October 10, 2020.