The special meeting (the 'Meeting') of Shareholders to approve the Arrangement is scheduled for
ISS and Glass Lewis are leading independent, third-party proxy advisory firms who provide voting recommendations to pension funds, investment managers, mutual funds, and other institutional shareholders.
In making the recommendation, ISS commented: 'The transaction makes strategic sense as it should increase diversification, scale, financial flexibility, reduce costs, and be ultimately accretive on a NAV-per-share basis. Shareholders will retain the ability to participate in the upside represented by the combined company. The board and special committee engaged in a robust auction process which facilitated price discovery and what appears to be a credible valuation.'
Glass Lewis commented: 'We believe there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the proposed arrangement represents the best opportunity to enhance shareholder value going forward. Given the reasonable exchange ratio as well as the opportunity for Nova shareholders to participate in a larger, more diversified and better financed company, we believe the proposed arrangement is strategically and financially compelling.'
The Meeting
The Meeting is scheduled to be held at the offices of
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT - PLEASE VOTE TODAY
The proxy voting deadline is
The Board of Directors of Nova (excluding certain conflicted directors), after receiving the
unanimous recommendation of the Nova Special Committee, recommends that Shareholders vote
Full details of the Arrangement are described in the management information circular of Nova dated
Shareholder Questions and Voting Assistance
Shareholders who have questions about the Arrangement or require voting assistance may contact Nova's strategic shareholder advisor and proxy solicitation agent,
Contact:
Email: assistance@laurelhill.com
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