Enterprise Acquisition Corp. Announces Record Date for Special Meeting of Stockholders and Warrantholders
24 Septiembre 2009 - 3:15PM
PR Newswire (US)
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enterprise
Acquisition Corp. (NYSE Amex, Units: "EST.U", Common Stock: "EST,"
Warrants: "EST.WS") ("Enterprise") announced today that is has set
a record date of October 5, 2009 for the Enterprise special
meetings of stockholders and warrantholders to consider and vote
for the proposed business combination with ARMOUR Residential REIT,
Inc. ("ARMOUR") as more fully discussed below. Enterprise and
ARMOUR currently anticipate that the special meetings will be held
in late October. Common stockholders and warrantholders of record
as of October 5, 2009 (the "Record Date") will be invited to attend
and to vote on, or submit a proxy to vote on, among other matters,
(A) proposals for Enterprise's stockholders to approve certain
amendments to Enterprise's amended and restated certificate of
incorporation to allow Enterprise to complete the merger with
ARMOUR Merger Corp. ("Merger Sub"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
ARMOUR; (B) a proposal for Enterprise's stockholders to approve the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 29, 2009, as
amended, among Enterprise, ARMOUR and Merger Sub, which, among
other things, provides for the merger of Merger Sub with and into
Enterprise described above, and (C) proposals for Enterprise's
warrantholders to approve certain amendments to the warrant
agreement governing the terms of Enterprise's warrants. The full
meeting agenda will be detailed in the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus to be mailed to all Enterprise's stockholders
and Enterprise's warrantholders upon the registration statement
referred to below being declared effective. About Management Upon
consummation of the business combination, ARMOUR's investment team
will be led by Co-Chief Executive Officers Scott J. Ulm and Jeffrey
J. Zimmer. Mr. Ulm has 23 years of structured finance and debt
capital markets experience, including mortgage-backed securities.
Since 2005, Mr. Ulm has been Chief Executive Officer of Litchfield
Capital Holdings, a structured finance manager. From 1986-2005, he
held a variety of senior positions at Credit Suisse both in New
York and London including Global Head of Asset-Backed securities,
Head of United States and European Debt Capital Markets, and Global
Co-Head of Collateralized Debt Obligations. While at Credit Suisse,
Mr. Ulm was responsible for the underwriting and execution of more
than $100 billion of mortgage and asset-backed securities. Mr.
Zimmer has worked in the mortgage securities market for 25 years.
From September 2003 through March 2008 he was Chief Executive
Officer of Bimini Capital Management, Inc., a publicly traded REIT
which managed over $4 billion of agency mortgage assets,
approximately $4 billion in short term repurchase liabilities, and
$100 million in long term debt. Prior to 2003, he was a managing
director at RBS/Greenwich Capital in the Mortgage-Backed and
Asset-Backed Department where since 1990, he held various positions
that included working closely with some of the nation's largest
hedge funds, mortgage banks and investment management firms on
various mortgage-backed securities investments. Mr. Zimmer was
employed at Drexel Burnham Lambert in the institutional
mortgage-backed sales area from 1984-1990. Enterprise Acquisition
Corp. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, Enterprise Acquisition Corp.
(http://www.enterpriseacq.com/) is a blank check company formed for
effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or
other similar business combination with one or more operating
businesses. The prospective target is not limited to a particular
industry. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, about Enterprise, ARMOUR
and their combined business after completion of the proposed
acquisition. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, based upon the
current beliefs and expectations of Enterprise's and ARMOUR's
management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could
cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to
differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the
failure of Enterprise stockholders to approve the merger agreement
and the transactions contemplated thereby; the number and
percentage of Enterprise's stockholders voting against the
acquisition and electing conversion rights; changing
interpretations of generally accepted accounting principles;
continued compliance with government regulations; legislation or
regulatory environments; cyclical business trends; general economic
conditions; geopolitical events and regulatory changes, as well as
other relevant risks detailed in Enterprise's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The information set
forth herein should be read in light of such risks. Neither
Enterprise nor ARMOUR assumes any obligation to update the
information contained in this press release. Enterprise and ARMOUR
caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive.
Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is
contained in Enterprise and ARMOUR's filings with the SEC. All
subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning
Enterprise and ARMOUR, the merger, the related transactions or
other matters and attributable to Enterprise and ARMOUR or any
person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements above. Enterprise and ARMOUR
caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
Enterprise and ARMOUR do not undertake or accept any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statement to reflect any change in their
expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statement is based. Additional Information and
Where to Find It This communication is being made in respect of the
proposed business combination involving Enterprise and ARMOUR. In
connection with the proposed transaction, Enterprise has filed a
Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
ARMOUR has filed Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 with the SEC on September 4, 2009, in each case, that
contains a preliminary Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The definitive
Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to stockholders and
warrantholders of Enterprise as of the record date of October 5,
2009. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF ENTERPRISE ARE URGED TO
READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able
to obtain free copies of the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus
(when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by
Enterprise and ARMOUR through the website maintained by the SEC at
http://www.sec.gov/. Free copies of the definitive Proxy
Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed
with the SEC can also be obtained by directing a request to
Enterprise Acquisition Corp., 6800 Broken Sound Parkway, Boca
Raton, Florida 33487 Attention: Investor Relations. Participants in
Solicitation Enterprise and ARMOUR and their respective directors
and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the
proposed transaction. Information regarding Enterprise's directors
and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed with the
SEC on March 16, 2009, and information regarding ARMOUR's directors
and executive officers will be available in the definitive Proxy
Statement/Prospectus to be filed with the SEC by Enterprise and
ARMOUR when it becomes available. Other information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their
direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise,
will be contained in the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus and
other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become
available. Investor Contact Ezra Shashoua Chief Financial Officer
Enterprise Acquisition Corp. (561) 988-170 DATASOURCE: Enterprise
Acquisition Corp. CONTACT: Ezra Shashoua, Chief Financial Officer,
Enterprise Acquisition Corp., +1-561-988-1700 Web Site:
http://www.enterpriseacq.com/
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