UK Supreme Court rules in favour of Aimia in VAT case
MONTREAL, June 20, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Aimia today announced that it has
been notified of the result of its outstanding Value Added Tax (VAT)
litigation, with the UK Supreme Court ruling in its favour. It is our
understanding that this judgment is final following the Supreme Court’s
request for further submissions from Aimia and HMRC in March 2013.
Rupert Duchesne, Aimia Group Chief Executive said: “This has been a long
time coming and we are very pleased with the outcome of the UK Supreme
Court’s ruling.”
To reflect this favourable result, the balance sheet provisions and
receivables recorded in respect of this matter, as at March 31, 2013,
and at the currency exchange rates at that date, will be released
resulting in one-time benefit of $42.1 million (£27.2 million) to net
earnings and $25.7 million (£16.7 million) to Adjusted EBITDA. Included
in this one-time net earnings benefit is a charge of $41.9 million
(£27.1 million) relating to contingent consideration, held in escrow,
which will be released to the former shareholders of Loyalty Management
Group and a $7.0 million (£4.5 million) bonus will be paid to certain
employees.
About Aimia
Aimia Inc. (“Aimia”) is a global leader in loyalty management. Employing
more than 4,000 people in over 20 countries worldwide, Aimia offers
clients, partners and members proven expertise in launching and
managing coalition loyalty programs, delivering proprietary loyalty
services, creating value through loyalty analytics and driving
innovation in the emerging digital, mobile and social communications
spaces.
Aimia owns and operates Aeroplan, Canada’s premier coalition loyalty
program and Nectar, the United Kingdom’s largest coalition loyalty
program. In addition, Aimia owns stakes in Air Miles Middle East,
Nectar Italia, Mexico’s leading coalition loyalty program Club Premier,
Brazil’s Prismah Fidelidade, and i2c, a joint venture with Sainsbury’s
offering insight and data analytics services in the UK to retailers and
suppliers. Aimia also holds a minority position in Cardlytics, a
US-based private company operating in transaction-driven marketing for
electronic banking. Aimia is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:
AIM). For more information, visit us at www.aimia.com
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-looking statements are included in this news release, including
with respect to the Adjusted EBITDA benefit to Aimia on a going forward
basis. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of
terms and phrases such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “will”,
“would”, and similar terms and phrases, including references to
assumptions. Such statements may involve but are not limited to
comments with respect to strategies, expectations, planned operations
or future actions.
Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are based on assumptions
and are subject to important risks and uncertainties. Any forecasts,
predictions or forward-looking statements cannot be relied upon due to,
among other things, changing external events and general uncertainties
of the business and its corporate structure. Results indicated in
forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results
for a number of reasons, including the factors identified in this news
release and throughout Aimia’s public disclosure record on file with
the Canadian securities regulatory authorities.
The forward-looking statements contained herein represent Aimia’s
expectations as of June 20, 2013, and are subject to change after such
date. However, Aimia disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required under
applicable securities regulations.
SOURCE: AIMIA
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