Warrantech Corporation Stockholders Meeting to Be Held January 3, 2007.BEDFORD, Texas Bedford is a suburban city located in northeast Tarrant County, Texas in the "mid-cities" area between Dallas and Fort Worth. The population was 48,390 as of a 2005 census estimate. Bedford is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. -- Warrantech Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :WTEC WTEC World Technology Evaluation Center ), a leading independent provider of service contracts and after-market warranties, announced today that the special meeting of stockholders relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the proposed merger between Warrantech and an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital Partners III, L.P. has been postponed, due to regulatory reasons, from December 28, 2006 to January 3, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the offices of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , 900 Third Avenue, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY. Warrantech expects the merger to close in January 2007. If the merger is approved and closes, Warrantech's common stockholders will receive $0.75 in cash for each share of common stock they own. In addition, Warrantech announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). ") has recommended that Warrantech stockholders vote in favor of the merger. ISS is widely recognized as one of the nation's leading independent proxy voting Proxy voting is the delegation to another member of a voting body of that member's power to vote in his absence. It is essentially synonymous to delegated voting. Proxy voting is commonly used in corporations for voting by members or shareholders, because it allows members and corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. advisory firms. Their analysis and recommendations are relied upon by hundreds of major institutional firms, mutual funds and fiduciaries throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . ABOUT WARRANTECH CORPORATION Warrantech Corporation administers and markets service contracts and after-market warranties on automobiles, automotive components, recreational vehicles, appliances, consumer electronics, homes, computers and computer peripherals for retailers, distributors and manufacturers. The Company continues to expand its domestic and global reach, and now provides its services in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and Latin America. For additional information on Warrantech, go to www.warrantech.com. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This document includes statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding benefits of the proposed transactions, expected cost savings and anticipated future financial operating performance and results, including estimates of growth. These statements are based on the current expectations of management of Warrantech. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this document. For example, (1) Warrantech may be unable to obtain stockholder approval required for the transaction; (2) conditions to the closing of the transaction may not be satisfied; (3) Warrantech may be unable to achieve cost-cutting goals or it may take longer than expected to achieve those goals; (4) the transaction may involve unexpected costs or unexpected liabilities; (5) the credit ratings of Warrantech or its subsidiaries may be different from what the parties expect; (6) the businesses of Warrantech may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the transaction; (7) the industry may be subject to future regulatory or legislative actions that could adversely affect Warrantech; and (8) Warrantech may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Additional factors that may affect the future results of Warrantech are set forth in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which are available at www.warrantech.com. Warrantech undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Cautionary Statement Required by Certain SEC Rules In connection with the proposed merger with WT Acquisition Corp., Warrantech Corporation filed a revised definitive proxy statement Proxy Statement A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting. on December 1, 2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. Investors and security holders can obtain a free copy of the proxy statement and other documents filed by Warrantech Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. Free copies of the proxy statement and other documents filed by Warrantech Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission may also be obtained from Warrantech Corporation by directing a request to James Morganteen, 2200 Highway 121, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76021 or at (800) 544-9510. Warrantech Corporation and its directors and executive officers may be deemed, under Securities and Exchange Commission rules Securities and Exchange Commission Rules Rules enacted by the SEC to assist in the regulation of US financial markets. , to be soliciting proxies from Warrantech's stockholders in favor of the proposed merger. Information regarding the interests of these persons in the solicitation is more specifically set forth in the revised definitive proxy statement concerning the proposed merger that was filed by Warrantech Corporation on December 1, 2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is available free of charge from the Securities and Exchange Commission or from Warrantech Corporation as indicated above. |
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