|
Montgomery, Ala. (Feb. 13, 2008) -- Alfa
Corp. today announced that it has scheduled a record date
and special meeting date for its stockholders to consider
and vote upon a proposal to approve the previously announced
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of Nov. 4, 2007, providing
for the acquisition by Alfa Mutual Insurance Co. and Alfa
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (referred to collectively as the
Mutual Group) of all of the outstanding shares of common stock
of Alfa Corp. not currently owned by the Mutual Group for
$22.00 per share in cash. Upon completion of the transaction,
Alfa Corp. will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mutual
Group.
Alfa Corp. stockholders of record at the close of business
on March 3, 2008, will be entitled to notice of the special
meeting and to vote on the proposal. The special meeting of
the stockholders will be held on April 15, 2008, at 10:00
a.m., local time, at the Executive Offices of Alfa Corp.,
2108 East South Boulevard, Montgomery, Alabama 36116. Alfa
Corp. currently intends to mail its definitive proxy statement
to its stockholders on or about March 13, 2008.
In connection with the proposed merger, Alfa Corp. will file
a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and mail the proxy to stockholders. Stockholders
of Alfa Corp. are urged to read the proxy statement regarding
the proposed merger when it becomes available, because it
will contain important information. Stockholders will be able
to obtain a copy of the proxy statement as well as other filings
containing information about Alfa Corp. when available, without
charge, at the SEC’s internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
In addition, copies of the proxy statement can be obtained
by stockholders, when available, without charge, by directing
a request to Alfa Corp. at 334/613-4332.
Alfa Corp., its 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 Alfa Corp.’s directors and executive officers
is available in Alfa Corp.’s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006, which was filed with the SEC on March
14, 2007. 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 proxy statement, the Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement
and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when
they become available.
Alfa Corp. is engaged in insurance and financial activities
through its subsidiaries. The common stock of Alfa Corp. is
traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol
ALFA.
Investors are cautioned that statements in this press
release which relate to the future are, by their nature, uncertain
and dependent upon numerous contingencies — including
political, economic, regulatory, climatic, competitive, legal,
and technological — any of which could cause actual
results and events to differ materially from those indicated
in such forward-looking statements. Additional information
regarding these and other risk factors and uncertainties may
be found in Alfa Corporation’s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Financial Contact:
Stephen G. Rutledge
Senior Vice President, CFO
and Chief Investment Officer
(334) 613-4500
Media Contact:
David C. Rickey
Vice President, Public Relations
(334) 613-4034
|