JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and MILWAUKEE, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE: FIS) and Metavante Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: MV) today announced that each company will hold a special meeting of its shareholders on September 4, 2009.
FIS will hold a special meeting of its shareholders to vote on the issuance of FIS common stock in connection with the merger of Metavante into a wholly owned subsidiary of FIS, and to vote on the issuance of approximately 16 million shares of FIS common stock to affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. in connection with the equity investments in FIS to be made by those parties coincidentally with the completion of the merger. FIS shareholders of record as of June 29, 2009 will be entitled to vote at the special meeting. Metavante will hold a special meeting of its shareholders to vote on the approval of the merger agreement. Metavante shareholders of record as of June 29, 2009 will be entitled to vote at the special meeting.
The Registration Statement filed by FIS with the Securities and Exchange Commission has been declared effective and FIS and Metavante expect to mail the joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to the shareholders meetings to their respective shareholders in the next week.
Completion of the merger remains subject to antitrust clearance in the United States, receipt of FIS and Metavante shareholder approvals, and other customary closing conditions. FIS and Metavante expect the merger to close during the fourth quarter of 2009.
About Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE: FIS), a member of the S&P 500 Index, is a leading provider of core processing for financial institutions; card issuer and transaction processing services; and outsourcing services to financial institutions and retailers. FIS has processing and technology relationships with 40 of the top 50 global banks, including nine of the top 10. FIS is a member of the S&P 500 Index and has been ranked the number one banking technology provider in the world by American Banker and the research firm Financial Insights in the annual FinTech 100 rankings. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS maintains a strong global presence, serving more than 14,000 financial institutions in more than 90 countries worldwide. For more information on FIS, please visit www.fidelityinfoservices.com.
About Metavante
Metavante Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: MV) is the parent company of Metavante Corporation. Metavante Corporation delivers banking and payments technologies to approximately 8,000 financial services firms and businesses worldwide.
