MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Horizons Corp. , a strategic solutions and professional services company, today announced that the sales of Chimes, Inc. to an affiliate of Axium International and CHC's Commercial Division to Allegis Group were approved at a Special Meeting of Shareholders on February 14, 2007. In addition, at the Special Meeting of Shareholders, common stockholders of Computer Horizons voted to approve a proposed plan of complete liquidation and dissolution of the Company. The Company expects the sale transactions to close on Friday, February 16, 2007.
On October 18, 2006, Computer Horizons announced that it signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to sell its Chimes business unit to Axium International, Inc. The sale price is $80 million in cash for substantially all of the assets of Chimes, excluding operating cash and marketable securities.
On November 7, 2006, Computer Horizons signed a definitive agreement to sell its Commercial Services business to TEKsystems, Inc.(R) ("TEKsystems"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegis Group, Inc. (R), a privately-held staffing and services firm. The transaction is valued at $57 million for substantially all of the assets of the Commercial business.
The Company will be liquidated after among other things, a full transition to the new Chimes and Commercial owners and a wind down of corporate assets and people not included in these two transactions, which is expected to include significant costs. The net gain on the various transactions will result in the payment of a relatively minimal amount of taxes due to the significant tax loss carryforwards. An initial distribution of between $3.80 and $4.00 is expected to be made this quarter.
About Computer Horizons Corp.
Computer Horizons Corp. provides professional information technology (IT) services to a broad array of vertical markets, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, telecom, consumer packaged goods. CHC's wholly-owned subsidiary, Chimes, uses its proprietary technology to enable its Global 2000 customer base to align and integrate business planning with human resource management across an enterprise's business functions. For more information on Computer Horizons, visit http://www.computerhorizons.com/.
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Corporate Contacts: David Reingold/Lauren Felice
Investor Relations, Marketing
Computer Horizons Corp.
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