Indigo Books & Music Inc. ("Indigo") is Canada’s leading book and lifestyle retailer, operating stores in all ten provinces and one territory and offering online sales through the indigo.ca website and the Company’s mobile applications. The Company also has retail operations in the United States through a wholly-owned subsidiary, operating one retail store in Short Hills, New Jersey.
As at December 30, 2023, the Company operated 89 superstores under the banners Chapters and Indigo and 83 small format stores, under the banners Coles and Indigospirit.
Indigo is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and employs approximately 4,200 people across Canada.
As previously disclosed, on May 31, 2024, a privatization transaction was completed involving Indigo and Trilogy Investments L.P. by way of a Plan of Arrangement (“Arrangement”) under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (“OBCA”). As a result, the common shares of Indigo were delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange on June 4, 2024. Indigo ceased to be a reporting issuer on June 11, 2024 and ceased to be an offering corporation as defined under the OBCA on June 18, 2024.
Registered holders of Indigo common shares are reminded that they must complete, sign and return the Letter of Transmittal to TSX Trust Company, as depository, in order to receive the cash consideration they are entitled to in connection with the Arrangement. Indigo Shareholders who hold their shares through a broker, investment dealer or other intermediary should follow the instructions provided by their broker, etc., in order to receive the cash consideration that they are entitled to in connection with the Arrangement.
Indigo Shareholders who have any questions or require assistance with submitting their common shares may direct their questions to TSX Trust Company, by telephone at 1-800-387-0825 (toll-free within North America) or at 1-416-682-3860 (outside of North America) or by email at shareholderinquiries@tmx.com.