OREANDA-NEWS. EMRISE CORPORATION (formerly traded on OTCQB under the symbol EMRI) (EMRISE or the Company), today announced that the Company expects to make a third liquidation dividend distribution to its stockholders totaling approximately $1,300,000, or $0.120 per share during the week of October 24, 2016 (the Distribution). When paid, the Distribution will bring the aggregate total of the three liquidation dividends paid to date to stockholders to $1.23 per share of common stock.

The Distribution is being made to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 7, 2015, in connection with the Company’s previously announced voluntary Plan of Dissolution (Plan) that was approved by its stockholders at a special meeting held on June 25, 2015. 

The Distribution includes $900,000, or approximately $0.08 per share, which is all the funds, less related escrow fees and expenses plus interest, that were on deposit in an escrow account to secure certain indemnification obligations of the Company related to the June 30, 2015 sale of the Company’s wholly owned Electronic Devices subsidiary in England, EMRISE Electronics Ltd. (EEL).  The Distribution also includes an additional $400,000, or $0.04 per share, from a reduction in the estimate of future dissolution liabilities.

Subsequent distribution

At this time, EMRISE cannot determine when, or if, it will be able to make a subsequent liquidation dividend distribution to its stockholders, or the amount of any such distribution.  The determination of whether any such distribution can be made could occur in the first quarter of 2017 and would depend on a variety of factors, including the timely receipt of the monies payable on the promissory note related to the February 2016 sale of its Communications Equipment subsidiary in France, CXR Anderson-Jacobson (CXR-AJ); the determination and payment of State and Federal taxes; and the payment of other costs in connection with the dissolution of the Company.  

Following the Distribution, and as necessary, EMRISE intends to make additional public disclosures to provide its stockholders subsequent updates on the status of the Plan, the first of which could occur in approximately four months.

Other Information

Only holders of record of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business on July 7, 2015 will be eligible to receive distributions of funds from the sale of the Company’s assets, in connection with the Company’s dissolution.

For a detailed description of the Plan and the matters relating to it, stockholders are encouraged to read carefully the Company’s news release dated June 30, 2015, its Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 1, 2015, and the Proxy Statement it mailed to stockholders beginning May 11, 2015.

Details of the sale of EEL are contained in the Company’s news releases disseminated on June 30, 2015 and March 23, 2015, in its Proxy Statement mailed to stockholders beginning May 11, 2015 and in Forms 8-K filed with the SEC.  Details of the sale of CXR-AJ are contained in the Company’s news releases disseminated on February 18, 2016 and December 28, 2015, and in Forms 8-K filed with the (SEC).