Computacenter Regulatory News (CCC)

28 Jun 2006 16:38

Computacenter PLC28 June 2006 RETURN OF CAPITAL AND LISTING OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Computacenter plc held todayShareholders approved the resolution to effect the return of capital, includingthe share capital consolidation and the amendment to the Articles ofAssociation. In addition resolutions were passed to renew authorities granted atthe AGM to issue shares and make market purchases as set out in the Circular toshareholders dated 5 June 2006. Accordingly on 3 July 2006 shareholders on the register of members as at 4.30pmon 30 June 2006 will be issued with B shares in the ratio of one B share foreach existing ordinary share held. All B shares will be redeemed at theirnominal value of 39 pence on 4 July 2006. It is expected that cheques will bedespatched and proceeds credited to CREST accounts on 7 July 2006 in respect ofB shares redeemed. Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority and the LondonStock Exchange for the new ordinary shares resulting from the share capitalconsolidation to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the LondonStock Exchange's main market for listed securities in place of the existingordinary shares. It is expected that dealings in the existing ordinary shareswill continue until 4.30pm on 30 June 2006 and that listing of the new ordinaryshares will become effective and dealings in them will commence on the LondonStock Exchange at 8.00am on 3 July 2006. For further information please contact: Computacenter plc:Mike Norris, Chief Executive 01707 631 601Tony Conophy, Finance Director 01707 631 516Tessa Freeman, Investor Relations 01707 631 514 HSBC Bank plc:Nick Donald 020 7992 2151Giles Lambert 020 7992 2173 Tulcan Communications:Stephen Malthouse 020 7353 4200 HSBC Bank plc, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the FinancialServices Authority, is acting as financial adviser and corporate broker toComputacenter plc and is acting for no-one else in connection with the return ofcapital and will not be responsible to anyone other than Computacenter plc forproviding the protections afforded to customers of HSBC Bank plc nor forproviding advice to any other person in relation to the return of capital or anyother matter referred to in this announcement or the Circular. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange