12 Apr 2021 15:45
Cineworld Group plc
12 April 2021
Cineworld Group plc
Results of General Meeting
Cineworld Group plc (the "Company") announces that, at the General Meeting held earlier today, the resolution proposed to approve a temporary suspension of the borrowing limit in the Company's articles of association was passed as an ordinary resolution.
The number of votes for and against the resolution, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:
Resolution | For[1] | Against[2] | Votes withheld | ||
| Votes | %[3] | Votes | % | |
To approve the temporary suspension of the borrowing limit in the Company's articles of association | 892,937,757 | 98.67% | 12,073,401 | 1.33% | 36,708 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "For" total
2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the Resolution.
3. Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast.
The passing of the resolution will enable the issue of convertible bonds announced on 25 March 2021 (the "Bond Issue") to proceed to settlement. Settlement in relation to the Bond Issue is expected to take place on 16 April 2021. In connection with the Bond Issue, the Company has today issued 15 new ordinary shares. An application is being made to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that admission will commence on 16 April 2021.The total issued share capital of the Company is now 1,372,797,504.
Enquiries:
Cineworld Group plc Israel Greidinger Nisan Cohen Manuela Van Dessel
| investors@Cineworld.co.uk 8th Floor, Vantage London Great West Road Brentford TW8 9AG
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Media James Leviton Rob Allen | cineworld-lon@finsbury.com +44 (0)20 7251 3801 |
Further information:
This announcement and the information contained herein are for information purposes only, and this announcement does not contain or constitute, and should not be construed as, an offer to purchase or sell or issue securities in the United States of America or in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation, or otherwise constitute an inducement, invitation, commitment, solicitation or recommendation to any person to purchase, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire securities in Cineworld or any of its affiliates.
Certain statements in this announcement are forward looking and so involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events, and depend upon circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and therefore results and developments can differ materially from those anticipated. The forward looking statements reflect knowledge and information available at the date of preparation of this announcement and the Group undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast.
The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement is Fiona Smith, Company Secretary.