Last checked at 1 Oct 2014 10:16
1 October 2014
MACFARLANE GROUP PLC
("Macfarlane" or the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
Further to the announcement made by Company on 8 September 2014, Macfarlane confirms that shareholders passed all resolutions proposed at the General Meeting held today.
The resolutions were as set out on the Circular, as filed with the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM) and also available on the company's website, www.macfarlanegroup.com.
Total number of shares in issue: 116,611,360. Proxy appointments were received from shareholders of 58,917,223 shares (including votes withheld) amounting to 50.52% of the issued share capital.
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands and the following levels of proxy appointments were received up to 2 working days before the time of the meeting:
Resolution | For/Discretion (cast in favour) | Against | Total proxy votes cast | ||
No. | % of total | No. | % of total | No. | |
1. To authorise the Directors to allot the Placing Shares for the purposes of the Placing | 58,796,636 | 99.82% | 106,338 | 0.18% | 58,902,974 |
2. To approve the waiver by Shareholders of their statutory pre-emption rights in respect of the Placing Shares to be issued for the purposes of the Placing | 58,621,134 | 99.50% | 295,293 | 0.50% | 58,916,427 |
Total voting rights
Application has been made for the 8,000,000 new ordinary shares of 25p each ("New Shares"), to be admitted to trading. Such Admission is expected to become effective at 8.00 a.m. on 2 October 2014.
On Admission the Company's Enlarged Share Capital shall consist of 124,611,360 Ordinary Shares of 25p each. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.
The above figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Capitalised terms, unless otherwise defined in this announcement, have the meaning given to them in the Circular published on 8 September 2014.
Further enquiries: | Macfarlane Group | Tel: 0141 333 9666 |
Graeme Bissett Chairman | ||
Peter Atkinson Chief Executive | ||
John Love Finance Director | ||
Arden Partners plc | Tel: 020 7614 5900 | |
Steve Douglas | ||
James Felix | ||
Ciaran Walsh | ||
| Spreng & Co | Tel: 0141 548 5191 |
Callum Spreng | Mob: 07803 970103 |