Marstons Regulatory News (MARS)

6 Jul 2009 09:41



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6 July 2009

Marston's PLC 

Result of Extraordinary General Meeting and posting of Provisional Allotment Letters

Marston's PLC ("Marston's" or the "Company") announces that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier today, the Resolutions relating to the Rights Issue announced by the Company on 18 June 2009 were duly passed on a show of hands without amendment by the requisite majority of shareholders present.

Details of the proxy votes cast in relation to each of the Resolutions (which are more particularly described in the notice of EGM set out in the prospectus sent to shareholders dated 18 June 2009 (the "Prospectus")) are as follows:

The total number of votes cast by proxy was 43,796,952 for Resolution 1, 43,752,574 for Resolution 2 and 43,720,616 for Resolution 3.

Two copies of each of the Resolutions have been forwarded to the UK Listing Authority in accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility situated at The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Details of the Resolutions can also be viewed at the Company's website, www.marstons.co.uk.

It is expected that Provisional Allotment Letters in relation to the New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Rights Issue will be posted to Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders (other than, subject to certain exceptions, Qualifying Shareholders with addresses in the United States or the Restricted Territories) later today. Dealings in the New Shares, nil paid, are expected to commence on the main market of the London Stock Exchange at 8.00 a.m. on 7 July 2009.

Unless otherwise defined in this announcement, capitalised terms have the meaning given to them in the Prospectus.

Contacts

For further information please contact:

Marston's PLC:

+44 (0)1902 711 811

Ralph Findlay, Chief Executive

Andrew Andrea, Finance Director

Hudson Sandler:

+44(0)20 7796 4133

Andrew Hayes

Nick Lyon

James White

DISCLAIMER

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell, otherwise dispose of or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, otherwise dispose of, issue, purchase, otherwise acquire or subscribe for, any security.

This announcement is an advertisement and does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent document. Nothing in this announcement should be interpreted as a term or condition of the Rights Issue. Any decision to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any Provisional Allotment Letter, Nil Paid Rights, Fully Paid Rights, and/or New Shares must be made only on the basis of the information contained in and incorporated by reference into the Prospectus. Copies of the Prospectus are available at the Company's registered office.

The New Shares, the Nil Paid Rights, the Fully Paid Rights and the Provisional Allotment Letters have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the US Securities Act) and may not be offered, sold, taken up, exercised, resold, renounced, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States absent registration or pursuant to an exemption from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act.