23 Jul 2009 16:04
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Marston'sΒ PLCΒ (the "Company")Β
Total Voting Rights
The Company wishes to update the market on the impact of the Rights Issue on the Total Voting Rights of the Company's share capitalΒ as at 6pm onΒ 22Β JulyΒ 2009.
Ordinary shares
The Company
hadΒ 575,114,887Β issued ordinary shares ofΒ 7.375pΒ each admitted to trading. On a poll vote, an ordinary shareholder has one vote for every 25p of nominal value of ordinary share capital held in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company;
heldΒ 30,162,339Β ordinary shares in treasury and the voting rights of these treasury shares are automatically suspended; and
accordingly had maximum total voting rights ofΒ 160,761,002Β attached to itsΒ 544,952,548Β issued ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares).
Preference shares
The Company
had 75,000 issued preference shares of Β£1 each admitted to trading. On a poll vote, a preference shareholder has one vote for every 25p of nominal value of preference share capital held in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company;
held no preference shares in treasury; and
accordingly, had total voting rights of 300,000 attached to its preference shares.
These total voting rights figures may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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