Last checked at 7 Jun 2010 16:09
AEC Education plc
("the Company")
Notice of Annual General Meeting
AEC Education plc announces that it has today posted to shareholders of the Company a circular and notice of an annual general meeting (the "AGM") to be held at the offices of WH Ireland Limited at 24 Martin Lane, London EC4R 0DR at 9.00 a.m. on 30 June 2010 (the "Circular").
The business of the AGM will be to:
·; receive the annual report and accounts of the Company
·; approve a final dividend of 0.15 pence per ordinary share. This dividend is proposed to be paid in August 2010 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 25 June 2010 and will have an ex-dividend date of 23 June 2010
·; approve the re-appointment of the Company's auditors
·; re-appoint certain of the directors who retire by rotation
·; authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations not exceeding £10,000 and incur political expenditure not exceeding £10,000
·; amend the Company's articles in the manner specified in the Circular
·; grant the directors authority to allot shares
·; disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares
Further details of these proposals are set out in the Circular, an electronic copy of which will be available on the Company's website www.aeceducationplc.co.uk later today.
For further information contact:
| AEC Education plc Liam Swords |
Office: +44 (0) 20 8308 1202 Mobile: +44 (0) 7775 787 427
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| WH Ireland Limited (NOMAD & Broker) Dan Bate Stuart Forshaw
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+44 (0)161 832 2174
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| Biddicks Katie Tzouliadis Sophie Lane |
+44 (0) 207 448 1000 |