Result of EGM
May 09 2008 - 1:05PM
UK Regulatory
9th May 2008
AGA FOODSERVICE GROUP PLC
RESULT OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Aga Foodservice Group plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all of
the resolutions proposed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier
today, were duly passed as special resolutions unanimously on a show of hands.
Shareholders have accordingly approved the proposed Return of Cash to
shareholders of 121 pence per Existing Ordinary Share by way of one B share or
C share for each Existing Ordinary Share and a 3 for 5 share capital
consolidation, as set out in the Circular to Shareholders dated 28th March 2008.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing
Authority for the admission to the Official List of 69,204,840 New Ordinary
Shares of 46 7/8 pence each. It is expected that these shares will be admitted
to the Official List at 8.00 a.m. on 12th May 2008.
The Company is also pleased to announce that the allotment of the B shares and
the C shares and the share capital consolidation have been approved at a
meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors of the Company held
immediately after the Existing Ordinary Share register closed and the Existing
Ordinary Shares were disabled in CREST earlier today. No application has been,
or will be made for the B shares or C shares to be admitted to listing on the
Official List or admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for
listed securities or any other recognised investment exchange.
Following the share consolidation the number of shares in issue will reduce to
69.2 million. The average number of shares in issue in 2008 will be
approximately 86 million.
The proxy votes cast in respect of the resolutions were as follows:
Company Name: Aga Foodservice Group plc
Meeting Date: 9th May 2008
Number of cards (shareholders) at meeting date: 1,296
Issued share capital at meeting date: 115,341,400
Number of votes per share: 1
Meeting type AGM/EGM: EGM
Resolution (No.as noted on proxy form) Votes Votes Votes Poll
For Against Marked As Yes/No
Votes
Withheld/
Abstentions
1 To amend the articles of association 48,050,234 31,029 17,314 No
of the Company to reflect the changes
introduced by the Companies Act 2006
which come into effecton or before
6th April 2008
2 To approve the return of cash of 48,047,778 45,676 5,123 No
121 pence per share and a 3 for 5
share capital consolidation
3 To amend the Company's authority to 48,054,990 26,730 16,857 No
make market purchases of its ordinary
shares pursuant to S.163(3)
Companies Act 1985
4 To amend the articles of association 48,067,103 13,324 18,150 No
of the Company to reflect the changes
introduced by the Companies Act 2006
which come into effect on or before
1st October 2008
Notes:
(i) The "Votes For" figures include those votes giving the Chairman discretion
on casting the votes.
(ii) A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total
number of votes cast on a resolution.
Certified copies of the document setting out the resolutions passed as special
business (as defined by the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority)
by the Company at the meeting have been submitted to the Document Viewing
Facility of the Financial Services Authority. These copies will shortly be
available for viewing at the Document Viewing Facility, at the address below,
from 9.00am to 5.30pm on every weekday except bank holidays.
Document Viewing Facility
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Tel: 020 7066 1000
Printed copies of the resolutions passed as special business may be obtained by
writing to The Company Secretary, Aga Foodservice Group plc, 4 Arleston Way,
Shirley, Solihull B90 4LH.
The resolutions and the number of proxy votes received will also be posted on
the Company's website, www.agarangemaster.com.
All defined terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in
the Circular issued to Shareholders dated 28th March 2008.
Enquiries
P M Sissons, Company Secretary 0121 711 6090
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