3rd Sep 2007 08:00
Henderson Group plc03 September 2007 Circular and Notice of EGM 3 September 2007 As previously announced, Henderson Group (the "Group") has identifiedapproximately £250 million surplus cash which it plans to return to Shareholdersby means of a Special Dividend. The Special Dividend is conditional onShareholder approval of a Share Consolidation. The Group today released a circular setting out the details of its Proposed Share Consolidation and Noticeof Extraordinary General Meeting (the "Circular"). Circular The Circular contains the formal notice of meeting for the Extraordinary GeneralMeeting (EGM) and provides detailed information on the resolutions to beproposed at the EGM. The Circular will be sent to Shareholders, along with theirpersonalised voting instruction or proxy form, in the second week of September2007. Copies of the Circular have also been submitted to the UK Listing Authority andare available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility, which is situatedat the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf,London, E14 5HS. The Circular and an example of the Proxy Form are available at the links below. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1589d_1-2007-9-3.pdf http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1589d_2-2007-9-3.pdf EGM The EGM will be held at 9.00am on 9 October 2007 in London and will besimultaneously broadcast (at 6.00pm Sydney time) to a venue in Sydney, whereShareholders can attend and vote in person. Shareholders will also be able tolisten to a live audiocast of the meeting on the Henderson Group websitewww.henderson.com. The Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of all theresolutions set out in the Circular. Henderson Group plc4 BroadgateLondon EC2M 2DARegistered in EnglandNo. 2072534 ABN 30 106 988 836 Notes to editors All words and expressions used in the Circular have, unless the context requiresotherwise, the same meaning in this announcement. About Henderson Group plc Henderson Group plc (Henderson Group) is the holding company of the investmentmanagement group Henderson Global Investors (Henderson). Henderson Group isheadquartered in London and since December 2003 has been dual-listed on theLondon Stock Exchange and Australian Securities Exchange. Henderson Group is aconstituent of the FTSE 250 and S&P/ASX 200 indices. Established in 1934, Henderson is a leading independent global asset managementbusiness. The company provides its institutional, retail and high net-worthclients with access to skilled investment professionals representing a broadrange of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, property and privateequity. Henderson is one of Europe's largest investment managers, with £61.6billion Assets Under Management (as at 30 June 2007) and employs around 900people worldwide. About CHESS Depositary Interests In this announcement, the term "shareholders" refers to all holders of HendersonGroup plc shares, including those whose holdings are in the form of CHESSDepositary Interests on the Australian Securities Exchange. CHESS DepositaryInterests, or CDIs, are a way of allowing securities of foreign companies to betraded on the Australian Securities Exchange. CDIs afford shareholders all thesame direct economic benefits as ordinary shares, like the right to dividendsand the right to participate in rights offers. Further information www.henderson.com or Investor enquiries Mav Wynn, Head of Investor Relations+44 (0) 20 7818 5135 or+44 (0) 20 7818 [email protected] [email protected] Media enquiries United Kingdom: Maitland Australia: CanningsPeter Ogden/Lydia Pretzlik Gloria Barton/Peter Brookes+44 (0)20 7379 5151 +61 (0) 2 9252 0622 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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