14th Aug 2007 11:43
Melrose PLC14 August 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 August 2007 MELROSE PLC RESULTS OF EGM AND APPLICATION FOR LISTING Melrose PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the special resolutionsin relation to the proposed return of £220 million to shareholders, the earlycrystallisation of the Company's existing share incentive scheme and itsreplacement with a new share incentive scheme were passed unanimously at theExtraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") today. Further details of these proposalswere set out in a circular to shareholders of the Company dated 20 July 2007. The Company has forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility of the UK ListingAuthority two copies of the resolutions passed at the Extraordinary GeneralMeeting, where they will shortly be available for viewing at the followingaddress: Document Viewing FacilityUK Listing AuthorityThe Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondonE14 5HSTel. 020 7066 1000 The full text of the resolutions can also be viewed at the Company's website,www.melroseplc.net Applications for Listing Following shareholders' approval of the early crystallisation of the Company'sexisting share incentive scheme, it is expected that the 10,210,069 OrdinaryShares arising on the conversion of the Incentive Shares will be admitted to theOfficial List of the UK Listing Authority and will commence trading at 8.00 a.m.on 15 August 2007. On admission, a total of 267,330,058 Ordinary Shares will bein issue. In addition, 267,330,058 C shares having a nominal value of 82.3 pence each willbe issued to shareholders on the register at 6pm on 15 August 2007. The C Shareswill neither be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority nor totrading on the market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange. Terms defined in the circular to shareholders, dated 20 July 2007, have the samemeaning when used in this announcement. For more information:M: Communications James Hill 020 7153 1559Rothschild Charles Montgomerie 020 7280 5000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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