28th Mar 2006 17:18
Ladbrokes PLC28 March 2006 ON 2 MARCH 2006, THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD POSTED A CIRCULAR TO ITSSHAREHOLDERS CONTAINING A NOTICE CONVENING AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING TOBE HELD AT THE LONDON HILTON ON PARK LANE, 22 PARK LANE, LONDON W1K 1BE AT 11.00AM ON 29 MARCH 2006 AT WHICH RESOLUTIONS WILL BE PROPOSED TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT(SUBJECT TO THE FILING OF THE NECESSARY INTERIM ACCOUNTS) OF A FINAL DIVIDEND OF6.6 PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED ON 31 DECEMBER 2005AND A SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF 233.4 PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE, THE CONSOLIDATION OFTHE COMPANY'S ORDINARY SHARES, THE RENEWAL OF ITS AUTHORITY TO MAKE MARKETPURCHASES OF ORDINARY SHARES AND THE ADOPTION OF NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCES THAT IT HAS TODAY FILED WITH THE REGISTRARS OF COMPANIESTHE INTERIM ACCOUNTS NECESSARY FOR PAYMENT OF THE FINAL AND SPECIAL DIVIDENDS. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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