19th Dec 2007 16:04
Cookson Group PLC19 December 2007 19 December 2007 COOKSON GROUP PLC NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING On 11 October 2007 the boards of Cookson Group plc ("Cookson") and Foseco plc ("Foseco") announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommendedcash offer by Cookson for Foseco (the "Acquisition") to be implemented by meansof a scheme of arrangement under section 425 of the Companies Act 1985 (andsection 899 of the Companies Act 2006). Cookson today announces that a shareholder circular, convening an extraordinarygeneral meeting to be held on 11 March 2008 to approve the Acquisition, is beingposted to holders of ordinary shares in Cookson (the "Circular"). The Circular will shortly be available to the public for inspection at the UKListing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: The Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondonE14 5HS The Document Viewing Facility is open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on everyweekday except bank holidays. The Circular will also shortly be available for viewing on Cookson's website atwww.cooksongroup.co.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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