25th May 2007 15:00
Holidaybreak PLC25 May 2007 25 May 2007 Holidaybreak plc Posting of Circular, Expected Timetable Further to the announcement on 18 May 2007, Holidaybreak plc announces that theCircular, in relation to the proposed acquisition by PGL Holdings of PGL andcontaining a notice convening an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders(the "EGM") to approve the resolution necessary in connection with theacquisition, has been posted to shareholders today. Copies of the Circular have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and willshortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's DocumentViewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25, The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E145HS Terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as those in theCircular. Expected timetable of principal events: Latest time and date for receipt of forms of proxy 10:30 a.m. on 9 June 2007 Extraordinary General Meeting 10:30 a.m. on 11 June 2007 Completion of the Acquisition 12 June 2007 References to times in this announcement are to London time unless otherwisestated. Notes 1. Any member entitled to attend and vote at the EGM is entitled to appoint oneor more proxies (who need not be a member of the Company) to attend and, on apoll, to vote instead of him or her. A Form of Proxy for use by members isenclosed with the Circular. In order to be valid, the Form of Proxy and anypower of attorney or other authority under which it is signed, or a notariallycertified or office copy of such power or authority, or an electronic proxyvoting instruction, must reach the Company's registrars, Capita Registrars,Proxy Processing Centre, Telford Road, Bicester, OX26 4LD not less than 48 hoursbefore the time of the Meeting or of any adjournment of the Meeting. 2. Alternatively, a member may register his or her proxy electronically on theCompany's registrars' website www.capitaregistrars.com. In order to use thisservice, shareholders will be required to enter their Investor Code which isprinted on the Form of Proxy. Completion and return of the Form of Proxy orregistering a proxy electronically will not preclude a member from attending andvoting at the Meeting in person, if he or she wishes to do so. 3. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies by utilising the CRESTelectronic proxy appointment service may do so for the Meeting and anyadjournment(s) thereof by utilising the procedures described in the CRESTmanual. CREST personal members who have appointed a voting service provider(s),should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will beable to take the appropriate action on their behalf. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service tobe valid, the appropriate CREST message (a ''CREST Proxy Instruction'') must beproperly authenticated in accordance with CRESTCo's specifications and mustcontain the information required for such instructions, as described in theCREST manual. All messages relating to the appointment of a proxy or anamendment to an instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in orderto be valid, be transmitted to Capita IRG plc (ID RA10) by no later than 48hours before the time of the meeting or adjournment thereof. For this purpose,the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestampapplied to the message by the CREST applications host) from which Capita IRG plcis able to retrieve messages by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed byCREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed throughCREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting serviceproviders should note that CRESTCo does not make available special procedures inCREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations willtherefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is theresponsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member isa CREST personal member or sponsored member or has appointed a voting serviceprovider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s)take(s)), such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message istransmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In thisconnection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or votingservice providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CRESTmanual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstancesset out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations2001. In accordance with Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations2001 the Company specifies that members who hold shares in uncertificated formmust be entered on the Company's Register of Members at 10:30am on 9 June 2007in order to be entitled to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.Such members may only cast votes in respect of the number of shares registeredin their name at that time. Changes to the Register of Members after 10:30am on9 June 2007 will be disregarded in determining the rights of any person toattend and vote at the Meeting. EnquiriesHolidaybreak plc 01606 787100Carl Michel, Chief ExecutiveBob Baddeley, Group Finance Director Brunswick 020 7404 5959James HoganCraig BrehenyAsh Spiegelberg Dresdner Kleinwort 020 7623 8000Christopher Baird Vollman Brothers 020 7898 0511Bill Kendall Other Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the FinancialServices Authority, is acting for Holidaybreak plc and for no-one else inconnection with the contents of this announcement and will not be responsible toanyone other than Holidaybreak plc for providing the protections afforded tocustomers of Dresdner Kleinwort Limited or for affording advice in relation tothe contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein. Vollman Brothers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the FinancialServices Authority, is acting for Holidaybreak plc and for no-one else inconnection with the contents of this announcement and will not be responsible toanyone other than Holidaybreak plc for providing the protections afforded tocustomers of Vollman Brothers Limited or for affording advice in relation to thecontents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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