9th Jan 2009 11:00
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE
FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2009 AT 11.00 AM
Numis Corporation Plc ("Numis")
Re-scheduled annual general meeting and final dividend payment date
The Board of Numis announces that the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2008 (the "Annual Report"), including a notice of the 2009 Annual General Meeting (the "AGM"), which was proposed to be held on 27 January 2009, was posted to shareholders on 5 January 2009, together with a circular (the "Circular") relating to Numis' scrip dividend programme.
The Annual Report was printed during the Christmas holiday period and was posted in what was then expected to be sufficient time to provide valid notice of the AGM. The Company has, however, since learned that the Annual Report was in fact posted one day too late to provide the 21 clear days' notice technically required by law and the Company's articles of association. Accordingly, the AGM has been re-scheduled and will now take place at 11.00 a.m. on Monday 16 February at the Company's offices at 10 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7LT.
The formal notice of the re-scheduled AGM, together with a replacement form of proxy for use at that meeting, will be posted to shareholders during the week commencing 12 January 2009.
Re-scheduling the AGM has required a corresponding change to the date of payment of the proposed final dividend of 5.0 pence per share for the financial year ended 30 September 2008 (the "Final Dividend"). The Final Dividend was originally intended to be paid on 6 February 2009 but, pending shareholder approval at the re-scheduled AGM, will now be paid on 19 February 2009. There is no change to the amount of the Final Dividend or to the record date for entitlement to receive the Final Dividend (12 December 2008) or to the ex-dividend date (10 December 2008).
There are also no changes to the dates or other information contained within the Circular. Subject to shareholder approval of the Final Dividend, share certificates will be posted on 18 February 2009 to shareholders who have submitted valid scrip dividend elections by 3.00 p.m. on 20 January 2009.
9 January 2009
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Contacts
Numis Corporation:
Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive 020 7260 1256 Simon Denyer, Company Secretary 020 7260 1225
Brunswick:
Gill Ackers 020 7396 5382
Carole Cable 020 7396 7458
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Nominated Adviser):
Simon Boadle 020 7583 5000
Jon Raggett 020 7583 5000
Related Shares:
NUM.L