18th May 2007 16:12
Kerry Group PLC18 May 2007 KERRY GROUP PLC RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 18 May 2007 The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed atthe Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company, held on Friday 18th May 2007,were passed. In addition to the ordinary business of the meeting, allresolutions considered under special business were passed. In summary thesewere: (1) To renew the authority of the Board of Directors to allot shares in the Company. This authority will expire on 18th August 2008 unless and to the extent that it is renewed, revoked or extended prior to such date. (2) To renew the power given to the Board of Directors to allot shares in the Company for cash on a non pro-rata basis should it so decide, provided that the maximum number of shares to be allotted under the authority shall not exceed in aggregate the equivalent of 5% of the issued ordinary shares at the date the resolution is passed. The authority shall likewise expire on 18th August 2008 unless and to the extent that it is renewed, revoked or extended prior to that date. (3) To renew the authority of the Company to make market purchases of its own shares in accordance with the provisions contained in the Company's Articles of Association. The maximum amount of shares that may be purchased by the Company under this authority is 5% of the issued share capital at the date the resolution is passed. This authority will expire on the date of the AGM in 2008. The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the AGMcirculated to shareholders on 13th April, 2007. In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed at theAGM have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the FinancialServices Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the followinglocations:- Company Announcement Office, Financial Services Authority,Irish Stock Exchange, 25 The North Colonnade,28 Anglesea Street, Canary Wharf,Dublin 2, Ireland. London E14 5HS, United Kingdom. The Company also announces that 2,800,000 A Ordinary shares, held as Treasuryshares, have been cancelled. Following this cancellation the number of AOrdinary Shares in issue is 182,472,935. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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