22nd Jun 2005 15:26
Collective Assets Trust PLC22 June 2005 To: RNS From: Collective Assets Trust plc Date: 22 June 2005 Result of the First Extraordinary General Meeting held on 22 June 2005 at 12noon The Board of Collective Assets Trust plc (the "Company") is pleased to announcethat at the First Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held today, 22June 2005, the resolutions approving the scheme of reconstruction of the Company(the "Scheme") put to the meeting were duly passed on a show of hands. Proxiesin respect of 6,296,079 votes were received in relation to the resolutions, ofwhich 6,292,381 were in favour, nil were against, nil were discretionary and3,698 abstained. The last date for receiving Forms of Elections was 17 June 2005. The results ofthe Elections are shown in the table below: Option No. of CAT Shares PercentagePAT Option 8,310,412 94.5%Cash Option 481,063 5.5%Total 8,791,475 100.0% The Company's share capital will be reclassified with effect from the admissionof the Reclassified Shares to the Official List and to trading on the LondonStock Exchange becoming effective by reference to the above elections made ordeemed to have been made by Shareholders. A Second Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on 29 June 2005 at 12 noonat which resolutions will be proposed for the winding up of the Company and theappointment of liquidators and to confer appropriate powers on the liquidators.Shareholder entitlements pursuant to the Scheme will be announced by the Companyin due course following the Second EGM. For further information, please contact: Robin Angus, Collective Assets Trust plc 0131 465 1179 Gordon Hay Smith, F&C Asset Management plc 0131 465 1000 Capitalised words and expressions used in this announcement shall bear the samemeanings as in the circular dated 27 May 2005, a copy of which is available infull at the document viewing facility of the UK Listing Authority situated atFinancial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E145HS. A copy of the special resolution passed at the extraordinary generalmeeting held today has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and willshortly be available for inspection at the document viewing facility of the UKListing Authority. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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