26th Aug 2008 07:00
For immediate release 25 August 2008
A.G.Barr p.l.c.
Acquisition of Groupe Rubicon Limited: result of Extraordinary General Meeting
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of A.G.Barr p.l.c. held on the 25 August 2008 to consider the resolution approving the acquisition of Groupe Rubicon Limited and the associated and ancillary arrangements, the ordinary resolution put to the meeting was duly passed.
The acquisition of Groupe Rubicon Limited is expected to complete on Friday 29 August 2008.
The proxy votes cast in respect of the resolution were as follows:
Votes for: 9,223,263 (i)
Votes against: 16,668
Votes withheld/abstentions: 48,884(ii)
Notes:
(i) The 'Votes for' figures include those votes giving the Chairman discretion on casting the votes.
(ii) A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total number of votes cast on a resolution.
Certified copies of the document setting out the resolutions passed by the Company at the meeting have been submitted to the Document Viewing Facility of the Financial Services Authority. These copies will shortly be available for viewing at the Document Viewing Facility, at the address below, from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on every weekday except bank holidays.
Document Viewing Facility
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Tel: 020 7066 1000
For further information please contact:
A.G.Barr p.l.c. Tel: +44 (0) 1236 852400
Roger White, Chief Executive
Alex Short, Finance Director
Buchanan Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000
Tim Thompson / Nicola Cronk
NM Rothschild & Sons Tel: +44 (0)20 7280 5000
James Murray / Susan Tribe
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