30th Mar 2006 12:38
Galliford Try PLC30 March 2006 Galliford Try plc Proposed Acquisition of the Morrison Construction Division and Related Placing and Open Offer of 46,834,753 New Ordinary Shares at 107 pence per share Results of Extraordinary General Meeting Galliford Try announces that at the Extraordinary General Meeting, which tookplace earlier today, the resolutions proposed to shareholders approving theacquisition of the Morrison Construction Division and certain matters relatingto the Placing and Open Offer of 46,834,753 New Ordinary Shares at 107 pence pershare (as set out in the notice of EGM contained in the Prospectus published bythe Company dated 7 March 2006) were duly passed. Galliford Try also announces that the Pensions Regulator has given clearance tothe pension arrangements described in paragraph 9 of Part I of the Prospectus,whereby the principal employer of the Morrison Scheme is being replaced by AWGGroup Limited, an AWG plc group company. Completion of the acquisition of the Morrison Construction Division remainsconditional on Admission of the New Ordinary Shares becoming effective and isexpected to take place on 31 March 2006. The definitions used in this announcement shall have the same meaning given tothem in the Prospectus dated 7 March 2006. Enquiries: Galliford Try plcGreg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive +44 (0) 18 9585 5220Frank Nelson, Finance Director +44 (0) 18 9585 5221 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Financial Adviser)Simon Boadle +44 (0) 20 7583 5000Gerry Young +44 (0) 20 7583 5000Jonathan Raggett +44 (0) 20 7583 5000 KBC Peel Hunt (Broker and Underwriter)Simon Hayes +44 (0) 20 7418 8900Julian Blunt +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial (PR adviser)David Rydell +44 (0) 20 7861 3232Geoff Callow +44 (0) 20 7861 3232 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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