8th Dec 2006 11:31
Lavendon Group PLC08 December 2006 8 December 2006 Lavendon Group plc Result of EGM Further to the announcement of 9 November 2006 in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Gardemann Group, Lavendon Group plc (the "Company") todayannounces that the special resolution to approve the acquisition was dulypassed, by the requisite majority, at the Extraordinary General Meeting of theCompany, held at 11.00am this morning. The proxy votes received were as follows: Number of votes: For: 24,828,401 (99.99%) Against: 1,900 (0.01%) Completion of the acquisition remains subject to the admission to trading, ofthe Initial Consideration Shares (as defined in the circular), which is expectedto take place at 8.00 a.m. on 13 December 2006. Enquiries Lavendon Group plcKevin Appleton, Chief Executive 01455 558874Alan Merrell, Group Finance Director Dresdner KleinwortJames Rudd, Director 020 7623 8000 Weber Shandwick Square MileTerry Garrett 020 7067 0700Nick Dibden Other Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the FinancialServices Authority, is acting exclusively for Lavendon Group plc and no one elsein connection with the acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone otherthan Lavendon Group plc for providing the protections afforded to customers ofDresdner Kleinwort Limited or for affording advice in relation to theacquisition or any matters referred to in this announcement. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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