14th Jan 2008 14:31
Carillion PLC14 January 2008 14 January 2008 CARILLION PLC ALFRED McALPINE PLC ACQUISITION Announcement of results of Extraordinary General Meeting Carillion plc (the 'Company') announces that, at the Carillion ExtraordinaryGeneral Meeting (the 'EGM') held earlier today for Carillion Shareholders toapprove the acquisition of Alfred McAlpine plc ('Alfred McAlpine'), theresolution put to the EGM was approved by the Company's shareholders. The resolution proposed at the EGM was carried on a show of hands. The proxyvotes lodged in respect of the resolution are as follows: Shares for (including % of Shares % of Shares marked as % ofdiscretionary) vote against vote votes withheld vote 168,968,132 99.61 128,892 0.08 524,176 0.31 These details will shortly be displayed on Carillion's website atwww.carillionplc.com. Completion of the Acquisition remains subject to the satisfaction or (if capableof waiver) waiver of the remaining Conditions as set out in Appendix I to theScheme Document dated 21 December 2007 sent to Alfred McAlpine Shareholders,including, among other things, competition clearances, the approval by AlfredMcAlpine Shareholders of the Scheme at the Scheme Meeting and of the resolutionsin connection with the Scheme at the Alfred McAlpine Extraordinary GeneralMeeting as well as the sanction of the Scheme by the High Court of Justice inEngland and Wales. For further information contact John Denning, Director, Group Corporate Affairs,01902 316 426. Lazard, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FinancialServices Authority, is acting exclusively for Carillion and no one else inconnection with the Acquisition and this announcement and will not beresponsible to anyone other than Carillion for providing the protectionsafforded to clients of Lazard nor for providing advice in connection with theAcquisition or this announcement or any matter referred to herein. Morgan Stanley, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Carillion and no oneelse in connection with the Acquisition and this announcement and will not beresponsible to anyone other than Carillion for providing the protectionsafforded to clients of Morgan Stanley nor for providing advice in connectionwith the Acquisition or this announcement or any matter referred to herein. Oriel Securities, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by theFinancial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Carillion and no oneelse in connection with the Acquisition and this announcement and will not beresponsible to anyone other than Carillion for providing the protectionsafforded to clients of Oriel Securities nor for providing advice in connectionwith the Acquisition or this announcement or any matter referred to herein. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A PROSPECTUS. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OFANY OFFER OF SECURITIES, OR CONSTITUTE SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER OF SECURITIES.ANY ACCEPTANCE OR RESPONSE TO THE ACQUISITION SHOULD BE MADE ONLY ON THE BASISOF THE INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN THE SCHEME DOCUMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS. Unless stated otherwise, terms defined in the Prospectus dated 21 December 2007shall have the same meaning in this announcement. Copies of the resolution passed at the EGM have been submitted to the UK ListingAuthority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK ListingAuthority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated atThe FinancialServices Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Overseas shareholders The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictionsother than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any personswho are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdomshould inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. Thisannouncement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English lawand the City Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as thatwhich would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared inaccordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside of England. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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