29th Nov 2005 11:02
Shaftesbury PLC29 November 2005 29 November 2005 Shaftesbury PLC ("Shaftesbury" or the "Company") Result of Extraordinary General Meeting Shaftesbury announces that at its Extraordinary General Meeting held today, theresolution required to approve the proposed joint venture in Covent Garden withthe Mercers' Company pursuant to the terms of the Principal Documents (the "Transaction") was passed, with 87,295,135 (100.0%) votes cast being in favourand 0 (0.0%) against. Completion of the Transaction is expected to take place on 2nd December 2005. A copy of a document setting out the resolution has been submitted to theFinancial Services Authority and will be shortly available for inspection at theFinancial Services Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial ServicesAuthority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E145HS (telephone number (+44) (0)20 7066 1000). The proxy votes on the resolution will be posted on the Company's website. Defined terms used in this announcement have the same meaning as those in theshareholder circular dated 11 November 2005. For further information contact: Shaftesbury PLC 020-7333-8118Jonathan Lane, Chief ExecutiveBrian Bickell, Finance Director www.shaftesbury.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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