27th Jan 2006 12:30
Hilton Group PLC27 January 2006 Hilton Group plc Result of Extraordinary General Meeting Hilton Group plc ("the Company") announces that the following resolutions werepassed on a show of hands at the Company's Extraordinary General Meeting heldtoday, 27 January 2006, at The London Hilton on Park Lane and that the number ofproxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman were as detailed below: For Against Votes Withheld 1. To approve the disposal of the Hilton International Hotels 1,053,784,457 1,502,049 175,185 Division2. To change the Company's name to Ladbrokes plc (on completion 1,053,778,827 1,354,786 327,796 of the above disposal) The disposal remains conditional on, among other things, receipt of certaincompetition and other government clearances. The change of name to Ladbrokes plcremains conditional on the completion of the disposal. The Board expects to announce details of the Company's capital structure reviewand the intended return of value to shareholders with its preliminary resultsfor the year ended 2005 scheduled for 23 February 2006. Completion is expectedto occur on or shortly after this date. 27 January 2006 Enquiries: Alex Pagett, Group Corporate Affairs Director (mobile: +44 (0) 7974 229 888) Julian Arlett, Head of Investor Relations (mobile: +44 (0) 7974 229 462) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7856 8109 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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