6th Jan 2014 10:28
6 January 2014
Pace plc: Result of General Meeting
Pace plc ("Pace" or the "Company") announces that at its General Meeting held today at 9.30am (GMT) the ordinary resolution to approve the acquisition of Aurora Networks, Inc. ("Aurora") by way of merger was duly passed on a show of hands.
Details of the result are given below:
VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD |
225,604,603 | 99.99 | 6,872 | 00.01 | 72.29% | 1,347,635 |
Completion of the Acquisition is anticipated to take place today, 6 January 2014.
Unless otherwise stated, defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings ascribed to them in the circular from Pace to its shareholders dated 16 December 2013.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolution passed has today been submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the National Storage Mechanism at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
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For further information please contact:
Pace
Roddy Murray +44 (0)1274 538 330
Chris Mather
J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Financial Adviser, Sponsor and Corporate Broker)
Hugo Baring +44 (0)207 742 4000
RLM Finsbury (Financial PR)
Charles Chichester +44 (0)207 251 3801
About Pace
Pace (LSE: PIC) creates technologies, software, hardware and services for the broadcast and broadband industries. Pace solutions empower cable, telco and satellite operators to simply and cost-effectively innovate at the speed they want, in the way they want for their subscribers. Pace has built up its experience and expertise over 30 years and this is recognized by a customer base of over 160 operators around the globe.
Headquartered in the UK, Pace operates in markets across the world, and employs around 2000 people in locations that also include the USA, France, India and China.
About Aurora
Aurora is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced, next-generation Optical Transport and Access Network solutions for broadband networks that support the convergence of video, data and voice applications. Using its understanding of cable networks, the company delivers solutions such as its fibre deep architecture and digital return technology to help solve critical network bandwidth capacity constraints. Aurora's solutions offer best in class functionality, providing savings on power, space and operating expenses whilst leveraging existing network investments.
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