9th Nov 2016 11:18
9 November 2016
Communisis plc
('Communisis')
(Symbol: CMS)
RESULTS OF A GENERAL MEETING ("GM")
LODGING WITH THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE GM
At a General Meeting of the Company today, the Board's recommendation for a capital reduction was approved by an overwhelming majority of shareholders. Subject to the High Court and other necessary approvals, this result will enable the Company to increase its distributable reserves by approximately £22.5m and support future dividend payments.
The resolutions were passed on a poll and the results are shown below.
Resolution Number | Nature of Resolution | For | Against | Withheld | ||||
Votes | %age of votes cast | Votes | %age of votes cast | Total votes cast | Votes | %age of ISC voted | ||
1 | To: (a) grant the directors of the Company authority to capitalise the Company's merger reserve; (b) to grant the directors of the Company authority to allot B ordinary shares in the capital of the Company; (c) set out the rights and restrictions which shall apply to the B ordinary shares; and (d) disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of B ordinary shares contemplated by this resolution. |
88,612,368 |
99.97 |
29,250 |
0.03 |
88,641,618 |
36,078 |
42.34 |
2 | Approval of a capital reduction by way of: (a) the cancellation of all of the B ordinary shares in issue; (b) the cancellation of the Company's share premium account; and (c) the cancellation of the Company's capital redemption reserve. |
88,611,133
|
99.97 |
29,485 |
0.03 |
88,640,618 |
36,078 |
42.34 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy votes which were at the discretion of the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
2. The issued share capital as at 9:00 am 7 November 2016 was 209,376,010 ordinary shares of 25p each and the number of votes per share is one. This figure has been used to calculate the percentage of issued share capital voted.
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Both of the resolutions were passed as special resolutions. As required by the Listing Rules, a copy of all the resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
The form of each of the above resolutions as passed accords with the corresponding item on the Notice of General Meeting which is available for viewing or downloading from the Company's website www.communisis.com/investors. A copy of any or all of the resolutions may be obtained by writing to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office: Communisis plc, Communisis House, Manston Lane, Leeds LS15 8AH.
Sarah Caddy
Company Secretary
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