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Result of General Meeting

30th May 2012 12:05

RNS Number : 4141E
Bluebird Energy PLC
30 May 2012
 



BLUEBIRD ENERGY PLC

(AIM: BBE)

 

GM Results

 

Bluebird Energy plc ("Bluebird" or "the Company") announces that at the general meeting held today all resolutions were duly passed to grant the directors authority and to change the Articles in order to enable the interim dividend in specie of part of Bluebird's holding in Wessex Exploration PLC to be made.

 

The table below gives details of the results of the proxy votes received:

 

Resolution

Total Votes

For *

Total Votes

Against

Total Votes

Withheld

Articles change

178,852,933

18,536,670

-

Authority to pay dividend in specie

178,852,933

18,536,670

-

 

* Includes discretionary votes

 

Therefore, the Distribution will proceed on the terms announced this morning of:

 

1 Wessex Share for every 18 Bluebird Ordinary Shares

 

Expected timetable of principal events

 

Ex-dividend date for entitlement to the Distribution

31 May 2012

Record Date for entitlement to the Distribution

6 June 2012

 

Settlement

 

For Qualifying Shareholders holding Bluebird Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form, their CREST accounts are expected to be credited with their pro rata allocation of Wessex Shares within two business days following the Record Date.

 

Qualifying Shareholders holding Bluebird Ordinary Shares in certificated form will receive share certificates for their allocation of Wessex Shares within 14 business days following the Record Date.

The Wessex Shares which Qualifying Shareholders receive by way of the Distribution will be in addition to the existing Bluebird Ordinary Shares already held by such Shareholders and these Bluebird shares will continue to be traded on AIM following the Distribution.

 

Qualifying Shareholders will not be entitled to receive any fractional entitlements arising on the Distribution. An outline of the tax treatment for individual shareholders is contained in the Circular available on the Company's website.

 

All capitalised terms in this announcement are as defined in the Circular which is available from the Company's website, www.bluebirdenergy.net.

 

Contacts

Bluebird Energy plc

www.bluebirdenergy.net

Andrew Yeo - Chief Executive

+44 (0) 1225 428139

WH Ireland Limited

www.wh-ireland.co.uk

John Wakefield / Marc Davies

+44 (0) 117 945 3470

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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