7th Aug 2008 14:24
Ashtead Group plc7 August 2008 ASHTEAD GROUP PLC General Meeting Statement
Ashtead Group plc held a General Meeting at 10.00 am on Thursday 7 August 2008 in London.
The Board is pleased to confirm that the resolution placed before the meeting was carried on a show of hands by the members.
RESOLUTION
1. Authorise the Company, for the purposes of section 166 of the Companies Act
1985, to make market purchases of ordinary shares of the Company up to a
maximum number of 25,703,094 ordinary shares, representing 4.99 per cent.
of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 10 July 2008.
The proxy votes were as follows:
FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS294,486,006 78,575 65,101Contacts:
Chris Cole Chairman 020 7299 5562
Geoff Drabble Chief executive 020 7726 9700
Brian Hudspith Maitland 020 7379 5151
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