15th May 2014 13:52
15 May 2014
Cable & Wireless Communications Plc
Result of Meeting
Cable & Wireless Communications Plc ("CWC" or the "Group") announces that at its General Meeting held today at 11am (BST) the ordinary resolution to approve the disposal of the Group's Monaco Telecom business unit to GP Holding SAS (a private investment company controlled by Xavier Niel, the French entrepreneur and industrialist) was duly passed on a poll.
Details of the result are given below:
VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD | |
1 | 1,895,095,449 | 99.95 | 987,594 | 0.05 | 1,896,083,043 | 75.00% | 13,458,869 |
The disposal of the Group's Monaco Telecom business unit is anticipated to complete on 20 May 2014.
Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meaning ascribed to them in the circular from CWC to its shareholders dated 25 April 2014.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have today been submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
For further information contact:
Cable & Wireless Communications Plc
Investors:
Kunal Patel +44 (0) 20 7315 4083
Mike Gittins +44 (0) 20 7315 4184
Media:
Lachlan Johnston +44 (0) 20 7315 4006 / +44 (0) 7800 021 405
Steve Smith +44 (0) 20 7315 4070 / +44 (0) 7785 778 375
About Cable & Wireless Communications Plc
Cable & Wireless Communications Plc is a global full-service communications business. We operate leading communications businesses offering mobile, broadband and domestic and international fixed line services in most of our markets as well as pay TV, data centre and hosting, carrier and managed service solutions. Our operations are focused on providing our customers - consumers, businesses, governments - with world-class service. Serving the communities where we operate is at the heart of our approach, and we are committed to behaving in an ethical and socially responsible manner. For more information visit www.cwc.com
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