24th Aug 2018 12:33
EPE Special Opportunities plc
Result of Extraordinary General Meeting
EPE Special Opportunities plc (the "Company") (AIM: ESO), a private equity investment company whose objective is to provide long-term return on equity for its shareholders by investing in small and medium sized companies, is pleased to announce that all Resolutions put to Shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier today were duly passed.
The following table shows the votes cast on each Resolution:
Resolution | For | Against | % of Issued Share Capital Voted* | Votes Withheld | |||
Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
1. To approve the Board's decision not to adopt equivalent provisions to those contained in the City Code on Takeover and Mergers in the "New Articles" |
19,837,898 |
97% |
615,452 |
3% |
72.27% |
| |
2. Subject to and conditional upon the passing of Resolution 1, to approve the proposed migration of the Company from the Isle of Man to Bermuda and all steps in connection therewith |
19,837,898 |
97% |
615,452 |
3% |
72.27% |
| |
* based on a total issued share capital of 30,065,714 Ordinary Shares less 1,765,876 Ordinary Shares held in treasury.
Notes:
1. A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' and 'Against' a Resolution.
2. There were 30,065,714 Ordinary Shares in issue as at 22 August 2018. This figure includes 1,765,876 Ordinary Shares which are held in treasury. Every Shareholder has one vote for every Ordinary Share held. The voting rights on Ordinary Shares in treasury are automatically suspended. The total number of voting rights in the Company was 28,299,838 as at 22 August 2018.
3. This announcement should be read in conjunction with the full text of the Company's Circular dated 1 August 2018, a copy of which can be found at http://www.epicprivateequity.com/our-business/capital/epe-special-opportunities-plc/investor-relations/aim-rule-26/
4. Defined terms used in the Circular shall have the same meanings when used in this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires.
The person responsible for releasing this information on behalf of the Company is Hilary Jones of R&H Fund Services (Jersey) Limited.
Enquiries:
EPIC Private Equity LLP | Alex Leslie +44 (0) 20 7269 8865 |
R&H Fund Services (Jersey) Limited | Hilary Jones +44 (0) 1534 825 323
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Cardew Group Limited | Richard Spiegelberg +44 (0) 207 930 0777 |
Numis Securities Ltd Nominated Advisor & Broker:
| +44 (0) 20 7260 1000 Stuart Skinner / Charles Farquhar / Huw Jeremy
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