19th Aug 2010 13:50
Tarsus Group plc
19 August 2010
TARSUS GROUP PLC
("Tarsus" or the "Company")
RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING
Further to the announcement made on 28 July 2010, the Board of Tarsus is pleased to announce that the resolution to approve the acquisition of the remaining 20% interest in MCI Opco, LLC (the "Acquisition") from Dr Robert Goldman and Dr Ronald Klatz (the "Vendors") and the amendments to the contractual relationships with the Vendors (the "Amendments"), as detailed in the circular to shareholders dated 28 July 2010, was duly passed on a show of hands by shareholders at the General Meeting held at 26 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2, Ireland at 11.00 a.m. today.
The final proxy voting position as received by the Company in advance of the meeting is set out below:
Resolution |
Total |
For(i) |
Against |
% of share capital voted (ii) |
Votes withheld (iii) |
||
Number |
Votes Cast |
Number |
% of shares voted |
Number |
% of shares voted |
||
1. To approve the MCI acquisition and Amendments |
50,145,329 |
50,145,329 |
100% |
0 |
0.00% |
72.3% |
82,928 |
Notes:
(i) Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman or the Company Secretary have been included in the 'For' total.
(ii) Issued ordinary share capital at 19 August 2010: 69,313,745 shares.
(iii) A 'Vote Withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
Two copies of the resolution will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
An application has been made for the Consideration Shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities ("Admission"). Completion of the Acquisition and Admission is expected to take place on 23 August 2010.
For further information contact:
Tarsus Group plc
Douglas Emslie, Group Managing Director 020 8846 2700
Ashley Milton, Group Finance Director
Investec Bank plc
Patrick Robb 020 7597 4000
Bruce MacInnes
Alexandra Calinikos
Scott Harris 020 7653 0030
Stephen Scott
Jeremy Wiseman
Terms used in this announcement shall be the same as those defined in the Circular.
Investec, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Tarsus and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Tarsus for providing the protections afforded to clients of Investec nor for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition or this announcement or any matter referred to herein.
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