8th Dec 2008 17:06
For Immediate Release
BODYCOTE PLC RETURN OF CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS - RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING 8 December 2008
The Company has today held the General Meeting referred to in the Circular to shareholders of the Company published on 21 November 2008 ("the Circular").
Resolutions 1 to 4 set out in the Notice convening the General Meeting have been passed.
As a result of the 11 for 19 share capital consolidation referred to in Resolution 1, the existing 323,917,396 ordinary shares of 10p have been consolidated into 187,531,124 new ordinary shares of 173/11 each. The unissued shares have been consolidated on the same basis.
The new ordinary shares are expected to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange at 08:00 on 9 December 2008.
Two copies of the resolutions passed at the General Meeting have been submitted to the Financial Services Authority and will be available shortly for inspection at the Financial Services Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:
The Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondonE14 5HSTel: +44(0)20 7676 1000Contacts:
Bodycote plc Telephone - 01625 505 300
John Hubbard, Chief Executive Officer
David Landless, Group Finance Director
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Telephone - 020 7888 8888
Chris Byrne
Financial Dynamics Telephone - 020 7269 7278
Jon Simmons
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