18th Jan 2007 11:15
Mercury Group PLC18 January 2007 Embargoed: not to be released until 11.15 a.m. on 18 January 2007 Mercury Group plc ("Mercury" or the "Company") Suspension The Company announces that at the extraordinary general meeting of Mercury,which as previously announced was adjourned until 10.00 a.m. this morning,certain of the proposed resolutions relating to, inter alia, the Placing andOpen Offer to raise £1.5 million before expenses were not passed. Consequently, the Placing and Open Offer will not take effect and the Companyhas requested that trading in the Company's ordinary shares be suspended withimmediate effect pending clarification of the financial position of the Company. For enquiries: Mercury Group plcWalter Goldsmith (non-executive chairman) 020 7393 4001 John East & Partners Limited David Worlidge/Simon Clements 020 7628 2200 College Hill Associates Matthew Smallwood 020 7457 2020 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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