17th Feb 2009 14:05
United Drug PLC
Results of AGM and Issue of Shares
UDG.I UDG.L
Dublin, London, 17 February 2009: At the Annual General Meeting of United Drug plc ('United Drug' or the 'Company') held today in the Conrad Hotel, Dublin 2, all of the resolutions considered and voted upon by the shareholders were approved. The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the meeting circulated to shareholders on 16 January 2009.
In accordance with the Listing Rules two copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting have been forwarded to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority.
Pursuant to the Company's final dividend for the year ended 30 September 2008, a total of 1,190,204 Ordinary Shares of nominal value of €0.05 each in the Company are being issued in respect of the scrip dividend alternative.
Application has been made to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority for these shares to be admitted to the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and the Official List of the UK Listing Authority, and to the London Stock Exchange for such shares to be admitted to trading. The shares rank pari-passu in all respects with the existing shares.
ENDS Tuesday, 17 February 2009
For reference:
Liam FitzGerald Pauline McAlester
United Drug plc Murray Consultants
Tel: +353-1-4598877 Tel: +353-1-4980300
Investors and Analysts
Mark Kenny/Jonathan Neilan
K Capital Source
Tel: +353-1-6315500
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