Amlin Plc
Result of EGM
On 14 November 2007, Amlin plc ('Amlin') announced its intention to return
approximately £120 million of capital to shareholders (the 'Return of Capital'),
subject to shareholder approval, by way of a B share issue combined with a
consolidation of Amlin's existing ordinary shares on the basis of 8 new ordinary
shares for 9 existing ordinary shares.
The resolution authorising the Return of Capital and related matters (including
the adoption of new Articles of Association), as set out in full in the circular
to shareholders dated 16 November 2007, was proposed at Amlin's Extraordinary
General Meeting held earlier today and was duly approved by shareholders as a
special resolution.
Proxies were received in respect of 288,331,999 Amlin shares, representing
approximately 53.6% of Amlin's shares in issue.
The result of the proxy vote on the resolution at the EGM was as follows:
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For Against Votes
withheld
286,707,387 22,424 1,602,188
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It is expected that admission to the Official List maintained by the Financial
Services Authority will be granted at 8.00am on 17 December 2007 and that
trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities will
also commence at 8.00am on 17 December 2007.
The following ordinary shares are presently being reserved for the exercise of
share options under a block listing, allocated to the following schemes:
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Scheme Number of shares
Sharesave scheme 325,135
Approved Executive Option Scheme 166,400
Unapproved Executive Option Scheme 215,343
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It is expected that these block listings will be carried forward as block
listings over the same numbers of ordinary shares, now to be ordinary shares of
28.125 pence each ('New Shares'). When issued, these shares will rank pari passu
with the other New Shares.
Copies of the Resolution and the newly adopted Articles of Association have been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for viewing
at their document viewing facility situated at Financial Services Authority, 25
The North Colonnade, London E14 5HS.
Enquiries:
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Charles Pender, Company Secretary, Amlin plc 020 7746 1000
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