8 April 2010
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE
UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN
CLS Holdings plc
('CLS' or 'the Company')
Result of General Meeting and Tender Offer
At the General Meeting of the Company held at 11:00 a.m. on 8 April 2010, the
resolution set out in the Notice of General Meeting dated 23 March 2010 was
duly passed unanimously by a show of hands.
The votes of those lodged by proxy were as follows:
Special Resolution 1
Votes For 36,898,922 (99.998%)
Votes Against 596 (0.002%)
Votes Withheld Nil
CLS is pleased to confirm that it has received acceptance for the Tender Offer
in full by its shareholders. Tenders for up to and including the pro rata
entitlement of 1 Ordinary Share for every 48 Ordinary Shares at 600p per share
will be met in full. Tenders received for excess Ordinary Shares will be
subject to scale back at the rate of 0.0034764 Ordinary Shares for each excess
Ordinary Share tendered over and above the pro rata entitlement of 1 for 48,
rounded down to the nearest whole Ordinary Share.
The Ordinary Shares purchased by the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer will
be cancelled. Cheques will be dispatched for certificated Ordinary Shares and
payment will be made through CREST for uncertificated Ordinary Shares pursuant
to the Tender Offer on 14 April 2010.
A copy of the resolution passed at the General Meeting will be submitted to the
UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at:
Document Viewing Facility
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 066 1000
ENQUIRIES:
CLS Holdings plc
David Fuller
+44 (0) 207 582 7766
Kinmont Limited
Jonathan Gray
+44 (0) 207 087 9100
Notes:
1. The "for" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
2. Votes "withheld" are not counted when deciding if a resolution is carried.
3. The total number of the Company's Ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares
held in treasury, at the time of this announcement is 48,231,256.
4. Defined terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as set
out in the Tender Offer circular and Notice of General Meeting dated 23 March
2010.
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