EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC
3 MARCH 2011
RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING
The Board of EP Global Opportunities Trust plc (the "Company") refers to the
Circular and the Prospectus published by the Company on 4 February 2011 in
connection with the scheme of reconstruction and winding up of Anglo & Overseas
Plc ("Anglo"). Following Anglo Shareholders voting in favour of the resolution
proposed at the general meeting of the holders of Anglo Shares today, the Board
of the Company is pleased to announce that the special resolution proposed at
the General Meeting of the Company held earlier today in connection with the
Proposals was duly passed.
The terms of the Resolution were as follows:
To increase the Company's authorised share capital, to approve the allotment of
New Ordinary Shares to Anglo Shareholders, to renew the Company's authority to
allot Ordinary Shares on a non pre-emptive basis, to authorise the Company to
make market purchases of Ordinary Shares, and to cancel the amount standing to
the credit of the Company's share premium account.
The Resolution was passed on a show of hands. The result of the proxy votes on
the Resolution was as follows:
Votes for*: 6,061,405 Ordinary Shares
Votes against: 9,000 Ordinary Shares
* The Chairman was not given discretion in respect of any votes.
No votes were withheld.
A copy of the Resolution has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism
and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Elections by Anglo Shareholders
Anglo Shareholders holding approximately 70.3 per cent. of the shares in Anglo
elected, or were deemed to have elected, to roll over their investment into the
Company and will be issued New Ordinary Shares under the Proposals. The number
of New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Anglo Scheme will be
announced by 10 March 2011 at the latest.
Expected timetable
It should be noted that the Proposals remain conditional upon inter alia the
approval of Anglo Shareholders at the second general meeting of Anglo to be
held at 11.00 a.m. on 10 March 2011.
The expected timetable in relation to the implementation of the Proposals is as
follows:
2011
Record date for Interim Dividend 4 March
Calculation Date close of business on 7 March
Second general meeting of Anglo 11.00 a.m. on 10 March
Effective Date for the Anglo Scheme 10 March
Admission and dealings commence in New Ordinary 8.00 a.m. on 11 March
Shares and CREST accounts credited in respect
of New Ordinary Shares issued in uncertificated
form
Certificates despatched in respect of New Week commencing 14 March
Ordinary Shares issued in certificated form
Payment date for the Interim Dividend 18 March
Notes:
1. The dates set out in the expected timetable above may be adjusted by the
Company, in which event details of the new dates will be notified to the UK
Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange and an announcement will be
made through a Regulatory Information Service.
2 All references to time in this announcement are to London time (unless
otherwise stated).
Enquiries
Kenneth J Greig Edinburgh Partners Limited 0131 270 3800
Colin Buchanan Edinburgh Partners Limited 0131 270 3800
Mhairi Macdonald Edinburgh Partners Limited 0131 270 3800
Notes
Terms defined in the Circular to shareholders dated 4 February 2011 shall have
the same meaning in this announcement unless the context otherwise requires.
Dickson Minto W.S., which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by
the FSA, is acting for the Company and for no-one else in connection with the
Proposals, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for
providing the protections afforded to customers of Dickson Minto W.S. or for
providing advice to any other person in relation to the Proposals or any other
matter referred to in this announcement.
End.
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