EGM Statement

RNS Number : 0835T

Stobart Group Limited

01 June 2009

 



Stobart Group Limited 

('Stobart' or the 'Company')

Result of General Meeting

The Board of Stobart announces that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 30 May 2009, the Resolution set out in the notice of General Meeting included in the circular which was sent to Shareholders on 12 May 2009 (the 'Circular') was duly passed.  Details of the numbers of votes for and against the Resolution and the number of abstentions are available below.

The issue of the New Ordinary Shares remains conditional upon admission of the New Ordinary Shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities.  It is expected that Admission will occur, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence, at 8.00 a.m. on 1 June 2009.

Except for words and phrases specifically defined in this announcement, capitalised words and phrases shall bear the same meaning given to them in the Circular.

Copies of the Circular are available to the public for viewing at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.

Details of voting at General Meeting

The resolutions were passed at the EGM on a show of hands. Details of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are as follows:

Resolution	Votes in favour	Votes at Chairman's discretion	Votes against	Votes witheld	% in favour exc. Discretion and withheld votes
Related party Ordinary Resolution	126,116,474	11,642	179,764	1,157,410	99.85

1 June 2009

Enquiries:

Stobart Group	Tel: [phone]
Julie Gaskell, Head of Communications
Cenkos Securities	Tel: [phone]
Stephen Keys
College Hill	Tel: [phone]
Gareth David

 

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