Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 5158Q

Royal Mail PLC

15 October 2013

 



NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA

15 October 2013

Royal Mail plc

Voting rights and capital

In accordance with the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Royal Mail plc (the "Company") announces that on 15 October 2013:

·     it had 1,000,000,000 issued ordinary shares of 1p each admitted to trading. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company;

·     it does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury; and

·     accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,000,000,000.

The total voting rights figure (1,000,000,000) may be used by shareholders and others with notification obligations as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interests in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries

Royal Mail plc             Shane O'Riordain Phone: [phone] Email: shane.o'[e-mail] Beth Longcroft Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Mish Tullar Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Royal Mail press office out of hours: 0203 338 1007 Investor relations Catherine Nash Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia) (the "United States"), Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of such jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of such jurisdiction. The ordinary shares of Royal Mail plc have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold within the United States except in transactions exempt from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The ordinary shares of Royal Mail have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada or Japan. The distribution of this announcement in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions.

 

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