28 June 2013
Keller Group plc ("the Company")
Proposed acquisition of the piling business of North American Energy Partners, Inc.
Results of General Meeting
At the Company's General Meeting held earlier today, the resolution to approve the proposed acquisition of the piling business of North American Energy Partners, Inc. by a newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Acquisition"), as set out in the Notice of General Meeting dated 11 June 2013, was passed on a poll.
Votes cast were as follows:
Resolution |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Votes Withheld |
Total Votes |
To approve the proposed acquisition of the piling business of North American Energy Partners, Inc. by a newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiary of the Company |
45,925,933 |
98.89 |
516,487 |
1.11 |
169,362 |
46,442,420 |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolution will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The full text of the resolution passed at the meeting can be found in the Notice of General Meeting, which is available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and on the Company's website at www.keller.co.uk.
In addition to the passing of the above resolution, the Acquisition was conditional upon satisfying or obtaining Canadian Competition Act Clearance, as defined in the Circular to Shareholders dated 11 June 2013. This process is well underway and the Company still expects the Acquisition to complete by 15 July 2013.
Enquiries:
Keller Group plc
Jackie Holman, Company Secretary
Tel: 020 7616 7575
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