Brulines (Holdings) PLC
24 October 2007
Brulines (Holdings) plc ('Brulines' or the 'Company')
Notice of EGM
Brulines (AIM:BRU), the leading provider of volume and revenue protection
systems for draught alcoholic drinks in the UK licensed on-trade, announces that
the Company is today posting a circular to shareholders containing notice of an
Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM') at which a resolution will be proposed to
give the Company authority to undertake market purchases of its own shares.
At the EGM a resolution will be put before shareholders to authorise the Company
to buy ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company on the AIM
Market of the London Stock Exchange up to a maximum of 2,411,610 ordinary shares
of 10 pence each representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued share
capital. At 24 October 2007 options to subscribe for shares in respect of
1,243,500 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company were outstanding,
representing approximately 5.16% of the issued ordinary share capital at that
date and approximately 5.73% of the issued ordinary share capital assuming the
exercise in full by the Company of the authority being sought at the EGM to
purchase its own shares and cancellation of such shares on purchase.
The Directors intend to use the share purchase authority with discretion and
purchases would only be made from funds not required for other purposes and in
the light of market conditions prevailing at the time. In reaching a decision
to purchase any ordinary shares, the Directors would take account of the
Company's cash resources, the effect of such purchase on the group's business,
any impact on earnings per share and the benefits for shareholders generally.
Any shares purchased by the Company would either be cancelled immediately or
held as treasury shares. The holding of shares as treasury shares would give
the Company the ability to sell the shares held in treasury quickly and cost
effectively and would provide the Company with additional flexibility in the
management of its capital base.
Recommendation
The Directors consider the proposed resolution to be in the best interests of
the Company and its shareholders and would promote the success of the Company
for the benefits of its shareholders as a whole. Accordingly the Directors
recommend that shareholders vote in favour of the resolution.
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
Notice is given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Brulines (Holdings) plc
(the 'Company') will be held at Grant Thornton UK LLP, St George House, 40 Great
George Street, Leeds LS1 3DQ on 21 November 2007 at 10:00 am to consider and, if
thought fit, to pass the following resolution which will be proposed as a
special resolution:
That the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of
section 166 of the Companies Act 1985 ('Act') to make market purchases (within
the meaning of section 163 of the Act) of ordinary shares of 10 pence each in
the capital of the Company ('ordinary shares') provided that:
(a) the maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares hereby authorised to be
purchased is 2,411,610 representing 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share
capital at the date of this notice;
(b) the minimum price, exclusive of any expenses, which may be paid for an
ordinary share is 10 pence;
(c) the maximum price, exclusive of any expenses, which may be paid for any such
share is an amount equal of 105% of the average of the middle market quotations
for an ordinary share taken from the AIM appendix to the London Stock Exchange
Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the date on
which such share is contracted to be purchased;
(d) the authority hereby conferred shall expire on the earlier of 21 November
2008 or the close of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company; and
(e) the Company may make a contract for the purchase of ordinary shares under
this authority before the expiry of this authority, which would or might be
executed wholly or partly after the expiry of such authority, and may make
purchases of ordinary shares in pursuance of such a contract as if such
authority had not expired.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Brulines (Holdings) plc
James Dickson, Chief Executive
Mark Foster, Finance Director Tel: +44 (0) 1642 358 800
mark.foster@brulines.com www.brulines.com
Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)
Gerry Beaney / Fiona Kindness Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100
Media enquiries: Abchurch
Justin Heath / Emma Johnson Tel: +44 (0) 113 203 1340
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