THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION NO. 596/2014 ("MAR"). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
Westminster Group Plc
('Westminster', the 'Group' or the 'Company')
Result of General Meeting and Total Voting Rights
The Board of Westminster Group Plc, a leading supplier of managed services and technology-based security solutions worldwide, is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed by shareholders.
Accordingly, the Share Capital Reorganisation and the Placing, which raised gross proceeds of £5.0 million, have been approved.
Application has been made by the Company for, in aggregate, 286,527,511 Ordinary Shares, comprising the 125,000,000 Placing Shares and 161,527,511 Ordinary Shares arising from the Share Capital Reorganisation, to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 22 December 2020.
Following Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 286,527,511. There are no Ordinary Shares held in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company on Admission will be 286,527,511. This figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The proxy votes cast in respect of each resolution are below:
No. |
Ordinary Resolutions |
For |
Against |
Votes withheld |
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1 |
To approve the Share Capital Reorganisation
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46,214,593 |
10,318,446 |
41,104 |
2 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares and grant rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £150,000 |
46,212,593 |
10,320,446 |
41,104 |
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Special Resolutions |
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3 |
To amend the Articles of Association pursuant to the Share Capital Reorganisation
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46,214,593 |
10,318,446 |
41,104 |
4 |
To disapply pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of £150,000 |
46,014,593 |
10,516,786 |
41,104 |
NOTES:
1. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.
3. The number of Existing Ordinary Shares in issue at 6:00 p.m. on 18 December 2020 was 161,527,511 and at that time, the Company did not hold any shares in treasury.
4. Full details of the resolutions can be found at - 2020-12-04-Westminster-Group-Circular-Proxy.pdf (wsg-corporate.com)
Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given in the section entitled "definitions" in the Company's announcement at 7.01 a.m. on 3 December 2020.
For further information please contact:
Westminster Group Plc |
Media enquiries via Walbrook PR |
Rt. Hon. Sir Tony Baldry - Chairman |
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Peter Fowler - Chief Executive Officer |
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Mark Hughes - Chief Financial Officer |
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Strand Hanson Limited (Financial & Nominated Adviser) |
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James Harris |
020 7409 3494 |
Ritchie Balmer
Arden Partners plc (Broker) Richard Johnson (Corporate) Tim Dainton/Simon Johnson (Broking)
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020 7614 5900 |
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Walbrook (Investor Relations) |
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Tom Cooper |
020 7933 8780 |
Paul Vann |
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Nick Rome |
Notes:
Westminster Group plc is a specialist security and services group operating worldwide via an extensive international network of agents and offices in over 50 countries.
Westminster's principal activity is the design, supply and ongoing support of advanced technology security solutions, encompassing a wide range of surveillance, detection (including Fever Detection), tracking and interception technologies and the provision of long-term managed services contracts such as the management and running of complete security services and solutions in airports, ports and other such facilities together with the provision of manpower, consultancy and training services. The majority of its customer base, by value, comprises governments and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGO's) and blue-chip commercial organisations.
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