Ross Group PLC
17 February 2003
17 February 2003
ROSS GROUP PLC
Further to the announcement on 23 January 2003, the Board of Ross Group PLC
('Ross' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that all the resolutions
proposed at the extraordinary general meeting held today were passed.
Under the open offer, applications were received for 69,128,618 new ordinary
shares of 1p each, raising £1,555,393.91. The loan facility made available to
the Company will be up to £1,295,257.51.
In addition to the number of new ordinary shares of 1p each arising from the
capital reorganisation, the total number of shares to be admitted to the
Official List is 136,180,924. Admission in these new ordinary shares will
become effective and dealings will commence on 18 February 2003.
For further information, please contact,
Ross Group PLC Tel: 023 8067 5563
Alain Eman
Corporate Synergy PLC
Oliver Cairns Tel: 020 7626 2244
Resolution 2, waiving the requirement under Rule 9 of The City Code on Takeovers
and Mergers, was passed by a majority of 720,279 votes. As a result the Concert
Party, comprising The Grande Holdings Limited, The Alpha Capital Limited,
Escalating Investments Limited, Adrian Ma, Alain Eman, Michael Binney and Ruby
Lee own 64,269,756 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 70.8 per cent.
of the Enlarged Issued Share Capital.
This announcement should be read in conjunction with the circular dated 23
January 2003. 2 copies of this circular are available for review at the
Document Viewing Facility, UK Listing Authority, a Division of the Financial
Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS
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