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ACQUISITION - RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING
ACQUISITION - RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 2880A\n Avon Rubber PLC\n 28 September 2020\n \n \n \n NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION\n For Immediate Release\n AVON RUBBER P.L.C.\n ACQUISITION OF TEAM WENDY - RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING\n 28 September 2020\n Avon Rubber p.l.c. (\"Avon Rubber\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that, at the General Meeting held earlier today, the resolutions set out in the Notice of General Meeting (the \"Resolutions\") contained in the circular published by the Company on 11 September 2020 (the \"Circular\") were duly passed without amendment on a poll by the requisite majorities of shareholders of the Company.\n The Acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of the Group's 2021 financial year, subject to U.S. regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Circular, which is available at https://www.avon-rubber.com/investors/acquisition-of-team-wendy/.\n \n Resolution 1 was passed as an ordinary resolution. Resolution 2 was passed as a special resolution. The full text of the Resolutions is set out in the Notice of General Meeting.\n A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the meeting for each Resolution is set out below and will also be made available on the Company's website: www.avon-rubber.com\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Resolution\n \n \n For\n \n \n %\n \n \n Against\n \n \n %\n \n \n Withheld\n \n \n \n \n 1\n \n \n To approve the Acquisition\n \n \n 24,177,368\n \n \n 99.94%\n \n \n 13,597\n \n \n 0.06%\n \n \n 0\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n \n To approve amending the Articles of Association of the Company\n \n \n 23,998,287\n \n \n 99.20%\n \n \n 192,597\n \n \n 0.80%\n \n \n 72\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Notes:\n \n \n 1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the \"for\" total.\n \n \n 2. A \"vote withheld\" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes \"for\" and \"against\" a Resolution.\n \n \n 3. Discretionary proxy votes lodged in favour of a third party have not been included in the \"for\", \"against\" or \"total\" figures. \n...