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EGM Statement
EGM Statement.
About this update from Marston's Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 1536V Marston's PLC 06 July 2009 \n \nTHE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION\n6 July 2009\nMarston's PLC \n\n\nResult of Extraordinary General Meeting and posting of Provisional Allotment Letters\n\nMarston's PLC ('Marston's' or the 'Company') announces that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier today, the Resolutions relating to the Rights Issue announced by the Company on 18 June 2009 were duly passed on a show of hands without amendment by the requisite majority of shareholders present. \n \nDetails of the proxy votes cast in relation to each of the Resolutions (which are more particularly described in the notice of EGM set out in the prospectus sent to shareholders dated 18 June 2009 (the 'Prospectus')) are as follows: \n \n\n\n\n\n\nOrdinary Resolutions\n\n\nFor\n\n\nAgainst\n\n\nWithheld\n\n\n\n\nResolution 1: To increase the authorised share capital of the Company\n\n\n\n35,297,798\n\n\n8,499,154\n\n\n691,927\n\n\n\n\nResolution 2: To authorise the Directors of the Company to allot relevant securities\n\n\n35,401,915\n\n\n8,350,659\n\n\n736,304\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Resolution\n\nResolution 3: To authorise the Directors of the Company to allot equity securities pursuant to section 95 of the Companies Act 1985\n\n\n \n\n35,425,669\n\n\n \n\n8,294,947\n\n\n \n\n768,262\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe total number of votes cast by proxy was 43,796,952 for Resolution 1, 43,752,574 for Resolution 2 and 43,720,616 for Resolution 3.\n\nTwo copies of each of the Resolutions have been forwarded to the UK Listing Authority in accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility situated at The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Details of the Resolutio...