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3i InfrastructureAnnouncement

21/02/2018 10:35

RNS Number : 5246F
3i Infrastructure PLC
21 February 2018
21 February 2018
Special dividend and proposed share consolidation - Publication of EGM Circular
Further to the announcement this morning, 3i Infrastructure plc ("3i Infrastructure" or "the Company") has today posted to shareholders a circular ("the EGM Circular") regarding the special dividend and the share consolidation. The EGM Circular contains the notice of an extraordinary general meeting of the Company (the "EGM") to be held at the offices of Hogan Lovells International LLP, Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2FG at midday on 14 March 2018.
Highlights
 The Company will return 425 million to shareholders by way of a special dividend of 41.4 pence per Existing Ordinary Share to be paid on 29 March 2018.
 A share consolidation is proposed, with every 19 Existing Ordinary Shares being consolidated into 15 New Ordinary Shares. The share consolidation is intended to maintain comparability, as far as possible, of the Company's share price before and after the payment of the special dividend.
Key expected dates
Latest time and date for receipt of EGM Proxy Forms
Midday on 12 March 2018
Extraordinary General Meeting
Midday on 14 March 2018
Record date for participation in the special dividend and for the share consolidation
5.00pm on 14 March 2018
Commencement of dealings in New Ordinary Shares
8.00am on 15 March 2018
Ordinary Shares marked ex special dividend
15 March 2018
CREST accounts credited with New Ordinary Shares
15 March 2018
Despatch of certificates for New Ordinary Shares
22 March 2018
Payment of the special dividend to Shareholders
29 March 2018
All references are to London time. If any of these times or dates change, the revised times or dates will be notified to shareholders through a Regulatory Information Service.
Defined terms used in this announcement shall bear the meanings given in the EGM Circular.
A copy of the EGM Circular has been made available on the Company's website (www.3i-infrastructure.com)and submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. It will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
For information, please contact:
Richard Laing
Chairman, 3i Infrastructure plc
+44 1534 847 410
Thomas Fodor
Investor enquiries
+44 20 7975 3469
Kathryn van der Kroft
Media enquiries
+44 20 7975 3021

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