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29/10/2014 07:13

RNS Number : 1337T
Macfarlane Group PLC
01 October 2014
1 October 2014
MACFARLANE GROUP PLC
("Macfarlane" or the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
Further to the announcement made by Company on 8 September 2014, Macfarlane confirms that shareholders passed all resolutions proposed at the General Meeting held today.
The resolutions were as set out on the Circular, as filed with the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM) and also available on the company's website, www.macfarlanegroup.com.
Total number of shares in issue: 116,611,360. Proxy appointments were received from shareholders of 58,917,223 shares (including votes withheld) amounting to 50.52% of the issued share capital.
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands and the following levels of proxy appointments were received up to 2 working days before the time of the meeting:
Resolution
For/Discretion (cast in favour)
Against
Total proxy votes cast

No.
% of total
No.
% of total
No.
1. To authorise the Directors to allot the Placing Shares for the purposes of the Placing
58,796,636
99.82%
106,338
0.18%
58,902,974
2. To approve the waiver by Shareholders of their statutory pre-emption rights in respect of the Placing Shares to be issued for the purposes of the Placing
58,621,134
99.50%
295,293
0.50%
58,916,427
Total voting rights
Application has been made for the 8,000,000 new ordinary shares of 25p each ("New Shares"), to be admitted to trading. Such Admission is expected to become effective at 8.00 a.m. on 2 October 2014.
On Admission the Company's Enlarged Share Capital shall consist of 124,611,360 Ordinary Shares of 25p each. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.
The above figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Capitalised terms, unless otherwise defined in this announcement, have the meaning given to them in the Circular published on 8 September 2014.
Further enquiries:
Macfarlane Group
Tel: 0141 333 9666

Graeme Bissett Chairman


Peter Atkinson Chief Executive


John Love Finance Director





Arden Partners plc
Tel: 020 7614 5900

Steve Douglas


James Felix


Ciaran Walsh




Spreng & Co
Tel: 0141 548 5191

Callum Spreng
Mob: 07803 970103

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