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LBT - Liberty International Plc - Results of extraordinary general meeting
LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL PLC
(Registration number UK3685527)
ISIN Code: GB0006834344
JSE Code: LBT
Issuer Code: LILI I
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE
OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN.
LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL PLC
RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Liberty International PLC announces that at its Extraordinary General Meeting
held on 22 May 2009 a Special Resolution in relation to the approval of the Firm
Placing and Placing and Open Offer, as outlined in the circular to shareholders
dated 29 April 2009, was duly passed by vote on a show of hands.
Patrick Burgess, Chairman of Liberty International, commented as follows:
"We are delighted with the strong support from our existing shareholders
reflected both in today`s emphatic vote in favour of the GBP620 million capital
raising and in the 77 per cent take-up of the Open Offer by existing
shareholders.
We also welcome the placees as new shareholders and, with our enlarged capital
base, look forward with confidence to addressing the current challenging
property and economic market conditions."
For information, the following proxy votes were received prior to the meeting:
Votes Percentage of Votes Votes
For votes cast Against Withheld
206,446,142 97.56% 5,172,884 3,979,218
Notes
1 Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been
included in the `for` total.
2. A `vote withheld` is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the proportion of the votes for or against a resolution.
The voting figures will be displayed shortly on the Company`s corporate website
www.liberty-international.co.uk
The Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer remains conditional upon admission
of the new shares to the London Stock Exchange which is expected to occur at
8.00 a.m. on 28 May 2009. The listing of the shares on the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange is expected to occur at 9.00 a.m. (South African time) on 28 May 2009.
In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, two copies of the
resolution passed at the meeting have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority
and will shortly be available for inspection at the Financial Services
Authority`s Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Telephone: 020 7066 8333
All terms used in this announcement are defined in the Prospectus published by
the Company on 29 April 2009 which is available from the Company`s registered
office and on its website at www.liberty-international.co.uk
Press enquiries:
Susan Folger, Company Secretary
Telephone +44 207 887 7073
22 May 2009
Joint Sponsors:
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited and UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited
This announcement shall not constitute an offer to buy, sell, issue, or
subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell or issue, or
subscribe for any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
The distribution or transmission of this announcement to persons located or
resident in, or who are citizens of, or who have a registered address other
than, the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant
jurisdictions. Any failure to comply with such laws may constitute a violation
of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
The Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer was not made, directly or
indirectly, in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan (the `Excluded
Territories`, and each an `Excluded Territory`) unless by means of lawful prior
registration or qualification under the applicable laws of the Excluded
Territory, or under an exemption from such requirements. Accordingly, copies of
this announcement are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise
distributed or sent in, into or from any Excluded Territories into which the
same would be unlawful. Persons receiving this announcement (including, without
limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute, mail or send
it in, into or from any Excluded Territories, and so doing may render any
purported acceptance of the Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer invalid.
This announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer or
solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The
new ordinary shares have not been, and will not be, registered under US
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the `Securities Act`).
The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the securities in the
United States.
Neither the content of Liberty International`s website nor any website
accessible by hyperlinks on Liberty International`s website is incorporated in,
or forms part of, this announcement.
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