MECOM GROUP PLC
For Immediate Release
30 January 2012
RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING
Mecom Group plc (the "Company") confirms that the resolution proposed as an ordinary resolution at the General Meeting of the Company held on 30 January 2012, to approve the proposed disposal by the Company of Mecom Europe AS to A-pressen AS (the "Sale"), was passed without amendment. The Sale is now conditional only on the conclusion of the Norwegian regulatory process, which is on-going. The voting results were as detailed below:
Resolution | For
number of
votes | % | Against number of votes | % | Withheld number of votes | Total number of votes |
To approve the proposed disposal by the Company of Mecom Europe AS to A‑pressen AS | 92,482,086 | 99.51% | 459,456 | 0.49% | 113,400 | 92,941,542 |
Notes:
1 The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
2 A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
3 Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
4 Voting was conducted by poll.
5 The number of shares in issue at 6pm on 28 January 2012 was 112,553,796. 82.68 % of the voting capital was instructed.
The full text of the resolution can be found in the Notice of General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do and also on the Company's website at www.mecom.com
A copy of the resolution passed (as defined by the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority) will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will also be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Name of Company official responsible for making notification: Carolyn Trousdale, Interim Company Secretary
Date of notification: 30 January 2012
