65DQ Anglo & O'sea A

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Anglo & Overseas Trust PLC
28 July 2005

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Anglo & Overseas Trust PLC



Result of the Second EGM



The Board of Anglo & Overseas Trust PLC (the "Company") announces that at the
Second Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held today, 28 July 2005,
the resolutions before the meeting were approved by Shareholders. Accordingly,
the Company has been placed in members' voluntary liquidation and Adrian Gerald
Paul Howlett and Simon Peter Bower of RSM Robson Rhodes LLP, 186 City Road,
London EC1V 2NU have been appointed joint liquidators to the Company.



Entitlements under the Scheme



In accordance with the Scheme, for every Share held in the Company Shareholders
will receive 2.3613 ordinary shares in Anglo & Overseas Plc or 236.13p cash or
such combination for which Shareholders have elected or are deemed to have
elected.  The issue price of each ordinary share in Anglo & Overseas Plc issued
in connection with the Scheme was 100p, which represents a premium of 90p over
the nominal value of an ordinary share in Anglo & Overseas Plc of 10p.



Dealings in respect of ordinary shares in Anglo & Overseas plc are expected to
commence on 29 July 2005 and certificates are expected to be issued in the week
commencing 1 August 2005 to shareholders holding their Anglo & Overseas Plc
shares in certificated form.  In respect of elections for cash, cheques are
expected to be despatched in the week commencing 1 August 2005.  CREST accounts
are expected to be credited with shares in Anglo & Overseas Plc or cash (as
appropriate) on 29 July 2005.



Shareholders are reminded that the register of holders of Reclassified Shares
has closed and that dealings in the Shares have been suspended.



Robert Alcock, Chairman of Anglo & Overseas, comments: "I am particularly
excited by the opportunities represented by 'new' Anglo, which will focus on
achieving above average returns using high quality research and analysis.  The
management team of Edinburgh Partners has a strong track record and we are
confident of their ability to deliver value to our shareholders."



Terms defined in the Circular posted to Shareholders on 24 June 2005 have the
same meanings in this announcement.



Enquiries


Robert Alcock                                         07748 184 728
Chairman

Angus Gordon Lennox                                   020 7588 2828
JPMorgan Cazenove Limited

Dr Sandy Nairn                                        0131 272 2701
Edinburgh Partners

Gareth Morris                                         020 7865 2488
RSM Robson Rhodes LLP

Michael Berkeley                                      0207 638 9571
Sarah Gestetner
Clare Allison
Citigate Dewe Rogerson




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