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RNS Number : 4187K
McColl's Retail Group plc
01 September 2021
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS
RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND,
SOUTH AFRICA, THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO
DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION.
NEITHER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NOR ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL
FORM THE BASIS OF, OR BE RELIED UPON IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY OFFER
OR COMMITMENT WHATSOEVER IN ANY JURISDICTION. ANY DECISION TO
PURCHASE, SUBSCRIBE FOR, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE, SELL OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSE OF, ANY SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST BE
MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS CONTAINED IN
AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS. COPIES OF THE
PROSPECTUS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.MCCOLLSPLC.CO.UK
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION.
1 September 2021
McColl's Retail Group plc
("McColl's", the "Company", or the "Group")
Result of General Meeting held 1 September 2021
The Company announces the results of its General Meeting held
earlier today at Ground Floor West, One London Road, Brentwood,
Essex, CM14 4QW.
Full details of the Resolutions, together with explanatory
notes, are set out in the Company's combined circular and
prospectus to Shareholders including the notice of General Meeting
dated 13 August 2021 which is available on the Company's website at
www.mccollsplc.co.uk.
Resolutions 1, 3, 4 and 5 were proposed as ordinary resolutions,
while Resolution 2 was proposed as a special resolution.
The voting was held on a poll and the number of votes 'for' and
'against' each of the Resolutions and the number of votes
'withheld' were as follows:
No Resolution For Against Total Votes Withheld
Cast
No. of % No. of % No. of % No. of
Votes Votes Votes Votes
----------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- ------ -----------
Authority
to Allot
1. Shares 70,368,553 94.27 4,276,516 5.73 74,645,069 64.74 45,993
------------------- ----------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- ------ -----------
Disapplication
of pre-emption
2. rights 70,243,845 94.10 4,401,224 5.90 74,645,069 64.74 45,993
------------------- ----------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- ------ -----------
Approval
of Offer
3. Price 70,368,832 94.27 4,276,237 5.73 74,645,069 64.74 45,993
------------------- ----------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- ------ -----------
Approval
of Related
Party Transaction
(Jonathan
4. Miller) 58,892,238 93.17 4,314,592 6.83 63,206,830 54.82 11,484,232
------------------- ----------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- ------ -----------
Approval
of Related
Party Transaction
5. (Aberforth) 56,717,314 93.17 4,155,569 6.83 60,872,883 52.80 13,818,179
------------------- ----------- ------ ---------- ----- ----------- ------ -----------
(1) Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of
the meeting have been included in the 'For' totals.
(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 nor
the 'Total Votes Cast.'
(3) The number of ordinary shares in issue on 30 August 2021 was
115,304,400. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per ordinary
share.
Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority for
165,006,829 New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the premium
listing segment of the Official List and to the London Stock
Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on
its Main Market for listed securities. It is expected that
Admission will become effective, and that dealings in the New
Ordinary Shares will commence, at 8.00 a.m. on 6 September 2021 (or
such later date as the Company and the Joint Bookrunners may agree,
being not later than 8.00 a.m. on 20 September 2021).
The Firm Placing and Open Offer remain conditional, inter alia,
upon:
-- the Placing and Sponsor Agreement having become unconditional
in all respects, save for the condition relating to Admission, and
not having been terminated in accordance with its terms before
Admission occurs; and
-- Admission having become effective by not later than 8.00 a.m.
on 6 September 2021 (or such later date as the Company and the
Sponsor may agree, being not later than 8.00 a.m. on 20 September
2021).
A copy of the Resolutions passed, will today be submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2.
The Resolutions will shortly be available for inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Defined terms in this announcement bear the same meanings as in
the announcements made by the Company on 12 and 13 August 2021.
A copy of this announcement will be available to view on the
Company's website www.mccollsplc.co.uk.
Enquiries:
For further information, please contact:
Analyst & Investors: Tej Randhawa, McColl's +44 (0)1277 372916
Media: Ed Young, Headland +44 (0)203 805 4822
Rob Walker, Headland mccolls@headlandconsultancy.com
Charlie Twigg, Headland
Panmure Gordon (UK) Oliver Cardigan
Limited Edward Walsh
Sponsor and Joint bookrunner Rupert Dearden +44 (0)203 886 2500
Singer Capital Markets Shaun Dobson
Securities Limited Hannah Woodley
Joint bookrunner Alex Bond +44 (0)20 7496 3000
LEI: 213800R1TLR536P8YJ67
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