27 March 2013
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC
General Meeting passes Resolution Relating
to the Revised offer for a majority stake in lch.clearnet group limited
London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG"") announces that at its General Meeting, held today, relating to the revised offer for a majority stake in LCH.Clearnet Group Limited ("LCH.Clearnet"), the resolution to approve such revised offer and the related capital raise (together, the "Transaction"), and to authorise the directors of the Company to take all necessary steps to implement the Transaction, was duly passed by LSEG shareholders on a poll.
The number of shares in issue at the date of the meeting was 271,108,651 ordinary shares and each share attracted one vote. The results of the vote are as follows:
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In Favour |
Against |
Withheld |
Votes |
223,214,752 |
374,126 |
471,891 |
% of votes cast |
99.83% |
0.17% |
N/A |
o Votes in favour include proxy votes where the Chairman was given discretion how to vote.
o Votes withheld are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.
o In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, the full textof the resolutions passed at the LSEG General Meeting has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority. They will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
LSEG is pleased to announce that at LCH.Clearnet's general meeting of shareholders also held earlier today, LCH.Clearnet shareholders duly passed the proposed special resolution to, inter alia:
(i) adopt new articles of association of LCH.Clearnet conditional upon completion of the Transaction;
(ii) approve the terms of the capital raise; and
(iii) increase the directors' authority to allot shares for the purpose of the capital raise,
In addition, LSEG has received a letter of non-objection from the Financial Services Authority in relation to the Transaction. Completion of the Transaction, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, is expected in the second quarter of 2013.
For further information please contact:
London Stock Exchange Group |
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Victoria Brough/Lucie Holloway (Media) |
+44 (0) 20 7797 1222 |
Paul Froud (Investor Relations) |
+44 (0) 20 7797 3322 |
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Notes to Editors
About London Stock Exchange Group:
London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) sits at the heart of the world's financial community. The Group operates a broad range of international equity, bond and derivatives markets, including London Stock Exchange; Borsa Italiana; MTS, Europe's leading fixed income market; and Turquoise, offering UK and Russian derivatives trading, pan-European and US lit and dark equity trading. Through its markets, the Group offers international business unrivalled access to Europe's capital markets.
The Group is a leading developer of high performance trading platforms and capital markets software and also offers its customers around the world access to an extensive range of real-time and reference data products and market-leading post-trade services. The Group is also home to a world leading index provider FTSE, which creates and manages of over 200,000 equity, bond and alternative asset class indices.
Headquartered in London, United Kingdom with significant operations in Italy and Sri Lanka, the Group employs around 1,900 people.
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