http://tools.morningstar.co.uk/tsweu6nqxu/...cumentId=280427004785175 HE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR NEW ZEALAND AND SHOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN, FORWARDED TO OR TRANSMITTED IN OR INTO ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS OR REGULATIONS. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. 3 June 2013 Thomas Cook Group plc Result of General Meeting Poll Results A General Meeting of Thomas Cook Group plc was held on 3 June 2013 at 11.00 a.m. The result of the poll on the sole resolution which was proposed at the General Meeting is set out below. Special Resolution To grant such approvals and authorities as are required to implement the proposed Placing and Rights Issue and certain standard share capital authorities as contemplated by the Prospectus and Notice of General Meeting, included in the Circular, each dated 16 May 2013. | Number of Ordinary Shares | Percentage of votes cast (%) | For: | 510,463,199 | 99.09 | Against: | 4,697,597 | 0.91 | Total votes cast: | 515,160,796 | | The voting figures will be displayed shortly on the Company's corporate website www.thomascookgroup.com. A copy of the special resolution passed at today's General Meeting will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. The Prospectus published by the Company on 16 May 2013 is also available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. The Capital Re-organisation, which was also approved as part of the Special Resolution, is expected to take effect after close of business in London today. Conditional allotment of the Placing Shares is expected to take place immediately after the Capital Re-organisation. It is expected that the Placing Shares will be conditionally issued, allotted and admitted to trading by 8 a.m. on 5 June 2013. The Record Date for the Rights Issue will be immediately after the conditional allotment of the Placing Shares. Provisional Allotment Letters are expected to be posted tomorrow to Qualifying non-CREST Shareholders, other than (subject to certain exceptions) Qualifying non-CREST Shareholders who are Excluded Shareholders. It is expected that Placing Admission and Admission of the New Ordinary Shares (nil paid) will occur and dealings in the Placing Shares and the New Ordinary Shares (nil paid) will commence at or around 8 a.m. on 5 June 2013. The latest time and date for acceptance, payment in full and registration of renunciation of Provisional Allotment Letters is expected to be 11 a.m. on 19 June 2013. |