All AGM Resolutions Passed
08 September 2003 - 5:38PM
UK Regulatory
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Marconi Corporation PLC
08 September 2003
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Marconi Corporation plc
ALL AGM RESOLUTIONS PASSED; SHAREHOLDERS VOTE TO CONSOLIDATE SHARES
LONDON - September 8, 2003 - Marconi Corporation plc's (London: MONI)
shareholders voted overwhelmingly (99.7 percent) at the Company's Annual General
Meeting today in favour of a share consolidation that will lead to each five
existing shares being consolidated into one new share. The consolidation will
take effect from the start of trading on the London market tomorrow, Tuesday,
September 9th 2003. All other resolutions were passed at the meeting, each
having achieved the requisite majority.
Commenting, John Devaney, Marconi Corporation's Chairman, said: "The
consolidation of the shares is an important further step in normalising
Marconi's share register. The consolidation will help us achieve meaningful
savings against the cost of managing a large number of very small
shareholdings."
As first announced on 19 August 2003, following today's AGM Douglas McWilliams
joined the Board as a non-executive director. The Company can confirm that there
are no details to be disclosed in respect of Mr McWilliams pursuant to paragraph
16.4 of the Listing Rules.
Pursuant to the share consolidation, a total of 200,400,000 ordinary shares of
25p each ("new shares") are to be listed; 200,001,968 of which will be issued on
9 September 2003 and the balance of 398,032 will be block listed for future
issuance in relation to the exercise of warrants.
Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the new shares to be
admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.
Dealings in the new shares are expected to commence on 9 September 2003.
Copies of this announcement are available from Cazenove & Co. Ltd for two
business days from the date hereof.
The table below sets out the final voting figures.
Resolution FOR % AGAINST % ABSTENTION %
1 Receive 427,432,460 99.51 1,032,507 0.24 1,080,252 0.25
report and accounts
2 Approve 416,417,346 96.94 12,044,290 2.80 1,080,476 0.25
directors'
remuneration
3 Re-appoint 428,419,194 99.74 43,309 0.01 1,081,259 0.25
Mr M K Atkinson
4 Re-appoint 428,421,126 99.74 41,376 0.01 1,081,259 0.25
Mr I M Clubb
5 Re-appoint 428,426,233 99.74 36,484 0.01 1,081,044 0.25
Mr J F Devaney
6 Re-appoint 428,428,563 99.74 36,130 0.01 1,081,054 0.25
Ms K R Flaherty
7 Re-appoint 428,426,131 99.74 36,570 0.01 1,081,054 0.25
Mr C C Holden
8 Re-appoint 428,417,201 99.74 45,300 0.01 1,081,259 0.25
Mr W K Koepf
9 Re-appoint 427,437,460 99.51 1,027,313 0.24 1,080,289 0.25
Deloitte &
Touche as auditors
10 Approve 428,380,399 99.73 84,100 0.02 1,080,252 0.25
consolidation of
share capital
ENDS/...
Notes to Editors
About Marconi Corporation plc
Marconi Corporation plc is a global telecommunications equipment, services and
solutions company. The company's core business is the provision of innovative
and reliable optical networks, broadband routing and switching and broadband
access technologies and services. The company's customer base includes many of
the world's largest telecommunications operators.
The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol MONI.
Additional information about Marconi Corporation can be found at
www.marconi.com.
Copyright (c) 2003 Marconi Corporation plc. All rights reserved. All brands or
product names are trademarks of their respective holders.
This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to products,
partners, customers, future growth and other matters. Please refer to the Form
20-F report and Form 6-K reports filed by Marconi Corporation plc with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of risks that
could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements.
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