Result of EGM and take-up level under Tender Offer
October 01 2004 - 7:45AM
UK Regulatory
1 October 2004
Edinburgh UK Smaller Companies Tracker Trust plc
Result of EGM and take-up level under Tender Offer
The Directors announce that at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company
held today, the necessary special resolution to enable the Company to make
market purchases of its issued Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer was passed
on a poll. There were 46,936,006 votes cast in favour of the special resolution
with 13,281 votes cast against.
The Directors further announce that Tenders in respect of 24,383,176 Shares
were made under the Tender Offer, representing 36.0 per cent. of the issued
ordinary share capital. In accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer, the
total number of Exit Shares to be bought back under the Tender Offer will
therefore be 13,532,295, representing 20 per cent. of the Shares in issue on
the Record Date. Accordingly, as a result of the level of Tenders, applications
in excess of the Basic Entitlement will be satisfied as to 35.88 per cent.
Following completion of the Tender Offer, 54,129,182 Shares will remain in
issue, representing approximately 80 per cent. of the issued share capital on
the Record Date.
The definitions set out on pages 4 to 6 of the Company's Circular dated 3
September 2004 shall, unless the context otherwise requires, bear the same
meanings in this announcement.
Enquiries:
Gary Jones Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
020 7463 6000
Charles Mearns Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
020 7463 6000
David Benda Close Brothers Securities
020 7621 5562
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