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Kier Group PLC
16 June 2021
KIER GROUP PLC
RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING
Kier Group plc (the "Company") announces the results of its
General Meeting held on 16 June 2021 at the Tungsten Building,
Central Boulevard, Blythe Valley Park, Solihull B90 8AU. The voting
was held on a poll and the results for the resolutions were as
follows:
Resolutions Total votes % voted(2) Votes % votes Votes % votes Votes
validly cast(1) for for(3) against against(3) withheld(1)
To approve
the terms of
the capital
1 raise. 78,034,494 48.14 77,922,878 99.86 111,616 0.14 121,924
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To authorise
the directors
to allot shares
in connection
with the capital
2 raise. 78,000,311 48.11 77,931,871 99.91 68,440 0.09 156,107
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Notes :
1. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.
2. Expressed as a percentage of the total issued share capital
on 14 June 2021. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 14 June
2021 was 162,115,870 .
3. Expressed as a percentage of all votes validly cast (and does not include votes withheld).
Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. All resolutions
were passed as ordinary resolutions.
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 .
Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority
("FCA") for the New Shares to be admitted to the premium listing
segment of the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for
the New 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 Shares will commence, at
8.00 a.m. on 18 June 2021 (or such later time and/or date as the
Joint Bookrunners, the Sponsor and the Company may agree, not being
later than 3.00 p.m. on 25 June 2021)
The Firm Placing and the Placing and Open Offer remain
conditional, inter alia, upon:
-- the Underwriting 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 18 June 2021 (or such later time and/or date as the Joint
Bookrunners, the Sponsor and Kier may agree, not being later than
3.00 p.m. 25 June 2021)
Capitalised terms contained within this announcement and not
otherwise defined have the same definitions as those contained in
the Prospectus published on 13 May 2021, available on the Company
website.
This announcement contains inside information for the purpose of
article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic
law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The
person who arranged the release of this Announcement on behalf of
Kier was Phil Higgins, Company Secretary.
The Kier Group plc Legal Entity Identifier is
2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.
For enquiries please contact:
Phil Higgins
Company Secretary
phil.higgins@kier.co.uk
IMPORTANT NOTICES
N.M. Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild & Co"),
Numis Securities Limited and Peel Hunt LLP, which are each
authorised and regulated in the UK by the FCA, are each acting
exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the
contents of this Announcement, the Capital Raise and any other
matters referred to in this Announcement and will not regard any
other person as a client in relation to the Capital Raise or any
other matters referred to in this Announcement and will not be
responsible to anyone for providing the protections afforded to
their clients nor for giving advice to any other person in relation
to the contents of this Announcement, the Capital Raise or any
other matter or arrangement referred to in this Announcement.
Neither Rothschild & Co nor the Joint Bookrunners are
responsible for the contents of this Announcement.
This Announcement has been issued by and is the sole
responsibility of the Company. No representation or warranty,
express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to,
and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by
Rothschild & Co, either Joint Bookrunner or by any of their
respective affiliates, directors, employees, advisers or agents as
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liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.
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New Ordinary Shares may be restricted by law in certain
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The New Ordinary Shares to be issued or sold pursuant to the
Capital Raise will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange
other than the London Stock Exchange.
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