Results of EGM

RNS Number : 0303Y

Assura Group Limited

15 February 2013

 



15 February 2013

Assura Group Limited (the "Company")

RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Assura Group Limited announces that both resolutions were approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held earlier today. Following the approval, Assura Group Limited remains on track to convert to REIT status in April 2013.

Votes (including votes withheld) were cast for a total of 454,246,204 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 85.8 per cent of the total number of votes capable of being cast at the meeting.

Full details of the results of the poll are set out below:

Resolution	For	For %	Against	Against %	Total Votes Cast	Votes Withheld
1. To approve the establishment of the Value Creation Plan	346,064,477	80.4	84,509,520	19.6	430,573,997	23,672,207
2. To approve the amendments to the Articles of Association	454,245,604	100.0	600	0.0	454,246,204	-

Resolution 1 was passed as an ordinary resolution. Resolution 2 was passed as a special resolution. Votes 'For' include votes at the discretion of the Chairman. 

Copies of the EGM Ordinary and Special Resolutions will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

-ENDS-

Enquiries

Assura Group Limited	Tel: [phone]
Jonathan Murphy Carolyn Jones
Espirito Santo Investment Bank	Tel: [phone]
Peter Tracey
Jamie Richards
Oriel Securities Mark Young	Tel: [phone]
Roger Clarke
RLM Finsbury	Tel: [phone]
Gordon Simpson

Notes to Editors

Assura Group is a long-term investor in and developer of primary care property.  The company, headquartered in Warrington and listed on the London Stock Exchange, works with GPs, health professionals and the NHS to create innovative property solutions in order to facilitate delivery of high quality patient care in the community.  At 30 September 2012, Assura Group's property portfolio was valued at £563 million.

Further information is available at www.assuragroup.co.uk 

 

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