AGM Statement

Aukett Group PLC 27 January 2004 For Immediate Release 27th January 2004 AUKETT GROUP PLC RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Aukett Group Plc, the international group of architects, designers and engineers headquartered in London, held its AGM today, at which resolutions to adopt the Report and Accounts for the year ended 30th September 2003 and to re-appoint the Auditors (items 1 and 4 in the notice of meeting dated 11th December 2003) were duly passed on a show of hands. The outcome of the remaining items of business, in respect of which a poll was demanded by the Chairman, will be announced after the polls have been conducted at 10.00am on 25th February 2004 at the Company's registered office, to which place and time the AGM was adjourned. The Company also announces its intention to convene an extraordinary general meeting to be on 25th February 2004. Notice of the EGM together with ballot papers in relation to the polls will be despatched to shareholders in due course. Ian Mavor, Chairman, commenting: 'I was made aware on 26 January 2004 by representatives of shareholders who hold a minority but significant share of the Company's stock that they were dissatisfied at the progress being made by the turnaround team led by the Group Managing Director, Mr Geoff Harwood. They demanded wholesale changes to the Board and the immediate appointment of Mr Jose Luis Ripoll as Executive Chairman and Mr Gerry Deighton and Mr Stephen Beckers as non-executive Directors. Mr Ripoll is of Imagina Management SL based in Madrid and Mr Beckers is of Art & Build based in Brussels. I offered to these representatives to convene an extraordinary general meeting for the purpose of addressing their issues. This offer was rejected. Notwithstanding, the Board intends to convene an extraordinary general meeting to provide all shareholders with the opportunity to consider these issues and to express their support for the composition of the existing Board and, if appropriate, its stewardship of the Group. Notice to convene an extraordinary general meeting to be held on 25th February 2004 will be despatched to shareholders in due course.' For further information contact: Aukett Group Plc Binns & Co PR Ltd Ian Mavor, Chairman Peter Binns Tel: 020 7924 4949 Tel: 020 7786 9600 www.aukett.com peter.binns@binnspr.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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