Share Capital Reorganisation

ITV PLC 08 February 2005 ITV plc Reorganisation of share capital and scheme of arrangement Shareholder approval ITV plc ('ITV') announces that ITV shareholders have approved the proposed reorganisation of its share capital and the adoption of new articles of association that aim to reduce the number of US resident persons holding each class of ITV shares, either directly or through another person, to a level at which certain US registration and reporting obligations would cease to apply to ITV. All resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities at separate meetings held yesterday of scheme ordinary shareholders and scheme convertible shareholders, an extraordinary general meeting and separate meetings of ordinary shareholders and convertible shareholders. All votes were taken on a poll of the relevant classes of ITV shareholders and were approved as follows: Court meeting of scheme ordinary shareholders: The resolution to approve the scheme of arrangement was approved by 17,459,772 votes for the resolution and 62,811 votes against the resolution. The votes for the resolution were cast by shareholders representing 98.2% in number of those voting. Court meeting of scheme convertible shareholders: The resolution to approve the scheme of arrangement was approved by 250,063 votes for the resolution and 9,475 votes against the resolution. The votes for the resolution were cast by shareholders representing 90% in number of those voting. Extraordinary General Meeting: The special resolution to approve the scheme of arrangement and the reduction of ITV's share capital was approved by 2,656,313,369 votes for the resolution and 118,148,289 votes against the resolution. The special resolution to approve the adoption of new articles of association of ITV was approved by 2,585,116,251 votes for the resolution and 118,495,786 votes against the resolution. Ordinary shareholder meeting: The extraordinary resolution to approve the variation of the rights of ordinary shareholders was approved by 2,547,898,586 votes for the resolution and 119,103,613 votes against the resolution. Convertible shareholder meeting: The extraordinary resolution to approve the variation of the rights of convertible shareholders was approved by 66,633,561 votes for the resolution and 480,618 votes against the resolution. The Court hearing to sanction the scheme of arrangement is expected to take place on 11 March 2005 at The Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL. ANALYST ENQUIRIES: ITV 020 7620 1620 James Tibbitts CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS 020 7986 4000 Simon Gluckstein Ed Matthews MEDIA ENQUIRIES: CITIGATE DEWE ROGERSON 020 7638 9571 Simon Rigby Anthony Kennaway ITV 020 7620 1620 Brigitte Trafford Citigroup Global Markets Limited is acting for ITV and no-one else in connection with the Reorganisation and will not be responsible to anyone other than ITV for providing the protections afforded to clients of Citigroup Global Markets Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Reorganisation. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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