Re-scheduled annual general m

RNS Number : 3926L

Numis Corporation PLC

09 January 2009

 



EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE 

FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2009 AT 11.00 AM  

Numis Corporation Plc ('Numis')

Re-scheduled annual general meeting and final dividend payment date 

The Board of Numis announces that the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2008 (the 'Annual Report'), including a notice of the 2009 Annual General Meeting (the 'AGM'), which was proposed to be held on 27 January 2009, was posted to shareholders on 5 January 2009, together with a circular (the 'Circular') relating to Numis' scrip dividend programme. 

The Annual Report was printed during the Christmas holiday period and was posted in what was then expected to be sufficient time to provide valid notice of the AGM. The Company has, however, since learned that the Annual Report was in fact posted one day too late to provide the 21 clear days' notice technically required by law and the Company's articles of association. Accordingly, the AGM has been re-scheduled and will now take place at 11.00 a.m. on Monday 16 February at the Company's offices at 10 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7LT. 

The formal notice of the re-scheduled AGM, together with a replacement form of proxy for use at that meeting, will be posted to shareholders during the week commencing 12 January 2009.

Re-scheduling the AGM has required a corresponding change to the date of payment of the proposed final dividend of 5.0 pence per share for the financial year ended 30 September 2008 (the 'Final Dividend'). The Final Dividend was originally intended to be paid on 6 February 2009 but, pending shareholder approval at the re-scheduled AGM, will now be paid on 19 February 2009. There is no change to the amount of the Final Dividend or to the record date for entitlement to receive the Final Dividend (12 December 2008) or to the ex-dividend date (10 December 2008).

There are also no changes to the dates or other information contained within the Circular. Subject to shareholder approval of the Final Dividend, share certificates will be posted on 18 February 2009 to shareholders who have submitted valid scrip dividend elections by 3.00 p.m. on 20 January 2009.

9 January 2009  

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Contacts

Numis Corporation:        

Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive                          020 7260 1256
Simon Denyer, Company Secretary                      020 7260 1225

Brunswick:

Gill Ackers                                                          020 7396 5382

Carole Cable                                                       020 7396 7458

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Nominated Adviser):

Simon Boadle                                                     020 7583 5000                            

Jon Raggett                                                        020 7583 5000       

 

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