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INVENSYS PLC
(the "Company")
GENERAL MEETING (GM) - 26 NOVEMBER 2008
1) In accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Invensys plc notifies that Martin Jay, Chairman of the Company, held in addition to his direct voting rights of 15,222 ordinary shares additional indirect voting rights of 581,668,562 ordinary shares as of 11.00 a.m. on 24 November 2008. The indirect voting rights represented the number of proxies held by the Chairman of the Company pursuant to proxies received in respect of the resolution proposed at the General Meeting that was held at 11.00 a.m. on 26 November 2008. The indirect voting rights lapsed immediately upon the conclusion of the General Meeting, and the Chairman no longer has an interest in the indirect voting rights.
2) Invensys plc confirms that the resolution proposed at the General Meeting of the Company held on 26 November 2008 was passed and the results of the poll are as detailed below:
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FOR |
AGAINST |
TOTAL 1 |
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Special Resolution |
No. of Votes |
% |
No. of Votes |
% |
No. of Votes |
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1. Approve the Capital Reduction and cancellation of certain reserves. |
582,809,887 |
99.98 |
117,815 |
0.02 |
582,927,702 |
1 1,185,277 Votes abstained were not included in the total.
3) Invensys plc further confirms that two copies of the resolution passed as special business at the General Meeting have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 of the UK Listing Rules.
The resolution will shortly be available to the public for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility that is situated at:
The UK Listing Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Tel: 020 7676 1000
Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Steve Devany, Head of Corporate Communications 020 7821 3758
Name of Company official responsible for making notification: Jessica Wildgoose, Assistant Secretary
Date of notification: 26 November 2008