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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
("Smiths" or the "Company")
ADJOURNMENT OF GENERAL MEETING DUE TO RECEIPT OF SUPERIOR PROPOSAL
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The Company is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting held earlier today, the resolution seeking approval for the indefinite adjournment of the General Meeting (the "Adjournment Resolution") was duly approved by shareholders by way of a show of hands.
A copy of the Adjournment Resolution will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and will be available for inspection on the NSM's website at National Storage Mechanism |
Details of the result of the vote by way of show of hands and a copy of the Adjournment Resolution will also shortly be made available on the Company's website at www.smiths.com/proposed-sale-of-smiths-medical.
The Company will provide further information regarding the ICU Transaction and the actions required of shareholders in respect of it as soon as reasonably practicable.
Enquiries:
+44 (0)20 7004 1600
Jemma Spalton, Director of Investor Relations
+44 (0)20 3727 1340
Alex Le May /
Goldman Sachs (Joint Sponsor, Joint Financial Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)
+44 (0)20 7774 1000
Nick Harper
Harry Webster
Charlie Lytle
Jimmy Bastock
JP Morgan Cazenove (Joint Sponsor, Joint Financial Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)
+44 (0)20 7742 4000
Richard Perelman
Charles Harman
James Mitford
Charles Oakes
Gleacher Shacklock (Joint Financial Adviser)
+44 (0)20 7484 1150
Tim Shacklock
Dominic Lee
Tom Quinn
Jeremy Stamper
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Smiths is a global technology company listed on the
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Cautionary statement
This announcement is not intended to, and does not constitute or form part of, any offer or invitation to purchase, acquire, subscribe for, sell, dispose of or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, dispose of, purchase, acquire or subscribe for, any security or a solicitation of any vote or approval, in any jurisdiction. Smiths' shareholders are advised to read carefully the formal documentation in relation to the ICU Transaction once it has been despatched. Any response to the ICU Transaction should be made only on the basis of the information in the formal documentation to follow.
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