EGM Statement
31 October 2007
Proposal to Establish a new Co-Investment Plan -
Approval at Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 31 October 2007
Galiform Plc confirms that the resolution to approve a new co-investment plan proposed at the EGM of the Company held on 31 October 2007 was duly passed as an Ordinary Resolution.
The proxy votes received by the Company were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | VOTES WITHHELD | TOTAL | ||||
| Resolution | No. of votes | % | No. of votes | % | No. of shares | ||
| 1 To approve the Co-Investment Plan | 432,910,324 | 95.6 | 20,109,469 | 4.4 | 5,605,863 | 458,625,656 |
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Investors/analysts:
| Gary Rawlinson | +44 (0)207 535 1127 |
| Head of Investor Relations | +44 (0)7989 397527 |
Media:
| Brunswick | +44 (0)207 404 5959 |
| Fiona Laffan | |
| Jayne Rosefield |
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