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Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC
31 July 2008
 

HILL & SMITH HOLDINGS PLC


Result of General Meeting


Hill & Smith Holdings PLC ('Hill & Smith' or the 'Company') announced on 15 July 2008 that the Company had posted to shareholders a circular setting out full details of the proposed acquisition of the outstanding 31.8% minority shareholding in its subsidiary Zinkinvent GmbH and the proposed disposal of the Benelux and German businesses of Zinkinvent.


The Company was required under the Listing Rules to obtain shareholder approval of the proposed acquisition and the proposed disposal, and a General Meeting of Hill & Smith shareholders to consider these transactions was held at 11.00 a.m. today.


The Directors of Hill & Smith are pleased to announce that resolutions to approve both the proposed acquisition and the proposed disposal were approved at the General Meeting.


A copy of both resolutions is being sent to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is located atFinancial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HS (Tel: 020 7676 1000).



Enquiries:

Derek Muir, Chief Executive

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

Tel: 0121 704 7430

Mobile07703 535540


Edward Carter

Freshwater UK

Tel: 0121 633 7775

Mobile: 07770 378097




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