SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For 12th March 2003
SIX CONTINENTS PLC
(Registrant’s name)
20 North Audley Street
London W1K 6WN, England
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Six Continents PLC
Result of EGM and Court Meeting
Six Continents PLC (“Six Continents”) announces that at the Court Meeting and the EGM held today, shareholders of Six Continents approved all resolutions connected with its proposed reorganisation, demerger and return of capital. The adjournment resolution proposed at the meeting was defeated.
The expected timetable for the demerger remains as previously announced, with separate listings of InterContinental Hotels Group (“IHG”) and Mitchells & Butlers (“M and B”) expected to take place on 15 April 2003.
Details of the votes cast on the resolution proposed at the Court Meeting are set out below. All the resolutions at the EGM were passed on a show of hands and details of the proxy votes cast in relation to such resolutions are also set out below.
| Adjournment (1): | |
| For: | 30,690,881 |
| Against: | 98,787,457 |
(1) This figure does not include proxy votes where the proxy voted in favour of the demerger but was not present at the meeting. If such votes were included, this would increase the number of votes against the adjournment resolution by over 365 million.
| Court Meeting: The resolution to approve the Scheme of Arrangement |
|
| For: | 497,457,580 |
| Against: | 8,893,503 |
| EGM: | |
| Special Resolutions | |
| Resolution 1: New holding company | |
| For: | 436,403,408 |
| Against: | 10,268,360 |
| Resolution 2: Separation of the Six Continents Group and M and B share consolidation | ||
| For: | 436,098,768 | |
| Against: | 10,242,145 | |
| Ordinary Resolutions | |
| Resolution 3: M and B Executive Share Schemes | |
| For: | 340,600,554 |
| Against: | 62,796,868 |
| Resolution 4: M and B All–Employee Share Schemes | |
| For: | 443,967,023 |
| Against: | 9,530,760 |
| Resolution 5: IHG Executive Share Schemes | |
| For: | 341,547,982 |
| Against: | 62,856,475 |
| Resolution 6: IHG All–Employee Share Schemes | |
| For: | 443,074,424 |
| Against: | 9,422,360 |
Enquiries:
| Tim Clarke Richard North |
020 7409 1919 |
| Fiona Antcliffe Sophie Fitton |
020 7404 5959 |
Schroder Salomon Smith Barney is acting as financial adviser to Six Continents and to nobody else in connection with the proposed separation and return of capital and any offer for Six Continents and as sponsor to InterContinental Hotels Group PLC and Mitchells & Butlers PLC and to nobody else in connection with the admission of the ordinary shares of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC and Mitchells & Butlers PLC to the official list of the UK Listing Authority (“Admissions”) and will not be responsible to anyone else for providing the protections afforded to clients of Schroder Salomon Smith Barney or for providing advice in relation to the separation and return of capital, the Admissions or any offer for Six Continents. “Schroder” is a trademark of Schroder Holdings plc and is used under licence by Salomon Brothers International Limited.
Merrill Lynch International is acting for Six Continents and for no-one else in connection with any offer for Six Continents and will not be responsible to anyone other than Six Continents for providing the protections afforded to clients of Merrill Lynch International or for providing advice in relation to any offer for Six Continents.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SIX CONTINENTS PLC | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| By: | /s/ M.J.N. Bridge | ||
| Name: | M.J.N. BRIDGE | ||
| Title: | DEPUTY SECRETARY | ||
| Date: | 12th March 2003 |