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May 6, 2009
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AGM Information
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PRESS RELEASE
GET 2009/18
6 May 2009
For immediate release
Groupe Eurotunnel SA Combined General Meeting
Approval of first dividend in the group's history
The combined general meeting of Groupe Eurotunnel SA, was held in Coquelles (France) today Wednesday 6 May 2009, 15 years to the day since the inauguration of the Channel Tunnel, with 33.6% of the equity represented.
All the resolutions proposed by the Board of directors were adopted *.
The ordinary general meeting of Groupe Eurotunnel SA approved the statutory accounts and the consolidated accounts and voted the first dividend in Eurotunnel's history: 4 cents of a Euro per consolidated share.
The extraordinary general meeting approved the merger by way of takeover of TNU SA by Groupe Eurotunnel SA.
Amongst other items it also authorised, for a period of 26 months, the buy-back of all or part of the Warrants issued by the group in 2007 and/or the Notes Redeemable for Shares (NRS) issued by EGP (Eurotunnel Group Plc), via the issuing of ordinary shares to holders of these Warrants or NRS.
* Details of the votes for each resolution will shortly be available on the company's website: http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcP3Main/ukcCorporate/ukcShareholders/ukcGeneralMeeting/ukp2009AGM
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