BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies Ltd
Results of Extraordinary General Meeting
Following the Extraordinary General Meeting which was held
today, the Board is pleased to announce that the following Special
Resolution, put to shareholders, was passed on a vote on a show of
hands:
"That, subject to the passing of this Resolution by a majority
of not less than 75% of the Shareholders present in person or by
proxy and entitled to vote and voting at the meeting at which it is
proposed:
(a) the cancellation of the listing of the Shares on the
Official List and the
admission of the Shares to trading on the Main Market be and is
hereby
approved; and
(b) on the Delisting taking effect, the New Articles, a copy of
which is
produced to the meeting and initialled by the Chairman of the meeting for
identification purposes be and are hereby approved and adopted as the articles
of association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of the
existing Articles.
Save where the context requires otherwise, the definitions
contained in the Circular shall have the same meanings where used
in the Resolution above."
Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the Special Resolution and
the new Articles of Association have been submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for
inspection at:
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Proxy votes received For, Against and Abstain in respect of the resolution were
as follows:
For: 583,354 (100.00%)
Against: 0 (0%)
Abstain: 0
13 December 2012