UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
September 2007
Barclays PLC and
Barclays Bank PLC
(Names of Registrants)
1 Churchill Place
London E14 5HP
England
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No x
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
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This Report is a joint Report on Form 6-K filed by Barclays PLC and Barclays
Bank PLC. All of the issued ordinary share capital of Barclays Bank PLC is
owned by Barclays PLC.
This Report comprises:
Information given to The London Stock Exchange and furnished pursuant to
General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Result of EGM 14 September 2007
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of
the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BARCLAYS PLC
(Registrant)
Date: September 14, 2007 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
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Patrick Gonsalves
Deputy Secretary
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Registrant)
Date: September 14, 2007 By: /s/ Patrick Gonsalves
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Patrick Gonsalves
Joint Secretary
BARCLAYS PLC
14 September 2007
Barclays shareholders approve proposed merger with ABN AMRO
Barclays PLC announces that all the resolutions put forward at today's
Extraordinary General Meeting and Ordinary Shareholder Class Meeting were
passed. Each of the resolutions was passed by a majority of at least 90% per
cent of the votes cast.
Barclays PLC Extraordinary General Meeting
A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed at the Extraordinary General
Meeting held on 14 September 2007. The results of the polls are:
Resolutions For Against Vote
Withheld
1 To approve the proposed merger 3,559,427,346 412,793,299 81,274,763
(90%) (10%)
2 To approve the creation of 3,602,174,764 365,532,817 85,787,827
preference shares (91%) (9%)
3 To renew the authority given 3,710,293,360 335,843,605 7,358,443
to the Directors to allot (92%) (8%)
securities
4 To renew the authority given 3,629,869,643 412,458,745 11,167,020
to Directors to allot equity (90%) (10%)
securities for cash other than
on a pro-rata basis to
shareholders and to sell
treasury shares
5 To renew the Company's 3,916,978,449 125,955,507 10,561,452
authority to purchase its own (97%) (3%)
shares
6 To cancel the share premium 3,884,254,496 132,487,550 36,753,362
account (97%) (3%)
Barclays PLC Class Meeting of Ordinary Shareholders
A poll was held on the resolution proposed at the Class Meeting of Ordinary
Shareholders held on 14 September 2007. The result of the poll is:
Resolutions For Against Vote
Withheld
1 To approve the passing and 3,546,686,678 328,476,700 86,443,047
implementation of Resolution 2 (92%) (8%)
at the Extraordinary General
Meeting relating to the
preference shares and to
consent to any resulting change
in the rights of ordinary
shares
For further information please contact
Investor Relations Media Relations
Mark Merson Alistair Smith/Robin Tozer
+44 (0) 20 7116 5752 +44 (0) 20 7116 6132/6586
Other information
Important Information
This is an announcement within the meaning of article 9b paragraph 1 of the
Dutch Securities Market Supervision Decree (Besluit toezicht effectenverkeer
1995).
The Offer is being made into The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United
States, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway,
Singapore, Spain and Switzerland, as well as any other jurisdiction where the
Offer is capable of being lawfully made in compliance with local laws (together
the ''Offer Jurisdictions'') but the Offer is not being made, directly or
indirectly, in or into Italy, Japan or any other jurisdiction (other than the
Offer Jurisdictions) where the making of this Offer is not in compliance with
local laws (such a jurisdiction, a ''Restricted Jurisdiction'') and may not be
accepted from within any of the Restricted Jurisdictions (except for Italy)
where the making of this Offer is not in compliance with local laws.
Consequently this announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly,
in or into, any Restricted Jurisdiction. This announcement shall not constitute
an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell
securities, nor shall there be any sale or purchase of securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The
availability of the Offer to persons not resident in the Offer Jurisdictions may
be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions. Such persons should
inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements.
Accordingly, copies of the Offer documentation are not being, and must not be,
directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise distributed, forwarded or
transmitted in, into or from Italy, Japan or any other Restricted Jurisdiction
and all such persons receiving such documents (including, without limitation,
custodians, nominees and trustees) should observe these restrictions and must
not mail or otherwise distribute, forward or transmit them in, into or from
Italy, Japan or any other Restricted Jurisdiction. Persons (including, without
limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) who intend or would intend to
send, mail or otherwise distribute the Offer documentation or any documents
relating thereto should read the restrictions on distribution set out in the
Offer documentation and should inform themselves about and observe any
applicable requirements before taking any action.
The Offer has not received clearance from the Commissione Nazionale per le
Societ'a e la Borsa (CONSOB) pursuant to Italian securities laws and
implementing regulations (in particular under Section 102 of Italian Legislative
Decree No. 58 dated 24 February 1998). Consequently, any form of solicitation
(i.e. any offer, invitation to offer or promotional advertisement) of
acceptances of the Offer by ABN AMRO shareholders and/or ABN AMRO ADS holders
based in Italy will be contrary to Italian laws and regulations. Application for
authorisation by the relevant Italian authorities for the launching of an offer
for ABN AMRO shares and/or ABN AMRO ADSs in the Republic of Italy has not yet
been and is not currently intended to be made. Accordingly, Italian ABN AMRO
shareholders and/or ABN AMRO ADS holders are hereby notified that, to the extent
such ABN AMRO shareholders and/or ABN AMRO ADS holders are persons or entities
resident and/or located in the Republic of Italy and until and to the extent
that the relevant authorization has been obtained from the Italian authorities,
the Offer is not made in or into Italy, as such would not be in compliance with
local laws. Neither the Offer documentation nor any other offering materials
related to the Offer or the ABN AMRO shares or ABN AMRO ADSs may be distributed
or made available in the Republic of Italy.
SEC Filings
In connection with the proposed business combination transaction between ABN
AMRO Holding N.V. ("ABN AMRO") and Barclays PLC ("Barclays"), Barclays has filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a Registration
Statement on Form F-4 ("Form F-4"), which includes the Barclays offer document/
prospectus. Barclays has also filed with the SEC a Statement on Schedule TO and
has filed and will file other relevant materials. In addition, ABN AMRO has
filed with the SEC a Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 and has filed
and will file other relevant materials. Barclays has mailed the offer document/
prospectus to holders of ABN AMRO ordinary shares located in the United States
and Canada and to holders of ABN AMRO ADSs located in certain jurisdictions
worldwide.
INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE FINAL OFFER DOCUMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY
DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL TRANSACTION IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE,
BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Investors can obtain a free copy of the Form F-4, the offer document/prospectus
and other Barclays filings without charge, at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).
Copies of such documents may also be obtained from Barclays without charge.