HCI shareholders are advised that at the general meeting held on Wednesday 4 July 2001, the special and ordinary resolutions necessary to carry the adoption of the new articles of association, a general authority for the company to acquire its own shares, a general authority for the company to issue shares for cash and the adoption of the new HCI Employee Share Trust into effect, were duly passed by the requisite majority of HCI shareholders, comprising 76.21% of the issued share capital of the company. The special resolution authorising the grant of options to the non-executive directors was withdrawn at the general meeting.

Source: HCI