LARD Laird Group

RNS Number:7676U
Laird Group PLC
12 April 2007


                     THE LAIRD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY                     

                    RESULT OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING                     

                                 12 APRIL 2007                                  


The Laird Group announces today that its Shareholders have approved the sale of
its Security Systems Division to Lupus Capital plc (as announced on 19 March
2007). The Shareholders also approved the consolidation of every nine existing
ordinary shares of 25 pence each into eight new ordinary shares of 28.125 pence
each.

The Company also confirms that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired.

The Extraordinary General Meeting of Lupus Capital plc to seek approval for the
transaction will be held on 19 April 2007. Subject to this approval being
obtained, it is anticipated that completion of the sale will occur on 27 April
2007.

Proxy votes, expressed as number of votes and as a percentage of shares voted,
were received in respect of a total number of 132,432,790 shares and in respect
of the following Resolutions:

   Ordinary Resolutions                For or at       Against         "Vote   
                                      Discretion                    Withheld"* 
                                                                        
To approve the disposal by the       131,753,432        24,452        654,906  
Company of the Laird Security             99.98%         0.02%          0.33%
Systems Division                    
                                                                        
To approve the consolidation of 
every nine issued and unissued       131,731,687        44,192        656,911  
ordinary shares of 25 pence               99.97%         0.03%          0.33% 
each into eight new ordinary 
shares of 28.125 pence each                                                   

* A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution and therefore
the figures shown for "vote withheld" are a percentage of issued share capital.



For enquiries:     The Laird Group PLC                     Maitland
                   Peter Hill, Chief Executive             Brian Hudspith
                   Jonathan Silver, Finance Director       Charlotte Barker
                   Tel: 020 7468 4040                      Tel: 020 7379 5151





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