ASA -Bermuda- Limited Adjourns Special General Meeting.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and (Bermuda) Limited (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ASA) convened its special general meeting of shareholders today to vote on proposed changes to certain of its fundamental investment policies and restrictions and its subclassification under the Investment Company Act of 1940. At the meeting, the Company announced that shareholders had approved the adjournment A putting off or postponing of proceedings; an ending or dismissal of further business by a court, legislature, or public official—either temporarily or permanently. of the meeting in order for the Company to solicit additional proxies. The adjourned special general meeting will be reconvened on July 7, 2005 at 10:00 AM Eastern time at the office of UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System , 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10020. Valid proxies submitted by shareholders in connection with the June 9, 2005 meeting will continue to be valid for the purposes of the July 7, 2005 reconvened meeting. Shareholders as of April 7, 2005 who have not voted are urged to promptly vote their shares. If shareholders have questions or need assistance, they should contact the Company's proxy solicitor Proxy Solicitor A specialist (firm) hired to gather proxy votes. , D. F. King & Co., Inc., toll-free at 1-800-901-0068. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in those forward-looking statements. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or estimate precisely. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which only speak as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. |
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