UK – The Express Dairies board has announced that the proposed takeover of its new company by Arla Foods, was overwhelmingly approved by Express shareholders.

At an extraordinary general meeting, the shareholders voted in favour of Arla taking control of the company.

All of the resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed, copies of which will soon be available to the public at the UK Listing Authority’s Document Viewing Facility.

Completion of the merger is still subject to regulatory clearance.