The company has today posted a circular to shareholders containing a notice of annual general meeting to be held on 30 October 2009.  In addition to the ordinary business of the annual general meeting the company is proposing to adopt new articles of association to reflect the changes made in the law by the Companies Act 2006 which is now fully in force.  The circular also encloses the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 March 2009 for those shareholders whom have requested copies.   

Electronic pdf files of each document are now available on the company's web site at:  www.abeplc.co.uk and copies of the proposed new articles are available for inspection at the company's registered office.