RNS Number:8310U 
Carlton Communications PLC 
30 January 2004 
 
30 January 2004 
Carlton Communications Plc/ Granada plc 
 
                          High Court Sanctions Merger 
 
 
 
Carlton and Granada announce that at a hearing held today the High Court of 
Justice in England and Wales sanctioned the Carlton ordinary shareholder scheme 
of arrangement and the Granada scheme of arrangement by which the merger of 
Carlton and Granada to form ITV plc will be effected. 
 
Dealings in ordinary and convertible shares in ITV plc on the London Stock 
Exchange will commence on 2 February 2004.  Dealings in the ordinary shares of 
Carlton and Granada on the London Stock Exchange will cease at the close of 
business today (London time) and dealings in Carlton ADSs on NASDAQ will cease 
at the close of business today (New York time).  Dealings in the 6.5p (net) 
cumulative convertible redeemable preference shares of Carlton on the London 
Stock Exchange will continue. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DISCLOSURE NOTICE:  The information contained in this press release is as of 30 
January 2004.  Carlton and Granada assume no obligation to update any 
forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new 
information for future events or developments. 
 
In order to utilise the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the United States Private 
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Carlton and Granada are providing the 
following cautionary statement:  This document contains certain statements that 
are or may be forward-looking with respect to the expected timing and completion 
of the merger between Carlton and Granada.  By their nature, forward-looking 
statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend 
on circumstances that will occur in the future.  There are a number of factors 
that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those 
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. 
 
 
 
 
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