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28th May 2010
Result of AGM
At the 2010 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held on 28 May 2010, five routine resolutions and five special business resolutions, as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 20 April 2010, were passed by the requisite majority on a show of hands.
The voting of those members who cast votes by proxy prior to the AGM on these resolutions is summarised in the following table:
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Against |
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Withheld |
Ordinary Business
Resolution 1 |
Votes |
%age |
Votes |
%age |
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Votes |
Approval of 2008 Annual Report |
60,363,475 |
99.54 |
281,445 |
0.46 |
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82,188 |
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| Resolution 2 |
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Approval of Remuneration Report |
47,730,552 |
80.64 |
11,460,141 |
19.36 |
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1,536,415 |
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| Resolution 3 |
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Declaration of Final Dividend |
60,717,608 |
99.98 |
9,500 |
0.02 |
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0 |
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| Resolution 4 |
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| Re-election of Richard Charkin as a Director |
60,210,232 |
99.88 |
71,784 |
0.12 |
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445,092 |
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| Resolution 5 |
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Re-appointment of Auditors
Special Business |
59,997,015 |
99.52 |
286,433 |
0.48 |
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443,660 |
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| Resolution 6 |
60,712,891 |
99.98 |
12,717 |
0.02 |
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1,500 |
| S551 Authority to allot shares |
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| Resolution 7 |
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| Disapplication of s 56(1) pre-emption rights |
59,057,335 |
97.26 |
1,664,678 |
2.74 |
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5,095 |
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Resolution 8
Authority to make market purchases of shares |
60,718,915 |
99.99 |
6,301 |
0.01 |
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1,892 |
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| Resolution 9 |
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| Amending Company's Articles |
60,640,283 |
99.99 |
3,900 |
0.01 |
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82,925 |
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Resolution 10
Allowing general meetings other than AGM's to be held on not less than 14 days notice |
59,915,931 |
98.67 |
809,207 |
1.33 |
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1,970 |
*Includes shares voted at Chairman's discretion
For further information, please contact:
| Ian Portal |
| Group Company Secretary |
| +44 (0)207 440 2468 |
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