2004 AGM poll results
Poll Results (see Note 1) Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 14 July 2004 at 11:00am
Poll Results (see Note 1) Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 14 July 2004 at 11:00am
| Resolution |
% For (see note 2) |
% Against (see note 2) |
% of Capital instructed (see note 3) |
% Votes Withheld as % of Capital |
Number of votes Withheld |
| 1. To receive the financial statements |
99.77 |
0.23 |
40.51 |
1.25 |
28,478,169 |
| 2. To approve the remuneration report |
89.23 |
10.77 |
40.51 |
1.98 |
45,215,726 |
| 3. To declare a final dividend |
99.98 |
0.02 |
40.51 |
0.01 |
226,769 |
| 4. To elect Maurice Helfgott |
98.69 |
1.31 |
40.51 |
0.54 |
12,338,800 |
| 5. To elect Mark McKeon |
98.34 |
1.66 |
40.51 |
0.38 |
8,625,278 |
| 6. To elect Stuart Rose |
98.35 |
1.65 |
40.51 |
0.36 |
8,236,892 |
| 7. To elect Charles Wilson |
98.83 |
1.17 |
40.51 |
0.55 |
12,476,729 |
| 8. To re-elect Kevin Lomax |
98.52 |
1.48 |
40.51 |
0.11 |
2,535,393 |
| 9. To re-elect Paul Myners |
98.40 |
1.60 |
40.51 |
0.10 |
2,289,935 |
| 10. Resolution withdrawn (see note 4) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 11. To re-appoint the auditors and authorise their remuneration to be determined by the directors |
91.82 |
8.18 |
40.47 |
0.03 |
631,594 |
| 12. To renew powers of the Board to allot shares |
98.98 |
1.02 |
40.51 |
0.07 |
1,676,054 |
| 13. To renew powers of the Board to disapply pre-emption rights |
99.46 |
0.54 |
40.51 |
0.10 |
2,164,294 |
| 14. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
99.55 |
0.45 |
40.51 |
0.04 |
861,358 |
Notes:
1 All resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed. (see note 4)
2 Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received (excluding"Votes Withheld"). The "For" vote includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
3 "Votes withheld" are included within % of capital instructed but not counted when deciding whether or not a resolution is carried.
4 Brian Baldock retired from the Board at the end of the AGM. This resolution proposing his re-election as a Director was therefore not proposed at the meeting.
5 Total number of shares in issue at 6pm on the 12 July 2004 = 2,277,939,536
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