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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 Resolution withdrawn (see note 4) - - - - -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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