AGM POLL RESULTS
Results of the poll taken at meeting.
Resolution | For (see note 2) | Against (see note 2) | Number of votes Withheld (See note 3) | Total Votes Cast | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of shares | % | No. of shares | % | ||||
1
|
To receive Annual report and accounts
|
774,731,982 | 96.69 | 26,511,063 | 3.31 | 12,915,378 | 814,158,423 |
2
|
To approve the remuneration report
|
678,626,041 | 87.16 | 99,956,289 | 12.84 | 35,615,891 | 814,198,221 |
3
|
To declare a final dividend
|
813,500,429 | 99.99 | 53,993 | 0.01 | 466,658 | 814,021,080 |
4
|
To elect Kate Bostock
|
802,342,642 | 98.65 | 10,957,178 | 1.35 | 911,173 | 814,210,993 |
5
|
Resolution withdrawn (see note 4)
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
6
|
To re-elect Sir Stuart Rose
|
634,283,993 | 94.08 | 39,892,407 | 5.92 | 140,138,893 | 814,315,293 |
7
|
To re-elect Steven Sharp
|
803,635,631 | 98.82 | 9,559,888 | 1.18 | 882,790 | 814,078,309 |
8
|
To re-appoint the auditors
|
794,445,169 | 98.95 | 8,399,007 | 1.05 | 10,314,853 | 813,159,029 |
9
|
To authorise Audit committee to determine the auditors' remuneration
|
807,205,879 | 99.42 | 4,731,416 | 0.58 | 1,217,234 | 813,154,529 |
10
|
To renew directors' authority to allot shares
|
807,759,827 | 99.35 | 5,308,594 | 0.65 | 1,042,709 | 814,111,130 |
11
|
To renew disapplication of pre-emption rights
|
808,003,942 | 99.61 | 3,181,713 | 0.39 | 2,878,152 | 814,063,807 |
12
|
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
|
809,966,749 | 99.65 | 2,864,553 | 0.35 | 1,205,580 | 814,036,882 |
13
|
To authorise the Company to amend the Articles of Association
|
782,127,868 | 96.3 | 30,090,879 | 3.7 | 1,855,137 | 814,073,884 |
NOTES:
1 All resolutions were passed.
2 Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
3 A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
4 Steven Esom retired from the Board on 2 July 2008. This resolution proposing his election as a Director was therefore not put to the meeting.
5 Total number of shares in issue at 6pm on 8 July 2008 = 1,576,680,715 shares. 51.6% of voting capital was instructed.