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British Polythene Industries PLC
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Results of 2014 AGM
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The Annual General Meeting of British Polythene Industries PLC ("the Company") was held on 8 May 2014 at 12 noon. All resolutions were passed with voting on a show of hands. Resolutions numbers 1 and 5 to 19 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions numbers 2 to 4 were passed as special resolutions.
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The table below sets out the proxy votes received. Copies of all resolutions other than ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM).
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Proxy votes received:
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Resolution | Votes For* | % of votes cast | Votes Against | % of votes cast | Total votes cast as a % of Total Voting Rights ** | Votes withheld *** | ||||||||
1. | To authorise the Directors to allot unissued shares in the Company pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006. | 15,093,171 Β | 99.91 Β | 13,254 Β | 0.09 Β | 55.75 Β | 7,047 | Β | ||||||
2. | To disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to Section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006. | 15,089,033 Β | 99.89 Β | 16,448 Β | 0.11 Β | 55.75 Β | 7,991 | Β | ||||||
3. | To authorise the purchase by the Company of its ordinary shares. | 15,098,347 Β | 99.92 Β | 12,405 Β | 0.08 Β | 55.77 Β | 720 | Β | ||||||
4. | To authorise that general meetings, other than the Company's annual general meeting, may be called on 14Β days' notice. Β | 14,716,263 Β | 97.39 Β | 394,322 Β | 2.61 Β | 55.77 Β | 886 | Β | ||||||
5. | To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ending 31Β December 2013 (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Report). Β | 15,100,187 Β | 99.97 Β | 3,998 Β | 0.03 Β | 55.74 Β | 9,287 | Β | ||||||
6. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ending 31Β December 2013 (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy). Β | 15,045,853 Β | 99.66 Β | 51,638 Β | 0.34 Β | 55.72 Β | 14,955 | Β | ||||||
7. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 15,062,713 Β | 99.70 Β | 45,885 Β | 0.30 Β | 55.76 Β | 4,874 | Β | ||||||
8. | To declare a final dividend of 10.0p. | 15,110,544 Β | 99.99 Β | 2,208 Β | 0.01 Β | 55.77 Β | 720 | Β | ||||||
9. | To re-elect Mr C McLatchie as a Director. | 14,395,616 Β | 95.30 Β | 709,355 Β | 4.70 Β | 55.75 Β | 8,501 | Β | ||||||
10. | To re-elect Mr D W Harris as a Director. | 15,087,743 Β | 99.87 Β | 19,702 Β | 0.13 Β | 55.76 Β | 6,027 | Β | ||||||
11. | To re-elect Mr H Grossart as a Director. | 15,079,992 Β | 99.82 Β | 27,219 Β | 0.18 Β | 55.75 Β | 6,261 | Β | ||||||
12. | To re-elect Mr J T Langlands as a Director. | 15,090,214 Β | 99.87 Β | 19,036 Β | 0.13 Β | 55.76 Β | 4,222 | Β | ||||||
13. | To re-elect Lord Lindsay as a Director. | 15,080,830 Β | 99.83 Β | 25,732 Β | 0.17 Β | 55.75 Β | 6,910 | Β | ||||||
14. | To re-elect Mr R J E Marsh as a Director. | 15,086,148 Β | 99.86 Β | 21,389 Β | 0.14 Β | 55.76 Β | 5,935 | Β | ||||||
15. | To re-elect Mr I S M Russell as a Director. | 15,072,597 Β | 99.77 Β | 34,940 Β | 0.23 Β | 55.76 Β | 5,935 | Β | ||||||
16. | To re-elect Mr D Warnock as a Director. | 15,086,385 Β | 99.87 Β | 19,360 Β | 0.13 Β | 55.75 Β | 7,727 | Β | ||||||
17. | To appoint KPMG LLP as auditor. | 14,975,854 Β | 99.73 Β | 40,430 Β | 0.27 Β | 55.42 Β | 97,188 | Β | ||||||
18. | To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration. | 15,009,460 Β | 99.91 Β | 13,131 Β | 0.09 Β | 55.44 Β | 90,881 | Β | ||||||
19. | To approve amendments to the Rules of the British Polythene Industries PLC 2010 Share Matching Plan. | 15,080,421 Β | 99.88 Β | 17,514 Β | 0.12 Β | 55.72 Β | 15,537 | Β | ||||||
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Hilary Kane
Company Secretary & Legal Counsel
01475 501055
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* The votes of any proxy that gave the Chairman discretion how to vote have been included in the votes For a resolution.
** The total number of voting rights in the Company on 8 May 2014 is 27,096,017
*** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of percentage of votes For and Against a resolution.
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