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12 May 2015 17:24
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British Polythene Industries PLC
12 May 2015
British Polythene Industries PLC
Results of 2015 AGM
The Annual General Meeting of British Polythene Industries PLC ("the Company") was held on 12 May 2015 at 4.30pm. All resolutions were passed with voting on a show of hands. Resolutions numbers 1 and 5 to 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions numbers 2 to 4 were passed as special resolutions.
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).
Proxy votes received:
Resolution | Votes For* | % of votes cast | Votes Against | % of votes cast | Total votes cast as a % of Total Voting Rights ** | Votes withheld *** |
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1. | To authorise the Directors to allot unissued shares in the Company pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006. | 16,199,810 | 99.94 | 9,610 | 0.06 | 59.58 | 5,895 |
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2. | To disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to Section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006. | 16,197,864 | 99.91 | 14,077 | 0.09 | 59.59 | 3,374 |
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3. | To authorise the purchase by the Company of its ordinary shares. | 16,189,512 | 99.86 | 22,497 | 0.14 | 59.59 | 3,306 |
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4. | To authorise that general meetings, other than the Company's annual general meeting, may be called on 14 days' notice.
| 14,391,682 | 88.78 | 1,819,159 | 11.22 | 59.59 | 4,474 |
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5. | To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ending 31 December 2014 (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Report).
| 16,115,684 | 99.44 | 90,297 | 0.56 | 59.57 | 9,334 |
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6. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ending 31 December 2014 (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy approved at the 2014 AGM).
| 16,180,511 | 99.84 | 25,416 | 0.16 | 59.57 | 9,388 |
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7. | To declare a final dividend of 11.0p. | 16,213,048 | 99.99 | 867 | 0.01 | 59.60 | 1,400 |
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8. | To re-elect Mr C McLatchie as a Director. | 15,966,283 | 98.51 | 241,396 | 1.49 | 59.57 | 7,636 |
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9. | To re-elect Mr D W Harris as a Director. | 16,191,437 | 99.87 | 21,842 | 0.13 | 59.59 | 2,036 |
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10. | To re-elect Mr H M Grossart as a Director. | 14,712,690 | 90.94 | 1,466,523 | 9.06 | 59.47 | 36,102 |
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11. | To re-elect Mr J T Langlands as a Director. | 16,198,101 | 99.91 | 15,178 | 0.09 | 59.59 | 2,036 |
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12. | To re-elect Mr R J E Marsh as a Director. | 16,199,184 | 99.91 | 14,962 | 0.09 | 59.60 | 1,169 |
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13. | To re-elect Mr I S M Russell as a Director. | 15,961,412 | 98.45 | 251,710 | 1.55 | 59.59 | 1,869 |
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14. | To re-elect Mr D Warnock as a Director. | 16,198,350 | 99.90 | 15,472 | 0.10 | 59.60 | 1,493 |
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15. | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor. | 15,769,862 | 97.30 | 437,928 | 2.70 | 59.57 | 5,025 |
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16. | To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration. | 16,115,400 | 99.39 | 98,339 | 0.61 | 59.60 | 1,576 |
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Hilary Kane
Company Secretary & Legal Counsel
01475 501055
12 May 2015
* 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 12 May 2015 is 27,205,905
*** 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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