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15 May 2014 16:30
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CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PLC
("the Company")
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Results of 2014 Annual General Meeting
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The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at 12 noon today at Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 1QT.
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The Company is pleased to report that all resolutions were passed by way of a poll. Full details of the resolutions that were passed were set out in the Notice of Meeting posted to shareholders on 23 April 2014.
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The results of the poll on the resolutions were as follows:
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Resolutions | For & Discretionary | Against | Vote withheld | Total votes cast | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | |
1. To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013. Β | 83,159,486 | 99.96 | 36,210 | 0.04 | 0 | 83,195,696 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy for the financial year ended 31 December 2013. Β | 62,376,600 | 95.82 | 2,720,462 | 4.18 | 18,098,634 | 65,097,062 |
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2013. Β | 64,816,776 | 98.91 | 714,730 | 1.09 | 17,664,190 | 65,531,506 |
4. To elect Clare Gilmartin as a director of the Company. Β | 83,122,534 | 99.92 | 69,982 | 0.08 | 3,180 | 83,192,516 |
5. To elect Martin Glenn as a director of the Company. Β | 82,291,491 | 98.92 | 898,325 | 1.08 | 5,880 | 83,189,816 |
6. To elect Vin Murria as a director of the Company. Β | 83,089,924 | 99.88 | 103,192 | 0.12 | 2,580 | 83,193,116 |
7. To re-elect Lord Davies as a director of the Company. Β | 83,118,794 | 99.91 | 74,322 | 0.09 | 2,580 | 83,193,116 |
8. To re-elect Christopher Satterthwaite as a director of the Company. Β | 83,105,414 | 99.89 | 89,682 | 0.11 | 600 | 83,195,096 |
9. To re-elect Mark Smith as a director of the Company. Β | 83,106,014 | 99.89 | 89,682 | 0.11 | 0 | 83,195,696 |
10. To re-elect Rodger Hughes as a director of the Company. Β | 82,480,064 | 99.14 | 715,031 | 0.86 | 600 | 83,195,095 |
11. To re-elect Christopher Sweetland as a director of the Company. Β | 83,086,324 | 99.87 | 106,192 | 0.13 | 3,180 | 83,192,516 |
12. To authorise the payment of a final dividend on the ordinary shares of 5.14p per share for the year ended 31 December 2013. Β | 83,159,486 | 99.96 | 36,210 | 0.04 | 0 | 83,195,696 |
13. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors. Β | 81,672,565 | 98.54 | 1,213,851 | 1.46 | 309,279 | 82,886,416 |
14. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors. Β | 82,247,635 | 99.23 | 638,781 | 0.77 | 309,279 | 82,886,416 |
15. To authorise the Company to allot relevant securities. Β | 83,107,884 | 99.89 | 87,812 | 0.11 | 0 | 83,195,696 |
16. To authorise the Company to allot relevant equity securities. Β | 83,181,845 | 99.99 | 11,180 | 0.01 | 2,671 | 83,193,025 |
17. To authorise the Company to make market purchases. Β | 83,188,856 | 99.99 | 6,840 | 0.01 | 0 | 83,195,696 |
18. To authorise the Company to call general meetings of the Company, other than an annual general meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 79,267,424 | 95.28 | 3,928,272 | 4.72 | 0 | 83,195,696 |
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Notes:
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As at 12 noon on 13 May 2014, the Company's issued share capital was 98,793,341 ordinary shares of 25 pence each.
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1. Votes withheld are not votes under English law and so have not been included in the calculation of the votes case "for" and "against" the resolutions.
2. Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast and have been rounded to two decimal places.
3. Shareholders holding 5% or more at 12 noon on 13 May 2014 were:
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Number of shares | % of ISC | |
WPP Group plc | 17,330,000 | 17.54 |
Fidelity Worldwide Investment | 8,740,748 | 8.85 |
Aberforth Partners | 6,159,828 | 6.24 |
JP Morgan Asset Management | 5,738,740 | 5.81 |
BlackRock | 5,459,768 | 5.53 |
JO Hambro Capital Management | 5,431,708 | 5.50 |
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The results of the AGM will be shortly available on the Company's website at chimeplc.com. For further information please contact:
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Robert Davison
Company Secretary
Chime Communications plc
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 096 5888
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