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Clarkson PLC ("the Company)
The Company announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 13 May 2009 as set out in the AGM notice, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.
The proxy votes received were as follows:-
| Description | In favour | Votes Cast % | Against | Votes Cast % | Discretion | Votes Cast % | Withheld | |
| 1 | Report & Accounts | 11,089,344 | 99.49 | 0 | 0.00 | 57,022 | 0.51 | 48,047 |
| 2 | Remuneration Report | 9,687,850 | 87.60 | 1,310,853 | 11.85 | 60,222 | 0.55 | 135,488 |
| 3 | Dividend | 11,135,749 | 99.49 | 0 | 0.00 | 56,622 | 0.51 | 2,042 |
| 4 | Re-elect RM Stopford | 11,009,033 | 98.37 | 122,759 | 1.10 | 59,222 | 0.53 | 3,399 |
| 5 | Re-elect AL Case | 11,061,318 | 98.83 | 71,660 | 0.64 | 59,222 | 0.53 | 2,213 |
| 6 | Re-elect EW Warner | 10,633,382 | 99.19 | 27,072 | 0.25 | 59,222 | 0.56 | 474,737 |
| 7 | Re-elect P Wogan | 11,095,200 | 99.24 | 26,187 | 0.23 | 59,222 | 0.53 | 2,456 |
| 8 | Re-elect L Morley | 10,966,287 | 98.02 | 161,732 | 1.45 | 59,222 | 0.53 | 7,172 |
| 9 | Re-appoint Auditors | 11,098,162 | 99.45 | 2,061 | 0.02 | 59,319 | 0.53 | 24,965 |
| 10 | Auditors remuneration | 11,074,679 | 98.97 | 56,080 | 0.50 | 59,622 | 0.53 | 4,032 |
| 11 | Authority to allot shares | 11,105,408 | 99.23 | 23,745 | 0.21 | 62,222 | 0.56 | 2,953 |
| 12 | Waive pre-emption rights* | 10,944,107 | 98.44 | 61,037 | 0.55 | 112,337 | 1.01 | 76,847 |
| 13 | Purchase own shares* | 11,065,065 | 98.87 | 63,591 | 0.57 | 62,319 | 0.56 | 3,353 |
| 14 | Non-executive remuneration | 10,899,568 | 98.33 | 121,295 | 1.09 | 63,422 | 0.58 | 110,043 |
| 15 | Adopt new Articles* | 10,973,916 | 98.07 | 153,237 | 1.37 | 62,222 | 0.56 | 4,953 |
| 16 | Notice of general meeting* | 10,973,550 | 98.05 | 156,167 | 1.40 | 62,222 | 0.55 | 2,389 |
| 17 | LTIP dilution limit | 10,920,518 | 98.15 | 142,247 | 1.28 | 63,819 | 0.57 | 67,744 |
* Special resolution
At the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 18,875,506 shares which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all resolutions.
Two copies of the approved resolutions concerning special business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon
E14 5HS
Tel. No. (020) 7676 1000
For further details contact: Mr Stephen Deasey - Company Secretary, Clarkson PLC
Tel: +44(0) 20 7334 3171
14 May 2009
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