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CPPGROUP Plc
AGM Resolutions
18 June 2013
CPPGroup Plc ("the Company") confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on Monday, 17 June 2013 at 2.30 pm at Holgate Park, York, YO26 4GA and set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 3 May 2013, were duly passed on a show of hands.
Details of the proxy votes received prior to the Meeting are set out below and will be published on the Company's website http://www.cppgroupplc.com.
Resolution | In Favour | Against | Withheld | |
1 | To receive and consider the Directors' Report, the Auditor's Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2012 | 29,132,575 | 19,131 | 516,544 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 29,095,227 | 521,979 | 51,044 |
3 | To re- elect Paul Stobart as a director | 29,577,651 | 58,686 | 31,913 |
4 | To re-elect Charles Gregson as a director | 29,652,250 | 1,000 | 15,000 |
5 | To re-elect Shaun Parker as a director | 29,650,415 | 2,835 | 15,000 |
6 | To re-elect Duncan McIntyre as a director | 29,652,250 | 1,000 | 15,000 |
7 | To re-elect Hamish Ogston as a director | 29,633,118 | 21,966 | 15,000 |
8 | To re-elect Les Owen as a director | 29,652,250 | 1,000 | 15,000 |
9 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company | 29,629,371 | 20,132 | 16,913 |
10 | To authorise the Directors to set the auditors' remuneration | 29,650,337 | 1,000 | 16,913 |
11 | To authorise the Company to make political donations | 29,624,679 | 45,405 | 0 |
12 | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 31,314,616 | 4,820 | 0 |
13 | To disapply pre-emption rights* | 29,648,430 | 3,821 | 16,000 |
14 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares* | 29,648,429 | 5,656 | 16,000 |
15 | To amend the Articles of Association* | 31,299,616 | 3,820 | 16,000 |
16 | To authorise short notice general meetings* | 28,819,619 | 846,796 | 0 |
* Special Resolution
Notes:
§ The proxy votes are derived from proxy forms received by 2.30 pm on 13 June 2013.
§ Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'In Favour' total.
§ A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the votes 'In Favour' or 'Against' a resolution.
§ The current issued capital of CPPGroup Plc is 171,562,737 shares.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the special business resolutions (resolutions 13 to 16 inclusive) passed at the Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do or http://www.morningstar.co.uk.
Enquiries:
CPPGroup Plc
John Titchener
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
CPPGroup Plc
Tel +44 (0) 1904 54 4757
Helen Spivey, Head of Corporate and Investor Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 544 387
Media:
Tulchan Communications
David Allchurch
Martin Robinson
Tel +44 (0) 20 7353 4200