7 May 2015 11:00
Charles Taylor plc (the "Company")
Results of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
At the Company's AGM held earlier today, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of the AGM and put to the AGM were duly passed. The resolutions before the meeting were passed on a show of hands.
The following proxy votes had been received by the Company in respect of the resolutions:
Resolution Description: | Votes For | Votes Discretionary | Votes Against | Votes Withheld |
1. To receive the Reports and Accounts | 48,975,742 | 20,962 | 8,767 | 13,828 |
2. To approve the Remuneration Report | 48,895,121 | 21,012 | 70,650 | 32,516 |
3. To re-elect Edward Creasy | 48,888,619 | 21,012 | 108,365 | 1,303 |
4. To re-elect Damian Ely | 48,877,628 | 20,962 | 108,543 | 12,166 |
5. To re-elect David Marock | 48,877,756 | 21,012 | 108,365 | 12,166 |
6. To re-elect Gill Rider | 48,840,525 | 21,012 | 156,459 | 1,303 |
7. To re-elect Joe Roach | 48,880,593 | 29,038 | 108,365 | 1,303 |
8. To re-elect Rupert Robson | 48,880,593 | 29,038 | 108,365 | 1,303 |
9. To re-elect David Watson | 48,880,543 | 29,038 | 108,365 | 1,303 |
10. To elect Barnabas Hurst-Bannister | 48,740,364 | 21,012 | 153,052 | 1,303 |
11. To elect Mark Keogh | 48,887,219 | 21,012 | 109,765 | 1,303 |
12. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor | 48,862,477 | 19,290 | 134,357 | 3,175 |
13.To approve political donations | 48,861,467 | 21,012 | 103,869 | 32,951 |
14. To approve the Directors' Authority to Allot Shares | 48,992,917 | 21,012 | 1,603 | 3,767 |
15. To approve the Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights on Allotment | 48,163,278 | 21,012 | 833,706 | 1,303 |
16. To approve the authority to Purchase Own Shares | 48,985,035 | 21,012 | 1,834 | 11,418 |
17. To approve the Notice Of General Meetings at 14 days' notice | 45,814,150 | 21,012 | 3,182,834 | 1,303 |
A copy of the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
The full text of all the resolutions passed at the AGM can also be obtained from the Notice of AGM, which is available on the Company's website at www.ctplc.com.
For more information, please contact:
Ivan Keane - Group Company Secretary and General Counsel - 020 3320 2206
David Lanchester - Deputy Group Company Secretary - 020 3320 8829
Charles Taylor plc
7 May 2015
Notes to Editors:
About Charles Taylor plc
· Charles Taylor plc is a leading provider of professional services to clients across the global insurance market. The Group has been providing services since 1884 and today employs over 1,200 staff in 67 offices spread across 27 countries in the UK, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.
· The Group offers services, principally on a fee-based model and operates through three businesses - Management, Adjusting and Insurance Support Services. Charles Taylor also owns insurers, creating value through select acquisitions and operational efficiency.
Further information is available at www.ctplc.com