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DERWENT LONDON PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THE 20TH MAY 2011
At the Company's AGM held on the 20 May 2011, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Details of the proxy votes received prior to the meeting are detailed below:
Resolution | Resolution type | Number of votes cast 'For' | % of votes cast 'For' | Number of votes cast 'Against' | % of votes cast 'Against' | Total issued share capital voted | Total % of issued share capital voted | Number of votes withheld |
1- to receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010 | Ordinary | 74,865,775 | 99.96% | 32,678 | 0.04% | 74,898,453 | 74.01% | 1,664 |
2- to approve the report of the remuneration committee for the year ended 31 December 2010 | Ordinary | 72,916,204 | 97.89% | 1,575,255 | 2.11% | 74,491,459 | 73.61% | 408,658 |
3- to declare the final dividend of 20.25p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2010 | Ordinary | 74,900,117 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 74,900,117 | 74.01% | 0 |
4- to re-elect Mr R.A. Rayne as a director | Ordinary | 66,510,971 | 90.23% | 7,202,209 | 9.77% | 73,713,180 | 72.84% | 1,186,937 |
5- to re-elect Mr J.C. Ivey as a director | Ordinary | 71,968,606 | 96.21% | 2,837,103 | 3.79% | 74,805,709 | 73.92% | 94,408 |
6- to re-elect Mr J.D. Burns as a director | Ordinary | 74,150,399 | 99.00% | 747,844 | 1.00% | 74,898,243 | 74.01% | 1,874 |
7- to re-elect Mr S.P. Silver as a director | Ordinary | 74,147,813 | 99.00% | 750,230 | 1.00% | 74,898,043 | 74.01% | 2,074 |
8-to re-elect Mr D.M.A. Wisniewski as a director | Ordinary | 72,996,275 | 98.35% | 1,222,385 | 1.65% | 74,218,660 | 73.34% | 681,457 |
9- to re-elect Mr N.Q. George as a director | Ordinary | 74,148,013 | 99.00% | 750,230 | 1.00% | 74,898,243 | 74.01% | 1,874 |
10- to re-elect Mr D.G. Silverman as a director | Ordinary | 74,146,307 | 99.00% | 751,736 | 1.00% | 74,898,043 | 74.01% | 2,074 |
11- to re-elect Mr P.M. Williams as a director | Ordinary | 74,150,233 | 99.00% | 748,010 | 1.00% | 74,898,243 | 74.01% | 1,874 |
12- to re-elect Mr R.A. Farnes as a director | Ordinary | 74,577,448 | 99.57% | 320,595 | 0.43% | 74,898,043 | 74.01% | 2,074 |
13- to re-elect Mr S.A. Corbyn as a director | Ordinary | 74,573,432 | 99.57% | 324,811 | 0.43% | 74,898,243 | 74.01% | 1,874 |
14- to re-elect Mrs J. de Moller as a director | Ordinary | 74,573,479 | 99.57% | 324,764 | 0.43% | 74,898,243 | 74.01% | 1,874 |
15- to re-elect Mr S.J. Neathercoat as a director | Ordinary | 70,424,422 | 94.14% | 4,381,287 | 5.86% | 74,805,709 | 73.92% | 94,408 |
16- to re-elect Mr S.G. Young as a director | Ordinary | 74,577,309 | 99.57% | 320,645 | 0.43% | 74,897,954 | 74.01% | 2,163 |
17- to re-appoint BDO LLP as independent auditor | Ordinary | 74,864,329 | 99.95% | 35,788 | 0.05% | 74,900,117 | 74.01% | 0 |
18- to authorise the directors to determine the independent auditor's remuneration | Ordinary | 74,717,971 | 99.95% | 34,974 | 0.05% | 74,752,945 | 73.87% | 147,172 |
19- to authorise the allotment of relevant securities | Ordinary | 71,657,434 | 98.32% | 1,220,895 | 1.68% | 72,878,329 | 72.01% | 2,021,788 |
20- to authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights | Special | 74,869,129 | 99.96% | 26,606 | 0.04% | 74,895,735 | 74.01% | 4,382 |
21- to authorise the company to exercise its power to purchase its own shares | Special | 74,847,644 | 99.93% | 52,273 | 0.07% | 74,899,917 | 74.01% | 200 |
22- to authorise the reduction of the notice period for General Meetings other than an Annual General Meeting | Special | 68,967,116 | 92.08% | 5,931,873 | 7.92% | 74,898,989 | 74.01% | 1,128 |
23- to authorise the introduction of the Derwent London plc Scrip Dividend Scheme | Ordinary | 74,894,696 | 100.00% | 3,513 | 0.00% | 74,898,209 | 74.01% | 1,908 |
Notes:
(i) Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included within the votes 'FOR' column.
(ii) A vote 'WITHHELD' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of percentages of the votes cast against a resolution.
(iii) There are 101,200,297 ordinary shares of 0.5p in issue.