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At the ninety first Annual General Meeting of Helical Bar plc held on Tuesday 26 July 2011, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 1 July 2011 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:
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| Proxy Votes Received | |||||
| Resolution | For theResolutioni | % For | Against the Resolution | % Against | Total Votes Validly Cast | Votes Withheld[ii] |
1 | To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor thereon for the year ended 31 March 2011 | 97,588,240 | 98.54 | 1,441,517 | 1.46 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
2 | To declare a final dividend of 3.15 pence per 1p share | 99,017,275 | 99.99 | 12,482 | 0.01 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
3 | To re-elect Mr C.G.H. Weaver as a Director | 95,637,737 | 97.31 | 2,645,737 | 2.69 | 98,283,474 | 746,283 |
4 | To re-elect Mr M.E. Slade as a Director | 96,373,035 | 97.32 | 2,656,722 | 2.68 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
5 | To re-elect Mr N.G. McNair Scott as a Director | 96,370,695 | 97.31 | 2,659,062 | 2.69 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
6 | To re-elect Mr G.A. Kaye as a Director | 96,370,695 | 97.32 | 265,622 | 2.68 | 99,027,417 | 2,340 |
7 | To re-elect Mr M.C. Bonning-Snook as a Director | 96,370,695 | 97.31 | 2,659,062 | 2.69 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
8 | To re-elect Mr J.S. Pitman as a Director | 96,373,035 | 97.32 | 2,656,722 | 2.68 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
9 | To re-elect Mr A. R. Beevor as a Director | 69,905,282 | 70.91 | 28,674,689 | 29.09 | 98,579,971 | 449,786 |
10 | To re-elect Mr W.J. Weeks as a Director | 95,791,079 | 96.73 | 3,236,338 | 3.27 | 99,027,417 | 2,340 |
11 | To re-elect Mr A.E.G. Gulliford as a Director | 95,791,079 | 96.73 | 3,236,338 | 3.27 | 99,027,417 | 2,340 |
12 | To elect Mr D.C. Walker as a Director | 96,373,035 | 97.32 | 2,656,722 | 2.68 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
13 | To elect Mr M.K. O'Donnell as a Director | 96,852,120 | 97.80 | 2,175,297 | 2.20 | 99,027,417 | 2,340 |
14 | To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Independent Auditor | 97,589,801 | 98.55 | 1,439,956 | 1.45 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor | 97,590,840 | 98.55 | 1,438,917 | 1.45 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
16 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2011 | 70,093,748 | 83.19 | 14,167,537 | 16.81 | 84,261,285 | 14,768,472 |
17 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 if the Companies Act 2006 | 90,317,974 | 92.30 | 7,530,939 | 7.70 | 97,848,913 | 1,180,844 |
18 | To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006iii
| 98,998,412 | 99.97 | 31,345 | 0.03 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
19 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006iii | 99,027,037 | 100.00 | 2,720 | 0.00 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
20 | To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' noticeiii | 95,873,239 | 96.81 | 3,156,518 | 3.19 | 99,029,757 | 0 |
21 | To approve the Company's 2011 Executive Bonus Plan | 94,855,257 | 97.33 | 2,600,720 | 2.67 | 97,455,977 | 1,573,780 |
Notes to the Disclosure
As at the date of the meeting there were 118,137,522 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
i Includes discretionary votes
ii A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution
iii Special Resolution requires at least 75% of votes in favour
For further information please contact:
Timothy Murphy
Company Secretary
020 7629 0113