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21 April 2010 |
Hunting PLC
("Hunting" or "the Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Hunting PLC (LSE:HTG) announces that all resolutions at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today were duly passed.
Details of the proxy voting instructions, lodged at 10.30am on 19 April 2010, being 48 hours prior to the meeting, are set out below:
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Resolution |
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For |
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Discretion |
% |
Against |
% |
Votes Withheld |
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1 |
To receive the 2009 Annual Report |
95,998,771 |
98.79 |
53,176 |
0.05 |
1,124,740 |
1.05 |
1,022,433 |
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2 |
To approve the 2009 Remuneration Report |
94,876,186 |
98.82 |
53,177 |
0.06 |
1,082,203 |
2.28 |
2,187,553 |
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3 |
To re-elect John Hofmeister as a director |
97,616,360 |
99.51 |
53,176 |
0.05 |
431,847 |
0.10 |
97,738 |
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4 |
To re-elect John Nicholas as a director |
97,396,043 |
99.28 |
53,176 |
0.05 |
652,164 |
0.10 |
97,738 |
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5 |
To re-elect Richard Hunting as a director |
96,934,839 |
98.81 |
53,516 |
0.05 |
1,113,028 |
0.10 |
97,738 |
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6 |
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration |
93,867,260 |
96.87 |
56,113 |
0.06 |
2,972,467 |
1.35 |
1,303,278 |
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7 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
95,956,302 |
98.73 |
59,013 |
0.06 |
1,177,289 |
1.04 |
1,006,517 |
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8 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights |
97,996,638 |
99.90 |
73,742 |
0.08 |
28,063 |
0.10 |
100,678 |
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9 |
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares |
98,023,815 |
99.92 |
58,213 |
0.06 |
19,034 |
0.10 |
98,059 |
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10 |
To authorise amendments to the Articles of Association |
97,934,680 |
99.86 |
58,213 |
0.06 |
80,045 |
0.13 |
126,183 |
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11 |
To authorise 14 clear days' notice periods for General Meetings (other than an AGM) |
96,383,353 |
98.26 |
59,463 |
0.06 |
1,643,972 |
0.11 |
112,333 |
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A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
The total number of shares in issue as at 19 April 2010 was 132,216,351.
The total number of proxy votes cast, including 'Votes Withheld', was 98,199,118.
% of proxies cast was 74.3%.
Under Listing Rule 12.4.5, and following the passing of Resolution 9, the Company now has the authority to make market purchases of up to 14.99% of its issued ordinary share capital.
The Company confirms that in accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2 and 9.6.3, two copies of the resolutions relating to the special business at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection in the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, at:
Financial Services Authority
25 North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel: 0207 066 1000
For further information please contact:
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Hunting PLC Dennis Proctor, Chief Executive Peter Rose, Finance Director
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 0123 |
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Buchanan Communications Richard Darby Jeremy Garcia |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
Notes to Editors:
About Hunting PLC
Hunting PLC is an international energy services provider to the world's leading upstream oil and gas companies. Established in 1874, it is a fully listed public company traded on the London Stock Exchange. The Company maintains a corporate office in Houston and is headquartered in London. As well as the United Kingdom, the Company has principal operations in Canada, China, France, Holland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.
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