28 Jan 2016 16:01
28 January 2016
ITE Group Plc (the 'Company')
ANNOUNCEMNT OF RESULTS OF AGM
The Annual General Meeting of ITE Group plc was held at 12 noon on
Thursday 28 January 2016. All resolutions were passed on a show of hands at the meeting.
The results of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are reported below:
Resolution | For* | Against | Votes Withheld** |
1. Receive the Report and Accounts 2015. | 202,401,777 | 1,114 | 385,100 |
2. Declaration of final dividend. | 202,402,891 | 0 | 385,100 |
3. Re-election of Sharon Baylay as a Director. | 202,401,891 | 1,000 | 385,100 |
4. Re-election of Neil England as a Director. | 202,402,891 | 0 | 385,100 |
5. Re-election of Linda Jenson as a Director. | 202,401,891 | 1,000 | 385,100 |
6. Re-election of Stephen Puckett as a Director. | 202,123,677 | 279,214 | 385,100 |
7. Re-election of Marco Sodi as a Director. | 202,291,576 | 111,315 | 385,100 |
8. Re-election of Russell Taylor as a Director. | 202,401,777 | 1,114 | 385,100 |
9. Re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company. | 198,688,607 | 3,701,961 | 397,423 |
10. Authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration. | 202,390,257 | 311 | 397,423 |
11. Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 September 2014. | 202,113,952 | 283,253 | 390,786 |
12. Renew the Directors' authority to allot shares. | 193,528,756 | 8,868,449 | 390,786 |
13. To authorise the Board to implement a SCRIP Dividend Programme | 202,396,105 | 1,100 | 390,786 |
14. To disapply pre-emption rights in certain circumstances. | 178,284,927 | 24,112,134 | 390,930 |
15. To disapply pre-emption rights in respect of an allotment of equity securities in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment. | 162,088,992 | 30,993,798 | 9,705,201 |
16. Renew the Company's authority to make market purchase of its own shares. | 202,398,785 | 3,411 | 385,795 |
17. Authorise General Meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 clears days' notice. | 165,908,577 | 36,494,313 | 385,100 |
The Company's issued share capital at 26 January 2016 was 256,973,631 ordinary shares. Proxy appointments appointing the Chairman of the meeting were received from shareholders of 202,787,991 shares representing 78.91% of the issued share capital.
* Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion
** A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
A copy of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Anneka Milham
Company Secretary - ITE Group Plc
Tel: 020 7596 5139