6 Sep 2016 13:57
Imagination Technologies Group plc
(the "Company")
Result of the Annual General Meeting
The Company announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Tuesday 6 September 2016, as set out in the AGM Notice.
Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 20 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions; the results of the poll are as follows:
Resolution | Votes For* | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes | % of ISC | Votes** Withheld | |
1 | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts and the Report of the Directors and the auditors for the year ended 30 April 2016. | 183,299,544 | 98.16 | 3,444,617 | 1.84 | 186,744,161 | 66.73% | 88,031 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy. | 174,543,820 | 93.82 | 11,499,528 | 6.18 | 186,043,348 | 66.48% | 788,844 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Report on Remuneration. | 173,007,316 | 95.74 | 7,700,756 | 4.26 | 180,708,072 | 64.57% | 6,124,120 |
4 | To elect Guy Millward as a director. | 183,980,683 | 98.48 | 2,833,202 | 1.52 | 186,813,885 | 66.76% | 18,307 |
5 | To elect Nigel Toon as a director. | 186,746,336 | 99.96 | 65,981 | 0.04 | 186,812,317 | 66.76% | 19,875 |
6 | To re-elect Bert Nordberg as a director. | 171,957,128 | 92.05 | 14,852,962 | 7.95 | 186,810,090 | 66.75% | 22,102 |
7 | To re-elect Andrew Heath as a director. | 170,290,511 | 91.16 | 16,522,833 | 8.84 | 186,813,344 | 66.76% | 18,848 |
8 | To re-elect David Anderson as a director. | 185,676,543 | 99.46 | 1,000,331 | 0.54 | 186,676,874 | 66.71% | 155,318 |
9 | To re-elect Gilles Delfassy as a director. | 186,600,791 | 99.89 | 199,547 | 0.11 | 186,800,338 | 66.75% | 31,854 |
10 | To re-elect Kate Rock as a director. | 183,971,414 | 98.48 | 2,833,065 | 1.52 | 186,804,479 | 66.75% | 27,713 |
11 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors. | 181,655,174 | 97.27 | 5,094,717 | 2.73 | 186,749,891 | 66.73% | 82,301 |
12 | To authorise the auditors' remuneration for the year ended 30 April 2017. | 186,665,461 | 99.95 | 91,072 | 0.05 | 186,756,533 | 66.74% | 75,659 |
13 | To approve the rules of the Imagination Technologies Group plc 2016 Employee Share Plan. | 185,929,335 | 99.53 | 884,869 | 0.47 | 186,814,204 | 66.76% | 17,998 |
14 | To approve amendment of the Long-Term Incentive Plan. | 167,024,664 | 89.77 | 19,029,755 | 10.23 | 186,054,419 | 66.48% | 777,773 |
15 | To authorise the directors of the Company to allot shares. | 156,858,629 | 83.97 | 29,948,591 | 16.03 | 186,807,220 | 66.75% | 24,972 |
16 | To dis-apply pre-emption rights (1). | 186,461,117 | 99.83 | 313,623 | 0.17 | 186,774,740 | 66.74% | 57,452 |
17 | To dis-apply pre-emption rights (2). | 154,044,761 | 82.48 | 32,729,979 | 17.52 | 186,774,740 | 66.74% | 57,452 |
18 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares. | 184,117,116 | 98.56 | 2,691,235 | 1.44 | 186,808,351 | 66.75% | 23,841 |
19 | To authorise the calling of a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on 14 days' notice. | 182,948,466 | 97.94 | 3,847,666 | 2.06 | 186,796,132 | 66.75% | 36,060 |
20 | To adopt new Articles of Association. | 186,713,951 | 99.97 | 52,103 | 0.03 | 186,766,054 | 66.74% | 66,138 |
*Includes discretionary votes
**A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
At the record date for the meeting the total number of voting rights in the company was 279,847,227 shares of 10 pence each, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all resolutions.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority ('UKLA'), via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Guy Millward
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary
6 September 2016.