1 Mar 2018 11:56
INDEPENDENT NEWS AND MEDIA PLC
Result of Extraordinary General Meeting and Board Appointments
Ticker: (Bloomberg) INM.ID/INM.LN and (Reuters) INME.I/INME.L
Dublin/London, 1 March 2018: Independent News & Media PLC (the "Company") announces that all resolutions proposed at its Extraordinary General Meeting (the "EGM") held earlier today at The Alex Hotel, 41-47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland were passed by shareholders.
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The results of the votes are set out below.
Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Total Votes | Votes Withheld | Total (Inc. Withheld) | |||
Number | % | Number | % | Number | Number | Number | ||
(1) To elect Mr. John Bateson as a Director | 651,541,907 | 99.96% | 232,422 | 0.04% | 651,774,329 | 31,942 | 651,806,271 | |
(2) To elect Ms. Fionnuala Duggan as a Director | 651,551,616 | 99.97% | 222,713 | 0.03% | 651,774,329 | 31,942 | 651,806,271 | |
(3) To elect Mr. Murdoch MacLennan as a Director | 651,633,595 | 99.98% | 140,734 | 0.02% | 651,774,329 | 31,942 | 651,806,271 | |
(4) To elect Mr. Seamus Taaffe as a Director | 651,538,682 | 99.96% | 235,647 | 0.04% | 651,774,329 | 31,942 | 651,806,271 | |
Notes:
1. The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. It should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" or in the Total Votes shown.
2. The total number of ordinary shares eligible to vote was 1,386,547,375.
The full text of the Resolutions was included in the Circular (including notice of EGM) sent to shareholders on 06 February 2018, available on the Company's website, http://www.inmplc.com/investor-relations/.
Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement will have the same meanings given to them within the Circular.
In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the Resolutions passed at the EGM have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at the following locations:
Companies Announcement OfficeIrish Stock Exchange28 Anglesea StreetDublin 2Ireland
And
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Board Appointments
Following the passing of all Resolutions at the EGM, Mr. John Bateson, Ms. Fionnuala Duggan, Mr. Murdoch MacLennan and Mr. Seamus Taaffe have each been appointed as a Director of the Company, effective immediately.
The Company hereby makes the following additional disclosures in respect of Mr. Bateson, Ms. Duggan, Mr. MacLennan and Mr. Taaffe in compliance with Rule 6.6.7 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange and Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.
Mr. John Bateson
The following are the directorships in other publicly quoted companies which Mr. Bateson holds or has held in the past five years:
Datalex PLC (current - from November 2006 to date)
Aerte PLC (from July 1997 to January 2015)
Paysafe Group PLC (from January 2009 to July 2014)
Mr. Seamus Taaffe
The following are the directorships in other publicly quoted companies which Mr. Taaffe holds or has held in the past five years:
Total Produce Plc (current - from October 2012 to date).
The Company hereby confirms that there are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 6.6.7 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange and Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority in relation to the above appointments.
ENDS
1 March 2018
Mary Gallagher
Company Secretary
Independent News & Media PLC
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