13 May 2014 14:44
Interserve Plc
Result of Annual General Meeting
Interserve Plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company, duly convened and held today at the offices of Ashurst LLP, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street, London EC2A 2HA, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 28 March 2014 were passed on a show of hands.
Details of the proxy votes received by the Company prior to the AGM are set out below:-
Resolution | For | Against | Discretionary | Total Shares Voted | For/ Discretionary as % of Total Shares Voted | Votes Withheld* |
1. Accounts | 94,648,650 | 595 | 195,956 | 94,845,201 | 100.00 | 86,745 |
2. Dividend | 94,722,384 | 631 | 193,383 | 94,916,398 | 100.00 | 15,548 |
3. Directors' Remuneration Policy | 92,855,984 | 1,697,625 | 203,446 | 94,757,055 | 98.21 | 174,890 |
4. Annual Report on Remuneration | 93,578,263 | 975,177 | 197,688 | 94,751,128 | 98.97 | 180,818 |
5. Re-elect Lord Blackwell | 87,651,892 | 6,529,301 | 194,420 | 94,375,613 | 93.08 | 556,332 |
6. Re-elect Mr L G Cullen | 94,143,778 | 345,865 | 193,710 | 94,683,353 | 99.63 | 248,592 |
7. Re-elect Mr S L Dance | 93,179,034 | 1,535,554 | 202,460 | 94,917,048 | 98.38 | 14,898 |
8. Re-elect Miss A K Fahy | 94,370,069 | 350,572 | 193,310 | 94,913,951 | 99.63 | 17,995 |
9. Re-elect Mr T P Haywood | 93,187,839 | 1,535,499 | 193,710 | 94,917,048 | 98.38 | 14,898 |
10. Re-elect Mr K L Ludeman | 94,368,845 | 351,396 | 193,710 | 94,913,951 | 99.63 | 17,995 |
11. Re-elect Mr B A Melizan | 93,183,217 | 1,540,716 | 193,115 | 94,917,048 | 98.38 | 14,898 |
12. Re-elect Mr A M Ringrose | 86,577,953 | 8,146,507 | 192,588 | 94,917,048 | 91.42 | 14,898 |
13. Re-elect Mr D I Sutherland | 88,643,501 | 6,076,956 | 196,591 | 94,917,048 | 93.60 | 14,898 |
14. Re-elect Mr D A Thorpe | 93,992,975 | 723,385 | 196,591 | 94,912,951 | 99.24 | 18,995 |
15. Appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP | 94,576,497 | 146,629 | 196,600 | 94,919,726 | 99.85 | 12,220 |
16. Auditors' remuneration | 94,640,120 | 82,613 | 195,563 | 94,918,296 | 99.91 | 13,650 |
17. Political donations | 94,214,137 | 494,797 | 202,071 | 94,911,005 | 99.48 | 20,941 |
18. Allot shares | 92,849,566 | 1,870,266 | 197,984 | 94,917,816 | 98.03 | 14,130 |
19. Pre-emption rights** | 94,542,556 | 171,153 | 199,360 | 94,913,069 | 99.82 | 18,877 |
20. Purchase of own shares** | 94,607,077 | 95,861 | 196,610 | 94,899,548 | 99.90 | 32,398 |
21. Amend Articles of Association** | 94,679,731 | 31,096 | 200,790 | 94,911,617 | 99.97 | 20,329 |
22. Notice of general meetings** | 87,225,143 | 7,475,162 | 200,112 | 94,900,417 | 92.12 | 31,529 |
* 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' a resolution.
**Special Resolution
The percentage of votes cast excludes votes withheld. The issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the AGM was 143,908,962 ordinary shares of 10p each.
Copies of the resolutions passed as Special Business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Trevor Bradbury
Group Secretary
13 May 2014