3 May 2011 13:59
3 May 2011
INMARSAT PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 3 May 2011
Inmarsat plc (the 'Company') announces that at its Annual General Meeting held on 3 May 2011 at 10am at 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 29 March 2011 were passed. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, a summary of the resolutions passed and details of the proxy votes received are detailed below.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.hemscott/nsm.do
Votes For | %* | Votes Against | %* | Votes Withheld | |
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | |||||
1) Receive 2010 Report and Accounts | 275,350,547 | 98.27 | 4,856,327 | 1.73 | 20,880 |
2) Approval of the 2010 Remuneration Report | 265,913,135 | 96.17 | 10,575,969 | 3.83 | 3,738,650 |
3) Declaration of Final Dividend | 280,010,153 | 100.00 | - | - | 217,601 |
4) Re-appointment of Andrew Sukawaty | 266,954,096 | 96.16 | 10,660,051 | 3.84 | 2,613,607 |
5) Re-appointment of Kathleen Flaherty | 279,743,178 | 99.83 | 475,068 | 0.17 | 9,508 |
6) Re-appointment of Admiral James Ellis Jr (Rtd) | 279,746,060 | 99.83 | 472,186 | 0.17 | 9,508 |
7) Re-appointment of Auditors | 265,587,878 | 95.01 | 13,962,459 | 4.99 | 677,417 |
8) Remuneration of Auditors | 223,850,807 | 92.84 | 17,257,448 | 7.16 | 39,119,499 |
9) Authority to make Political donations | 266,650,018 | 97.16 | 7,795,655 | 2.84 | 5,782,081 |
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS | |||||
10) Authority to call general meetings on 14 days notice | 258,739,806 | 92.34 | 21,471,041 | 7.66 | 17,057 |
11) Authority to allot shares | 252,257,481 | 96.25 | 9,841,464 | 3.75 | 18,128,809 |
12) Authority to issue shares for cash | 274,906,964 | 99.98 | 54,870 | 0.02 | 5,265,920 |
13) Authority to purchase own shares | 280,193,722 | 99.99 | 31,482 | 0.01 | 2,550 |
14) Authority to offer a scrip dividend scheme | 274,694,996 | 98.11 | 5,299,100 | 1.89 | 233,658 |
Notes:
* As a percentage of the aggregate of Votes For plus Votes Against (i.e. excluding Votes Withheld).
Alison Horrocks
Company Secretary
Inmarsat plc