4 May 2010 12:16
4 May 2010
INMARSAT PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 4 May 2010
Inmarsat plc (the 'Company') announces that at its Annual General Meeting held on 4 May 2010 at 10am at 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 30 March 2010 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, two copies of the resolutions passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting have been lodged today with the UK Listing Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility.
Votes For | %* | Votes Against | %* | Votes Withheld | |
1 - Receive Report and Accounts 2009 | 251,758,047 | 97.565 | 6,282,675 | 2.435 | 196,164 |
2 - Approval of the Remuneration Report 2009 | 200,680,728 | 79.065 | 53,137,403 | 20.935 | 4,419,055 |
3 - Re-appointment of Auditors | 250,187,424 | 97.305 | 6,929,352 | 2.695 | 1,120,110 |
4 - Remuneration of Auditors | 245,014,714 | 98.123 | 4,687,492 | 1.877 | 8,534,681 |
5 - Appointment of Mrs Janice Obuchowski | 257,983,938 | 99.955 | 117,117 | 0.045 | 136,132 |
6 - Re-appointment of Sir Bryan Carsberg | 254,446,978 | 98.584 | 3,654,077 | 1.416 | 136,132 |
7 - Re-appointment of Stephen Davidson | 249,789,291 | 97.618 | 6,096,058 | 2.382 | 2,351,837 |
8 - Re-appointment of John Rennocks | 250,494,293 | 97.893 | 5,391,056 | 2.107 | 2,351,837 |
9 - Authority to make political donations ** | 248,902,131 | 99.315 | 1,715,946 | 0.685 | 7,619,109 |
10 - Authority to call general meetings on 14 days notice ** | 248,668,213 | 96.344 | 9,436,823 | 3.656 | 131,851 |
11 - Adoption of new Articles of Association ** | 253,048,605 | 98.892 | 2,835,206 | 1.108 | 2,353,375 |
12 - Authority to allot shares ** | 239,897,583 | 98.673 | 3,225,595 | 1.327 | 15,113,708 |
13 - Authority to issue shares for cash ** | 258,062,341 | 99.984 | 40,459 | 0.016 | 134,087 |
14 - Authority to purchase own shares ** | 258,086,067 | 99.993 | 16,756 | 0.007 | 134,064 |
Notes:
* As a percentage of the aggregate of Votes For plus Votes Against (i.e. excluding Votes Withheld).
** Resolutions passed other than those concerning ordinary business.
Alison Horrocks
Company Secretary
Inmarsat plc