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Intertek Group plc - Summary of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Intertek Group plc was held at The Westbury Hotel, Conduit Street, Mayfair, London W1S 2YF on Thursday 17 May 2012, at 1.00 pm, documents having been dispatched to shareholders on 20 March 2012 and also placed on the Company's website, www.intertek.com.
Following questions, all resolutions were passed by the requisite majority on a poll. The results of the poll are as follows:
VOTES FOR | % votes cast FOR1 | VOTES AGAINST | % votes cast AGAINST | TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST1. 2. 3 | % ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL | VOTES WITHHELD2 | |
1. To Receive the Report and Accounts | 127,089,640 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 127,089,640 | 79.06% | 31,727 |
2. To Approve the Remuneration Report | 115,597,731 | 95.70% | 5,191,104 | 4.30% | 120,788,835 | 75.14% | 6,332,529 |
3. To Approve the Payment of a Final Dividend | 127,089,640 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 127,089,640 | 79.06% | 31,727 |
4. To elect Sir David Reid | 125,124,206 | 99.33% | 847,048 | 0.67% | 125,971,254 | 78.36% | 1,150,112 |
5. To re-elect Edward Astle | 126,777,042 | 99.75% | 311,571 | 0.25% | 127,088,613 | 79.06% | 32,754 |
6. To re-elect Alan Brown | 126,806,140 | 99.78% | 282,473 | 0.22% | 127,088,613 | 79.06% | 32,754 |
7. To re-elect Wolfhart Hauser | 126,795,338 | 99.77% | 294,302 | 0.23% | 127,089,640 | 79.06% | 31,727 |
8. To re-elect Christopher Knight | 126,457,759 | 99.53% | 600,854 | 0.47% | 127,058,613 | 79.04% | 62,754 |
9. To re-elect Lloyd Pitchford | 125,658,686 | 98.87% | 1,430,954 | 1.13% | 127,089,640 | 79.06% | 31,727 |
10. To re-elect Michael Wareing | 126,475,582 | 99.52% | 614,058 | 0.48% | 127,089,640 | 79.06% | 31,727 |
11. Re-appoint KPMG as Auditors | 125,388,080 | 98.98% | 1,286,347 | 1.02% | 126,674,427 | 78.80% | 446,939 |
12. To Authorise the Auditors' Remuneration | 126,117,060 | 99.23% | 972,579 | 0.77% | 127,089,639 | 79.06% | 31,727 |
13. Authority to Allot New Shares | 105,809,766 | 84.64% | 19,194,571 | 15.36% | 125,004,337 | 77.76% | 2,117,029 |
14. Political Donations | 126,101,827 | 99.25% | 954,781 | 0.75% | 127,056,608 | 79.04% | 64,759 |
15. Dis-application of Pre-emption Rights | 127,081,244 | 99.99% | 8,396 | 0.01% | 127,089,640 | 79.06% | 31,727 |
16. Authority to Purchase Own Shares | 126,873,996 | 99.83% | 215,644 | 0.17% | 127,089,640 | 79.06% | 31,727 |
17. Notice Period for General Meetings | 110,747,769 | 87.14% | 16,341,870 | 12.86% | 127,089,639 | 79.06% | 31,727 |
Notes:
1. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution
3. The number of ordinary shares in issue at 6.00pm on 15 May 2012 was 160,758,232, of which the Total Voting Rights figure was 160.758,232.
Fiona Evans, Group Company Secretary
17 May 2012