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26 Apr 2013 16:18
AGM STATEMENT
Johnston Press plc (the "Company") - Results of Annual General Meeting.
Annual General Meeting - 26 April 2013
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at the Balmoral Hotel, Princes Street, Edinburgh on 26 April 2013, the following resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The table below shows the proxy votes received up to 48 hours before the time of the Annual General Meeting by the Company's Registrars, Computershare Investor Services plc:-
|
Resolution |
For Incl Discretionary |
Against |
Votes Withheld | TOTAL excl votes withheld |
% For |
1 | To receive the Accounts for the period ended 29 December 2012 and the reports on the Directors and Auditors thereon
| 416,569,307 | 9,368 | 34,245 | 416,578,675 | 100 |
2 | To receive the Directors' Remuneration Report for period to 29 December 2012
| 387,374,732 | 28,088,970 | 1,136,233 | 415,463,702 | 93.24 |
3 | To re-elect I Russell as a Director of the Company
| 413,237,532 | 219,089 | 3,156,299 | 413,456,621 | 99.95 |
4 | To re-elect A Highfield as a Director of the Company
| 416,357,409 | 240,976 | 9,691 | 416,598,385 | 99.94 |
5 | To re-elect G Murray as a Director of the Company
| 416,371,198 | 234,831 | 6,891 | 416,606,029 | 99.94 |
6 | To re-elect M Pain as a Director of the Company
| 416,388,554 | 217,475 | 6,891 | 416,606,029 | 99.95 |
7 | To re-elect K Aamot as a Director of the Company
| 413,236,604 | 218,017 | 3,158,299 | 413,454,621 | 99.95 |
8 | To re-elect G Iddison as a Director of the Company
| 416,391,107 | 214,922 | 6,891 | 416,606,029 | 99.95 |
9 | To re-elect A R Marshall as a Director of the Company
| 414,640,980 | 1,965,049 | 6,891 | 416,606,029 | 99.53 |
10 | To re-elect C Rhodes as a Director of the Company
| 413,218,676 | 225,078 | 3,169,166 | 413,443,754 | 99.95 |
11 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP, Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, as auditors of the Company
| 411,269,862 | 2,181,369 | 3,157,689 | 413,451,231 | 99.47 |
12 | To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors
| 416,083,859 | 179,457 | 349,604 | 416,263,316 | 99.96 |
13 | To amend the terms of the Johnston Press Employee Share Trust
| 416,074,424 | 493,626 | 44,870 | 416,568,050 | 99.88 |
14 | To authorise the Directors to allot securities in the Company
| 416,055,238 | 513,840 | 43,842 | 416,569,078 | 99.88 |
15 | Special Resolution - To renew for a further year the Directors' authority to allot equity securities in certain circumstances
| 416,190,503 | 387,056 | 35,361 | 416,577,559 | 99.91 |
16 | Special Resolution - To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
| 416,422,213 | 93,012 | 97,695 | 416,515,225 | 99.98 |
17 | Special Resolution - To call General Meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on not less than 14 days' notice
| 414,958,467 | 1,633,972 | 20,481 | 416,592,439 | 99.61 |
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules, copies of resolutions 13 to 17 will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism (www.hemscott.com/nsm.do).
Contact
Peter McCall
Company Secretary
0131 225 3361
26 April 2013
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