19 Jul 2012 14:04
KCOM GROUP PLC
RESULTS OF 2012 AGM
19.07.2012
KCOM Group PLC (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 11am today, 19 July 2012, at KC Stadium, Hull, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of AGM were passed on a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 12 were proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 16 were proposed as special resolutions.
Copies of the resolutions concerning items of special business (being resolutions 12 to 16) have been sent to the National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do and will shortly be available for inspection.
The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 19 July 2012 was 516,603,910.
Resolution | No. of votes 'In favour' (%) | No. of votes 'Against' (%) | Total no. of votes cast (% of issued share capital) | Withheld* |
1. To receive and approve the Company's accounts and reports | 358,777,519 (99.98%) | 57,243 (0.02%) | 358,834,762 (69.46%) | 54,835 |
2. To receive and approve the Remuneration Report | 354,432,489 (98.88%) | 4,018,249 (1.12%) | 358,450,738 (69.39%) | 438,858 |
3. To declare a final dividend | 358,826,526 (99.99%) | 23,721 (0.01%) | 358,850,247 (69.46%) | 38,006 |
4. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor | 357,954,691 (99.77%) | 842,948 (0.23%) | 358,797,639 (69.45%) | 92,846 |
5. To authorise the directors to fix the auditor's remuneration | 358,493,697 (99.93%) | 251,239 (0.07%) | 358,744,936 (69.44%) | 144,661 |
6. To re-elect Bill Halbert as a director | 275,953,013 (86.87%) | 41,723,965 (13.13%) | 317,676,978 (61.49%) | 41,212,617 |
7. To re-elect Graham Holden as a director | 355,033,591 (98.97%) | 3,697,345 (1.03%) | 358,730,936 (69.44%) | 158,217 |
8. To re-elect Tony Illsley as a director | 354,973,082 (98.97%) | 3,698,757 (1.03%) | 358,671,839 (69.43%) | 218,646 |
9. To re-elect Paul Simpson as a director | 355,111,547 (98.99%) | 3,617,679 (1.01%) | 358,729,226 (69.44%) | 161,259 |
10. To re-elect Martin Towers as a director | 355,060,221 (98.98%) | 3,657,870 (1.02%) | 358,718,091 (69.44%) | 172,394 |
11. To re-elect Kevin Walsh as a director | 355,057,124 (98.97%) | 3,698,210 (1.03%) | 358,755,334 (69.44%) | 135,151 |
12. To authorise the directors to allot shares | 324,155,079 (91.44%) | 30,361,855 (8.56%) | 354,516,934 (68.62%) | 4,373,551 |
13. To disapply pre-emption rights | 357,919,434 (99.82%) | 628,141 (0.18%) | 358,547,575 (69.40%) | 314,910 |
14. To authorise the directors to make market purchases of the Company's own shares | 358,300,296 (99.89%) | 378,533 (0.11%) | 358,678,829 (69.43%) | 211,656 |
15. To approve the rules of the KCOM Long-Term Incentive Plan | 353,624,000 (99.49%) | 1,801,765 (0.51%) | 355,425,765 (68.80%) | 3,464,719 |
16. To approve general meeting (other than AGMs) being called on at least 14 clear days notice | 342,191,937 (95.39%) | 16,545,434 (4.61%) | 358,737,371 (69.44%) | 153,114 |
* 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" the resolution.
In the event of any queries, please contact Will Chalk on +44 (0)161 934 6429.