Last checked at 21 May 2008 10:58
Results of Annual General Meeting
Macfarlane Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 20 May 2008 were duly passed by shareholders.
The resolutions were as set out on the notice of meeting, copies of which have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and are available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London El 4 5HS (Tel No 020 7676 1000).
Total number of shares in issue: 115,019,000. Proxy appointments were received from shareholders of 49,706,450 amounting to 43.2% of the issued share capital.
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands and the following levels of proxy appointments were received up to 48 hours before the time of the meeting:
| Resolution | For/ Discretion (cast in favour) | Against | Total proxy votes cast | ||
| No. | % of total | No. | % of total | No. | |
| 1, Adoption of accounts | 40,557,410 | 99,99% | 1,182 | 0.01% | 40,558,592 |
| 2. Approval of remuneration report | 40,471,436 | 99.85% | 60,201 | 0.15% | 40,531,637 |
| 3. Declaration of final dividend | 40,559,901 | 81.60% | 9,145,049 | 18.4% | 49,704,950 |
| 4. Re-elect K.D. Mellor | 40,522,059 | 99.93% | 27,298 | 0.07% | 40,549,357 |
| 5. Re-elect G.H. Casey | 40,519,620 | 99.92% | 32,031 | 0.08% | 40,551,651 |
| 6. Re-appointment of auditors | 40,542,594 | 99.96% | 14,807 | 0.04% | 40,557,401 |
| 7. Authority to allot shares for cash | 40,446,146 | 81.40% | 9,244,132 | 18.6% | 49,690,278 |
| 8. Approve new articles | 40,526,513 | 99,95% | 18,307 | 0.05% | 40,544,820 |
| 9. Approve new articles effective from 1 October 2008 | 40,525,519 | 99.96% | 15,785 | 0.04% | 40,541,304 |
| 10. Authority for the company to purchase its own shares | 40,496,868 | 81.49% | 9,196,325 | 18.51% | 49,693,193 |
| 11. Authority for political donations up to £50,000 | 39,507,197 | 79.51% | 10,179,400 | 20.49% | 49,686,597 |