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Result of AGM

20 May 2016 15:40

RNS Number : 9145Y
Merlin Entertainments plc
20 May 2016
 

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC

Annual General Meeting

held at Safari Hotel, Chessington World of Adventures

Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2NE

on Thursday 19 May 2016 at 11.00 am.

 

RESULTS OF POLL

The Merlin Entertainments plc Annual General Meeting was held at Safari Hotel, Chessington World of Adventures, Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2NE on Thursday 19 May 2016 at 11.00 am. In line with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each Resolution proposed at the Meeting. Each Resolution was passed and the results of the poll on each Resolution are set out below:

RESOLUTION

* VOTESFOR

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

VOTESTOTAL

% of ISC VOTED

** VOTES WITHHELD

1

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 26 December 2015.

869,725,610

99.74

2,290,590

0.26

872,016,200

86.01

117,898

2

To declare a final dividend of 4.4 pence per share in respect of the year ended 26 December 2015.

872,043,647

100.00

144

0.00

872,043,791

86.01

90,307

3

To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration in the Annual Report and Accounts.

840,513,956

96.39

31,500,900

3.61

872,014,856

86.01

119,241

4

To re-elect Sir John Sunderland as a Director of the Company.

835,733,207

99.78

1,868,654

0.22

837,601,861

82.61

34,532,237

5

To re-elect Nick Varney as a Director of the Company.

870,138,985

99.79

1,869,909

0.21

872,008,894

86.00

125,204

6

To re-elect Andrew Carr as a Director of the Company.

870,008,555

99.78

1,876,232

0.22

871,884,787

85.99

249,311

7

To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director of the Company.

870,427,184

99.82

1,579,583

0.18

872,006,767

86.00

127,331

 

RESOLUTION

* VOTESFOR

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

VOTESTOTAL

% of ISC VOTED

** VOTES WITHHELD

8

To re-elect Ken Hydon as a Director of the Company.

835,699,929

99.77

1,899,583

0.23

837,599,512

82.61

34,534,586

9

To re-elect Fru Hazlitt as a Director of the Company.

870,434,301

99.82

1,579,608

0.18

872,013,909

86.01

120,189

10

To re-elect Søren Sørensen as a Director of the Company.

869,496,545

99.71

2,514,197

0.29

872,010,742

86.00

123,356

11

To re-elect Trudy Rautio as a Director of the Company.

870,434,326

99.82

1,579,583

0.18

872,013,909

86.01

120,189

12

To re-elect Yun (Rachel) Chiang as a Director of the Company.

871,921,766

99.99

92,143

0.01

872,013,909

86.01

120,189

13

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company.

856,791,615

98.27

15,101,737

1.73

871,893,352

85.99

240,745

14

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors.

861,349,432

98.79

10,554,337

1.21

871,903,769

85.99

230,329

15

That the Company be authorised to make political donations and expenditure.

863,704,860

99.52

4,123,416

0.48

867,828,276

85.59

4,305,822

16

That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares.

849,701,457

97.75

19,527,348

2.25

869,228,805

85.73

2,905,293

17 ***

To empower the Directors to allot equity securities under Section 570 of the Companies Act 2006.

808,278,408

96.50

29,301,455

3.50

837,579,863

82.61

34,554,234

18 ***

That a General Meeting, other than an Annual General Meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

836,239,184

96.32

31,927,389

3.68

868,166,573

85.63

3,967,525

 

Notes:

* Includes discretionary votes received.

** A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes For or Against a Resolution.

*** Indicates a Special Resolution.

 

This Announcement is available for viewing on the Company's website, www.merlinentertainments.biz/shareholder-meetings.

 

In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the Resolutions passed by Merlin Entertainments plc shareholders have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

 

Further enquiries:

 

Matthew Jowett

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Merlin Entertainments plc

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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