Last checked at 22 May 2009 15:17
Michael Page International plc announces that at today's Annual General Meeting, resolutions 1 to 7 and 9 to 12 were duly passed by shareholders. Resolution 8, to authorise the Directors to allot shares, was withdrawn prior to the meeting.
The result of the proxy voting on each resolution was as follows:
Meeting date: 22 May 2009
Number of cards (shareholders) at meeting date: 8
Issued share capital at meeting date: 322,482,102
Number of votes per share: One
Meeting type: AGM
| Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) | Shares For | Shares Discretionary | Shares Against | Shares Marked As Votes Withheld * | Poll Yes / No |
| 1. Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008 | 254,886,116 | - | 147,777 | - | No |
| 2. Declare a final dividend | 255,033,893 | - | - | - | No |
| 3. Re-elect Stephen Puckett as a Director | 254,407,150 | - | 626,743 | - | No |
| 4. Re-elect Hubert Reid as a Director | 254,137,912 | - | 895,981 | - | No |
| 5. Approve Directors Remuneration Report | 226,127,378 | - | 16,909,151 | 11,997,364 | No |
| 6. Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors | 254,051,297 | - | 982,096 | 500 | No |
| 7. To make political donations | 254,547,571 | - | 486,322 | - | No |
| 8. Allotment of Shares | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 254,936,582 | - | 97,311 | - | No |
| 10. Purchase of Own Shares | 250,923,294 | - | 2,149,568 | 1,961,031 | No |
| 11. Adopt new Articles of Association | 246,069,163 | - | 8,964,730 | - | No |
| 12. Notice periods for General Meetings | 246,069,163 | - | 8,964,730 | - | No |
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2 R and 9.6.3 R, two copies of Special Resolutions 9, 10, 11 and 12 have been forwarded to their Document Viewing Facility, as well as two copies of the revised Articles of Association, to:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel no: 020 7066 1000
In addition, following today's AGM, Mr. Stephen Box, a non-executive Director of the Company, retired from the Board with immediate effect.
Sir Adrian Montague, Chairman, commented, "On behalf of the Board I would like to take this opportunity to thank Stephen for his support and advice. He has played a valuable role in the success of Michael Page since its flotation in 2001."
This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11R.
Kelvin Stagg, Company Secretary