9 May 2013 12:35
AGM Resolutions
At the company's annual general meeting held in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on 9 May 2013, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Copies of the relevant resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
A summary of the proxies cast in respect of each resolution is set out below.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Emma G Versluys
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: 01274 351351 extension 1034
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 9 MAY 2013
Summary of proxy cards returned
IN FAVOUR | AT PROXY'S DISCRETION | AGAINST | WITHHELD | ||||||||||
Number of Shares | Number of Holders | % voting shares | Number of shares | Number of Holders | % voting shares | Number of shares | Number of Holders | % voting shares | Number of shares | Number of holders | % total shares voted and withheld | ||
RESOLUTION | |||||||||||||
1. | Report and accounts | 112,044,322 | 515
| 99.87
| 107,029
| 88
| 0.10
| 28,993
| 6
| 0.03
| 250
| 1
| 0.00 |
2. | Directors' remuneration report | 111,393,785
| 455
| 99.41
| 107,435
| 85
| 0.10
| 549,773
| 62
| 0.49
| 129,601
| 13
| 0.11 |
3. | Final dividend | 112,073,322
| 522
| 99.89
| 106,580
| 85
| 0.10
| 442
| 2
| 0.01
| 250
| 1
| 0.00 |
4. | Appointment of Stuart Sinclair | 111,544,350
| 504
| 99.44
| 105,277
| 86
| 0.09
| 526,891
| 19
| 0.47
| 4,076
| 5
| 0.00 |
5. | Reappointment of John van Kuffeler | 107,517,592
| 489
| 96.65
| 105,441
| 87
| 0.09
| 3,621,219
| 41
| 3.26
| 936,342
| 11
| 0.83 |
6. | Reappointment of Robert Anderson | 110,512,142
| 497
| 98.52
| 105,277
| 86
| 0.09
| 1,560,001
| 28
| 1.39
| 3,174
| 6
| 0.00 |
7. | Reappointment of Peter Crook | 109,838,543
| 496
| 97.92
| 105,441
| 87
| 0.09
| 2,233,436
| 30
| 1.99
| 3,174
| 6
| 0.00 |
8. | Reappointment of Andrew Fisher | 110,435,491
| 500
| 98.45
| 105,441
| 87
| 0.09
| 1,636,488
| 24
| 1.46
| 3,174
| 6
| 0.00 |
9. | Reappointment of Christopher Gillespie | 110,433,219
| 499
| 98.45
| 105,441
| 87
| 0.09
| 1,638,760
| 25
| 1.46
| 3,174
| 6
| 0.00 |
10. | Reappointment of Manjit Wolstenholme | 110,510,650
| 496
| 98.52
| 106,451
| 86
| 0.09
| 1,558,874
| 27
| 1.39
| 4,619
| 8
| 0.00 |
11. | Appointment of auditors | 111,541,312
| 505
| 99.43
| 111,028
| 90
| 0.10
| 526,681
| 14
| 0.47
| 1,573
| 3
| 0.00 |
12. | Remuneration of auditors | 111,522,101
| 504
| 99.41
| 111,197
| 91
| 0.10
| 545,408
| 13
| 0.49
| 1,888
| 5
| 0.00 |
13. | Authority to make political donations | 111,528,229
| 409
| 99.57
| 113,415
| 87
| 0.10
| 364,516
| 107
| 0.33
| 174,434
| 11
| 0.15 |
14. | Authority for directors to allot shares | 111,852,677
| 478
| 99.71
| 109,296
| 90
| 0.10
| 214,020
| 37
| 0.19
| 4,601
| 9
| 0.00 |
15. | Approval of 2013 PSP rules | 110,089,954
| 465
| 98.25
| 107,915
| 88
| 0.10
| 1,846,047
| 49
| 1.65
| 136,678
| 17
| 0.12 |
16. | Approval of 2013 SAYE rules | 111,616,007
| 483
| 99.51
| 107,995
| 89
| 0.10 | 442,793
| 28
| 0.39
| 13,799
| 15
| 0.01 |
17. | Approval of 2013 SIP rules | 112,009,744
| 480
| 99.86
| 109,316
| 89
| 0.10
| 50,019
| 26
| 0.04
| 11,515
| 15
| 0.01 |
18. | Authority for company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution) | 111,101,983
| 495
| 99.63
| 108,717
| 88
| 0.10
| 306,244
| 27
| 0.27
| 663,650
| 6
| 0.59 |
19. | Power to allot shares for cash (Special Resolution) | 111,992,005
| 473
| 99.84
| 109,985
| 91
| 0.10
| 64,828
| 34
| 0.06
| 13,776
| 13
| 0.01 |
20. | Notice for a general meeting (Special Resolution) | 108,485,850
| 481
| 96.71
| 108,719
| 89
| 0.10
| 3,582,944
| 52
| 3.19
| 3,080
| 5
| 0.00 |
Notes:
1. Percentage of voting shares is the percentage of shares voted and excludes shares on which votes were withheld
2. Total number of shares voted = 112,180,594
3. Total number of valid proxies returned = 610
4. Total number of shares in issue = 138,971,505