7 May 2015 15:15
AGM Resolutions
At the company's annual general meeting held in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on 7 May 2015, Resolutions 1 to 18 were passed on a show of hands and Resolution 19 was passed on a poll. The total number of votes received on Resolution 19 was as follows:
| Number of Shares | % voting shares |
Votes in favour | 119,096,049 | 98.88% |
Votes against | 1,354,183 | 1.12% |
Votes withheld | 60,348 | - |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business 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 - 7 MAY 2015
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 | 120,442,654 | 547 | 99.90 | 79,607 | 75 | 0.07 | 36,064 | 2 | 0.03 | 29,083 | 2 | 0.02 |
2. | Annual statement by remco chairman and annual report on remuneration | 114,206,094 | 486 | 95.43 | 73,943 | 70 | 0.06 | 5,402,332 | 65 | 4.51 | 905,039 | 18 | 0.75 |
3. | Final dividend | 120,486,318 | 549 | 99.93 | 76,868 | 74 | 0.06 | 922 | 2 | 0.01 | 23,300 | 1 | 0.02 |
4. | Reappointment of Robert Anderson | 119,920,962 | 539 | 99.47 | 76,910 | 74 | 0.06 | 564,813 | 10 | 0.47 | 24,723 | 4 | 0.02 |
5. | Reappointment of Peter Crook | 120,022,805 | 541 | 99.56 | 77,089 | 75 | 0.06 | 462,791 | 8 | 0.38 | 24,723 | 4 | 0.02 |
6. | Reappointment of Andrew Fisher | 120,022,805 | 542 | 99.56 | 77,089 | 75 | 0.06 | 462,774 | 7 | 0.38 | 24,723 | 4 | 0.02 |
7. | Reappointment of Alison Halsey | 119,921,371 | 539 | 99.47 | 76,910 | 74 | 0.06 | 564,404 | 10 | 0.47 | 24,723 | 4 | 0.02 |
8. | Reappointment of Malcolm Le May | 119,829,207 | 537 | 99.40 | 76,910 | 74 | 0.06 | 656,568 | 12 | 0.54 | 24,723 | 4 | 0.02 |
9. | Reappointment of Stuart Sinclair | 119,829,169 | 538 | 99.40 | 76,910 | 74 | 0.06 | 656,606 | 11 | 0.54 | 24,723 | 4 | 0.02 |
10. | Reappointment of Manjit Wolstenholme | 120,074,193 | 540 | 99.59 | 78,383 | 76 | 0.07 | 410,109 | 8 | 0.34 | 24,723 | 4 | 0.02 |
11. | Reappointment of auditors | 119,639,908 | 534 | 99.23 | 82,634 | 78 | 0.07 | 840,789 | 14 | 0.7 | 24,077 | 4 | 0.02 |
12. | Remuneration of auditors | 118,997,047 | 531 | 98.70 | 82,634 | 78 | 0.07 | 1,484,177 | 26 | 1.23 | 23,550 | 2 | 0.02 |
13. | Authority to make political donations | 119,573,978 | 449 | 99.34 | 82,378 | 75 | 0.07 | 713,554 | 95 | 0.59 | 217,498 | 14 | 0.18 |
14. | Authority for directors to allot shares | 120,373,752 | 520 | 99.85 | 82,547 | 77 | 0.07 | 100,623 | 26 | 0.08 | 30,486 | 11 | 0.03 |
15. | To approve the rules of the 2015 LTIS | 113,950,013 | 483 | 94.81 | 82,834 | 79 | 0.07 | 6,148,151 | 58 | 5.12 | 406,410 | 21 | 0.34 |
16. | Authority for company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution) | 120,384,776 | 529 | 99.85 | 82,251 | 77 | 0.07 | 95,425 | 17 | 0.08 | 24,956 | 6 | 0.02 |
17. | Power to allot shares for cash and disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution) | 120,417,608 | 502 | 99.89 | 84,128 | 80 | 0.07 | 48,192 | 35 | 0.04 | 37,480 | 17 | 0.03 |
18. | Notice for a general meeting (Special Resolution) | 116,395,964 | 505 | 96.55 | 78,336 | 77 | 0.06 | 4,089,374 | 57 | 3.39 | 23,734 | 4 | 0.02 |
19. | To approve a variable pay cap of 200% of salary for Remuneration Code Staff | 119,003,933 | 483 | 98.80 | 90,776 | 82 | 0.08 | 1,350,933 | 44 | 1.12 | 63,598 | 23 | 0.05 |
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 = 120,587,408
3. Total number of valid proxies returned = 624
4. Total number of shares in issue = 146,953,696