Last checked at 16 Oct 2014 12:29
The Rank Group Plc - 2014 Annual General Meeting
At The Rank Group Plc annual general meeting held on Thursday, 16 October 2014 a poll was taken on all resolutions put to the meeting. All resolutions were passed by the members entitled to vote.
The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.
№ | Resolution | Type | For | Against | Total Proxy Votes Cast № of votes | % of shares on register: 14 Oct 2014 | Withheld | ||
№ of votes | % | № of votes | % | № of votes | |||||
Votes of all shareholders | |||||||||
1. | Approval of strategic and directors' reports and financial statements | Ordinary | 356,088,585 | 99.97 | 119,829 | 0.03 | 356,208,414 | 91.18% | 7,125 |
2. | Approval of remuneration policy | Ordinary | 321,795,025 | 92.13 | 27,505,280 | 7.87 | 349,300,305 | 89.41% | 6,915,234 |
3. | Approval of remuneration report | Ordinary | 320,505,611 | 89.99 | 35,654,507 | 10.01 | 356,160,118 | 91.16% | 55,421 |
4. | Declare final dividend | Ordinary | 356,213,094 | 100.00 | 601 | 0.00 | 356,213,695 | 91.18% | 1,844 |
5. | Election of Henry Birch | Ordinary | 355,862,149 | 99.91 | 322,690 | 0.09 | 356,184,839 | 91.17% | 30,700 |
6. | Re-election of Ian Burke | Ordinary | 352,978,970 | 99.45 | 1,960,154 | 0.55 | 354,939,124 | 90.85% | 1,276,415 |
7. | Re-election of Clive Jennings | Ordinary | 356,113,638 | 99.98 | 74,618 | 0.02 | 356,188,256 | 91.17% | 27,283 |
8. | Re-election of Richard Kilmorey | Ordinary | 356,102,809 | 99.98 | 84,608 | 0.02 | 356,187,417 | 91.17% | 28,122 |
9. | Re-election of Owen O'Donnell | Ordinary | 356,094,160 | 99.97 | 98,019 | 0.03 | 356,192,179 | 91.17% | 23,360 |
10. | Re-election of Tim Scoble | Ordinary | 333,661,523 | 93.67 | 22,537,742 | 6.33 | 356,199,265 | 91.17% | 16,274 |
11. | Re-election of Shaa Wasmund | Ordinary | 356,101,842 | 99.97 | 95,484 | 0.03 | 356,197,326 | 91.17% | 18,213 |
12. | Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | Ordinary | 333,592,886 | 93.66 | 22,580,042 | 6.34 | 356,172,928 | 91.17% | 42,611 |
13. | Remuneration of auditors | Ordinary | 333,805,270 | 93.72 | 22,375,800 | 6.28 | 356,181,070 | 91.17% | 34,469 |
14. | Authority to make political donations | Ordinary | 354,903,235 | 99.64 | 1,298,170 | 0.36 | 356,201,405 | 91.17% | 14,134 |
15. | Authority to call general meetings on 14 days' notice | Special | 354,827,526 | 99.61 | 1,381,280 | 0.39 | 356,208,806 | 91.18% | 6,733 |
№ | Resolution | Type | For | Against | Total Proxy Votes Cast № of votes (excluding controlling shareholder) | % of shares (excluding controlling shareholder) on register: 14 Oct 2014 | Withheld | ||
№ of votes | % | № of votes | % | № of votes | |||||
Votes of shareholders excluding controlling shareholder | |||||||||
16. | Re-election of Richard Kilmorey | Ordinary | 87,056,811 | 99.91 | 81,860 | 0.09 | 87,138,671 | 71.68% | 17,692 |
17. | Re-election of Owen O'Donnell | Ordinary | 87,047,436 | 99.89 | 95,846 | 0.11 | 87,143,282 | 71.69% | 13,081 |
18. | Re-election of Tim Scoble | Ordinary | 64,601,580 | 74.14 | 22,537,651 | 25.86 | 87,139,231 | 71.68% | 17,132 |
19. | Re-election of Shaa Wasmund | Ordinary | 87,039,041 | 99.89 | 99,107 | 0.11 | 87,138,148 | 71.68% | 18,215 |
Notes:
1. Total ordinary shares in issue at the date of the meeting were 390,683,521. Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the controlling shareholder at the date of the meeting were 121,563,300.
2. Any proxy appointments giving discretion to "the Chairman of the meeting" have been included in the "For" totals above.
3. "Withheld" is not a vote in law and therefore is excluded from the calculation of the proportion of the votes for or against a resolution.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the notice of annual general meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website www.rank.com/agm.