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13 May 2010 15:33
SIG plc
13 May 2010
SIG plc
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
13 May 2010
The Company is pleased to announce that resolution 1 and resolutions 3 to 12 proposed at the AGM held on 13 May 2010 were duly passed by a show of hands. Resolution 2 was defeated on poll. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM on votes 1, 3 to 12, and the votes cast on the poll on Resolution 2 are set out below:
|
Resolution |
For |
% |
Against |
% |
Withheld |
|
Report & Accounts |
360,727,552 |
99.69 |
1,111,198 |
0.31 |
24,262 |
|
Directors' Remuneration Report* |
109,750,945 |
33.29 |
219,893,334 |
66.71 |
32,377,710 |
|
Elect Mr C V Geoghegan |
355,385,715 |
98.21 |
6,471,301 |
1.79 |
5,996 |
|
Elect Mrs V Murray |
358,075,329 |
98.96 |
3,765,044 |
1.04 |
22,639 |
|
Elect Mr J C Nicholls |
358,114,138 |
98.97 |
3,743,235 |
1.03 |
5,639 |
|
Re-Elect Mr M J Chivers |
357,678,865 |
98.84 |
4,180,737 |
1.16 |
3,410 |
|
Re-appoint Auditors |
360,799,613 |
99.71 |
1,060,164 |
0.29 |
3,235 |
|
Remuneration of Auditors |
358,375,034 |
99.11 |
3,216,693 |
0.89 |
271,285 |
|
Allot Shares |
352,473,289 |
97.60 |
8,666,890 |
2.40 |
722,833 |
|
Allot Equity Securities |
357,712,221 |
98.86 |
4,125,130 |
1.14 |
25,661 |
|
Purchase Own Shares |
361,814,421 |
99.99 |
44,216 |
0.01 |
4,375 |
|
Articles of Association |
351,056,534 |
97.43 |
9,269,669 |
2.57 |
1,536,808 |
* Decided on a poll at the meeting
Notes
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total;
2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution;
3. The total number of votes cast by proxy: 361,859,777
4. Issued share capital as at 13 May 2010 is 590,829,339 Ordinary Shares;
5. All percentages are shown to two decimal places.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, two copies of shareholder resolutions passed at the AGM concerning items of special business have been sent to the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility at UK Listing Authority, 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
Details of the proxy votes received will also shortly be available to view on the Company's corporate website at www.sigplc.com.
Richard Monro, Company Secretary Telephone: 0114 2856355
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