4 Jul 2012 13:41

4 July 2012
Tarsus Group Plc
(the "Company")
2012 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") results
At the Company's AGM held at The Galway Room, Radisson Blu Hotel Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland today, the ordinary resolutions (resolutions 1 to 11) and special resolutions (resolutions 12 and 13) set out in the Company's notice of AGM dated 25 April 2012, were duly passed.
The final proxy voting position as received by the Company in advance of the meeting is set out below:
Resolution | Total | For(i) | Against | % of share capital voted (ii) | Votes withheld (iii) | ||
Number | Votes Cast | Number | % of shares voted | Number | % of shares voted | ||
1. To receive the 2011 Annual Report | 71,749,336 | 71,472,678 | 99.61% | 276,658 | 0.39% | 75.51% | 6,489,000 |
2. To approve the 2011 Remuneration Report | 78,187,382 | 77,947,122 | 99.69% | 240,260 | 0.31% | 82.29% | 50,954 |
3. To approve the final dividend | 78,238,336 | 78,238,336 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 82.34% | 0 |
4. To elect Dan O'Brien as a Director | 78,238,336 | 78,145,777 | 99.88% | 92,559 | 0.12% | 82.34% | 0 |
5. To re-elect Douglas Emslie as a Director | 78,238,336 | 78,145,777 | 99.88% | 92,559 | 0.12% | 82.34% | 0 |
6. To re-elect Robert Ware as a Director | 67,865,652 | 60,706,727 | 89.45% | 7,158,925 | 10.55% | 71.42% | 10,372,683 |
7. To re-elect Paul Keenan as a Director | 78,238,336 | 78,145,777 | 99.88% | 92,559 | 0.12% | 82.34% | 0 |
8. To re-appoint the auditors | 78,238,336 | 78,212,632 | 99.97% | 25,704 | 0.03% | 82.34% | 0 |
9. To authorise the auditors remuneration | 78,238,127 | 78,212,423 | 99.97% | 25,704 | 0.03% | 82.34% | 209 |
10. To approve an update to the share allotment authority | 78,238,336 | 78,207,632 | 99.96% | 30,704 | 0.04% | 82.34% | 0 |
11. To authorize the company to offer a scrip dividend alternative | 78,238,336 | 78,212,632 | 99.97% | 25,704 | 0.03% | 82.34% | 0 |
12. To approve the partial disapplication of pre-emption rights | 78,238,336 | 78,207,632 | 99.96% | 30,704 | 0.04% | 82.34% | 0 |
13. To approve the renewal of the authority to make market purchases of own shares | 78,238,336 | 78,207,632 | 99.96% | 30,704 | 0.04% | 82.34% | 0 |
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Notes:
(i) Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman or officers of the Company have been included in the 'For' total.
(ii) Issued ordinary share capital at 4 July 2011: 95,019,509 shares.
(iii) A 'Vote Withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
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A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
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Enquiries:
Tarsus Group plc
Simon Smith, Company Secretary
+44 (0) 20 8846 2700
+353 (0) 1234 3705