15 May 2009 11:00
THE UNITE GROUP PLC
15 MAY 2009
THE UNITE GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY")
AGM - VOTING RESULTS
The Company announces that, at its Annual General meeting held today (the "AGM"), each of Resolutions 1 to 4 (inclusive) and 6 to 11 (inclusive) were unanimously passed on a show of hands.
Following the announcement made on 6 May 2009 that Mr Nicholas Porter would step down from the Board at the AGM, Resolution 5 (in relation to the re-election of Mr Porter as a Director of the Company), was withdrawn and was not put to a vote.
For information, the number of proxy votes received were as follows:
Resolution No. | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Discretion | % | Votes Withheld |
1 | 85,944,376 | 99.42 | 293,896 | 0.34 | 204,753 | 0.24 | 121,495 |
2 | 85,574,194 | 99.10 | 574,372 | 0.67 | 205,070 | 0.23 | 210,884 |
3 | 83,496,420 | 96.46 | 2,862,508 | 3.31 | 204,753 | 0.23 | 840 |
4 | 82,992,191 | 95.87 | 3,367,577 | 3.89 | 204,753 | 0.24 | 0 |
5 | 83,077,792 | 95.97 | 3,272,704 | 3.78 | 214,023 | 0.25 | 1 |
6 | 82,988,252 | 95.87 | 3,371,276 | 3.89 | 204,753 | 0.24 | 240 |
7 | 79,018,286 | 91.57 | 7,066,571 | 8.19 | 204,753 | 0.24 | 274,910 |
8 | 83,325,476 | 97.06 | 2,322,891 | 2.71 | 204,753 | 0.23 | 711,400 |
9 | 86,347,932 | 99.75 | 10,060 | 0.01 | 205,753 | 0.24 | 776 |
10 | 84,898,184 | 98.29 | 1,271,187 | 1.47 | 205,753 | 0.24 | 189,396 |
11 | 80,831,325 | 93.38 | 5,528,443 | 6.39 | 204,753 | 0.23 | 0 |
As at the date of the AGM, the Company had 126,356,900 ordinary shares in issue, with no shares held in treasury. On a poll, each share confers upon the holder one vote.
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