Last checked at 27 Jul 2012 07:00
For immediate release | 27 July 2012 |
Volex plc
VOTING RESULTS OF 2012 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Volex plc (the "Company") announces the results of its Annual General Meeting held today. Resolutions 1 to 12 were each carried on a poll, as set out below. In accordance with the poll results, all resolutions were passed.
| FOR | AGAINST | VOTES WITHHELD
|
Resolution 1
To receive and consider the Reports of the Directors and the Auditors and Accounts for the year ended 1 April 2012.
|
41,035,345 |
1,750 |
0 |
Resolution 2
To approve the Director's Remuneration Report.
|
40,791,268 |
74,726 |
171,100 |
Resolution 3
To declare a final dividend of 3.0 cents per ordinary share.
|
41,037,095 |
0 |
0 |
Resolution 4
To elect David McKinney as a Director
|
41,023,056 |
3,709 |
10,330 |
Resolution 5
To re-elect Ray Walsh as a Director.
|
41,032,095 |
3,709 |
1,291 |
Resolution 6
To re-elect Andrew Cherry as a Director
|
41,032,095 |
3,709 |
1,291 |
Resolution 7
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditors of the Company.
|
41,030,223 |
6,872 |
0 |
Resolution 8
To authorise the Directors of the Company to determine the auditors' remuneration.
|
41,011,430 |
4,815 |
2,850 |
Resolution 9
To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006.
|
40,269,336 |
12,183 |
755,575 |
Resolution 10
To disapply pre-emption rights and grant authority to the directors to allot relevant securities.
|
41,017,503 |
7,124 |
12,468 |
Resolution 11
To approve the purchase of ordinary shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006.
|
41,027,261 |
3,471 |
6,363 |
Resolution 12
To permit general meetings (other than the Annual General Meeting) to be called on 14 clear days' notice.
|
40,873,933 |
154,759 |
8,403 |
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting is also available on the Company's website at www.volex.com.
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting, copies of which are available on the Volex website (www.volex.com).
Neither the content of the Company's website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or
forms part of, this announcement nor, unless previously published by means of a recognised information service, should any such content be relied upon in reaching a decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to hold, or dispose of, securities in the Company.
Matt Nydell Company Secretary
Volex plc | +44 20 3370 8830 |