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13 May 2010 12:23
13 May 2010
Cookson Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Cookson Group plc ("the Company") confirms that each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting to Shareholders dated 1 April 2010 were passed by Shareholders at today's AGM, including the following resolution concerning special business:
Resolution 12 - Authority for the Company to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice
Two copies of the above mentioned special resolution have been submitted to the UKLA in accordance with paragraph 9.6.2R of the Listing Rules and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility at: 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London EH14 5HS. Copies of the above mentioned resolution are also available from the Group Secretary, Cookson Group plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE, England.
As announced on 23 March 2010, Bob Beeston retired at the close of today's AGM and was succeeded by Jeff Harris as the Company's Chairman.
The resolutions were passed at the AGM on a show of hands. Details of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are as follows:
|
|
For |
Against |
Withheld |
|||
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
Receipt of Annual Report & Accounts |
178,989,070 |
99.84 |
287,696 |
0.10 |
2,824,284 |
1.02 |
|
Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report |
92,330,623 |
50.98 |
88,793,374 |
32.12 |
977,052 |
0.35 |
|
Election of P J Hill CBE |
181,058,786 |
99.50 |
910,232 |
0.33 |
132,032 |
0.05 |
|
Election of F C Wanecq |
181,524,221 |
99.86 |
254,886 |
0.09 |
321,943 |
0.12 |
|
Election of J F Harris |
180,741,921 |
99.33 |
1,227,138 |
0.44 |
131,991 |
0.05 |
|
Re-appointment of Auditor |
178,675,831 |
99.52 |
865,258 |
0.31 |
2,559,960 |
0.93 |
|
Authorisation of Auditors' Remuneration |
180,852,513 |
99.38 |
1,120,878 |
0.41 |
127,659 |
0.05 |
|
Authority to allot shares |
174,971,536 |
96.93 |
5,541,559 |
2.00 |
1,587,955 |
0.57 |
|
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights |
181,944,709 |
99.99 |
24,011 |
0.01 |
132,330 |
0.05 |
|
Authority to purchase own shares |
181,950,193 |
99.99 |
24,173 |
0.01 |
126,684 |
0.05 |
|
Authority to incur political expenditure |
181,248,075 |
99.61 |
710,425 |
0.26 |
142,550 |
0.05 |
|
Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice |
176,890,813 |
97.36 |
4,790,074 |
1.73 |
420,163 |
0.15 |
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 of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
3. Issued share capital as at 13 May 2010 is 276,422,949 Ordinary Shares.
4. All percentages are shown to two decimal places.
Details of the proxy votes received will also shortly be available to view on the Company's website at: www.cooksongroup.co.uk.
Cookson Group plc
165 Fleet Street
London EC4A 2AE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7822 0000
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7822 0100
Web: www.cooksongroup.co.uk
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