10 Dec 2010 15:10
10 December 2010
WYG plc ('Company')
2010 Annual General Meeting
Result of AGM
The Annual General Meeting of WYG plc was held at WYG plc, Arndale Court, Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 2UJ on 10 December 2010 at 2pm.
All 7 resolutions put to members were passed on a show of hands. Resolutions 1 to 6 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 7 was passed as a special resolution.
The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld was as follows:
Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Votes withheld |
1. To receive the 2010 Annual report | 4,878,132 | 99.98 | 743 | 0.02 | 586 |
2.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 4,860,330 | 99.63 | 18,275 | 0.37 | 856 |
3. To appoint David Jeffcoat | 4,861,498 | 99.65 | 16,838 | 0.35 | 1,125 |
4.To re-elect Paul Hamer | 4,861,959 | 99.67 | 16,723 | 0.35 | 1,367 |
5. To re-elect Graham Olver | 4,861,871 | 99.66 | 16,723 | 0.34 | 867 |
6. To re-appoint PwC as auditors and fix their remuneration | 4,873,127 | 99.88 | 5,807 | 0.12 | 527 |
7. To authorise market purchases of own shares | 4,849,258 | 99.40 | 29,183 | 0.60 | 1,020 |
As at 10 December 2010, there were 35,289,886 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
For further information, please contact:
Enquiries:
WYG plc
Paul Hamer, Chief Executive Office Tel: 0113 278 7111
David Wilton, Group Finance Director
Arbuthnot Securities Limited
(Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Nick Tulloch Tel: 020 7012 2000