17 May 2016 16:14
CHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Result of AGMCHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Result of AGM
PR Newswire
London, May 17
Charles Taylor plc (the “Company”)
Results of the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)
At the Company’s AGM held earlier today, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of the AGM and put to the AGM were duly passed. The resolutions before the meeting were passed on a show of hands. As previously advised in the announcement made on 4 May 2016, Resolution 3 (Final Dividend) set out in the Notice of the AGM was not put to the AGM.
The following proxy votes had been received by the Company in respect of the resolutions:
| Resolution Description: | Votes For | Votes Discretionary | Votes Against | Votes Withheld |
| 1. To receive the Reports and Accounts | 45,485,317 | 13,534 | 687 | 1,303 |
| 2. To approve the Remuneration Report | 45,357,046 | 23,649 | 83,562 | 36,584 |
| 4. To re-elect Edward Creasy | 45,430,420 | 13,534 | 20,282 | 36,605 |
| 5. To re-elect Damian Ely | 45,473,771 | 13,534 | 3,801 | 10,455 |
| 6. To re-elect David Marock | 45,437,514 | 13,534 | 4,376 | 45,417 |
| 7. To re-elect Gill Rider | 45,371,061 | 23,649 | 69,526 | 36,605 |
| 8. To re-elect Joe Roach | 45,434,944 | 61,181 | 3,073 | 1,643 |
| 9. To re-elect David Watson | 45,450,502 | 13,534 | 200 | 36,605 |
| 10. To re-elect Barnabas Hurst-Bannister | 45,428,768 | 13,534 | 21,934 | 36,605 |
| 11. To re-elect Mark Keogh | 45,438,500 | 13,534 | 2,087 | 46,720 |
| 12. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor | 45,186,567 | 13,534 | 298,897 | 1,843 |
| 13.To approve political donations | 42,791,400 | 13,534 | 2,670,727 | 25,180 |
| 14. To approve the Directors’ Authority to Allot Shares | 45,461,671 | 13,534 | 2,898 | 22,738 |
| 15. To approve the Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights on Allotment | 44,691,217 | 13,534 | 772,781 | 23,309 |
| 16. To approve the authority to Purchase Own Shares | 45,434,075 | 13,534 | 35,441 | 17,591 |
| 17. To approve the Notice Of General Meetings at 14 days’ notice | 44,128,244 | 13,534 | 1,357,220 | 1,643 |
A copy of the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
The full text of all the resolutions passed at the AGM can also be obtained from the Notice of AGM, which is available on the Company’s website at http://www.ctplc.com/.
For more information, please contact:
Ivan Keane – Group Company Secretary and General Counsel – 020 3320 2206
David Lanchester – Deputy Group Company Secretary – 020 3320 8829
Charles Taylor plc
17 May 2016
Notes to editors
About Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor plc is a leading provider of professional services to clients across the global insurance market. The Group has been providing services since 1884 and today employs over 1,300 staff in 69 offices spread across 28 countries in the UK, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The Group offers services, principally on a fee-based model and operates through three businesses – Management, Adjusting and Insurance Support Services. Charles Taylor also owns insurers, creating value through select acquisitions and operational efficiency.
Further information is available at http://www.ctplc.com/.
Charles Taylor (CTR)