4 Sep 2014 15:28
Consort Medical plc
Result of Annual General Meeting Held on 4 September 2014
The Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company was held at 2pm on Thursday 4 September 2014 at the Company's Registered Office, Breakspear Park, Breakspear Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 4TZ.
All of the resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed on a show of hands. A summary of the forms of proxy for each resolution, received up to 48 hours before the time of the AGM, is set out below.
Resolution | FOR | % of Votes | DISCRETION | % of Votes | AGAINST | % of Votes | WITHHELD* | Poll Yes/No | |
1. | To receive Annual Report and Accounts | 22,282,255 | 99.98 | 4,194 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 29,460 | NO |
2. | To receive the directors' remuneration policy | 20,319,952 | 94.41 | 4,194 | 0.02 | 1,197,995 | 5.57 | 793,768 | NO |
3. | To approve the directors' remuneration report | 17,315,302 | 99.84 | 4,194 | 0.02 | 23,504 | 0.14 | 4,972,909 | NO |
4. | To declare a final dividend of 13.35 p per ordinary share | 22,311,715 | 99.98 | 4,194 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO |
5. | To re-elect Dr William Jenkins as a director | 22,108,853 | 99.08 | 4,194 | 0.02 | 201,243 | 0.90 | 1,619 | NO |
6. | To re-elect Mr Andrew Hosty as a director | 22,118,755 | 99.12 | 4,194 | 0.02 | 192,341 | 0.86 | 619 | NO |
7. | To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors | 21,263,806 | 99.61 | 4,194 | 0.02 | 78,768 | 0.37 | 969,141 | NO |
8. | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 22,276,667 | 99.83 | 16,985 | 0.08 | 19,420 | 0.09 | 2837 | NO |
9. | To authorise the directors to allot equity securities for cash | 19,074,587 | 85.48 | 16,985 | 0.08 | 3,221,500 | 14.44 | 2,837 | NO |
10. | To authorise the directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares | 22,292,305 | 99.90 | 16,985 | 0.08 | 5,500 | 0.02 | 1,119 | NO |
11. | To approve the calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 days' notice | 22,004,357 | 98.61 | 17,985 | 0.08 | 292,067 | 1.31 | 1,500 | NO |
Where shareholders have appointed the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy with discretion as to voting, these votes have been cast in favour of all the resolutions.
* Abstentions are not votes and are not included in the % calculations
Issued Share Capital at meeting date: 29,288,042 Number of votes per share: 1
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM on the Company's website (www.consortmedical.com).
The Company confirms that a copy of all the special business resolutions passed at the AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
For further information, please contact:
Consort Medical plc | |
Jonathan Glenn, Chief Executive | Tel: +44 (0) 1442 867920 |
Richard Cotton, Group Finance Director | Tel: +44 (0) 1442 867920 |
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