Result of AGM
The Capita Group Plc
6 May 2009
Announcement of AGM Results
At the Annual General Meeting of The Capita Group Plc held on 6 May 2009, all
the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were approved by the
shareholders on a show of hands. The results of the proxy votes for each
resolution were as follows:
Resolution For % Discretion % Against % Withheld
1 To receive the 474,084,631 99.91 103,329 0.02 343,379 0.07 135,056
financial
statements and
the reports of
the Directors
and Auditors.
2 To approve the 458,232,703 98.87 103,509 0.02 5,123,231 1.11 11,206,950
Directors'
remuneration
report.
3 To declare a 474,449,423 99.97 103,036 0.02 471 0.01 113,465
final dividend
of 9.6p per
ordinary share.
4 To re-elect 426,640,054 90.24 109,354 0.02 46,074,340 9.74 1,842,647
Eric Walters as
a Director.
5 To re-elect 418,547,087 88.18 109,354 0.02 55,985,133 11.8 24,821
Gordon Hurst as
a Director.
6 To elect Maggi 418,559,190 88.18 105,967 0.02 55,985,452 11.8 15,786
Bell as a
Director.
7 To reappoint 472,931,400 99.64 102,954 0.02 1,627,207 0.34 4,834
Ernst &Young
LLP as Auditors
of the Company.
8 To authorise 472,917,785 99.64 109,598 0.02 1,624,515 0.34 14,497
the Directors
to fix the
remuneration of
Ernst &Young
LLP.
9 To authorise 469,512,683 98.92 111,821 0.02 5,027,885 1.06 14,006
the Directors
to allot shares
pursuant to
Section 80(1)
of the
Companies Act
1985.
10 To dis-apply 472,342,758 99.89 111,821 0.02 433,754 0.09 1,778,062
statutory
pre-emption
rights pursuant
to Section 95
of the
Companies Act
1985.
11 To renew the 474,515,241 99.97 109,596 0.02 36,595 0.01 4,963
Company's
authority to
make market
purchases of
its own
ordinary
shares.
12 To amend the 473,607,034 99.81 114,746 0.02 806,821 0.17 137,794
Articles of
Association of
the Company.
13 To approve the 469,348,554 98.91 110,458 0.02 5,061,327 1.07 146,056
calling of a
general meeting
other than an
Annual General
Meeting on not
less than 14
clear days'
notice.
14 To approve the 474,435,348 99.97 109,888 0.02 6,083 0.01 115,076
change of the
Company name to
Capita plc.
The Capita Group Plc further announces that, in accordance with the provisions
of paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, copies of resolutions other than those
concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting, have been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for
inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is
situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS.
Enquiries: Francesca Todd, Deputy Company Secretary, 020 7202 0641