3i GROUP PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Friday 29 June 2012
The Annual General Meeting for 2012 of 3i Group plc was held on Friday 29 June 2012 at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE.
A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed. Resolutions 1 to 20 were passed and Resolutions 20 and 21 were defeated as follows:
Ordinary Resolutions
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
1. THAT the Company's Accounts for the year to 31 March 2012 and the Directors' report, the Auditors' report and the auditable part of the Directors' remuneration report be and they are hereby received and considered
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648,700,739
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15,585,422
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771,981
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2. THAT the Directors' remuneration report for the year to 31 March 2012 be and it is hereby approved
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551,954,395
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80,627,787
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32,475,960
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3. THAT a final dividend of 5.4p per ordinary share be and it is hereby declared, payable to those shareholders whose names appeared on the Register of Members at close of business on 22 June 2012
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664,743,929
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281,234
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32,979
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4. THAT Mr J P Asquith be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company
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642,100,927
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6,935,327
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16,021,888
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5. THAT Mr S A Borrows be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company
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633,410,505
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19,056,757
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12,572,749
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6. THAT Mr A R Cox be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company
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630,890,939
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5,820,700
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28,345,872
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7. THAT Mr R H Meddings be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company
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645,766,334
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3,248,888
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16,024,789
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8. THAT Mr W Mesdag be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company
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643,672,832
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5,362,839
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16,021,840
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9. THAT Sir Adrian Montague be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company
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629,230,523
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5,617,995
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30,208,993
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10. THAT Ms M G Verluyten be and she is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company
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661,486,461
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3,298,921
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254,629
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11. THAT Mrs J S Wilson be and she is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company
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661,524,264
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3,288,558
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226,317
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12. THAT Ernst & Young LLP be and they are hereby reappointed as Auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next General Meeting at which Accounts are laid before the Members
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618,563,252
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8,482,443
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38,011,575
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13. THAT the Board be and it is hereby authorised to fix the Auditors' remuneration
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632,348,588
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7,000,143
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25,708,202
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14. To renew the authority to incur political expenditure
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647,640,730
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18,146,776
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1,003,906
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15. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares
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648,324,320
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13,118,320
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3,596,272
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Special Resolutions
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16. To authorise amendments to the Company's Articles of Association
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662,342,250
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2,488,755
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197,870
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17. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares for cash
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662,219,012
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2,541,233
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278,667
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18. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own ordinary shares
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664,126,070
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837,074
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75,768
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19. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own B Shares
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662,498,488
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2,425,963
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114,461
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20. THAT a General Meeting other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice
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629,795,818
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35,167,409
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93,185
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Requisitioned Resolutions
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21. To change the Company's investment policy while the Company's shares are trading at a discount to net asset value
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9,334,660
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617,292,441
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40,166,060
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22. To resolve that the Company brings forward proposals for management incentivisation and reduction of total expense ratio
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9,965,818
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617,211,170
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39,616,153
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