Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5453G
3i Group PLC
29 June 2012
 



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  

 

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

 

648,700,739

 

15,585,422

 

771,981

 

2. THAT the Directors' remuneration report for the year to 31 March 2012 be and it is hereby approved

 

551,954,395

 

80,627,787

 

32,475,960

 

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

 

664,743,929

 

281,234

 

32,979

 

4. THAT Mr J P Asquith be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company

 

642,100,927

 

6,935,327

 

16,021,888

 

5. THAT Mr S A Borrows be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company

 

633,410,505

 

19,056,757

 

12,572,749

 

6. THAT Mr A R Cox be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company

 

630,890,939

 

5,820,700

 

28,345,872

 

7. THAT Mr R H Meddings be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company

 

645,766,334

 

3,248,888

 

16,024,789

 

8. THAT Mr W Mesdag be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company

 

643,672,832

 

5,362,839

 

16,021,840

 

9. THAT Sir Adrian Montague be and he is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company

 

629,230,523

 

5,617,995

 

30,208,993

 

10. THAT Ms M G Verluyten be and she is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company

 

661,486,461

 

3,298,921

 

254,629

 

11. THAT Mrs J S Wilson be and she is hereby reappointed as a Director of the Company

 

661,524,264

 

3,288,558

 

226,317

 

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

 

618,563,252

 

8,482,443

 

38,011,575

 

13. THAT the Board be and it is hereby authorised to fix the Auditors' remuneration

 

632,348,588

 

7,000,143

 

 

25,708,202

 

14. To renew the authority to incur political expenditure

 

647,640,730

 

18,146,776

 

1,003,906

 

15. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares

 

648,324,320

 

13,118,320

 

3,596,272

 

 

 

 

 

Special Resolutions

 

 

 

 

16. To authorise amendments to the Company's Articles of Association

 

662,342,250

 

2,488,755

 

197,870

 

17. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares for cash

 

662,219,012

 

2,541,233

 

278,667

 

18. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own ordinary shares

 

664,126,070

 

837,074

 

75,768

 

19. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own B Shares

 

662,498,488

 

2,425,963

 

114,461

 

20. THAT a General Meeting other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice

 

629,795,818

 

35,167,409

 

93,185

 

 

 

 

 

Requisitioned Resolutions

 

 

 

 

21. To change the Company's investment policy while the Company's shares are trading at a discount to net asset value

 

9,334,660

 

617,292,441

 

40,166,060

 

22. To resolve that the Company brings forward proposals for management incentivisation and reduction of total expense ratio

 

9,965,818

 

617,211,170

 

39,616,153

 

 


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