Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2871Q

Shires Smaller Companies PLC

07 April 2009

 



Shires Smaller Companies plc

Results of the Annual General Meeting held on 7 April 2009

At today's Annual General Meeting all resolutions were passed by shareholders.

The proxy votes received in respect of the Annual General Meeting are shown in the following table: 

ORDINARY BUSINESS	For (inc discretionary)	Against	Withheld
1  Approve the annual report	7,966,809	299	53,184
2 Approval of remuneration report	7,907,113	81,317	31,862
3  Re-election of H S Cathcart	7,866,052	112,074	42,166
4  Re-election of J G West	7,929,555	67,575	23,162
5 Reappointment of KPMG Audit plc	7,941,978	16,598	61,716
6 Determine auditors' remuneration	7,956,421	4,925	58,946
SPECIAL BUSINESS
7 Section 80 Authority	7,941,208	19,684	59,400
8 Disapplication of pre-emption rights	7,887,307	71,848	61,137
9 Share buyback authority	7,910,281	59,704	50,307
10 Adopt new articles	7,943,383	14,145	62,764

The total vote was 8,020,292.  Resolutions 1 - 7 were ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 8 - 10 were special resolutions.

PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS

A copy of the above document has 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

For Shires Smaller Companies plc

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretary

 

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