Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7827M

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

28 May 2010

 



Result of Meeting

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ("the Company")

28 May 2010

At the 2010 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held on 28 May 2010, five routine resolutions and five special business resolutions, as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 20 April 2010, were passed by the requisite majority on a show of hands.

The voting of those members who cast votes by proxy prior to the AGM on these resolutions is summarised in the following table:

	For *		Against			Withheld
Ordinary Business Resolution 1	Votes	%age	Votes	%age		Votes
Approval of 2008 Annual Report	60,363,475	99.54	281,445	0.46		82,188
Resolution 2
Approval of Remuneration Report	47,730,552	80.64	11,460,141	19.36		1,536,415
Resolution 3
Declaration of Final Dividend	60,717,608	99.98	9,500	0.02		0
Resolution 4
Re-election of Richard Charkin as a Director	60,210,232	99.88	71,784	0.12		445,092
Resolution 5
Re-appointment of Auditors Special Business	59,997,015	99.52	286,433	0.48		443,660
Resolution 6	60,712,891	99.98	12,717	0.02		1,500
S551 Authority to allot shares
Resolution 7
Disapplication of s 56(1) pre-emption rights	59,057,335	97.26	1,664,678	2.74		5,095
Resolution 8 Authority to make market purchases of shares	60,718,915	99.99	6,301	0.01		1,892
Resolution 9
Amending Company's Articles	60,640,283	99.99	3,900	0.01		82,925
Resolution 10 Allowing general meetings other than AGM's to be held on not less than 14 days notice	59,915,931	98.67	809,207	1.33		1,970

*Includes shares voted at Chairman's discretion

Enquiries:     Ian Portal

               Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

               [phone]

 

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