Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0692V

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

18 July 2018

 

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ("Bloomsbury")

Results of voting on resolutions at the AGM held 18 July 2018

All 16 resolutions put to the members were passed on a show of hands.  All resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions except for resolutions 14, 15 and 16, which were passed as special resolutions.

Copies of all resolutions passed at the meeting other than as ordinary business are being submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do. 

Percentages of proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting:

	Resolution	In Favour	Discretion	Against
1	Receive the report and accounts	99.9%	0.1%	0%
2	Approve the Remuneration Annual Report/ Statement	99.1%	0.1%	0.8%
3	Approve the final dividend	99.9%	0.1%	<0.1%
4	Re-elect John Warren	99.8%	0.1%	<0.1%
5	Re-elect Jill Jones	99.9%	0.1%	<0.1%
6	Re-elect Steven Hall	99.9%	0.1%	<0.1%
7	Re-elect Nigel Newton	99.7%	0.1%	0.2%
8	Re-elect Penny Scott-Bayfield	99.6%	0.1%	0.3%
9	Re-elect Jonathan Glasspool	99.8%	0.1%	<0.1%
10	Re-elect Sir Richard Lambert	99.8%	0.1%	<0.1%
11	Reappoint KPMG as external auditor	99.8%	0.1%	<0.1%
12	Authorise the Directors to set the auditor's remuneration	99.8%	0.1%	<0.1%
13	Authority to allot ordinary shares	97.2%	0.1%	2.7%
14	Disapplication of pre-emption rights	97.2%	0.1%	2.7%
15	Disapplication of pre-emption rights re: acquisition/ investment	97.2%	0.1%	2.7%
16	Authority to purchase ordinary shares	97.2%	0.1%	2.7%

The numbers of proxy votes lodged for each resolution:

Resolution	In Favour	Discretion	Against	Withheld*
1	44,337,225	53,417	0	1,086
2	43,997,852	55,017	331,431	7,434
3	44,337,311	53,417	1,006	0
4	44,309,622	55,478	24,707	1,927
5	44,328,017	55,478	6,907	1,332
6	44,327,017	55,478	7,907	1,332
7	44,271,748	55,478	63,176	1,332
8	44,218,110	57,278	115,014	1,332
9	44,304,235	55,478	30,689	1,332
10	44,303,326	56,162	29,313	2,932
11	44,293,302	63,417	32,203	2,812
12	44,314,960	53,417	22,984	373
13	43,153,121	55,717	1,177,398	5,498
14	43,165,388	55,717	1,165,793	4,836
15	43,145,478	55,717	1,185,702	4,836
16	43,145,494	55,597	1,175,493	15,149

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes in favour, discretionary or against a resolution.

Michael Daykin

Group Company Secretary

 

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