CPPGROUP Plc
AGM Resolutions
CPPGroup Plc confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at 10.00 at Holgate Park, York, YO26 4GA and set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 13 April 2012, were duly passed on a show of hands.
Details of the proxy votes received prior to the Meeting are set out below and will be published on the Company's website http://www.cppgroupplc.com.
Resolution |
In Favour |
Against |
Withheld |
|
1 |
To receive and consider the Directors' Report, the Auditor's Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2011 |
67,186,146 |
69,938 |
0 |
2 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
66,239,937 |
1,309 |
1,014,838 |
3 |
To elect Paul Stobart as a director |
66,816,342 |
439,742 |
0 |
4 |
To re-elect Charles Gregson as a director |
64,798,984 |
2,457,100 |
0 |
5 |
To re-elect Shaun Parker as a director |
66,816,342 |
439,742 |
0 |
6 |
To re-elect Duncan McIntyre as a director |
67,048,884 |
207,200 |
0 |
7 |
To re-elect Hamish Ogston as a director |
66,746,404 |
439,742 |
69,938 |
8 |
To re-elect Les Owen as a director |
67,048,884 |
207,200 |
0 |
9 |
To re-elect Patrick De Smedt as a director |
67,048,884 |
207,200 |
0 |
10 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company |
67,255,083 |
1,001 |
0 |
11 |
To authorise the Directors to set the auditors' remuneration |
67,056,601 |
198,483 |
1,000 |
12 |
To authorise the Company to make political donations |
67,200,157 |
55,927 |
0 |
13 |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
67,255,882 |
202 |
0 |
14 |
To disapply pre-emption rights* |
67,256,083 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares* |
67,186,145 |
1 |
69,938 |
16 |
To authorise short notice general meetings* |
64,248,865 |
3,007,219 |
0 |
* Special Resolutions
Notes:
- The proxy votes are derived from proxy forms received by 10am on 14 May 2012.
- Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'In Favour' total.
- A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the votes 'In Favour' or 'Against' a resolution.
- The current issued capital of CPPGroup Plc is 171,429,503 shares.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the special business resolutions (resolutions 12 to 16 inclusive) passed at the Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.door http://www.morningstar.co.uk.
17 May 2012
Enquiries
John Titchener
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
CPPGroup Plc
Tel +44 (0) 1904 54 4757
Tulchan Communications
John Sunnucks
David Allchurch
Martin Robinson
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