AGM Statement
29 May 2014
The Board is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 29 May 2014 and at the separate class meetings of the holders of ordinary shares, planned exit shares and infrastructure shares adjourned to 30 May 2014, all of the resolutions were duly passed.
The proxy voting was as follows:
Resolution | Votes For (or at the Chairman's discretion) | Votes Against |
1 - To Receive the Report and Accounts | 6,204,556 (99.4%) | 39,863 (0.6%) |
2 - Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report | 5,796,682 (95.1%) | 295,830 (4.9%) |
3 - Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 5,733,488 (94.4%) | 340,771 (5.6%) |
4 -To re-elect Peter Dicks as director | 5,931,054 (95.6%) | 272,302 (4.4%) |
5 -To re-elect John Gregory as director | 5,950,416 (96.6%) | 207,845 (3.4%) |
6 -To re-elect Gordon Humphries as director | 5,968,352 (96.9%) | 192,733 (3.1%) |
7 - To appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 5,987,842 (97.1%) | 179,764 (2.9%) |
8 - Authority to Allot Shares | 6,029,520 (98.9%) | 70,272 (1.1%) |
9 - Allotment of disapplication of Pre-emption Rights | 5,687,309 (92.8%) | 441,929 (7.2%) |
10 - Market Purchases of Own Shares | 6,038,322 (96.9%) | 196,658 (3.1%) |
The proxy results for the separate class meetings were as follows:
Ordinary Shares
3,935,518 (94.0%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's discretion) and 251,658 (6.0%) against.
Planned Exit Shares
561,316 (95.2%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's discretion) and 28,090 (4.8%) against.
Infrastructure Shares
834,900 (99.4%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's discretion) and 5,212 (0.6%) against.
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight Group: 020 3667 8109