Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8039I

Future PLC

18 March 2010

 



Future plc

18 March 2010

FUTURE PLC

Result of Annual General Meeting

Future plc (LSE: FUTR), the international special-interest media group, can announce that all resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting today were duly passed on a show of hands.

Among the resolutions passed was a resolution to pay a final dividend of 0.5p per ordinary share, bringing the total for the year to 0.9p per ordinary share. The proxy figures for the resolutions proposed were as shown below.

With the exception of special resolution 14, all of the resolutions put to the meeting related to Ordinary business. A copy of special resolution 14 has been forwarded to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA"), in accordance with LR 9.6.2 and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS (Telephone: [phone]).

The Company's Annual Report 2009 (which includes the Notice calling today's Annual General Meeting on pages 90 to 94) is available on the Company's website, www.futureplc.com, and on request to the Company's registered office at 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW or by email: [e-mail].

It was also announced at the AGM that Michael Penington and Patrick Taylor have decided not to put themselves forward for re-election at the Company's next Annual General Meeting in 2011.

Michael Penington has been a Director since 2000 and was appointed senior independent non-executive Director in 2002.  A new senior independent non-executive director will be announced in advance of Michael stepping down.

Patrick Taylor was appointed to the Board in April 2001 and has served as a non-executive Director and as chairman of the Audit Committee since then. The Company will shortly commence a search for a replacement chairman of audit committee.  In the meantime Patrick Taylor continues to serve in his current capacity.

Appendix - Proxy results:

Resolution No (as noted on the Notice)	Shares For	Shares Discretionary	Shares Against	Shares Marked as Votes Withheld	Poll  Yes/No
1	267,097,059	16,177	6,000	67,126	No
2	167,362,578	17,917	92,898,095	6,907,772	No
3	267,161,310	16,177	2,181	6,694	No
4	264,809,189	16,177	254,207	2,106,789	No
5	267,085,084	16,177	84,407	694	No
6	267,102,250	22,577	60,841	694	No
7	252,307,425	16,477	14,861,766	694	No
8	256,928,308	18,264	10,239,096	694	No
9	256,925,329	16,843	10,243,496	694	No
10	254,814,079	17,477	12,352,572	2,234	No
11	266,668,676	17,277	61,994	438,415	No
12	267,028,631	17,277	138,614	1,840	No
13	265,493,395	17,277	706,220	969,470	No
14	259,520,043	17,477	7,646,608	2,234	No
15	267,024,726	17,871	140,383	3,382	No
16	267,058,595	22,277	95,116	10,374	No
17	267,136,706	17,277	23,739	8,640	No
18	266,927,377	17,277	232,648	9,060	No

Enquiries:

Mark Millar                  Company Secretary                                         Tel: [phone]

Vicky Bacon                Head of Group Communications                    Tel: [phone]

About Future

Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR).  Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests.  We hold strong multi-media market positions in games, technology, film, music, cycling, automotive and crafts.  Our biggest-selling magazines include Total Film, T3, Classic Rock, Digital Camera, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife.  Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, musicradar.com, dailyradar.com and photoradar.com.  Future produces nearly 4 million magazines each month; we attract more than 27 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 27 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts.  In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK's number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.

 

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