UK COAL PLC
RESULTS OF AGM
UK COAL Plc announces that at its AGM held on Friday 25 June 2010, all resolutions were approved by shareholders.
A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below:
No |
Brief Description |
For |
% |
Discretion |
% |
Against |
% |
Votes Withheld |
1 |
Ordinary resolution to receive the annual report and accounts |
75,433,225 |
99.71 |
190,452 |
0.25 |
29,286 |
0.04 |
5,066 |
2 |
Ordinary resolution to elect Gareth Williams as a Director |
75,226,380 |
99.56 |
186,552 |
0.24 |
149,305 |
0.20 |
95,792 |
3 |
Ordinary resolution to re-elect Jon Lloyd as a Director |
74,929,675 |
99.16 |
187,298 |
0.25 |
445,514 |
0.59 |
95,542 |
4 |
Ordinary resolution to re-elect Kevin Whiteman as a Director |
75,217,613 |
99.54 |
189,345 |
0.25 |
155,279 |
0.21 |
95,792 |
5 |
Ordinary resolution to approve the Directors' remuneration report |
74,624,181 |
99.41 |
199,578 |
0.27 |
240,594 |
0.32 |
581,719 |
6 |
Ordinary resolution to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor |
74,902,719 |
99.05 |
188,567 |
0.25 |
533,323 |
0.70 |
33,419 |
7 |
Ordinary resolution to allow Directors to agree auditor's remuneration |
75,292,433 |
99.56 |
186,801 |
0.25 |
142,439 |
0.19 |
36,356 |
8 |
Ordinary resolution to approve new LTIP |
75,139,119 |
99.41 |
199,996 |
0.27 |
244,139 |
0.32 |
64,975 |
9 |
Ordinary resolution - authority to allot shares |
75,236,619 |
99.52 |
188,961 |
0.25 |
176,147 |
0.23 |
46,502 |
10 |
Special resolution to allow the directors to allot shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders |
75,070,480 |
99.32 |
197,729 |
0.26 |
316,492 |
0.42 |
63,528 |
11 |
Special resolution to authorise purchase of own shares |
75,284,845 |
99.58 |
206,384 |
0.27 |
107,945 |
0.15 |
58,855 |
12 |
Special resolution to permit the company to hold general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice |
71,895,030 |
96.47 |
227,892 |
0.31 |
2,399,598 |
3.22 |
1,135,509 |
There are 299,298,160 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue.
Contact: R A Cole, Company Secretary, 01302 751 751