RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING
In accordance with the provisions of D.2.2 of the Combined Code on Corporate Governance, the Company advises that for the General Meeting held on 14 July 2010 valid proxy appointments were made in respect of 104,392,828 voting shares and voting was as follows:
IT WAS RESOLVED to receive the Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2009. (104,150,824 votes cast in favour, 241,589 votes cast against and 415 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED to reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors to the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion of the next General Meeting to be held in 2011 under Section 199 of Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended (the "Law"), and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration. (104,392,828 votes cast in favour, no votes cast against and no votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Mr Andrew Dodd a director. (103,736,833 votes cast in favour, 638,178 votes cast against and 17,817 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED that the Company be authorised, in accordance with section 315(1)(a) of the Law, to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 316 of the Law) of ordinary shares of no par value each, whether denominated in Sterling, Euros or US Dollars ("Shares"), and to cancel such Shares or hold such Shares as treasury shares on the four terms set out in the Notice of Meeting for this meeting. (104,392,414 votes cast in favour, no votes against and 414 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED that the pre-emption rights granted to Shareholders pursuant to Article 12(2) of the Articles of Association of the Company (the "Articles") be disapplied in respect of up to 500,000,000 Shares for a period concluding on 31 December 2011, unless such resolution is previously revoked by the Company's shareholders in general meeting. For the purpose of this resolution, capitalised terms shall have the same meaning as set out in the Articles. (91,016,769 votes cast in favour, 13,375,644 votes cast against and 415 votes withheld).
For further information contact:
Anson Fund Managers Limited
Secretary
Tel: 44 (0) 1481 722 260
14 July 2010
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