19th May 2016
Informa PLC - Results of Annual General Meeting
Informa PLC (the "Company") announces that at today's Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") all resolutions were passed on a poll and the results are set out in the table below.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the AGM, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for viewing at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
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RESOLUTION |
FOR1 |
AGAINST |
TOTAL |
WITHHELD2 |
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Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
Votes |
1 |
Receive the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2015 |
489,937,909 |
99.94 |
290,306 |
0.06 |
490,228,215 |
4,284,599 |
2 |
To declare a final dividend of 13.55p per ordinary share |
494,486,951 |
100.00 |
206 |
0.00 |
494,487,157 |
25,657 |
3 |
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
486,728,806 |
99.25 |
3,659,582 |
0.75 |
490,388,388 |
4,124,425 |
4 |
Re-elect Mr Derek Mapp as a Director |
481,644,201 |
98.81 |
5,816,126 |
1.19 |
487,460,327 |
7,052,486 |
5 |
Re-elect Mr Stephen A Carter CBE as a Director |
468,575,495 |
94.76 |
25,911,265 |
5.24 |
494,486,760 |
26,054 |
6 |
Re-elect Gareth Wright as a Director |
494,464,354 |
100.00 |
22,406 |
0.00 |
494,486,760 |
26,054 |
7 |
Re-elect Gareth Bullock as a Director |
494,460,006 |
100.00 |
22,406 |
0.00 |
494,482,412 |
30,402 |
8 |
Re-elect Dr Brendan O'Neill as a Director |
489,732,755 |
99.04 |
4,749,996 |
0.96 |
494,482,751 |
30,062 |
9 |
Re-elect Cindy Rose as a Director |
494,458,172 |
100.00 |
24,240 |
0.00 |
494,482,412 |
30,402 |
10 |
Re-elect Helen Owers as a Director |
494,437,800 |
99.99 |
44,612 |
0.01 |
494,482,412 |
30,402 |
11 |
Elect Stephen Davidson as a Director |
419,612,383 |
86.63 |
64,777,992 |
13.37 |
484,390,375 |
10,122,439 |
12 |
Elect David Flaschen as a Director |
493,647,762 |
99.83 |
838,658 |
0.17 |
494,486,420 |
26,394 |
13 |
Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company |
485,734,900 |
98.23 |
8,750,862 |
1.77 |
494,485,762 |
27,051 |
14 |
Authorise the Audit Committee (on behalf of the Directors) to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
488,543,597 |
98.80 |
5,941,997 |
1.20 |
494,485,594 |
27,220 |
15 |
Authorise the Company to make political donations |
489,251,235 |
99.66 |
1,650,267 |
0.34 |
490,901,502 |
3,611,312 |
16 |
Authorise the Directors to allot shares |
475,158,536 |
96.86 |
15,394,194 |
3.14 |
490,552,730 |
3,960,084 |
17 |
Authorise the Directors to allot shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders |
448,682,506 |
94.08 |
28,238,175 |
5.92 |
476,920,681 |
17,592,132 |
18 |
Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
488,603,255 |
98.81 |
5,879,893 |
1.19 |
494,483,148 |
29,665 |
19 |
Authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
450,093,366 |
91.02 |
44,393,791 |
8.98 |
494,487,157 |
25,657 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total
2. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
The Company's issued share capital as at today's date is 648,941,249 ordinary shares and the number of votes per share is one.
Enquiries: Rupert Hopley
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 5000