Results of Annual General Meeting
Macfarlane Group PLC confirms that shareholders passed all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held today.
The resolutions were as set out on the notice of meeting, copies of which have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and are available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (Tel No 020 7676 1000) and is also available on the company's website, www.macfarlanegroup.net.
Total number of shares in issue: 115,019,000. Proxy appointments were received from shareholders of 63,452,505 (including votes withheld) amounting to 55.2% of the issued share capital.
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands and the following levels of proxy appointments were received up to 2 working days before the time of the meeting:
|
Resolution |
For/Discretion (cast in favour) |
Against |
Total proxy votes cast |
||
|
|
No. |
% of total |
No. |
% of total |
No. |
1. |
Adoption of accounts |
49,913,656 |
78.7% |
13,526,238 |
21.3% |
63,439,894 |
2. |
Approval of remuneration report |
49,840,675 |
78.6% |
13,589,584 |
21.4% |
63,430,259 |
3. |
Declaration of final dividend |
49,907,691 |
99.99% |
7,107 |
0.01% |
49,914,798 |
4. |
Re-elect A. S. Hunter |
47,152,327 |
77.7% |
13,551,056 |
22.3% |
60,703,383 |
5. |
Re-elect G. Bissett |
49,894,152 |
99.96% |
21,207 |
0.04% |
49,915,359 |
6. |
Re-appointment of auditors |
49,884,830 |
78.6% |
13,553,722 |
21.4% |
63,438,552 |
7. |
Authority to allot shares under s.551 of the Companies Act 2006 |
46,925,891 |
74.0% |
16,506,733 |
26.0% |
63,432,624 |
8. |
Authority to allot shares under s.570 of the Companies Act 2006 |
49,652,037 |
78.5% |
13,579,126 |
21.5% |
63,231,163 |