Result of AGM
Marston's PLC
28 January 2008
Marston's PLC
25 January 2008
Result of AGM
Marston's PLC (the 'Company') is pleased to announce that, at its Annual General
Meeting held on 25 January 2008, all the resolutions proposed were passed on a
show of hands.
Full details of the proxy votes received from shareholders prior to the meeting
for each resolution are set out below and will also be made available on the
Company's website: www.marstons.co.uk
Resolution Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld
1) Adoption of 154,330,184 99.69 480,712 0.31 2,836
Report and Accounts
2) Declare dividend 154,447,560 99.98 35,000 0.02 331,172
3) Re-elect Miles 151,196,049 97.69 3,571,687 2.31 45,996
Emley
4) Re-elect Stephen 152,654,649 98.63 2,115,547 1.37 43,536
Oliver
5) Re-elect Paul 152,656,861 98.63 2,112,875 1.37 43,996
Inglett
6) Re-appoint 142,690,884 92.25 11,992,324 7.75 130,524
auditors
7) Approve 150,919,074 99.32 1,040,597 0.68 2,854,061
Remuneration Report
8) Authority to 153,456,895 99.20 1,237,130 0.80 119,707
allot shares
9) Dis-application 154,241,895 99.71 454,640 0.29 117,197
of pre-emption
rights
10) Purchase of own 154,639,308 99.91 142,644 0.09 31,780
shares
11) Amend Articles 153,935,167 99.68 498,897 0.32 379,668
(e-comms)
12) Amend Articles 154,366,963 99.96 61,195 0.04 385,574
(conflicts of
interest)
Notes:
(i) Resolutions 1 to 8 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more
than 50% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.
(ii) Resolutions 9 to 12 were special resolutions, requiring not
less than 75% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.
Certified copies of the documents setting out the resolutions passed as special
business ( as defined by the Listing Rules) by the Company at the meeting have
been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for viewing at
the Document Viewing Facility situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel: 020 7676 1000
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