Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3901G

Marston's PLC

29 January 2010

 



Result of AGM

29 January 2010

Marston's PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its Annual General Meeting held on 29 January 2010, 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	% of vote	Votes against	% of vote	Votes withheld
1) Annual Report and Accounts	99,611,743	99.88%	122,199	0.12%	362,019
2) Declare dividend	99,704,892	99.68%	315,647	0.32%	75,423
3) Re-elect David Thompson	96,415,339	98.43%	1,539,352	1.57%	2,141,269
4) Re-elect Ralph Findlay	99,067,087	99.09%	913,048	0.91%	115,826
5) Re-elect Alistair Darby	98,495,603	98.53%	1,465,452	1.47%	134,906
6) Re-elect Miles Emley	93,324,193	95.87%	4,021,241	4.13%	2,750,527
7) Elect Andrew Andrea	99,047,971	99.08%	924,701	0.92%	123,289
8) Re-appoint Auditors	96,805,663	96.80%	3,195,188	3.20%	95,110
9) Agree Auditors remuneration	98,099,164	98.09%	1,908,684	1.91%	88,113
10) Approve Remuneration Report	99,621,077	99.77%	228,508	0.23%	246,376
11) Authority to allot shares	99,817,176	99.88%	124,517	0.12%	154,269
12) Disapplication of pre-emption rights	99,564,162	99.63%	371,190	0.37%	160,610
13) Authority to purchase of own shares	99,841,746	99.84%	155,107	0.16%	99,109
14) Short notice of general meetings	98,774,813	98.76%	1,238,983	1.24%	82,165
15) Adoption of New Articles	99,780,492	99.86%	140,459	0.14%	175,010

Notes:

• Resolutions 1 to 11 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.

• Resolutions 12 to 15 were special resolutions, requiring not less than 75% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.

• Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'for' total.

• 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.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 two copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM are being submitted today to the Financial Services Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority

 25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS 

 

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