Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2981A

Marston's PLC

28 January 2011

 



Result of AGM

28 January 2011

Marston's PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its Annual General Meeting held on 28 January 2011, 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	108,731,758	99.96	40,632	0.04	782,723
2) Declare dividend	108,773,068	100.00	446	0.00	781,598
3) Re-elect David Thompson	107,164,093	99.58	449,045	0.42	1,941,975
4) Re-elect Andrew Andrea	108,485,766	99.77	246,128	0.23	823,218
5) Re-elect Derek Andrew	108,478,837	99.77	253,836	0.23	822,440
6) Re-elect Rosalind Cuschieri	108,573,716	99.86	156,518	0.14	824,878
7) Re-elect Alistair Darby	108,483,898	99.77	247,904	0.23	823,310
8) Re-elect Miles Emley	105,646,606	97.16	3,085,046	2.84	823,460
9) Re-elect Ralph Findlay	107,722,945	99.07	1,009,787	0.93	822,381
10) Re-elect Neil Goulden	108,572,027	99.85	159,152	0.15	823,934
11) Re-elect Robin Hodgson	108,564,152	99.83	186,201	0.17	804,759
12) Re-elect Stephen Oliver	108,481,359	99.77	250,443	0.23	823,310
13) Elect Robin Rowland	108,577,952	99.86	148,955	0.14	828,206
14) Re-appoint Auditors	108,279,682	99.56	482,636	0.44	792,795
15) Agree Auditors remuneration	108,199,117	99.52	523,488	0.48	832,507
16) Approve Remuneration Report	107,822,815	99.76	264,438	0.24	1,467,860
17) ) Authority to allot shares	108,615,073	99.90	106,558	0.10	833,481
18) Disapplication of pre-emption rights	107,296,985	99.72	298,917	0.28	1,959,211
19) Authority to purchase of own shares	108,603,562	99.86	157,047	0.14	794,503
20) Short notice of general meetings	103,766,895	95.40	5,002,738	4.60	785,480

Notes:

(i)         Resolutions 1 to 17 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.

(ii)         Resolutions 18 to 20 were special resolutions, requiring not less than 75% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.

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

(iv)        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.

A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM that the Company considers to be non-routine business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority's National Storage Mechanism and should shortly be available to view at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do .

 

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