Parity Group plc
("Parity" or the "Company")
Results of Proxy Voting at Extraordinary General Meeting
Parity Group plc announces that at its Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier today, the Resolutions proposed in the notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting set out in the circular to shareholders dated 23 September 2010 (the "Circular") were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a show of hands. Proxy appointments were made validly in respect of 14,714,030 Parity Group plc ordinary shares. Details of the proxy votes received in relation to each of the Resolutions are set out below:
Resolution |
Votes For |
% of Votes cast |
Votes Against |
Withheld |
1 Establishment of The Parity 2010 Senior Executive Share Option Plan
|
11,774,994 |
89.11 |
1,438,288 |
1,500,537 |
2.1 Amendment to the rules of The Parity Group 2009 Savings Related Share Option Plan
|
11,775,410 |
89.11 |
1,438,188 |
1,500,221 |
2.2 Amendment to the rules of The Parity Group 2009 Company Share Option Plan
|
11,774,553 |
89.11
|
1,438,150 |
1,500,259 |
2.3 Amendment to the rules of The Parity Group 2009 Unapproved Company Share Option Plan
|
11,774,518 |
89.11 |
1,438,234 |
1,501,067 |
2.4 Amendment to the rules of The Parity Group plc 2004 Co-Investment Scheme |
11,794,480 |
89.49 |
1,385,136 |
1,534,061 |
Notes:
1. The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
2. 'Votes withheld' are not counted when deciding whether or not a resolution is carried.
3. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue at the time of this announcement is 38,021,784 shares.
A copy of these resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Enquiries:
Parity Group plc
0845 873 6942
Philip Swinstead, Chairman
Paul Davies, Chief Executive Officer
Arbuthnot Securities Limited
020 7012 2000
Hugh Field
Edward Gay
25 October 2010