R.E.A. Holdings plc ("REA" or the "company")
Result of extraordinary general meeting
REA announces that, at an extraordinary general meeting held earlier today, the three resolutions set out in the notice of meeting, as set out in the circular to shareholders dated 13 May 2013 (the "circular"), were duly passed on a show of hands. The resolutions approved the proposals for the company to buy back shares into treasury and for a long term incentive plan for Mr Parry, as set out in the circular.
A total of 35,085,269 ordinary shares of REA were eligible to vote at the extraordinary general meeting with each ordinary share carrying one vote on a poll. Proxies were received for use in connection with the meeting with the following instructions (treating proxies giving discretion to the chairman as a "for" instruction):
Resolution (number and subject matter)
|
For |
Against |
Withheld
|
|
1 |
Approval to make market purchases
|
24,234,361 |
216 |
0 |
2 |
Approval to sell ordinary shares held in treasury
|
23,390,804 |
843,773 |
0 |
3 |
Approval of the long term incentive for M Parry
|
24,188,724 |
43,935 |
1,918 |
Copies of the resolutions passed will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do