Shanks Group plc
Results of AGM 24 July 2008
Shanks Group plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting convened and held in London on 24 July 2008 at 11.00am, all the proposed resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.
A summary of the proxy votes received by the Company prior to the meeting were as follows, based on 237,782,773 shares in issue.
Resolution |
Votes For & Discretion |
% of total |
Votes Against |
% of total |
Votes withheld |
1 |
143,502,932 |
99.81 |
279,679 |
0.19 |
227,255 |
2 |
143,482,172 |
99.87 |
180,025 |
0.13 |
347,669 |
3 |
144,004,968 |
99.99 |
2,963 |
0.001 |
1,935 |
4 |
143,833,551 |
99.88 |
168,880 |
0.12 |
7,435 |
5 |
143,829,931 |
99.88 |
172,380 |
0.12 |
7,555 |
6 |
142,565,479 |
99.10 |
1,300,521 |
0.90 |
143,866 |
7 |
143,701,578 |
99.96 |
51,720 |
0.04 |
256,568 |
8 |
143,618,102 |
99.93 |
97,538 |
0.07 |
294,226 |
9 |
143,954,678 |
99.97 |
35,417 |
0.03 |
15,771 |
10 |
142,277,845 |
99.67 |
465,120 |
0.33 |
1,266,901 |
11 |
143,197,534 |
99.71 |
409,656 |
0.26 |
402,676 |
12 |
142,409,801 |
98.93 |
1,541,359 |
1.07 |
58,706 |
Resolution 1 Receive Report and Accounts
Resolution 2 Approve Remuneration Report
Resolution 3 Declare final dividend
Resolution 4 Elect Tom Drury
Resolution 5 Re-elect Adrian Auer
Resolution 6 Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Resolution 7 Authority to allot shares
Resolution 8* Dis-application of pre-emption rights
Resolution 9* Authority to purchase own shares
Resolution 10* Adopt New Articles
Resolution 11* Adopt New Article 99
Resolution 12 Authorise political expenditure
* Special Resolution
Copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions concerning ordinary business)
have been submitted to the UKLA and will shortly be available for inspection at
the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Tel 020 7066 1000
Philip Griffin-Smith
Company Secretary
25 July 2008