Shanks Group plc
Result of AGM 23 July 2009
Shanks Group plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting convened and held in London on 23 July 2009 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 396,699,668 shares in issue.
Resolution |
Votes For |
Discretionary |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
1 |
228,323,166 |
438,833 |
806,077 |
6,033 |
2 |
220,752,429 |
449,935 |
1,316,687 |
7,055,058 |
3 |
228,638,049 |
458,250 |
439,761 |
38,049 |
4 |
228,622,097 |
456,583 |
454,655 |
40,774 |
5 |
228,420,081 |
459,916 |
650,045 |
44,067 |
6 |
228,558,350 |
458,250 |
518,442 |
39,067 |
7 |
228,448,789 |
459,083 |
624,670 |
41,567 |
8 |
222,752,044 |
449,619 |
6,294,074 |
78,372 |
9 |
226,903,026 |
458,620 |
1,318,497 |
893,966 |
10 |
208,479,328 |
474,067 |
5,283,999 |
15,334,215 |
11 |
228,806,343 |
446,014 |
245,973 |
75,779 |
12 |
228,906,747 |
441,703 |
157,930 |
67,729 |
13 |
214,603,474 |
451,870 |
1,814,264 |
12,704,501 |
14 |
228,886,274 |
474,682 |
125,678 |
87,475 |
Resolution 1 Receive Report and Accounts
Resolution 2 Approve Remuneration Report
Resolution 3 Elect Chris Surch
Resolution 4 Re-elect Adrian Auer
Resolution 5 Re-elect Eric van Amerongen
Resolution 6 Re-elect Peter Johnson
Resolution 7 Re-elect Stephen Riley
Resolution 8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Resolution 9 Authorise political expenditure
Resolution 10 Authority to allot shares
Resolution 11* Dis-application of pre-emption rights
Resolution 12* Authority to purchase own shares
Resolution 13* Calling of general meetings on 14 clear days notice
Resolution 14* Replacement Article 87; annual re-election of Non Exec Directors
* Special Resolution
Copies of the resolutions passed as special 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 0207 066 8224
Philip Griffin-Smith
Company Secretary
23 July 2009