Scott Wilson Group plc
Result of AGM
1st September 2009
The Annual General Meeting of Scott Wilson Group plc was held at Scott House, Alencon Link, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7PP on Tuesday 1st September 2009 at 10.30 am.
All 11 resolutions put to the members were passed by a show of hands. Accordingly Resolutions 1 to 9 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 10 and11 were passed as Special Resolutions.
A print of the resolutions concerning the items of special business passed at the meeting have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London EC14 5HS
The results of the proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:
Number of proxy cards at meeting date: 170
Issued share capital at meeting date: 76,175,446 ordinary shares
Number of votes per share: one
Resolution (no as stated on Form of Proxy) |
Shares For |
% of issued share capital |
Shares Discretionary |
% of issued share capital |
Shares Against |
% of issued share capital |
Shares marked as Votes Withheld*
|
|
1 |
To receive and adopt the Report and Accounts for the 53 week period ended 3rd May 2009 |
31,169,324 |
40.92% |
256,020 |
0.34% |
301 |
0.0004% |
0 |
2 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the 53 week period ended 3rd May 2009 |
28,990,306 |
38.06% |
256,020 |
0.34% |
3,57 0 |
0.0047% |
2,175,749 |
3 |
To declare a final dividend |
31,171,145 |
40.92% |
254,043 |
0.33% |
313 |
0.0004% |
144 |
4 |
To re-elect Hugh Blackwood as a Director |
31,168,301 |
40.92% |
254,043 |
0.33% |
3,000 |
0.0039% |
301 |
5 |
To re-elect Sean Cummins as a Director |
31,168,301 |
40.92% |
254,043 |
0.33% |
3,000 |
0.0039% |
301 |
6 |
To re-elect Christopher Kemball as a Director |
31,161,301 |
40.91% |
254,043 |
0.33% |
10,000 |
0.0131% |
301 |
7 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors |
31,151,781 |
40.89% |
254,043 |
0.33% |
18,000 |
0.0236% |
1,821 |
8 |
To authorize the Directors to fix the Auditors' remuneration |
31,169,781 |
40.92% |
254,043 |
0.33% |
301 |
0.0004% |
1,520 |
9 |
To authorize the Directors to allot shares (Section 80) |
31,149,832 |
40.89% |
254,213 |
0.33% |
18,600 |
0.0244% |
3,000 |
10 |
To disapply Section 89(1) |
31,146,242 |
40.89% |
256,283 |
0.34% |
20,120 |
0.0264% |
3,000 |
11 |
To authorize the Company to purchase its own shares |
31,151,043 |
40.89% |
254,043 |
0.33% |
18,999 |
0.0249% |
1,560 |
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for, discretionary or against the resolution.
G M Redwood
Company Secretary
End