Result of 2015 AGM

RNS Number : 9097M

The Vitec Group PLC

12 May 2015

 

12 May 2015

The Vitec Group plc

Results of 2015 Annual General Meeting

The Vitec Group plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 18 March 2015 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:

		FOR		AGAINST		WITHHELD*
	Resolution	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast
1	To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014	34,222,570	99.9	113	0.1	0
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy Report, for the year ended 31 December 2014	33,585,546	98.2	624,907	1.8	12,230
3	To declare a final dividend of 14.7 pence per ordinary share	34,222,435	99.9	248	0.1	0
4	To re-elect John McDonough CBE as a director	34,206,741	99.9	15,829	0.1	113
5	To re-elect Stephen Bird as a director	34,130,333	99.7	92,237	0.3	113
6	To re-elect Carolyn Fairbairn as a director	33,700,273	98.5	522,297	1.5	113
7	To re-elect Paul Hayes as a director	34,194,399	99.9	28,171	0.1	113
8	To re-elect Christopher Humphrey as a director	34,219,353	99.9	3,217	0.1	113
9	To re-elect Lorraine Rienecker as a director	34,219,604	99.9	2,966	0.1	113
10	To re-elect Mark Rollins as a director	34,214,488	99.9	8,082	0.1	113
11	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company	33,770,470	98.7	447,516	1.3	4,697
12	To authorise the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor	34,217,445	99.9	541	0.1	4,697
13	To renew the authority for directors to allot relevant securities	34,219,604	99.9	1,579	0.1	1,500
14	To amend the rules of The Vitec Group 2011 International Sharesave Plan	34,209,639	99.9	12,673	0.1	371
15	To authorise directors to allot equity shares or to sell any ordinary shares which the Company holds in treasury for cash and to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with such allotments or sales**	34,209,752	99.9	4,940	0.1	7,991
16	To renew the authority for the Company to make market purchases of its own shares**	34,219,509	99.9	3,174	0.1	0
17	To approve the notice period for general meetings**	33,645,188	98.3	575,049	1.7	2,446

** denotes a special resolution

The number of shares in issue as at the date of the 2015 Annual General Meeting is 44,336,516.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed under special business at today's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

Jon Bolton

Group Company Secretary

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group

Vitec is a global provider of premium branded products and services to the Broadcast and Photographic markets. Vitec is listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2014 revenue of £309.6 million.

The Group is organised in two Divisions:

The Broadcast Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded products for broadcasting, film and video production for broadcasters and independent content creators. It also provides premium services including equipment rental and technical solutions to TV production teams and film crews.

The Photographic Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded equipment and provides dedicated solutions to professional and non-professional image takers.

More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com

 

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