Result of 2016 AGM

RNS Number : 6264Y

The Vitec Group PLC

18 May 2016

 

18 May 2016

The Vitec Group plc

Result of 2016 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 15 March 2016 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 2015	33,394,630	100	0	0	866
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy Report, for the year ended 31 December 2015	31,165,662	99.96	11,507	0.04	2,218,327
3	To declare a final dividend of 15.1p per ordinary share	33,395,248	100	248	0	0
4	To re-elect John McDonough CBE as a director	33,391,413	99.99	4,083	0.01	0
5	To re-elect Stephen Bird as a director	33,286,964	99.68	108,532	0.32	0
6	To re-elect Paul Hayes as a director	33,368,791	99.92	26,705	0.08	0
7	To re-elect Christopher Humphrey as a director	32,985,748	98.77	409,748	1.23	0
8	To re-elect Lorraine Rienecker as a director	33,393,748	99.99	1,748	0.01	0
9	To re-elect Mark Rollins as a director	33,394,748	100	248	0	500
10	To re-elect Caroline Thomson as a director	33,393,148	99.99	2,348	0.01	0
11	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company	33,100,407	99.12	295,089	0.88	0
12	To authorise the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor	33,392,659	99.99	2,837	0.01	0
13	To renew the authority for directors to allot relevant securities	31,172,717	99.99	4,568	0.01	2,218,211
14	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**	31,175,238	99.99	2,047	0.01	2,218,211
15	To renew the authority for the Company to make market purchases of its own shares**	33,376,896	99.95	18,100	0.05	500
16	To approve the notice period for general meetings**	32,879,040	98.45	516,455	1.55	1

** denotes a special resolution

The number of shares in issue as at the date of the 2016 Annual General Meeting is 44,526,580.

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 2015 revenue of £317.8 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 for photographic and video cameras and provides dedicated solutions to professional and non-professional image takers.

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

 

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