Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0219Q

Workspace Group PLC

27 July 2010

 

WORKSPACE GROUP PLC

 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Workspace Group PLC announced that each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 25 June 2010 were passed on a show of hands by shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting, including the following resolutions relating to items of special business:

§ Renewal of the Directors' authority to allot shares, such authority to expire on the earlier of the next Annual General Meeting and 15 months after the date of the  passing of the resolution;

§ Renewal of the Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights, such authority to expire on the earlier of the next Annual General Meeting and 15 months after the date of the  passing of the resolution;

§ Renewal of the Directors' authority for the purchase by the Company of its own shares, such authority to expire on conclusion of the Company's next Annual General Meeting;

§ Authority for the Company to call a general meeting on 14 days' notice; and

§ Authority to adopt new Articles of Association.

Copies of the above resolutions 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:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

W14 5HS

Tel. no. [phone].

A summary of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting is shown below.

Total number of shares in issue:  1,149,459,056.

The total number of proxy cards received from shareholders:

242 representing 656,993,972 ordinary shares amounting to 57.1% of the issued share capital.

The following levels of proxy votes were received:

Resolution No	Description	Votes for	Votes against	Discretion	For and discretion
1	Reports and accounts	656,846,846	15,391	128,735	656,975,581
2	Final dividend	656,850,968	14,269	128,735	656,979,703
3	Elect Mr J Hopkins	656,412,827	451,160	116,985	656,529,812
4	Re-elect Mr G Clemett	656,378,427	473,410	128,735	656,507,162
5	Directors Remuneration	451,825,984	177,740,609	15,660,922	467,486,906
6	Re-appoint auditors	656,427,783	432,410	128,779	656,556,562
7	Allot securities	656,503,381	330,856	128,735	656,632,116
8	Allot equity securities	640,854,016	15,955,221	128,735	640,982,751
9	Purchase Company Shares	656,778,983	80,004	128,735	656,907,718
10	Articles of Association	656,050,634	793,603	128,735	656,179,369
11	Calling of meeting	608,371,931	46,296,501	128,735	608,500,666

Carmelina Carfora

Company Secretary

27 July 2010

 

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