Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8708K

Shires Smaller Companies PLC

27 April 2010

 



Shires Smaller Companies plc

Results of the Annual General Meeting held on 27 April 2010

At today's Annual General Meeting all resolutions were passed by shareholders.

The proxy votes received in respect of the Annual General Meeting are shown in the following table:

	For (inc discretionary)	Against	Withheld
1  Approve the annual report	7,810,147	440	0
2  Approval of remuneration report	7,771,288	30,156	9,143
3  Re-election of H S Cathcart	7,715,151	88,527	6,909
4  Re-election of D A Nichols	7,720,449	83,229	6,909
5  Re-election of C Dobson	7,771,966	30,029	8,592
6 Reappointment of KPMG Audit plc	7,751,431	14,553	44,603
7 Determine auditors' remuneration	7,802,287	2,635	5,665
8 Continue as an investment trust	7,724,148	85,575	864
9 Section 551 Authority	7,770,371	23,822	16,394
10 Disapplication of pre-emption rights	7,703,682	66,989	39,916
11 Share buyback authority	7,742,720	53,961	13,906
12 Adopt new articles	7,771,788	9,424	29,375
13 General meetings on 14 days' notice	7,730,028	74,388	6,171

 

The total vote was 7,810,587 including those withheld votes as identified above.  Resolutions 1 - 9 were ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 10 - 13 were special resolutions.

PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS

A copy of the above document has 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 E14 5HS

For Shires Smaller Companies plc

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretary

27 April 2010

 

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