30 April 2014
BBGI SICAV S.A.
Results of Annual General Meeting
BBGI SICAV S.A. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at the third Annual General Meeting of the Company held today, 30 April 2014, each of the Resolutions was duly approved by shareholders.
Details of the votes validly cast are set out below:
Ordinary Resolutions |
For |
Against |
Withheld* |
1. Presentation of the reports of (i) the Management Board and (ii) the Independent Auditor on the Company's activities during the financial period ended 31 December 2013 |
215,537,374 |
3,561,305 |
0 |
2. Review and approval of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the financial period which ended on 31 December 2013 and allocation of the results |
219,063,967 |
34,712 |
0 |
3. Review and approval of the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the financial year 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 |
219,063,967 |
34,712 |
0 |
4. Discharge and release (quitus) to the external auditor, the current members of the Management Board and to Arne Speer, who resigned as a member of the Management Board with effect from 30 April 2013, to the current members of the Supervisory Board of the Company and to Thomas Toepfer, who resigned as a member of the Supervisory Board with effect from 21 May 2013, for all their duties during, and in connection with, the financial year having started on 1 January 2013 and having ended on 31 December 2013 |
219,063,967 |
34,712 |
0 |
5. Re-appointment of David Richardson as a member of the Supervisory Board |
219,063,967 |
34,712 |
0 |
6. Re-appointment of Colin Maltby as a member of the Supervisory Board |
219,063,967 |
34,712 |
0 |
7. Re-appointment of Howard Myles as a member of the Supervisory Board |
216,709,134 |
2,389,545 |
0 |
8. Re-appointment of KPMG Luxembourg S.à r.l. as independent auditor of the Company |
218,713,217 |
34,712 |
350,750 |
9. Authorisation of the Management Board to determine the remuneration of the Independent Auditor |
219,055,168 |
34,712 |
8,799 |
10. Authorisation of the Management Board to offer shareholders the right to elect to receive further ordinary shares in respect of dividends declared for any financial period or periods of the Company ending prior to the 2015 AGM |
219,055,168 |
34,712 |
8,799 |
Special Resolutions |
|
|
|
11. Authorisation of the Company to make market purchases of its own shares |
219,055,168 |
34,712 |
8,799 |
12. Authorisation of the Management Board to allot up to the aggregate number of shares representing less than 10% of the shares in the Company already admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange |
218,704,418 |
385,462 |
8,799 |
13. Increase in the fees payable to the Supervisory Board |
218,704,418 |
385,462 |
8,799 |
14. Delegation of Powers |
219,063,967 |
34,712 |
0 |
The full text of the resolutions may be found in the Convening Notice to General Meetings dated 28 March 2014, copies of which are available on both the Company's website www.bb-gi.com and on the National Storage Mechanism www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm **.
A copy of the Special Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm . The Results will also be available shortly for viewing on the Company's website www.bb-gi.com **.
* A Vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
** Neither the NSM website nor the Company's website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on those websites (or any other website) is (or is deemed to be) incorporated into, or forms (or is deemed to form) part of this announcement.
For further information, please contact:
BBGI SICAV S.A. +352 26 34 79 1
Frank Schramm Joint CEO
Duncan Ball Joint CEO