Result of AGM

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Future PLC

27 January 2009

 



Future plc

27 January 2009

FUTURE PLC

Result of Annual General Meeting

Future plc (LSE: FUTR), the international special-interest media group, is pleased to announce that all resolutions put to today's Annual General Meeting were duly passed, with proxies representing more than 85% of all shares having been received. Of these more than 98% of votes cast were in favour of all resolutions.

Among the resolutions passed was a resolution to pay a final dividend of 0.6p per ordinary share, bringing the total for the year to 1.1p per ordinary share.

With the exception of special resolution 14, all of the resolutions put to the meeting related to Ordinary business. A copy of special resolution 14 has been forwarded to the FSA for publication through the document viewing facility, in accordance with LR 9.6.2.

The Company's Annual Report 2008 (which includes the Notice calling today's Annual General Meeting on pages 94 to 97) and a detailed summary of the votes cast are available on the Company's website, www.futureplc.com, and on request to the Company's registered office at 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW or by email: [e-mail].

Enquiries:

Future plc

Stevie Spring,            Chief Executive                                   Tel: [phone]

John Bowman,           Finance Director                                Tel: [phone]

Mark Millar,             Company Secretary                            Tel: [phone]

Vicky Bacon,              Head of Group Communications    Tel: [phone]

About Future

Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. We hold strong market positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include T3, Total Film, Digital Camera, Fast Car, Classic Rock, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, and musicradar.com. Future produces over 4 million magazines each month; we attract more than 18 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 25 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK's number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.

 

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