GRAPHITE ENTERPRISE TRUST PLC ('the Company')
15 May 2008
Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC announces that all twelve resolutions proposed at the Company's Annual General Meeting held yesterday were duly passed on a show of hands.
Details of the proxy votes in respect of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting received up to 48 hours before the time of the Meeting at Computershare Registrars are set out below:
|
For |
Discretionary |
Against |
Abstentions |
|
Resolution No. |
No. of Votes |
No. of Votes |
No. of Votes |
No. of Votes |
Total Votes |
1. To receive and adopt the Report & Accounts. |
16,625,407 |
291,605 |
9,143 |
1,961,507 |
18,887,662 |
2. To declare a dividend. |
18,586,700 |
291,218 |
8,811 |
933 |
18,887,662 |
3. To re-elect John Sclater as a Director. |
18,198,632 |
325,903 |
282,356 |
80,771 |
18,887,662 |
4. To re-elect Peter Dicks as a Director. |
18,284,916 |
320,250 |
245,195 |
36,928 |
18,887,289 |
5. To re-elect Michael Cumming as a Director. |
18,397,165 |
328,685 |
126,174 |
35,638 |
18,887,662 |
6. To re-elect Jeremy Tigue as a Director |
18,416,110 |
323,126 |
108,005 |
37,250 |
18,884,491 |
7. To re-appoint the Auditors |
18,357,609 |
345,026 |
132,753 |
47,150 |
18,882,538 |
8. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. |
18,253,627 |
358,720 |
199,011 |
76,252 |
18,887,610 |
9. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
18,460,005 |
297,400 |
99,216 |
31,041 |
18,887,662 |
10. To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
18,358,729 |
312,068 |
144,927 |
71,938 |
18,887,662 |
11. To disapply pre-emption rights |
18,218,884 |
311,817 |
207,092 |
149,869 |
18,887,662 |
12. Adopt new Articles of Association |
18,380,829 |
313,469 |
93,467 |
99,897 |
18,887,662 |
13. Adopt new Articles of Association as of 1 October 2008 |
18,353,266 |
323,037 |
106,573 |
104,786 |
18,887,662 |
Two copies of the resolutions dealing with special business passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted shortly to the UK Listing Authority, and will 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
.