Results of Annual General Meeting
Macfarlane Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 5 May 2009 were duly passed by shareholders.
The resolutions were as set out on the notice of meeting, copies of which have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and are 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 El 4 5HS (Tel No 020 7676 1000).
Total number of shares in issue; 115,019,000. Proxy appointments were received from shareholders of 41,752,597 amounting to 36.3% of the issued share capital.
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands and the following levels of proxy appointments were received up to 2 working days before the time of the meeting:
Resolution For/Discretion (cast in favour) Against Total proxy
votes cast
No. % of total No % of total No
1. Adoption of accounts | 41,732,523 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 41,732,523 |
2. Approval of remuneration report |
40,760,429 | 97.8% | 918,912 | 2.2% | 41.679,341 |
3. Declaration of final dividend |
41,115,443 | 98.5% | 635,242 | 1.5% | 41,750,685 |
4. Re-elect J.Love | 41,711,191 | 99.9% | 40,178 | 0.1% | 41,751,369 |
5. Re-elect P.D.Atkinson | 41,059,770 | 98.3% | 691,599 | 1.7% | 41,751,369 |
6. Re-appointment of auditors | 41,707,569 | 99.9% | 32,228 | 0.1% | 41,739,797 |
7. Authority to allot shares for cash | 41,446,324 | 99.3% | 300,901 | 0.7% | 41,747,225 |