The Morgan Crucible Company plc
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Morgan Crucible Company plc confirms that all resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting held on 23 April 2010 were duly passed by shareholders on a show of hands.
Two copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting which are required to be made available for inspection in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 have been forwarded to and will shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility of the UKLA which is situated at The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS.
The AGM voting results are as follows:
Company Name: The Morgan Crucible Company plc
Meeting Date: 23 April 2010
Number of cards (shareholders) at meeting: 35
Issued Share Capital at meeting date: 270,253,431
Number of votes per share: 1
Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) |
Votes For |
Votes Discretionary |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld / Abstentions |
1. To receive the 2009 Report and Accounts |
178,160,947 |
302,798 |
216,321 |
1,867,340 |
2. To approve the Remuneration Committee Report |
163,042,051 |
309,035 |
5,731,954 |
11,464,366 |
3. To declare a Final Dividend at the rate of 4.5p per share for the year ended 3 January 2010 |
178,378,826 |
304,279 |
1,945 |
1,862,356 |
4. To re-elect Kevin Dangerfield as a Director |
177,828,908 |
309,531 |
277,281 |
2,131,686 |
5. To re-elect Tim Stevenson as a Director |
177,653,190 |
310,110 |
440,857 |
2,143,249 |
6. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors |
178,055,495 |
305,109 |
63,864 |
2,122,938 |
7. To authorise the Directors of the Company to agree the remuneration of the Auditors |
178,080,388 |
296,447 |
48,688 |
2,121,883 |
8. To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities |
174,418,277 |
296,010 |
3,037,307 |
2,055,101 |
9. To authorise the Directors to offer the holders of Ordinary shares a scrip dividend alternative |
178,333,253 |
307,544 |
32,093 |
1,874,516 |
10. To amend the Company's Articles of Association |
174,188,006 |
355,368 |
215,984 |
5,788,048 |
11. To enable the Company to convene a general meeting on 14 days' notice |
170,713,718 |
351,153 |
7,595,536 |
1,886,999 |
12. To renew the Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights |
177,920,098 |
350,643 |
376,892 |
1,899,773 |
13. To authorise the Directors of the Company to make political donations |
175,569,140 |
335,505 |
2,726,183 |
1,916,578 |
Resolutions 10 to 13 were passed as Special Resolutions.
Enquiries: Tracey Bigmore
Telephone: 01753 837000