AGM Statement
Michael Page International PLC
27 May 2005
Michael Page International plc announces that at today's Annual General Meeting
all resolutions were passed by shareholders.
The result of the proxy voting on each Resolution was as follows:
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| |Resolution |Total votes |% of |Total votes|% of |Total votes |Votes |
| | |for * |vote |against |vote |cast |withheld **|
| | | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| 1. |Report and |280,728,897 |99.85 | 412,364 |0.15 |281,141,261 |1,775,653 |
| |Accounts | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| 2. |Dividend |282,916,914 | 100 | - | - |282,916,914 | - |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| 3. |Re-elect |282,738,264 |99.95 | 130,350 |0.05 |282,868,614 | 48,300 |
| |A.A.Montague | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| 4. |Re-elect |282,141,164 |99.74 | 727,450 |0.26 |282,868,614 | 48,300 |
| |T.W.Benson | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| 5. |Re-elect |282,141,314 |99.74 | 727,300 |0.26 |282,868,614 | 48,300 |
| |S.J.Ingham | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| 6. |Remuneration |274,439,741 |97.27 |7,707,152 |2.73 |282,146,893 | 770,021 |
| |report | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| 7. |Re-appoint |278,443,955 |99.68 | 901,864 |0.32 |279,345,819 |3,571,095 |
| |auditors | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| 8. |Allotment of |280,295,250 |99.07 |2,621,664 |0.93 |282,916,914 | - |
| |shares | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
| 9. |Disapplication|282,910,465 | 100 | 300 | - |282,910,765 | 6,149 |
| |of pre-emption| | | | | | |
| |rights | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
|10. |Purchase of |282,855,865 | 100 | 6,600 | - |282,862,465 | 54,449 |
| |own shares | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
|11. |Amendment to |282,862,165 | 100 | 200 | - |282,862,365 | 54,549 |
| |the Company's | | | | | | |
| |Articles of | | | | | | |
| |Association | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
|12. |Amendment to |276,084,291 |99.36 |1,779,649 |0.64 |277,863,940 |5,052,974 |
| |the Michael | | | | | | |
| |Page Incentive| | | | | | |
| |Share Plan | | | | | | |
| |2004 | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+-------------+-------+-----------+------+-------------+-----------+
* Includes discretionary votes
** A vote withheld has no legal effect and is not counted in the votes "For" and
"Against" the resolution.
Issued share capital is 342,587,799 (excluding treasury shares)
The company will provide a second quarter trading update on 5 July 2005 and will
announce interim results on 15 August 2005.
Enquiries:
Michael Page International plc
Terry Benson Chief Executive 020 7269 2205
Stephen Puckett Group Finance Director
Financial Dynamics
Richard Mountain 020 7269 7291
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