RENOLD PLC
('Renold' or the 'Company')
Resolutions passed at Annual General Meeting on 21 September 2009
Renold is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting were duly passed. Full details of each resolution were set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.renold.com.
Two copies of the resolutions, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 and will be shortly 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
All resolutions put to the meeting were passed on a show of hands.
The following is a summary of the Forms of Proxy received up to 48 hours before the time of the Annual General Meeting by Renold's Registrars:
Resolution |
For and Discretion |
Against |
Withheld* |
|
% |
% |
|
1. To receive and consider the accounts and the directors' and auditor's reports on them |
99.99 |
0.01 |
1,000 |
2. To approve the directors' remuneration report |
99.83 |
0.17 |
26,985 |
3. To re-elect Matthew Peacock as a director |
99.91 |
0.09 |
5,161 |
4. To re-elect David Shearer as a director |
99.87 |
0.13 |
4,857 |
5. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor |
99.92 |
0.08 |
1,006,684 |
6. To authorise the audit committee to determine the auditor's remuneration |
99.93 |
0.07 |
3,410 |
7. To increase authorised share capital |
99.69 |
0.31 |
16,871 |
8. To authorise the directors to allot shares |
94.89 |
5.11 |
13,287 |
9. To disapply pre-emption rights** |
97.28 |
2.72 |
16,730 |
10. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares** |
99.75 |
0.25 |
8,033 |
11. To authorise the calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice** |
97.69 |
2.31 |
5,382 |
12. To amend the Company's Articles of Association** |
99.71 |
0.29 |
28,749 |
13. To authorise political donations** |
97.03 |
2.97 |
32,743 |
* A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'for' or
'against' a resolution
** Passed as special resolutions
Renold also announces that Rod Powell, a Non-Executive Director since September 2006, retired as a Director at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting and will not be presenting himself for re-election.
Matthew Peacock, Chairman of Renold, said, 'I would like to thank Rod for all his efforts on behalf of Renold, in particular for his input into manufacturing strategy and as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.'
21 September 2009
Hannah Woodcock
Assistant Company Secretary
0161 498 4500