Electrocomponents Plc - Annual General Meeting
Electrocomponents Plc announces that all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 12 June 2013 were passed on a show of hands by shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting. Resolutions 15, 16 and 17 were passed as Special Resolutions.
A copy of Resolutions relating to Special Business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
Details of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are set out below and can be found on the Company's website at http://www.electrocomponents.com/investor-centre/corporate-governance/
Resolution |
Votes For (incl. Chairman's discretion) |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total votes cast (excl. withheld votes) |
Withheld votes * |
|
1. |
Report & Accounts |
384,144,878 |
100.00 |
440 |
0.00 |
384,145,318 |
978,852 |
2. |
Remuneration Report |
376,855,306 |
97.90 |
8,067,142 |
2.10 |
384,922,488 |
201,722 |
3. |
Dividend |
385,123,730 |
100.00 |
440 |
0.00 |
385,124,170 |
0 |
4. |
Elect Karen Guerra |
383,370,675 |
99.55 |
1,744,045 |
0.45 |
385,114,720 |
9,450 |
5. |
Elect John Pattullo |
383,369,580 |
99.55 |
1,744,140 |
0.45 |
385,113,720 |
10,450 |
6. |
Re-elect Adrian Auer |
381,008,249 |
99.34 |
2,524,915 |
0.66 |
385,533,164 |
1,591,006 |
7. |
Re-elect Simon Boddie |
384,843,688 |
99.93 |
268,180 |
0.07 |
385,111,868 |
12,302 |
8. |
Re-elect Paul Hollingworth |
383,389,954 |
99.56 |
1,700,866 |
0.44 |
385,090,820 |
33,350 |
9. |
Re-elect Peter Johnson |
382,439,111 |
99.31 |
2,674,757 |
0.69 |
385,113,868 |
10,302 |
10. |
Re-elect Ian Mason |
384,887,066 |
99.94 |
224,802 |
0.06 |
385,111,868 |
12,302 |
11. |
Re-elect Rupert Soames |
383,402,682 |
99.56 |
1,710,314 |
0.44 |
385,112,996 |
11,174 |
12. |
Re-appoint KPMG |
373,013,956 |
99.40 |
2,235,577 |
0.60 |
375,249,533 |
9,874,637 |
13. |
Agree remuneration of Auditor |
375,359,324 |
99.54 |
1,729,145 |
0.46 |
377,088,469 |
8,035,701 |
14. |
Directors' Authority to allot shares |
384,623,234 |
99.88 |
479,355 |
0.12 |
385,102,589 |
21,581 |
15. |
Directors' Authority to dis‑apply pre‑emption rights |
383,655,953 |
99.63 |
1,437,619 |
0.37 |
385,093,572 |
29,998 |
16. |
Directors' Authority for purchase by Company of own shares |
297,179,327 |
77.17 |
87,905,171 |
22.83 |
385,084,498 |
39,672 |
17. |
Notice Period for General Meetings |
371,818,166 |
96.55 |
13,282,081 |
3.45 |
385,100,247 |
23,923 |
* A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.
A total of 87.78% of the share capital was voted.
IAN HASLEGRAVE
Company Secretary
17 July 2013
International Management Centre
8050 Oxford Business Park North
Oxford OX4 2HW
tel: +44 (0) 1865 207400
fax: +44 (0) 1865 207400