Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9719N

Spire Healthcare Group PLC

21 May 2015

 



Spire Healthcare Group plc

21 May 2015

SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC  (the 'Company')

Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 65 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1HS at 11am, all resolutions were passed on a poll. The polling results for each resolution are set out below:

	Resolution	Votes for	%	Votes against	%	% of ISC voted	Votes withheld
1	Receipt of financial statements	337,368,493	99.63	1,269,766	0.37	84.43	791,570
2	Declaration of final dividend	339,284,592	100.00	476	0.00	84.59	144,761
3	Re-appoint Garry Watts	329,632,145	97.16	9,648,162	2.84	84.59	149,522
4	Re-appoint Rob Roger	334,289,566	98.53	4,995,502	1.47	84.59	144,761
5	Re-appoint Simon Gordon	337,289,316	99.41	1,995,752	0.59	84.59	144,761
6	Re-appoint John Gildersleeve	337,882,953	99.87	440,427	0.13	84.35	1,106,449
7	Re-appoint Tony Bourne	339,036,023	99.93	249,045	0.07	84.59	144,761
8	Re-appoint Prof. Dame Janet Husband	339,035,071	99.93	249,997	0.07	84.59	144,761
9	Re-appoint Robert Lerwill	339,036,023	99.93	249,045	0.07	84.59	144,761
10	Re-appoint Dr. Supraj Rajagopalan	337,277,532	99.41	2,002,775	0.59	84.59	149,522
11	Re-appoint Simon Rowlands	337,281,341	99.41	2,003,727	0.59	84.59	144,761
12	Re-appoint EY  as Auditors	337,551,365	99.49	1,731,537	0.51	84.59	146,927
13	Remuneration of the Auditors	337,087,787	99.35	2,195,853	0.65	84.59	146,189
14	Directors' remuneration policy	337,796,831	99.56	1,485,857	0.44	84.59	147,141
15	Directors' remuneration report	335,669,514	98.94	3,607,223	1.06	84.59	153,092
16	Authority  to incur political donations	338,806,805	99.86	467,874	0.14	84.59	155,150
17	Authority to allot shares	317,624,267	94.00	20,282,821	6.00	84.25	1,522,741
18	Authority to disapply statutory pre-emption rights*	339,195,673	99.98	67,972	0.02	84.59	166,184
19	Authority to call general meetings on 14 days' notice*	325,496,319	95.94	13,782,560	4.06	84.59	150,950

*Special Resolution

VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE

RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

6	Re-appoint John Gildersleeve	184,069,292	99.76	440,427	0.24	74.62	1,106,449
7	Re-appoint Tony Bourne	185,222,362	99.87	249,045	0.13	75.01	144,761
8	Re-appoint Prof. Dame Janet Husband	185,221,410	99.87	249,997	0.13	75.01	144,761
9	Re-appoint Robert Lerwill	185,222,362	99.87	249,045	0.13	75.01	144,761

The Company issued an Interim Management Statement on 12 May and no comments on trading were made at the Annual General Meeting.

Notes:

i)          Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

ii)          The total number of shares in issue is 401,081,391.

iii)         A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

iv)         All percentages are shown to two decimal places.

This information will also shortly be available to view on the Company's website at: www.spirehealthcare.com

Copies of the resolutions dealing with special business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been sent to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection.

Daniel Toner

General Counsel and Group Company Secretary

21 May 2015

 

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