Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7239K

SThree plc

23 April 2010

 



SThree plc

("SThree" or the "Group")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of SThree plc was held on Friday 23 April 2010 at Home House, 20 Portman Square, London W1H 6LW at 11.30am. All resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed by way of a poll and a summary of the voting, including proxy votes, is as follows:

	Resolution	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Withheld
1.	Report and Accounts	87,864,416	100%	0	0	0
2.	Directors' Remuneration Report	54,957,647	75.75	17,598,481	24.25	15,308,287
3.	Re-election of Sunil Wickremeratne	87,571,529	99.67	292,231	0.33	656
4.	Re-election of Tony Ward	86,482,568	98.43	1,381,192	1.57	656
5.	Re-election of Alicja Lesniak	85,846,883	97.70	2,016,877	2.3	656
6.	Re-appointment of Auditors	85,634,602	97.46	2,229,814	2.54	0
7.	Auditors' remuneration	86,368,728	98.30	1,495,688	1.70	0
8.	Donations to EU Political Organisations	77,871,797	88.63	9,990,424	11.37	2,195
9.	Authority to offer employees minority interests in certain subsidiaries	87,701,151	99.81	163,421	0.19	656
10.	Directors' authority to allot securities	87,699,415	99.81	165,001	0.19	0
11.	Disapplication of pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)	78,373,092	99.79	162,904	0.21	9,328,420
12.	Authority to purchase own shares (Special Resolution)	87,863,416	99.99	1,000	0.01	0
13.	Convene a general meeting on 14 days (Special Resolution)	85,951,949	97.82	1,912,467	2.18	0

Notes:

1.         The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.

2.         'Votes withheld' are not counted when deciding whether or not a resolution is carried.

3.         The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue, excluding any shares held in treasury as at the time of this announcement, is 121,759,579 shares.

Retirement of Director

The Company confirms that, as previously notified to shareholders, Sir Anthony Cleaver retired as Chairman following the Annual General Meeting.

Enquiries:

SThree plc	020 7292 3838
Steve Hornbuckle, Company Secretary
Citigate Dewe Rogerson	020 7638 9571
Kevin Smith/Nicola Smith

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