Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7679G

Evolution Group PLC

17 May 2011

 



The Evolution Group Plc (the "Company")

17 May 2011

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RESULTS,

DIRECTOR RETIREMENT AND BOARD COMMITTEE CHANGES

The Evolution Group Plc ("Evolution" or the "Company"), the listed investment bank and private client investment management group, announces that Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth DL has today retired from the Board following today's Annual General Meeting (AGM).  Following the retirement Peter Gibbs has assumed the role of Senior Independent Director, whilst Christopher Chambers takes Peter's role as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.  

Martin Gray, Chairman of the Company commented that, "Lord MacLaurin has provided wise counsel to the Evolution since 2004, bringing his vast experience to bear on the many developments the Group has witnessed in that time.  I want to thank Lord MacLaurin for his unwavering support and for the unique insight he has brought to bear." 

The Company further announces that at the AGM held today, all proposed resolutions were approved by attending shareholders on a show of hands.  For information, the following proxy votes were received prior to the meeting:

Resolution                                                      Votes                % of                  Votes                Votes

                                                                     For                   Votes For          Against             Withheld

1.   Report & Accounts                                    163,831,442      99.99                11,280                     2,717

2.   Remuneration Report                                 154,631,483      95.25                7,707,628          1,506,328

3.   Dividend of 1.75p per share                        163,834,708      99.99                10,145                        586

4.   Elect Philip Howell                                    163,660,286      99.89                182,101                    3,052

5.   Re-elect Martin Gray                                 163,627,309      99.87                215,078                    3,052

6.   Re-elect Alex Snow                                   163,633,138      99.87                205,007                    7,294

7.   Re-elect Andrew Westenberger                  162,916,711      99.44                925,676                    3,052

8.   Re-elect Peter Gibbs                                 163,654,441      99.89                183,696                    7,302

9.   Re-elect Christopher Chambers                  163,661,634      99.89                181,229                    2,576

10.  Re-elect Roger Perkin                               163,655,481      99.89                186,546                    3,412

11.  Re-appoint auditors                                   161,896,874      99.45                896,445              1,052,120

12.  Auditors remuneration                               163,640,552      99.88                203,032                     1,855

13.  Renew Executive Share Incentive Plan        154,568,593      97.52                3,927,697           5,349,149

14.  Authority to allot                                       163,656,859      99.89                186,488                     2,092

15.  Dis-apply pre-emption rights                       163,808,631      99.98                30,552                      6,256

16.  Authority to buy back shares                     163,812,125      99.98                31,635                       1,679

Notes:

1.         Any proxy appointments giving discretion are included in the "For" total.

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

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 copies of resolutions 14 to 16 passed at the meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do 

For more information please contact:

The Evolution Group Plc

Tony Lee, Group Company Secretary                                             Tel:  [phone]

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