AGM Statement

RNS Number : 3372S

Unite Group PLC

15 May 2009

 



THE UNITE GROUP PLC

15 MAY 2009

THE UNITE GROUP PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

AGM - VOTING RESULTS

The Company announces that, at its Annual General meeting held today (the 'AGM'), each of Resolutions 1 to 4 (inclusive) and 6 to 11 (inclusive)  were unanimously passed on a show of hands. 

Following the announcement made on 6 May 2009 that Mr Nicholas Porter would step down from the Board at the AGM, Resolution 5 (in relation to the re-election of Mr Porter as a Director of the Company), was withdrawn and was not put to a vote.

For information, the number of proxy votes received were as follows:

Resolution No.	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Discretion	%	Votes Withheld
1	85,944,376	99.42	293,896	0.34	204,753	0.24	121,495
2	85,574,194	99.10	574,372	0.67	205,070	0.23	210,884
3	83,496,420	96.46	2,862,508	3.31	204,753	0.23	840
4	82,992,191	95.87	3,367,577	3.89	204,753	0.24	0
5	83,077,792	95.97	3,272,704	3.78	214,023	0.25	1
6	82,988,252	95.87	3,371,276	3.89	204,753	0.24	240
7	79,018,286	91.57	7,066,571	8.19	204,753	0.24	274,910
8	83,325,476	97.06	2,322,891	2.71	204,753	0.23	711,400
9	86,347,932	99.75	10,060	0.01	205,753	0.24	776
10	84,898,184	98.29	1,271,187	1.47	205,753	0.24	189,396
11	80,831,325	93.38	5,528,443	6.39	204,753	0.23	0

As at the date of the AGM, the Company had 126,356,900 ordinary shares in issue, with no shares held in treasury. On a poll, each share confers upon the holder one vote.

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