AGM Statement

RNS Number : 5848D

Cookson Group PLC

17 May 2012

 

 17 May 2012

Cookson Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

Cookson Group plc ("the Company") confirms that at its AGM today, each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting to Shareholders dated 26 March 2012, was passed by Shareholders.

A poll was conducted on each resolution at the meeting and the results, certified by the scrutineer, Equiniti Limited, were as follows:

	RESOLUTIONS	FOR		AGAINST		TOTAL
		No. of votes cast1	% of votes cast	No. of votes cast	% of votes cast	No. of votes cast	% of Issued Share Capital2	Votes withheld3
1	Receipt of Annual Report and Accounts	221,060,177	99.99	11,362	0.01	221,071,539	79.43%	1,874,193
2	Declaration of Final Dividend	222,700,566	100.00	0	0.00	222,700,566	80.01%	245,166
3	Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report	150,378,714	68.08	70,497,635	31.92	220,876,349	79.36%	2,069,383
4	Re-election of  M G Butterworth	219,107,314	98.39	3,590,742	1.61	222,698,056	80.01%	247,676
5	Election of S J Corbett	215,502,623	97.96	4,493,585	2.04	219,996,208	79.04%	2,949,524
6	Election of E T FitzGerald	189,479,109	98.24	3,387,409	1.76	192,866,518	69.29%	30,079,214
7	Re-election of  J F Harris	210,253,534	95.57	9,743,424	4.43	219,996,958	79.04%	2,948,774
8	Re-election of  J L Hewitt	189,448,685	98.23	3,417,601	1.77	192,866,286	69.29%	30,079,446
9	Re-election of  P J Hill	189,488,936	98.25	3,377,870	1.75	192,866,806	69.29%	30,078,926
10	Re-election of  J P Oosterveld	189,482,482	98.25	3,383,804	1.75	192,866,286	69.29%	30,079,446
11	Re-election of  N R Salmon	215,909,105	96.96	6,774,939	3.04	222,684,044	80.01%	261,688
12	Re-election of  J G Sussens	181,659,124	94.19	11,207,162	5.81	192,866,286	69.29%	30,079,446
13	Re-election of  F C Wanecq	219,101,448	98.38	3,596,624	1.62	222,698,072	80.01%	247,660
14	Re-appointment of  Auditor	222,526,289	99.92	173,783	0.08	222,700,072	80.01%	245,660
15	Remuneration of Auditor	222,683,469	99.99	15,640	0.01	222,699,109	80.01%	246,623
16	Authority to Allot Shares	216,130,054	97.37	5,836,330	2.63	221,966,384	79.75%	979,348
17	Special Resolution: Authority to Disapply Pre-emption Rights	222,638,855	99.97	58,457	0.03	222,697,312	80.01%	248,420
18	Special Resolution: Authority to Purchase Own Shares	222,675,577	99.99	24,341	0.01	222,699,918	80.01%	245,814
19	Authority to Incur Political Expenditure	211,351,290	94.83	11,521,241	5.17	222,872,531	80.08%	73,201
20	Special Resolution: Authority to Call a General Meeting on 14 clear days' notice	207,070,609	92.98	15,629,635	7.02	222,700,244	80.01%	245,488

At today's AGM, the Chairman Jeff Harris said "The Board continues to listen very carefully to views expressed by shareholders and will be taking these into account along with the result of today's vote on the Remuneration Report, as remuneration policy is formulated going forward and we develop future policies."

Notes:

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

2.   The total number of shares in issue is 278,328,365

3.   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.

4.   All percentages are shown to two decimal places.

This information will also shortly be available to view on the Company's website at: www.cooksongroup.co.uk.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of Resolution 20 (Authority for the Company to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice) which was passed as special business at the AGM has been submitted to the Financial Services Authority National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do. A copy of this resolution is also available from the Group Secretary, Cookson Group plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE, England. In addition, copies of resolutions 16 to 18 and 20 will be filed with Companies House.

Cookson Group plc

165 Fleet Street

London EC4A 2AE

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Web:   www.cooksongroup.co.uk

 

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