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Annual General Meeting
The Company makes constructive use of the Annual General Meeting to communicate with private investors.
AGM 2010
Details of the resolutions proposed at the 2010 AGM may be viewed here.
AGM 2009
The Company's Interim Management Statement was released to the Stock Exchange two days before the 2009 AGM, and the IMS can be found by clicking here. In addition, the Chief Executive presented a review of the Company's 2008 performance at the AGM, and a copy of the presentation may be viewed here.
Details of the resolutions proposed at the 2009 AGM may be viewed here.
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Resolution
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For & Discretion (votes)
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Against (votes)
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Abstentions (votes)
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Total (votes)
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1. To receive Report & Financial Statements
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263,602,702
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210,585
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1,700
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263,814,987
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2. To approve Remuneration Report
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260,146,671
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618,021
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3,050,295
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263,814,987
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3. To declare a Final Dividend
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263,813,383
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1,604
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0
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263,814,987
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4. To re-elect Ian Much
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263,562,470
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247,620
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4,897
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263,814,987
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5. To elect Simon Nicholls
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263,517,308
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293,782
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3,897
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263,814,987
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6. To elect Michael Steel
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263,572,898
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236,588
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5,501
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263,814,987
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7. To re-elect Deloitte LLP
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263,581,066
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94,441
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139,480
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263,814,987
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8. To increase the Authorised Share Capital
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263,387,652
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377,769
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49,566
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263,814,987
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9. To renew the s.80 Authority
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262,181,648
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1,568,269
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65,070
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263,814,987
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10. To renew the disapplication of s.89
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263,390,950
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349,051
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74,986
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263,814,987
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11. To renew share buy back authority
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263,662,843
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94,098
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58,046
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263,814,987
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12. To retain 14-day Notice Period
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262,354,109
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1,453,512
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7,366
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263,814,987
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All resolutions put to shareholders at the 2009 AGM were passed on a show of hands.
Details of the proxy voting received by the Company for the 2009 AGM are set out in the table below.
The total number of proxy votes received for the 2009 AGM represented approximately 66.0% (2008 - 57.8% ) of the issued share capital of the Company.
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