AGM Resolutions
At the company's annual general meeting held in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on 8 May 2014, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Copies of the relevant resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
A summary of the proxies cast in respect of each resolution is set out below.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Emma G Versluys
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: 01274 351351 extension 1034
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 8 MAY 2014
Summary of proxy cards returned
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IN FAVOUR |
AT PROXY'S DISCRETION |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Holders |
% voting shares |
Number of shares |
Number of Holders |
% voting shares |
Number of shares |
Number of Holders |
% voting shares |
Number of shares |
Number of holders |
% total shares voted and withheld |
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RESOLUTION |
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|
1. |
Report and accounts |
109,536,341 |
509 |
99.92 |
78,823 |
70 |
0.07 |
924 |
2 |
0.01 |
65,531 |
4 |
0.05 |
|
2. |
Directors' remuneration policy |
104,365,608 |
436 |
96.02 |
77,445 |
69 |
0.07 |
4,254,554 |
63 |
3.91 |
984,012 |
29 |
0.89 |
|
3. |
Annual statement by remco chairman and annual report on remuneration |
104,737,176 |
444 |
95.97 |
77,445 |
69 |
0.07 |
4,316,421 |
58 |
3.96 |
550,577 |
23 |
0.50 |
|
4. |
Final dividend |
109,541,762 |
511 |
99.92 |
78,823 |
70 |
0.07 |
674 |
1 |
0.01 |
60,360 |
1 |
0.05 |
|
5. |
Appointment of Malcolm Le May |
109,530,604 |
495 |
99.92 |
76,407 |
73 |
0.07 |
10,349 |
9 |
0.01 |
64,259 |
8 |
0.05 |
|
6. |
Appointment of Alison Halsey |
109,536,138 |
496 |
99.92 |
76,407 |
73 |
0.07 |
5,315 |
9 |
0.01 |
63,759 |
7 |
0.05 |
|
7. |
Reappointment of Robert Anderson |
109,461,053 |
498 |
99.86 |
77,610 |
72 |
0.07 |
80,896 |
11 |
0.07 |
62,060 |
5 |
0.05 |
|
8. |
Reappointment of Peter Crook |
109,462,052 |
499 |
99.86 |
75,916 |
71 |
0.07 |
82,004 |
12 |
0.07 |
61,647 |
5 |
0.05 |
|
9. |
Reappointment of Andrew Fisher |
109,462,233 |
500 |
99.86 |
75,974 |
71 |
0.07 |
81,940 |
9 |
0.07 |
61,472 |
5 |
0.05 |
|
10. |
Reappointment of Stuart Sinclair |
109,454,048 |
492 |
99.85 |
76,379 |
74 |
0.07 |
89,132 |
14 |
0.08 |
62,060 |
5 |
0.05 |
|
11. |
Reappointment of Manjit Wolstenholme |
108,126,415 |
485 |
99.04 |
76,379 |
74 |
0.07 |
967,259 |
21 |
0.89 |
511,566 |
14 |
0.46 |
|
12. |
Reappointment of auditors |
109,533,847 |
496 |
99.92 |
79,432 |
74 |
0.07 |
4,665 |
10 |
0.01 |
63,675 |
6 |
0.05 |
|
13. |
Remuneration of auditors |
109,484,974 |
497 |
99.88 |
79,842 |
75 |
0.07 |
52,175 |
10 |
0.05 |
64,628 |
5 |
0.05 |
|
14. |
Authority to make political donations |
108,498,334 |
401 |
99.18 |
82,049 |
73 |
0.07 |
824,794 |
99 |
0.75 |
276,442 |
17 |
0.25 |
|
15. |
Authority for directors to allot shares |
109,336,697 |
471 |
99.75 |
80,194 |
76 |
0.07 |
198,755 |
34 |
0.18 |
65,973 |
6 |
0.06 |
|
16. |
Authority for company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution) |
109,396,589 |
481 |
99.80 |
79,625 |
75 |
0.07 |
145,045 |
29 |
0.13 |
60,360 |
1 |
0.05 |
|
17. |
Power to allot shares for cash and disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution) |
109,418,430 |
461 |
99.85 |
81,440 |
77 |
0.07 |
89,865 |
36 |
0.08 |
91,884 |
14 |
0.08 |
|
18. |
Notice for a general meeting (Special Resolution) |
106,868,792 |
462 |
97.49 |
80,194 |
76 |
0.07 |
2,670,060 |
57 |
2.44 |
62,573 |
5 |
0.05 |
Notes:
1. Percentage of voting shares is the percentage of shares voted and excludes shares on which votes were withheld
2. Total number of shares voted = 109,681,619
3. Total number of valid proxies returned = 583
4. Total number of shares in issue = 140,258,300
This information is provided by RNS