16th May 2008 15:11
LADBROKES PLC ("THE COMPANY") ANNOUNCES THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE ALL PASSED AT THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD TODAY 16 MAY 2008 AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II CONFERENCE CENTRE AND THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTES WERE AS DETAILED BELOW:
|
FOR |
AGAINST |
VOTE WITHHELD |
|
| TO RECEIVE AND ADOPT THE REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS FOR 2007 |
338,816,320 |
1,361,834 |
891,909 |
|
2. TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND |
340,176,069 |
28,203 |
865,724 |
| TO RE-APPOINT C BELL AS A DIRECTOR |
339,125,008 |
1,022,817 |
920,935 |
| TO RE-APPOINT C P WICKS AS A DIRECTOR |
339,139,234 |
1,001,167 |
925,148 |
| TO RE-APPOINT ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS AUDITOR AND TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO AGREE THE AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION |
334,534,925 |
2,186,697 |
4,343,935 |
| TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT |
318,610,503 |
10,408,566 |
12,043,112 |
| TO AUTHORISE POLITICAL DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE |
337,245,838 |
2,718,028 |
1,084,344 |
| TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT SHARES |
339,144,719 |
991,054 |
927,345 |
| TO DISAPPLY SECTION 89(1) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 |
339,783,331 |
193,742 |
1,078,432 |
| TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES |
339,961,232 |
165,985 |
925,149 |
| TO AMEND THE 1978 SHARE OPTION SCHEME |
339,443,716 |
488,248 |
1,122,904 |
| TO ALTER THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION |
338,873,750 |
1,114,6709 |
1,076,432 |
ALL VOTING WAS BY POLL. THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY AS AT THE DATE OF THE MEETING WAS 600,040,533 SHARES (EXCLUDING TREASURY SHARES).
Related Shares:
Ladbrokes Coral