26th May 2006 15:20
Ladbrokes PLC26 May 2006 LADBROKES PLC ("THE COMPANY") ANNOUNCES THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE ALLPASSED AT THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD TODAY 26 MAY 2006 AT THEQUEEN ELIZABETH II CONFERENCE CENTRE AND THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTES WERE ASDETAILED BELOW: FOR AGAINST VOTE WITHHELD 1. TO RECEIVE AND ADOPT THE REPORTS AND 309,386,401 228,483 6,568,295 ACCOUNTS FOR 2005 2. TO RE-APPOINT N M H JONES AS A DIRECTOR 306,787,288 9,194,760 201,458 3. TO RE-APPOINT SIR IAN ROBINSON AS A 307,286,502 8,735,106 154,766 DIRECTOR 4. TO APPOINT J P O' REILLY AS A DIRECTOR 307,660,134 8,325,692 197,592 5. TO APPOINT A S ROSS AS A DIRECTOR 307,651,064 8,397,746 133,609 6. TO APPOINT R P THORNE AS A DIRECTOR 307,698,810 8,334,766 149,390 7. TO RE-APPOINT ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS 310,196,703 3,122,068 2,865,050 AUDITOR AND TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO AGREE THE AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION 8. TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT 309,690,897 1,962,789 4,529,571 9. TO AUTHORISE DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL 302,561,782 13,205,396 414,659 ORGANISATIONS AND EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE 10. TO INCREASE THE AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL 315,142,716 221,870 812,582 11. TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT SHARES 288,843,978 27,088,859 249,806 12. TO DISAPPLY SECTION 89(1) OF THE COMPANIES 313,118,420 637,125 2,423,318 ACT 1985 13. TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS 315,796,520 235,608 109,574 OWN SHARES This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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