23rd Oct 2008 16:07
The Go-Ahead Group plc
Result of Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of Go-Ahead held earlier today, all resolutions proposed at the meeting, were duly passed on a show of hands. These resolutions were as follows:
1. To receive the financial statements for the year ended 28 June 2008 together with the Directors' and Auditors' Reports
2. To approve the final dividend of 55.5p per share
3. To re-elect Sir Patrick Brown as a Non-Executive Director
4. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
5. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor of the Company
6. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors
7. To give the Directors the authority to issue shares
8. To give the authority for shares to be issued for cash on a non pre-emptive basis (special resolution)
9. To give authority to the Company to make market purchases of its own shares (special resolution)
10. To give authority to the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations
11. To approve alterations to the Articles of Association (special resolution)
12. To approve an amendment to the rules of the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan 2005
Further details of each of the resolutions, are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2008 available on the group's website, www.go-ahead.com. The proxy votes lodged can also be accessed at wwww.go-ahead.com.
Two copies of resolutions 7-12 inclusive have been submitted to the UKLA and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS:
For further information please contact:
Carolyn Sephton, Company Secretary - 0191 232 3123
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