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Shaftesbury PLC01 February 2006 Shaftesbury PLC Annual General Meeting 1 February 2006 Proxy Voting Results At the Shaftesbury PLC Annual General Meeting held today, 1 February 2006, thefollowing resolutions were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxieswere received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the meeting asfollows: Resolution For Discretionary Against Total Abstain1. Approve the Accounts 82,306,992 75,147 141,549 82,523,688 142,400 (99.74%) (0.09%) (0.17%) (100.0%) 2. Approve the Report on 80,285,741 75,147 421,049 80,781,937 1,884,151Directors' Remuneration (99.39%) (0.09%) (0.52%) (100.0%) 3. Declare a Final Dividend 82,590,941 75,147 0 82,666,088 0 (99.91%) (0.09%) (100.0%) 4. Re-elect J S Lane as a 81,808,255 75,147 782,686 82,666,088 0Director (98.96%) (0.09%) (0.95%) (100.0%) 5. Re-elect S J Quayle as a 81,785,340 75,147 805,601 82,666,088 0Director (98.93%) (0.09%) (0.98%) (100.0%) 6. Elect W G McQueen as a 82,551,541 75,147 37,900 82,664,588 1,500Director (99.86%) (0.09%) (0.05%) (100.0%) 7. Reappoint 81,784,320 75,147 463,464 82,322,931 343,157PricewaterhouseCoopers asauditors (99.35%) (0.09%) (0.56%) (100.0%) 8. Authorise the Directors 82,530,126 75,147 60,815 82,666,088 0to agree remuneration of theauditors (99.84%) (0.09%) (0.07%) (100.0%) 9. Authorise Directors to 81,926,018 75,147 664,923 82,666,088 0allot Securities (99.10%) (0.09%) (0.81%) (100.0%) 10. Grant Directors 82,589,841 75,147 1,100 82,666,088 0authority to disapplypre-emption rights (special (99.91%) (0.09%) (100.0%)resolution) 11. Authorise market 82,589,741 75,147 1,100 82,665,988 100purchases of the Company'sShares (special resolution) (99.91%) (0.09%) (100.0%) 12. Authorise the Company to 81,724,599 75,147 866,242 82,665,988 100make political donations (98.86%) (0.09%) (1.05%) (100.0%) 13. Approve the Shaftesbury 81,804,635 75,147 784,805 82,664,587 1,501Long Term Incentive Plan (98.96%) (0.09%) (0.95%) (100.0%) Notes: • Percentage of shares voted: 62.45% (Number of shares in issue 132,380,788) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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