2nd Nov 2007 10:48
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC02 November 2007 British Sky Broadcasting Group plcAGM - shareholders approve all resolutions2 November 2007 BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC (the "Company") Annual General Meeting At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at the Royal Instituteof British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD at 9.00 a.m., allresolutions were duly passed on a poll. The poll voting results are as follows: 1. To receive the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2007, together with the report of the Directors and Auditors thereon Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,442,424,405 99.94 835,052 0.06 10,174 2. To declare a final dividend Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,443,263,335 100.00 3,998 0.00 2,298 3. To reappoint Jeremy Darroch as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,440,936,343 99.84 2,318,571 0.16 15,217 4. To reappoint Andrew Higginson as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,440,808,143 99.83 2,440,239 0.17 21,749 5. To reappoint Gail Rebuck as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,440,671,447 99.82 2,579,179 0.18 19,505 6. To reappoint Lord Rothschild as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,442,031,010 99.92 1,213,912 0.08 25,209 7. To reappoint David F. DeVoe as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,436,318,758 99.52 6,927,424 0.48 23,949 8. To reappoint Rupert Murdoch as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,427,662,017 98.92 15,586,112 1.08 22,002 9. To reappoint Arthur Siskind as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,436,725,170 99.55 6,522,315 0.45 22,646 10. To reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and to authorise the Directors to agree their remuneration Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,435,700,972 99.84 2,248,531 0.16 5,320,628 11. To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 30 June 2007 Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,365,764,942 97.77 31,121,986 2.23 46,383,203 12. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,407,870,729 98.61 19,795,919 1.39 15,603,483 13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares under section 80 Companies Act 1985 Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,438,059,688 99.64 5,168,324 0.36 42,119 14. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights (Special Resolution) Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,440,117,105 99.79 3,089,016 0.21 64,010 15. To adopt new Articles of Association (Special Resolution) Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld1,383,940,586 96.01 57,486,231 3.99 1,843,314 Notes: (i) The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion (ii) A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution. Dave GormleyCompany Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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