8th May 2014 07:00
LADBROKES PLC
Result of AGM
Ladbrokes plc ("the Company") announces that the following resolutions were all passed at the Company's annual general meeting held today on 7 May 2014 at Deutsche Bank AG. The results of the poll are set out below:
Resolution | For | % | Against | % | Votes total | % of available total voting rights voted | Votes withheld | |
1. | To receive and adopt the report and accounts for 2013. | 630,575,957 | 99.88 | 764,300 | 0.12 | 631,340,257 | 68.56 | 79,059 |
2. | To declare a final dividend. | 628,462,664 | 99.53 | 2,946,384 | 0.47 | 631,409,048 | 68.57 | 11,860 |
3. | To appoint D R Martin as a director. | 630,970,730 | 99.94 | 350,261 | 0.06 | 631,320,991 | 68.56 | 98,242 |
4. | To re-appoint P Erskine as a director. | 630,118,602 | 99.81 | 1,202,278 | 0.19 | 631,320,880 | 68.56 | 100,198 |
5. | To re-appoint R I Glynn as a director. | 630,713,507 | 99.90 | 618,834 | 0.10 | 631,332,341 | 68.56 | 88,676 |
6. | To re-appoint I A Bull as a director. | 630,953,736 | 99.94 | 376,326 | 0.06 | 631,330,062 | 68.56 | 90,539 |
7. | To re-appoint S Bailey as a director. | 630,842,531 | 99.92 | 483,434 | 0.08 | 631,325,965 | 68.56 | 94,920 |
8. | To re-appoint C M Hodgson as a director. | 630,990,081 | 99.95 | 339,243 | 0.05 | 631,329,324 | 68.56 | 89,553 |
9. | To re-appoint J M Kelly as a director. | 630,987,848 | 99.95 | 325,621 | 0.05 | 631,313,469 | 68.56 | 99,793 |
10. | To re-appoint R Moross as a director. | 630,988,616 | 99.95 | 340,084 | 0.05 | 631,328,700 | 68.56 | 92,185 |
11. | To re-appoint D M Shapland as a director. | 630,971,961 | 99.94 | 364,984 | 0.06 | 631,336,945 | 68.56 | 83,888 |
12. | To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor. | 631,187,033 | 99.97 | 162,177 | 0.03 | 631,349,210 | 68.56 | 71,675 |
13. | To authorise the directors to agree the auditor's remuneration. | 631,159,230 | 99.97 | 197,320 | 0.03 | 631,356,550 | 68.56 | 63,596 |
14. | To approve the remuneration policy. | 618,706,145 | 98.03 | 12,440,226 | 1.97 | 631,146,371 | 68.54 | 244,564 |
15. | To approve the remuneration report. | 626,555,746 | 99.49 | 3,211,476 | 0.51 | 629,767,222 | 68.39 | 1,623,307 |
16. | To authorise political donations and expenditure. | 624,627,323 | 99.13 | 5,499,217 | 0.87 | 630,126,540 | 68.43 | 1,283,110 |
17. | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares. | 630,300,546 | 99.84 | 1,035,162 | 0.16 | 631,335,708 | 68.56 | 83,898 |
18. | To authorise the directors to allot shares. | 555,069,790 | 87.93 | 76,196,775 | 12.07 | 631,266,565 | 68.55 | 154,320 |
19. | To disapply section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006. | 623,464,257 | 98.79 | 7,641,594 | 1.21 | 631,105,851 | 68.53 | 312,402 |
20. | To authorise the calling of general meetings (excluding annual general meetings) by notice of at least 14 clear days. | 620,815,406 | 98.33 | 10,553,315 | 1.67 | 631,368,721 | 68.56 | 49,911 |
At 2 May 2014, the issued share capital of the Company was 920,874,768 ordinary shares of 28⅓ pence each (excluding shares held in treasury).
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 16 to 20 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
The results will also be made available on the Company's website www.ladbrokesplc.com/investor-centre
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