20th May 2014 17:48
UBM PLC - Result of AGMUBM PLC - Result of AGM
PR Newswire
London, May 20
UBM plc - RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING At the annual general meeting of UBM plc held on 20 May 2014, all resolutionsput to shareholders were duly passed. Voting was conducted by poll and the final proxy votes received in respect ofeach resolution put to the meeting are as set out below:- Resolution Votes for Votes Votes Votes Votes (including for against against Withheld votes to be cast at (%) (%) chairman's discretion) 1 To receive and adopt the 167,489,749 99.52 803,781 0.48 8,407 report of the directors and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013. 2 To approve the directors' 161,114,605 95.78 7,104,817 4.22 82,515 remuneration policy as contained on pages 45 to 50 of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013. 3 To approve the directors' 166,965,420 99.25 1,255,008 0.75 81,509 remuneration report (excluding the directors' remuneration policy) as set out on pages 44 to 58 of the Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2013. 4 To approve a final 168,299,976 100 1,290 0.00 671 dividend of 20.5 pence per share. 5 To re-appoint Ernst & 165,449,804 99.85 246,212 0.15 2,605,921 Young LLP as auditors to the Company. 6 To authorise the 168,285,150 99.99 13,731 0.01 3,056 directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors. 7 To elect Tim Cobbold as a 168,281,948 100 7,758 0.00 12,231 director. 8 To elect John McConnell 168,282,373 100 7,758 0.00 11,806 as a director. 9 To re-elect Dame Helen 165,253,554 98.2 3,036,919 1.80 11,464 Alexander as a director. 10 To re-elect Alan 168,270,406 99.99 19,814 0.01 11,717 Gillespie as a director. 11 To re-elect Robert Gray 168,282,829 100 7,579 0.00 11,529 as a director. 12 To re-elect Pradeep Kar 168,278,589 99.99 11,819 0.01 11,529 as a director. 13 To re-elect Greg Lock as 168,264,629 99.98 25,591 0.02 11,717 a director. 14 To re-elect Terry Neill 168,282,502 100 7,595 0.00 11,840 as a director. 15 To re-elect Jonathan 168,115,409 99.90 174,811 0.10 11,717 Newcomb as a director. 16 To authorise the 156,304,658 94.51 9,082,261 5.49 2,915,018 directors to allot relevant securities. 17 To approve the rules of 161,140,985 95.76 7,135,863 4.24 25,089 the UBM plc 2014 Performance Share Plan. 18 To approve the rules of 167,812,098 99.72 468,221 0.28 21,618 the UBM plc 2014 International Sharesave Plan. 19 Special resolution: that 159,940,052 95.03 8,360,931 4.97 954 a general meeting of the Company, other than an AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. 20 Special resolution: to 167,166,839 99.53 788,805 0.47 346,293 disapply pre-emption rights. 21 Special Resolution: to 168,108,121 99.89 183,122 0.11 10,694 authorise the purchase by the company of ordinary shares in the market. 22 Special Resolution: to 168,261,635 99.99 9,600 0.01 30,702 approve changes to the Articles of Association. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation ofthe proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution. The number of ordinary shares in issue at 11 April 2014 (the date of the AGMNotice) was 245,771,778. Proxy votes were received in respect of 168,279,914shares, representing approximately 68.47% of issued equity as at 11 April 2014. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, a copy of the resolutionspassed as special business at the AGM have also been submitted to the UKListing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will be available forviewing shortly at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do Anne Siddell
Company Secretary
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