10th May 2007 16:35
UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA plc - RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the annual general meeting of United Business Media plc held on 10 May 2007, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.
Voting was conducted by poll and the final proxy votes received in respect of each resolution put to the meeting are as set out below:-
Resolution Votes for Votes for Votes against Votes (including votes Withheld to be cast at (%) chairman's discretion) Receipt of report 166,539,789 99.78% 366,435 172,378 and accounts Directors' 164,585,784 99.66% 561,427 1,931,391 remuneration report Declaration of 166,894,893 100.00% 0 183,709 final dividend Elect Pradeep Kar 164,183,343 98.28% 2,876,877 18,382 Elect Karen Thomson 166,736,312 99.80% 326,734 15,556 Re-elect John Botts 166,240,271 99.50% 828,919 9,412 Re-appointment of 165,281,189 99.60% 669,077 1,128,336 auditors Authority to 167,041,710 99.98% 30,615 6,277 purchase ordinary shares Authority to 166,412,802 99.76% 405,212 260,588 purchase B shares Share allotment 167,005,353 99.96% 60,571 12,678 authority Waiver of 167,002,810 99.97% 48,625 27,167 pre-emption rights Approve electronic 166,806,609 99.98% 27,841 244,152 and website communications EU Political 166,149,562 99.57% 713,411 215,629 Donations and Expenditure
The number of ordinary shares in issue at 4 April 2007 (the date of the AGM Notice) was 252,873,012. Proxy votes were received in respect of 166,812,008 shares, representing approximately 65.97% of issued equity as at 4 April 2007.
Anne Siddell
Company Secretary
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