11th May 2011 13:41
UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA LIMITED - RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the annual general meeting of United Business Media Limited held on 10 May 2011, 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 Votes Votes Votes (including for against against Withheld votes to be cast at (%) (%) chairman's discretion)
1 To receive and adopt 182,699,998 98.56 2,672,855 1.44 28,118
the report of the directors and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010.
2 To approve the 178,849,872 98.90 1,989,406 1.10 4,561,693 directors' remuneration report. 3 To re-appoint Ernst & 184,719,923 99.65 651,525 0.35 29,523 Young LLP as auditors to the company 4. To authorise the 184,909,767 99.75 462,792 0.25 28,412 directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors 5 To re-elect David Levin 185,103,113 99.86 256,255 0.14 41,603 as a director 6 To re-elect Alan 185,104,278 99.86 257,193 0.14 39,500 Gillespie as a director 7. To re-elect Jonathan 184,115,885 99.38 1,146,610 0.62 138,476 Newcomb as a director 8 To authorise the 176,501,727 96.18 7,003,197 3.82 1,896,047 directors to allot relevant securities 9 Special Resolution: to 185,114,166 99.99 9,420 0.01 277,385 change the name of the Company to UBM plc 10 Special Resolution: 179,709,744 96.95 5,657,345 3.05 33,882
that a general meeting of the company, other than an AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice
11 Special Resolution: to 180,922,733 97.61 4,431,913 2.39 46,325 disapply pre-emption rights 12 Special Resolution: to 185,309,097 99.97 60,080 0.03 31,794
authorise the purchase by the company of ordinary shares in the market.
13 Special Resolution: to 184,687,487 99.77 430,122 0.23 283,362 adopt new Articles of Association
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
The number of ordinary shares in issue at 1 April 2011 (the date of the AGM Notice) was 244,631,547. Proxy votes were received in respect of 185,372,853 shares, representing approximately 76% of issued equity as at 1 April 2011.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have also been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Anne Siddell
Company Secretary
vendorRelated Shares:
UBM