25th May 2006 12:39
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC25 May 2006 Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc25 May 2006Result of AGM Annual General Meeting Each of the following resolutions were passed at the Annual General Meeting heldat 11.00am on 25 May 2006. The proxies lodged were as follows:- Number % of vote % of issued capital 1. To approve and adopt the Directors' Report and Financial Statements for the 52 weeks ended 29 January 2006 For 1,891,063,447 99.78 70.70 Against 4,106,194 0.22 0.15 Withheld 19,958,912 - 0.75 2. To declare a final dividend of 3.075p per share making a total of 3.7p for the year For 1,893,330,914 99.86 70.79 Against 2,614,309 0.14 0.09 Withheld 19,183,330 - 0.72 3. To re-elect M Gunter as a director For 1,881,777,129 98.36 70.36 Against 31,341,166 1.64 1.17 Withheld 2,010,258 - 0.07 4. To re-elect R Stott as a director For 1,792,188,818 93.68 67.01 Against 120,928,532 6.32 4.52 Withheld 2,011,203 - 0.07 5. To re-elect R Pennycook as a director For 1,881,978,093 98.37 70.36 Against 31,145,304 1.63 1.16 Withheld 2,005,156 - 0.08 6. To re-elect B Flanagan as a director For 1,878,003,910 98.08 70.22 Against 36,769,607 1.92 1.37 Withheld 355,036 - 0.01 7. To re-elect P Manduca as a director For 1,904,102,393 99.44 71.19 Against 10,661,108 0.56 0.40 Withheld 365,052 - 0.01 8. To re-elect S Murray as a director For 1,877,931,044 98.08 70.21 Against 36,839,494 1.92 1.38 Withheld 358,015 - 0.01 9. To re-elect N Robertson as a director For 1,878,077,815 98.08 70.22 Against 36,702,786 1.92 1.37 Withheld 347,952 - 0.01 10. To approve the Directors Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks ended 29 January 2006 For 1,387,474,502 91.61 51.88 Against 127,088,106 8.39 4.75 Withheld 400,565,945 - 14.97 11. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors and authorise the directors to fix their remuneration For 1,828,387,396 96.04 68.36 Against 75,442,008 3.96 2.82 Withheld 11,299,149 - 0.42 12. To increase the limit of annual aggregate fees payable to directors For 1,899,802,887 99.59 71.03 Against 7,900,532 0.41 0.29 Withheld 7,425,134 - 0.28 13. To renew the authority for the company to make market purchases of its issued share capital For 1,909,576,692 99.73 71.40 Against 5,192,992 0.27 0.19 Withheld 358,869 - 0.01 14. To renew the authority of the company to allot the unissued share capital For 1,895,721,512 99.02 70.88 Against 18,785,507 0.98 0.70 Withheld 621,534 - 0.02 15. To renew the authority of the company to issue a maximum of five percent of the issued share capital without applying the statutory rules of pre-emption For 1,911,299,175 99.92 71.46 Against 1,506,567 0.08 0.05 Withheld 2,322,811 - 0.09 The votes For a resolution include discretionary votes for the Chairman to vote. The total number of votes and abstentions represented by proxies lodged inrespect of each resolution was 1,915,128,553 which represents 71.60% of theissued ordinary share capital of the company. End This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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