12th Oct 2007 14:41
Renishaw PLC12 October 2007 Renishaw plc (the "Company") Annual general meeting held on 12 October 2007Special resolution to give authority to make market purchases of own shares Extraordinary general meeting held on 12 October 2007Ordinary resolution to approve the sale of land to Sir David McMurtry At the annual general meeting and an extraordinary general meeting of theCompany held today, the above resolutions were passed. A copy of the resolutionshas been sent to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available forinspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which issituated at: Documents Disclosure TeamUK Listing AuthorityFinancial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondonE14 5HS Telephone number. (0)20 7676 1000 Proxy appointment disclosure - AGM 12 October 2007 Proxy appointments(a) were received from shareholders representing 60,531,375shares amounting to 83.16% of the issued share capital. Total number of shares in issue: 72,788,543 The resolutions were passed by the shareholders at the AGM on a show of hands.The following levels of proxy appointments and associated instructions had beenreceived by the Company up to 48 hours prior to the time of the meeting: Resolution For Against Chairman's Total proxy number discretion votes cast No of shares % of No of % of No of % of total shares total shares total votes votes votes cast cast cast 1 59,102,557 97.94 1,228,545 2.04 13,429 0.02 60,344,531 (b) 2 60,518,832 99.98 0 0 11,388 0.02 60,530,220 (c) 3 60,500,097 99.96 9,300 0.02 14,714 0.02 60,524,111 (d) 4 60,497,675 99.96 11,294 0.02 14,714 0.02 60,523,683 (e) 5 59,699,319 99.58 238,598 0.40 12,268 0.02 59,950,185 (f) 6 60,284,643 99.59 235,983 0.39 11,388 0.02 60,531,114 (g) 7 69,509,239 99.96 8,448 0.02 13,388 0.02 60,531,075 (h) Resolutions: 1 To adopt the audited financial statements and directors' report 2 To declare a final dividend 3 To re-elect Mr T B Garthwaite as a director 4 To re-elect Mr T D Snowden as a director 5 To approve the directors' remuneration report 6 To re-appoint the auditors and to authorise the directors to determine theirremuneration 7 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares Notes: (a) The appointment of a proxy is not a precise indicator of the way that theshareholder would have voted on a poll. It merely reflects the shareholder'sintention at the time the instruction was given. Voting instructions can bechanged at any time prior to a poll being completed and shareholders havinglodged a proxy appointment, are still entitled to attend the meeting and votetheir shares themselves as they wish. (b) Shareholders representing 186,844 shares directed on their proxy cards thatthe proxy should abstain. (c) Shareholders representing 1,155 shares directed on their proxy cards thatthe proxy should abstain. (d) Shareholders representing 7,264 shares directed on their proxy cards thatthe proxy should abstain. (e) Shareholders representing 7,692 shares directed on their proxy cards thatthe proxy should abstain. (f) Shareholders representing 581,190 shares directed on their proxy cards thatthe proxy should abstain. (g) Shareholders representing 261 shares directed on their proxy cards that theproxy should abstain. (h) Shareholders representing 300 shares directed on their proxy cards that theproxy should abstain. Proxy appointment disclosure - EGM 12 October 2007 Proxy appointments(a) were received from shareholders representing 33,195,802shares amounting to 45.60% of the total issued share capital or 71.55% of theissued share capital excluding the shares held by Sir David McMurtry andassociates (who undertook not to submit proxy appointments or vote at themeeting and did not do so). Total number of shares in issue: 72,788,543 Total in issue excluding shares held by Sir David McMurtry and associates:46,411,252 The resolution was passed by the shareholders at the EGM on a show of hands. Thefollowing levels of proxy appointments and associated instructions had beenreceived by the Company up to 48 hours prior to the time of the meeting: For Against Chairman's Total proxy votes discretion cast No of shares % of No of % of No of % of total shares total shares total votes votes votes cast cast cast 33,115,757 99.76 66,889 0.20 13,156 0.04 33,195,802 Resolution: To approve the sale of land to Sir David R McMurtry Notes: (a) The appointment of a proxy is not a precise indicator of the way that theshareholder would have voted on a poll. It merely reflects the shareholder'sintention at the time the instruction was given. Voting instructions can bechanged at any time prior to a poll being completed and shareholders havinglodged a proxy appointment, are still entitled to attend the meeting and votetheir shares themselves as they wish. (b) Shareholders representing 1,101,453 shares directed on their proxy cardsthat the proxy should abstain. 12 October 2007 Renishaw plcRegistered office. New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8JRRegistered number. 1106260Telephone number. 01453 524524 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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