16th May 2013 15:30
Resolution Limited
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 16 MAY 2013
Resolution Limited's Annual General Meeting was held at 11.00am on 16 May 2013. At the meeting, all resolutions proposed in the 2013 Notice of Meeting were duly passed on a poll, save for resolution 10, which was withdrawn with the consent of the meeting. The total number of ordinary shares of no par value in issue as at 16 May 2013 was 1,418,109,028. The total number of votes received for each resolution is as follows:
RESOLUTION | VOTESFOR* | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES CAST | % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL | VOTES WITHHELD** | |
1 | Receipt of financial statements 2012 | 1,028,714,627 | 99.79 | 2,186,578 | 0.21 | 1,030,901,205 | 72.70 | 13,861,856 |
2 | Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report 2012 | 932,618,710 | 89.53 | 109,016,919 | 10.47 | 1,041,635,629 | 73.45 | 3,125,882 |
3 | Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | 1,028,903,135 | 99.81 | 1,977,422 | 0.19 | 1,030,880,557 | 72.69 | 13,882,743 |
4 | Authority to set auditors' remuneration | 1,043,138,226 | 99.85 | 1,539,662 | 0.15 | 1,044,677,888 | 73.67 | 84,155 |
5 | Election of David Allvey as Director | 1,029,433,837 | 99.84 | 1,695,934 | 0.16 | 1,031,129,771 | 72.71 | 13,633,725 |
6 | Election of Andy Briggs as Director | 1,043,191,439 | 99.86 | 1,439,845 | 0.14 | 1,044,631,284 | 73.66 | 131,317 |
7 | Re-election of Mel Carvill as Director | 1,043,006,007 | 99.84 | 1,637,205 | 0.16 | 1,044,643,212 | 73.66 | 119,955 |
8 | Election of Clive Cowdery as Director | 1,034,946,729 | 99.07 | 9,679,003 | 0.93 | 1,044,625,732 | 73.66 | 131,189 |
9 | Election of Peter Gibbs as Director | 1,043,198,109 | 99.86 | 1,425,885 | 0.14 | 1,044,623,994 | 73.66 | 139,046 |
10 | Re-election of Phil Hodkinson as Director | WITHDRAWN | ||||||
11 | Election of Nick Lyons as Director | 1,043,144,977 | 99.86 | 1,482,241 | 0.14 | 1,044,627,218 | 73.66 | 135,110 |
12 | Election of Robin Phipps as Director | 1,043,214,476 | 99.86 | 1,418,137 | 0.14 | 1,044,632,613 | 73.66 | 129,770 |
13 | Election of Belinda Richards as Director | 1,043,163,171 | 99.86 | 1,470,690 | 0.14 | 1,044,633,861 | 73.66 | 129,248 |
14 | Election of Karl Sternberg as Director | 1,043,160,507 | 99.86 | 1,454,888 | 0.14 | 1,044,615,395 | 73.66 | 148,203 |
15 | Election of John Tiner as Director | 1,038,297,731 | 99.40 | 6,315,228 | 0.60 | 1,044,612,959 | 73.66 | 149,405 |
16 | Election of Tim Tookey as Director | 1,043,125,893 | 99.86 | 1,480,931 | 0.14 | 1,044,606,824 | 73.66 | 156,343 |
17 | Re-election of Tim Wade as Director | 1,043,184,400 | 99.86 | 1,451,814 | 0.14 | 1,044,636,214 | 73.66 | 127,409 |
18 | Election of Sir Malcolm Williamson as Director | 1,027,307,963 | 98.34 | 17,305,265 | 1.66 | 1,044,613,228 | 73.66 | 149,631 |
19 | Declaration of final dividend | 1,040,904,684 | 99.75 | 2,604,697 | 0.25 | 1,043,509,381 | 73.58 | 1,251,916 |
20 | Authority to allot shares | 1,025,714,905 | 98.19 | 18,950,514 | 1.81 | 1,044,665,419 | 73.67 | 93,680 |
21 | Amendment of rules of the Friends Life Group plc Deferred Share Award Plan 2010 | 1,025,400,236 | 99.75 | 2,539,044 | 0.25 | 1,027,939,280 | 72.49 | 16,823,805 |
22 | Authority to establish future share plans outside the UK based on the above Deferred Share Award Plan | 1,025,472,398 | 99.74 | 2,683,814 | 0.26 | 1,028,156,212 | 72.50 | 16,607,045 |
23 | Amendment of rules of the Friends Life Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan | 911,614,212 | 89.74 | 104,197,865 | 10.26 | 1,015,812,077 | 71.63 | 28,950,893 |
24 | Approval of the Resolution Limited Sharesave Plan 2013 | 1,041,284,495 | 99.68 | 3,302,744 | 0.32 | 1,044,587,239 | 73.66 | 175,998 |
25 | Authority to establish future share plans outside the UK based on the Resolution Limited Sharesave Plan | 1,043,639,742 | 99.91 | 926,418 | 0.09 | 1,044,566,160 | 73.66 | 193,349 |
26 | Dis-application of pre-emption rights*** | 1,041,514,270 | 99.78 | 2,343,716 | 0.22 | 1,043,857,986 | 73.61 | 903,480 |
27 | Authority to make market acquisitions of ordinary shares*** | 1,044,452,371 | 99.98 | 214,578 | 0.02 | 1,044,666,949 | 73.67 | 93,457 |
28 | Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation*** | 1,044,389,075 | 99.98 | 199,027 | 0.02 | 1,044,588,102 | 73.66 | 174,207 |
Notes:
(1) * The 'For' vote includes discretionary votes received.
(2) ** A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
(3) *** Indicates a special resolution.
(4) In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
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Resolution Limited
Resolution Limited is a Guernsey incorporated company with a premium listing in the UK and shares traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
Resolution is a life insurance business which provides a range of pension, investment and insurance products and services through its trading name, Friends Life. Operating in eight countries around the world, Resolution manages funds of over £114 billion on behalf of its customers. In the year ended 31 December 2012, Resolution reported operating profit before tax of £382m (on an MCEV basis).
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