11th May 2007 16:07
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Aga Foodservice Group plc confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 11th May 2007 were duly passed by shareholders. Resolution 10 relates to the 8 for 9 consolidation of the Company's share capital to reflect the return of funds to shareholders by way of a special dividend of 43.0 pence per Existing Ordinary Share.
Accordingly, application has been made to the London Stock Exchange and UK Listing Authority for the admission to the Official List of 115,012,384 New Ordinary Shares of 28¢â€¦â€º pence each. It is expected that these shares will be admitted to the Official List at 8.00 a.m. on 14th May 2007.
Two copies of the resolutions passed as Special Business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility.
The AGM Voting Results are as follows:-
Company Name: Aga Foodservice Group plc Meeting Date: 11th May 2007 Number of cards (shareholders) at meeting date: 1,087 Issued share capital at meeting date: 129,388,932 Number of votes per share: 1 Meeting type AGM/EGM: AGM Shares Marked As Votes PollResolution Shares Shares Shares Withheld / Yes/(No. as noted on proxy form) For Discretionary Against Abstentions No
1 To receive and adopt the 76,133,048 270,224 5,663 5,951 No
annual report and accounts
2 To re-elect Mr. P.W.G. Tom as 76,082,295 285,675 27,085 19,831 No
a director
3 To re-elect Mr. P.B. Dermody 76,087,218 280,278 27,010 20,380 No
as a director
4 To re-elect Mr. S. Rennie as 76,065,760 322,254 14,606 12,266 No
a director
5 To approve the directors' 75,789,871 322,447 249,740 52,828 No
remuneration report
6 To elect Paul Jackson as 75,920,537 276,770 213,005 4,574 No
Director
7 To reappoint the auditors, 75,861,923 295,891 207,753 49,319 No
Ernst & Young LLP
8 To authorise the directors to 75,992,921 285,335 95,804 40,826 No
determine the auditors' remuneration
9 To declare a final dividend 76,140,676 268,417 1,778 4,015 No
of 7.0 pence per ordinary share
10 To declare a special dividend 74,626,460 259,767 61,486 1,467,173 No
of 43.0 pence per ordinary share and approve the consolidation of each holding of 9 Existing Ordinary Shares into a holding of 8 New Ordinary Shares
11 As an ordinary resolution, to 74,873,914 270,168 1,225,647 45,157 No
authorise the directors to allot securities pursuant to S.80 Companies Act 1985
12 As a special resolution, to 75,996,802 274,364 58,433 85,287 No
dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to S.95 Companies Act 1985
13 As a special resolution, to 76,073,119 277,084 36,426 28,257 No
authorise the Company to purchase its own shares pursuant to S.163(3) Companies Act 1985
All defined terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the circular to Shareholders dated 30th March 2007.
P M SissonsCompany Secretary11th May 2007
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