8th May 2009 18:12
ROBERT WALTERS PLC (THE "COMPANY") Result of 2009 Annual General Meeting
The Board announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held this morning, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 27 March 2009 were duly passed on a show of hands.
For information, the results of the proxy voting are given below:
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RESOLUTION
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FOR
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DISCRETION
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AGAINST
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WITHHELD
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1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2008.
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50,129,235
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571
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104,000
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137,300
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2. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration
Report for the year ended 31 December 2008.
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42,519,485
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571
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6,244,363
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1,606,687
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3. To declare a final dividend of 3.35p per
ordinary share.
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50,317,928
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571
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0
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52,607
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4. To re-elect Alan Bannatyne as a Director.
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49,988,412
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571
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140,500
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241,623
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5. To re-elect Russell Tenzer as a Director.
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39,681,390
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571
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8,636,191
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2,052,954
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6. To re-elect Martin Griffiths as a Director.
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50,230,035
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571
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140,500
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0
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7. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors.
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50,370,135
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571
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400
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0
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8. To authorise the Directors to allot relevant
securities pursuant to section 80 of the Companies Act 1985.
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50,191,584
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571
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143,550
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35,401
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9. To disapply section 89(1) of the Companies
Act 1985.
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49,889,116
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474,644
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7,346
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0
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10. To authorise the Company to make
purchases of its own shares.
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49,860,514
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474,644
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25,948
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10,000
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11. To adopt new Articles of Association of the
Company.
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49,101,010
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474,644
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782,317
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13,135
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12. To call general meetings other than annual
general meetings of the Company on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
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49,114,359
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474,644
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782,103
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0
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At the date of the meeting, there were 85,168,703 ordinary shares in issue. A vote withheld is not a vote at law and has not been counted in the votes for and against. Two copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions concerning ordinary business) have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility located at: Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS Enquiries: Alan Bannatyne, Group Finance Director & Company SecretaryTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7509 8570
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