7th Jan 2011 15:11
BELLWAY p.l.c. (the "Company") Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") 7 January 2011
The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 7 January 2011 were duly passed by a unanimous show of hands. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.
Resolution In favour Against Withheld * Total Proxy Votes % Votes % Shares proxy cards votes cast received 1. To adopt the 93,663,691 369 93,525,145 99.85 138,546 0.15 78,979reports and accounts. 2. To declare a 93,741,691 369 93,741,691 100.00 0 0.00 797final dividend.
3. To re-elect Mr A 93,437,245 369 90,893,133 97.28 2,544,112 2.72 305,242 M Leitch.
4. To re-elect Mr P 93,737,246 369 92,808,468 99.01 928,778 0.99 5,242 M Johnson.
5. To re-appoint the 93,741,447 369 93,674,396 99.93 67,051 0.07 1,041auditors. 6. To agree the 93,739,248 369 93,706,236 99.96 33,012 0.04 3,240auditors' remuneration.
7. To approve the 93,726,808 369 90,807,737 96.89 2,919,071 3.11 15,679 Report of the Board
on Directors' Remuneration.
8. To authorise the 91,208,049 369 82,327,673 90.26 8,880,376 9.74 2,534,438 directors to allot
shares.
9. To authorise 93,482,597 369 93,466,344 99.98 16,253 0.02 259,891 dis-application of
pre-emption rights.
10. To authorise 93,739,275 369 93,550,176 99.80 189,099 0.20 3,213 market purchases of
the Company's own shares. 11. To allow the 93,733,984 369 91,844,436 97.98 1,889,548 2.02 8,504Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days' notice.
The percentage of votes cast exclude Withheld votes. Votes in favour include votes at Chairman's discretion.
The total number of votes cast by proxy: 93,741,691.
Number of shares in issue and therefore the total number of voting rights: 120,835,401.
Number of shareholders at meeting date: 2,702.
Voting:
Show of hands - one vote per attendee at the meeting;
On a poll - one vote per share.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, a copy of the shareholder resolutions passed at the AGM concerning items of special business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
The proxy votes will also shortly be available via the Company's website at www.bellwaycorporate.com.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Kevin WrightsonGroup Company SecretaryBellway p.l.c.Tel: 0191 217 0717
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