21st Jul 2010 14:16
CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Cable & Wireless Communications Plc held its Annual General Meeting today, 21 July 2010, at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE.
All resolutions were put to the meeting on a poll, the full results of which are given below.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, two copies of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have today been submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility.
RESOLUTIONS | VOTES FOR |
% |
VOTES AGAINST |
% |
TOTAL % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED |
VOTES WITHHELD |
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1 |
To receive the Report and Accounts |
1,923,450,941 |
99.68 |
6,201,188 |
0.32 |
73.52% |
2,091,937 |
|
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2 |
To approve the Remuneration Report |
1,465,986,040 |
78.92 |
391,605,195 |
21.08 |
70.78% |
74,152,831 |
|
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3 |
To re-elect Sir Richard Lapthorne NR |
1,846,489,918 |
97.82 |
41,179,191 |
2.18 |
71.92% |
44,074,957 |
|
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4 |
To re-elect Nick Cooper |
1,925,847,681 |
99.81 |
3,751,776 |
0.19 |
73.52% |
2,144,609 |
|
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5 |
To re-elect Kate Nealon NRA |
1,895,610,401 |
98.24 |
34,001,367 |
1.76 |
73.52% |
2,132,298 |
|
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6 |
To re-appoint the Auditors |
1,915,819,633 |
99.29 |
13,684,242 |
0.71 |
73.52% |
2,240,191 |
|
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7 |
To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Auditors |
1,915,439,508 |
99.37 |
12,164,481 |
0.63 |
73.44% |
4,140,077 |
|
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8 |
To give authority to allot shares |
1,844,500,657 |
99.12 |
16,295,211 |
0.88 |
70.90% |
70,948,198 |
|
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9 |
To disapply pre-emption rights* |
1,918,128,802 |
99.42 |
11,108,278 |
0.58 |
73.51% |
2,506,986 |
|
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10 |
To authorise the purchase of its own shares by the Company* |
1,928,096,073 |
99.91 |
1,665,832 |
0.09 |
73.53% |
1,982,161 |
|
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11 |
To authorise the Company to call a general meeting of shareholders on not less than 14 days' notice* |
1,882,126,331 |
97.62 |
45,834,001 |
2.38 |
73.46% |
3,783,734 |
|
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12 |
To offer a scrip dividend scheme |
1,927,012,518 |
99.96 |
717,303 |
0.04 |
73.45% |
4,014,245 |
|
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13 |
To authorise the Group to make political donations |
1,892,707,540 |
98.65 |
25,983,704 |
1.35 |
73.10% |
13,052,822 |
|
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14 |
To authorise the use of electronic means for shareholder communication |
1,927,291,342 |
99.91 |
1,736,091 |
0.09 |
73.50% |
2,716,633 |
|
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15 |
To declare a final dividend |
1,927,985,961 |
99.99 |
156,949 |
0.01 |
73.47% |
3,601,156 |
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* Special Resolution
A Member of the Audit Committee
N Member of the Nominations Committee
R Member of the Remuneration Committee
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