30th Nov 2009 16:38
30 November 2009
St Ives plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2009
St Ives plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today were passed on a show of hands.
In accordance with LR 9.6.2 R of the UK Listing Authority Listing Rules twocopies of the resolutions passed under other business (resolutions 9 to 13)have been forwarded to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be availablefor inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, whichis situated at:Financial Services Authority Telephone: 020 7066 100025 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HS
In total 258 valid proxy cards were received by the registrars voting on average 71.55 million ordinary shares. This represents 69.10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at today's date.
The issued share capital of the Company as at 30 November 2009 is 103,551,005 ordinary shares of 10 pence each. Each share carries one vote.
Miles Emley, as Chairman of the Company and of the Annual General Meeting, wasappointed as proxy and given instructions on how to vote on the resolutionsbefore the Meeting today in respect of a maximum of 73,408,119 shares and wasappointed proxy and given discretion on how to vote in respect of a maximum of556,021 shares. His appointment as proxy and accordingly his voting rights overthese shares lapsed immediately following the Annual General Meeting.
Votes `Withheld' have not been included in the proportion of votes cast `For' & `Discretionary' and `Against'.
A summary of all the proxy votes lodged 48 hours prior to the Annual GeneralMeeting is set out below: Resolution Votes 'For' & Votes 'Against' Votes 'Discretionary' 'Withheld' Number % Number % Number Routine business 1. Report and Accounts 2009 71,945,230 98.82% 128,922 0.18% 0 2. Directors' Remuneration Report 69,915,357 99.52% 339,391 0.48% 1,819,404 3. Dividend 72,051,452 99.97% 22,700 0.03% 0 4. Re-appoint Auditors 69,490,688 99.32% 476,325 0.68% 2,107,139 5. Fix remuneration of Auditors 69,920,700 99.93% 46,313 0.07% 2,107,139 6. Re-elect Matthew Armitage 72,006,165 99.91% 66,530 0.09% 1,457 7. Re-elect Patrick Martell 72,007,912 99.91% 64,783 0.09% 1,457 8. Elect Lloyd Wigglesworth 72,007,912 99.91% 64,783 0.09% 1,457 Other business 9. Power to allot equity securities pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 69,547,121 97.32% 1,913,090 2.68% 613,941 10. Power to allot equity securities pursuant to Sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 * 72,017,266 99.95% 39,513 0.05% 17,373
11. Notice for general meetings * 71,481,471 99.18% 591,006 0.82% 1,675
12. Authority for Company to
purchase its own ordinary shares pursuant to Section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006 * 72,045,044 99.96% 29,043 0.04% 65
13. Approve changes and adopt new
Articles of Association * 71,045,272 98.75% 898,963 1.25% 129,917
* passed as a special resolution
Enquiries:Philip Harris Telephone: 020 7928 8844Company SecretarySt Ives plcSt Ives HouseLavington StreetLondon SE1 0NX
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