25th Sep 2008 16:34
25 September 2008
Micro Focus International plc
Result of AGM
At the Company's Annual General Meeting, held at 3.00pm today in Newbury, all resolutions proposed at the meeting were duly passed as set out below:
Company Name: |
Micro Focus International plc |
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Meeting Date: |
25 September 2008 |
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Number of cards (shareholders) at meeting date: |
461 |
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Issued share capital at meeting date: |
200,587,706 |
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Number of votes per share: |
1 |
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Meeting type AGM/EGM: |
AGM |
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Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) |
Shares For |
Shares Discretionary |
Shares Against |
Shares Marked As Votes Withheld / Abstentions |
Poll Yes/No |
1. To receive the report of the directors and the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2008 |
145,593,845 |
0 |
0 |
1,895,624 |
Yes |
2. To approve a final dividend of 9.4 cents per ordinary share for the year ended 30 April 2008 |
147,489,469 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Yes |
3. To approve the remuneration report of the directors for the year ended 30 April 2008 |
138,453,105 |
0 |
1,019,855 |
8,016,509 |
Yes |
4. To re-elect Prescott Ashe as a director |
WITHDRAWN: Reference RNS No: 3738D 12 September 2008 |
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5. To approve the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors |
143,459,727 |
0 |
4,029,742 |
0 |
Yes |
6. To authorise the audit committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors |
144,354,381 |
126,526 |
2,971,865 |
36,697 |
Yes |
7. To renew the authority to the directors to allot ordinary shares |
147,267,462 |
0 |
222,007 |
0 |
Yes |
8. To renew the authority of the directors to allot ordinary shares without first offering them to existing shareholders |
147,479,169 |
0 |
9,300 |
1,000 |
Yes |
9. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
147,299,869 |
0 |
189,600 |
0 |
Yes |
10. To adopt new articles of association |
147,428,561 |
0 |
60,908 |
0 |
Yes |
Enquiries: |
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Micro Focus |
Tel: +44 (0)1635 32646 |
Nick Bray, Chief Financial Officer |
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Financial Dynamics |
Tel: +44(0)20 7831 3113 |
Harriet Keen |
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Haya Chelhot |
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