22nd Jul 2011 15:20
KCOM Group PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on 22 July 2011
KCOM Group PLC announces that resolutions 1 to 11 proposed at the Annual General Meeting on 22 July 2011 were carried by a show of hands. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below. The total number of proxy votes cast, including votes withheld, was 374,470,193.
Resolution | In favour | Against | Withheld | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | |
1. To receive and approve the report & accounts. | 374,351,812 | 99.997 | 11,850 | 0.003 | 106,309 |
2. To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. | 365,073,083 | 98.76 | 4,589,812 | 1.24 | 4,807,076 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 2.5 pence per ordinary share. | 374,330,947 | 99.99 | 43,256 | 0.01 | 95,768 |
4. To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditors. | 370,922,728 | 99.09 | 3,418,167 | 0.91 | 129,076 |
5. To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration. | 372,676,175 | 99.56 | 1,633,240 | 0.44 | 160,556 |
6. To re-elect Bill Halbert as a Director of the Company. | 358,979,547 | 96.20 | 14,160,780 | 3.80 | 1,329,644 |
7. To re-elect Graham Holden as a Director of the Company. | 370,557,387 | 99.00 | 3,746,631 | 1.00 | 165,953 |
8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares as outlined in the Notice of Meeting. | 334,483,611 | 92.97 | 25,282,532 | 7.03 | 14,703,828 |
9. To authorise the Directors to allot shares for cash as outlined in the Notice of Meeting. | 373,817,408 | 99.88 | 446,329 | 0.12 | 206,234 |
10. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's own shares. | 372,956,466 | 99.94 | 218,945 | 0.06 | 1,294,560 |
11. To authorise general meetings, others than AGMs, to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 356,138,244 | 95.14 | 18,207,048 | 4.86 | 124,679 |
Note: The percentage of votes cast excludes Withheld votes. Votes in favour include votes at the Chairman's discretion.
On 22 July 2011 there were 516,603,910 ordinary shares in issue and 50 shareholders or persons representing shareholders attending the meeting. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, copies of shareholder resolutions passed at the AGM concerning items of special business have been sent to the National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do and will shortly be available for inspection.
Kathy Smith
Company Secretary
22 July 2011
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