14th May 2010 11:50
UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA LIMITED - RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the annual general meeting of United Business Media Limited held on 13 May 2010, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.
Voting was conducted by poll and the final proxy votes received in respect of each resolution put to the meeting are as set out below:-
Resolution Votes for Votes Votes Votes Votes (including for against against Withheld votes to be cast at (%) (%) chairman's discretion) 1 To receive and adopt 171,018,489 99.70% 506,528 0.30% 43,972 the report of the directors and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2009. 2 To approve the 166,636,242 97.49% 4,282,756 2.51% 649,991 directors' remuneration report. 3 To re-appoint Ernst & 169,466,495 99.25% 1,273,423 0.75% 829,071 Young LLP as auditors to the company 4. To authorise the 171,053,873 99.72% 476,564 0.28% 38,552 directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors 5 To elect Robert Gray as 171,038,575 99.71% 488,958 0.29% 41,456 a director 6 To elect Terry Neill as 171,039,271 99.72% 488,262 0.28% 41,456 a director 7. To elect Greg Lock as a 171,039,409 99.72% 488,124 0.28% 41,456 director 8 To re-elect Pradeep Kar 168,829,928 98.43% 2,697,363 1.57% 41,698 as a director 9 To re-elect Karen 171,036,081 99.71% 491,452 0.29% 41,456 Thomson as a director 10 To re-elect John Botts 166,730,780 97.20% 4,796,200 2.80% 42,009 as a director 11 To authorise the 171,027,277 99.71% 500,329 0.29% 41,383 directors to allot relevant securities. 12 Special Resolution: 166,762,486 97.22% 4,767,537 2.78% 38,966 that a general meeting of the company, other than an AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice 13 Special Resolution: to 171,510,747 99.99% 11,663 0.01% 46,579 adopt new Articles of Association 14 Special Resolution: to 171,197,695 99.99% 21,806 0.01% 349,488 disapply pre-emption rights 15 Special Resolution: to 171,004,038 99.70% 521,345 0.30% 43,606 authorise the purchase by the company of ordinary shares in the market.
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
The number of ordinary shares in issue at 8 April 2010 (the date of the AGM Notice) was 244,175,388. Proxy votes were received in respect of 171,530,437 shares, representing approximately 70% of issued equity as at 8 April 2010.
Two copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS.
Anne Siddell
Company Secretary
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