12th May 2016 14:40
12 May 2016
Communisis plc
('Communisis')
(Symbol: CMS)
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM")
LODGING WITH THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE AGM
Communisis plc confirms that all resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 12 May 2016, were passed on a poll.
The results of the poll are shown below.
Resolution Number | Nature of Resolution | For | Against | Withheld | ||||
Votes | %age of votes cast | Votes | %age of votes cast | Total votes cast | Votes | %age of ISC voted | ||
1 | To receive the Directors' reports, auditor's report & annual accounts | 94,410,947 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 94,410,947 | 5,295,800 | 45.10 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 94,308,715 | 99.94 | 54,988 | 0.06 | 94,363,703 | 5,343,044 | 45.08 |
3 | To approve the final dividend of 1.47 pence per share | 94,410,947 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 94,410,947 | 5,295,800 | 45.10 |
4 | To re-elect Mr Peter Harris as a director | 94,352,224 | 99.97 | 30,334 | 0.03 | 94,382,558 | 5,324,189 | 45.09 |
5 | To re-elect Mr Mark Stoner as a director | 94,362,801 | 99.97 | 29,757 | 0.03 | 94,392,558 | 5,314,189 | 45.09 |
6 | To re-elect Mr Andy Blundell as a director | 94,375,963 | 99.99 | 6,595 | 0.01 | 94,382,558 | 5,324,189 | 45.09 |
7 | To re-elect Mr Peter Hickson as a director | 94,348,926 | 99.96 | 33,632 | 0.04 | 94,382,558 | 5,324,189 | 45.09 |
8 | To re-elect Ms Jane Griffiths as a director | 94,376,801 | 99.99 | 5,757 | 0.01 | 94,382,558 | 5,324,189 | 45.09 |
9 | To re-elect Ms Helen Keays as a director | 94,376,801 | 99.99 | 5,757 | 0.01 | 94,382,558 | 5,324,189 | 45.09 |
10 | Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor | 91,926,274 | 97.38 | 2,470,608 | 2.62 | 94,396,882 | 5,309,865 | 45.09 |
11 | To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor | 94,359,321 | 99.95 | 49,753 | 0.05 | 94,409,074 | 5,297,673 | 45.10 |
12 | To permit calling of meetings (other than the AGM) on 14 days' notice | 90,697,141 | 96.07 | 3,713,038 | 3.93 | 94,410,179 | 5,296,568 | 45.10 |
13 | Authority to purchase own shares | 93,229,978 | 98.75 | 1,138,014 | 1.25 | 94,410,092 | 5,296,655 | 45.10 |
14 | Authority to allot shares | 94,267,869 | 99.89 | 99,993 | 0.11 | 94,367,862 | 5,338,885 | 45.08 |
15 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights and allot shares for cash | 82,702,914 | 82.96 | 16,987,978 | 17.04 | 99,690,892 | 15,855 | 47.62 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy votes which were at the discretion of the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
2. The issued share capital as at 12 noon 10 May 2016 was 209,329,176 ordinary shares of 25p each and the number of votes per share is one. This figure has been used to calculate the percentage of issued share capital voted.
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Resolutions 12 to 15 comprised Special Business and, of them, resolutions 12, 13 and 15 were passed as special resolutions. As required by the Listing Rules, a copy of all the resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
The form of each of the above resolutions as passed accords with the corresponding item on the Notice of AGM which is available for viewing or downloading from the Company's website www.communisis.com/investors/agm-documents. A copy of any or all of the resolutions may be obtained by writing to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office: Communisis plc, Communisis House, Manston Lane, Leeds LS15 8AH.
Chris Judd
Company Secretary
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