18th May 2007 13:46
Ladbrokes PLC18 May 2007 LADBROKES PLC ("THE COMPANY") ANNOUNCES THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE ALLPASSED AT THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD TODAY 18 MAY 2007 AT THEQUEEN ELIZABETH II CONFERENCE CENTRE AND THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTES WERE ASDETAILED BELOW: FOR AGAINST VOTE WITHHELD1. TO RECEIVE AND ADOPT THE REPORTS AND 410,379,836 921,596 417,695 ACCOUNTS FOR 2006 2. TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND 411,673,266 6,872 8,599 3. TO RE-APPOINT C J RODRIGUES AS A 398,178,469 13,465,810 42,959 DIRECTOR 4. TO APPOINT J F JARVIS AS A DIRECTOR 410,891,381 739,355 56,573 5. TO APPOINT H E STAUNTON AS A DIRECTOR 410,887,283 739,403 49,983 6. TO APPOINT B G WALLACE AS A DIRECTOR 410,775,034 733,547 139,706 7. TO RE-APPOINT ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS 405,894,359 5,528,774 40,626 AUDITOR AND TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO AGREE THE AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION 8. TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT 370,250,350 17,564,161 23,649,994 9. TO AUTHORISE DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL 396,421,259 7,941,425 7,304,853 ORGANISATIONS AND EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE 10. TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT SHARES 410,068,008 1,465,203 141,081 11. TO DISAPPLY SECTION 89(1) OF THE COMPANIES 411,030,254 428,527 225,198 ACT 1985 12. TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS 411,424,937 204,780 57,413 OWN SHARES 13. TO ALTER THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 409,946,815 845,997 875,853 14. TO USE ELECTRONIC MEANS TO CONVEY 410,077,118 625,827 965,105 INFORMATION TO SHAREHOLDERS 15. TO ADOPT A NEW PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN 370,524,785 40,915,435 232,464 ALL VOTING WAS BY POLL. THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY AS AT THE DATEOF THE MEETING WAS 629,670,372 SHARES. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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