30th Apr 2009 14:35
BBA Aviation plc
BBA Aviation plc announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today were duly passed on a show of hands including the resolution authorising the Company to make market purchases of up to 14.99% of its issued ordinary share capital.
In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, two copies of the resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection in the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North ColonnadeCanary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel: 020 7676 1000
Details of the proxy voting instructions, lodged prior to the meeting, are set out below:
|
Resolution |
For |
% |
Discretion |
% |
Against |
% |
Withheld |
|
|
1 |
To receive and adopt the 2008 Report and Accounts |
303,691,581 |
99.86 |
163,430 |
0.05 |
255,157 |
0.08 |
166,767 |
|
2 |
To elect Peter Ratcliffe as a director |
303,505,477 |
99.80 |
175,488 |
0.06 |
422,669 |
0.14 |
173,301 |
|
3 |
To re-elect Michael Harper as a director |
252,614,535 |
97.32 |
175,809 |
0.07 |
6,791,751 |
2.62 |
44,694,840 |
|
4 |
To re-elect Hansel Tookes as a director |
303,501,251 |
99.80 |
175,809 |
0.06 |
433,938 |
0.14 |
165,937 |
|
5 |
To re-elect John Roques as a director |
302,339,669 |
99.73 |
175,809 |
0.06 |
653,028 |
0.22 |
1,108,429 |
|
6 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors |
303,671,462 |
99.86 |
166,543 |
0.05 |
269,341 |
0.09 |
169,589 |
|
7 |
To authorise the directors to fix the auditors' remuneration |
303,874,017 |
99.92 |
169,219 |
0.06 |
66,155 |
0.02 |
167,544 |
|
8 |
To grant the directors authority to offer a scrip dividend scheme |
303,917,543 |
99.94 |
172,526 |
0.06 |
21,923 |
0.01 |
164,943 |
|
9 |
To declare a final dividend |
304,021,861 |
99.94 |
168,439 |
0.06 |
2,816 |
0.00 |
83,819 |
|
10 |
To increase authorised share capital |
299,197,318 |
99.54 |
183,500 |
0.06 |
1,193,530 |
0.40 |
3,702,587 |
|
11 |
To grant the directors authority to allot relevant securities |
289,818,929 |
96.81 |
178,666 |
0.06 |
9,366,536 |
3.13 |
4,912,804 |
|
12 |
To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights |
303,781,912 |
99.90 |
185,134 |
0.06 |
127,429 |
0.04 |
182,460 |
|
13 |
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares |
303,846,570 |
99.91 |
169,942 |
0.06 |
94,008 |
0.03 |
166,415 |
|
14 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
301,515,531 |
99.84 |
181,513 |
0.06 |
302,252 |
0.10 |
2,277,639 |
|
15 |
To approve notice period for certain general meetings |
296,992,861 |
97.64 |
179,211 |
0.06 |
7,010,133 |
2.30 |
94,730 |
An abstention is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
The total shares in issue as at 28 April 2009 were 412,654,986, of these 304,276,935 including abstentions (73.74%) were voted.
Total number of ordinary shareholders 4,651
Total number of proxy instructions lodged 705
Percentage of ordinary shareholders who lodged proxies 15.16%
Following the passing of resolution 8 at today's AGM giving directors authority to offer a scrip dividend scheme, BBA Aviation plc (in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.4R (6)) also announces that forms of election in respect of 114,379,994 ordinary shares have been received in respect of the scrip dividend scheme and consequently 8,287,019 new ordinary shares will be allotted and issued to those ordinary shareholders who have elected to receive ordinary shares instead of cash in respect of the 2008 final dividend to be paid on 22 May 2009.
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