25th Jul 2008 13:22
Yell Group plc
Results of Annual General Meeting
Yell Group plc (the "Company") announces the following results of the poll taken at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, Friday 25 July 2008. All resolutions were passed.
Votes (including votes withheld) were cast for a total of 573,292,869 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 73.4% of the total number of votes (781,101,275 ordinary shares) capable of being cast at the meeting.
Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received, and 'Votes withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For'.
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VOTES
FOR
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%
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VOTES AGAINST
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%
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VOTES WITHHELD
|
VOTES
TOTAL
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Resolution 1
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572,936,593
|
99.94
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352,276
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0.06
|
92
|
573,288,869
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Resolution 2
|
573,287,370
|
99.99
|
5,499
|
0.01
|
92
|
573,292,869
|
|
Resolution 3
|
458,569,597
|
90.36
|
48,895,024
|
9.64
|
29,106,582
|
507,464,621
|
|
Resolution 4
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526,451,431
|
98.45
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8,304,834
|
1.55
|
9,379
|
534,756,265
|
|
Resolution 5 |
566,260,195
|
98.78
|
7,021,575
|
1.22
|
2,174
|
573,281,770
|
|
Resolution 6
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569,965,972
|
99.42
|
3,315,090
|
0.58
|
2,882
|
573,281,062
|
|
Resolution 7
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570,046,993
|
99.44
|
3,233,984
|
0.56
|
2,967
|
573,280,977
|
|
Resolution 8
|
570,048,798
|
99.44
|
3,232,179
|
0.56
|
2,967
|
573,280,977
|
|
Resolution 9
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572,475,022
|
99.86
|
805,755
|
0.14
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3,167
|
573,280,777
|
|
Resolution10
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570,050,143
|
99.44
|
3,230,834
|
0.56
|
2,967
|
573,280,977
|
|
Resolution11
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572,469,860
|
99.86
|
806,033
|
0.14
|
7,851
|
573,275,893
|
|
Resolution12
|
565,122,111
|
98.58
|
8,158,466
|
1.42
|
3,167
|
573,280,577
|
|
Resolution13
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563,498,550
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99.72
|
1,591,849
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0.28
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8,193,345
|
565,090,399
|
|
Resolution14
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571,696,429
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99.72
|
1,590,011
|
0.28
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1,641
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573,286,440
|
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Resolution15
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571,734,009
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99.73
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1,545,279
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0.27
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9,473
|
573,279,288
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Resolution16
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571,879,568
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99.77
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1,309,794
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0.23
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99,399
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573,189,362
|
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Resolution17
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572,911,634
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99.94
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360,684
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0.06
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12,183
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573,272,318
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|
Resolution18
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573,258,401
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99.99
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17,149
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0.01
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8,174
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573,275,550
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Resolution19
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572,934,242
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99.94
|
349,837
|
0.06
|
4,682
|
573,284,079
|
The following are the resolutions voted on at the Company's AGM.
Ordinary Resolutions
Resolution 1 That the reports of the directors and auditors, and the
audited accounts be received and considered
Resolution 2 That the final dividend be declared and approved.
Resolution 3 That the directors' remuneration report be approved.
Resolution 4 That John Condron be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 5 That John Davis be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 6 That Lyndon Lea be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 7 That Lord Powell of Bayswater be re-elected as a
director.
Resolution 8 That Robert Scott be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 9 That John Coghlan be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 10 That Joachim Eberhardt be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 11 That Richard Hooper be re-elected as a director
Resolution 12 That Tim Bunting be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 13 That PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP be re-appointed
Auditors.
Resolution 14 That the directors be authorised to determine the
Auditors' remuneration.
Resolution 15 That the directors be authorised to allot relevant securities
under s80 of the Companies Act 1985.
Resolution 16 That the Company and its subsidiaries each be authorised
to make political donations and incur political
expenditure.
Special Resolutions
Resolution 17 That the new Articles of Association of the Company be
adopted.
Resolution 18 That the directors be authorised to disapply statutory pre-
emption rights.
Resolution 19 That the Company be authorised to purchase its own
shares.
Enquiries: Howard Rubenstein
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 118 960 3663
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