1st May 2013 15:37
LADBROKES PLC ("THE COMPANY") ANNOUNCES THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE ALL PASSED AT THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD TODAY 1 MAY 2013 AT DEUTSCHE BANK AG AND THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTES WERE AS DETAILED BELOW:
FOR | AGAINST | VOTES TOTAL | VOTES WITHHELD | % OF AVAILABLE VOTING RIGHTS VOTED | ||
1. | TO RECEIVE AND ADOPT THE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR 2012 | 673,918,874 | 31,856 | 673,950,730 | 18,058 | 73.44% |
2. | TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND | 673,955,682 | 9,837 | 673,965,519 | 5,903 | 73.44% |
3. | TO APPOINT C M HODGSON AS A DIRECTOR | 672,196,818 | 1,693,676 | 673,890,494 | 80,583 | 73.43% |
4. | TO APPOINT R MOROSS AS A DIRECTOR | 673,762,674 | 119,486 | 673,882,160 | 88,653 | 73.43% |
5. | TO RE-APPOINT P ERSKINE AS A DIRECTOR | 673,294,650 | 588,782 | 673,883,432 | 85,892 | 73.43% |
6. | TO RE-APPOINT R I GLYNN AS A DIRECTOR | 673,795,024 | 83,893 | 673,878,917 | 90,022 | 73.43% |
7. | TO RE-APPOINT I A BULL AS A DIRECTOR | 673,779,609 | 110,951 | 673,890,560 | 78,071 | 73.43% |
8. | TO RE-APPOINT S BAILEY AS A DIRECTOR | 673,545,989 | 270,816 | 673,816,805 | 149,354 | 73.42% |
9. | TO RE-APPOINT J F JARVIS AS A DIRECTOR | 671,101,588 | 2,758,976 | 673,860,564 | 106,140 | 73.43% |
10. | TO RE-APPOINT J M KELLY AS A DIRECTOR | 672,051,913 | 1,796,859 | 673,848,772 | 118,490 | 73.43% |
11. | TO RE-APPOINT D M SHAPLAND AS A DIRECTOR | 671,504,794 | 1,817,907 | 673,322,701 | 645,627 | 73.37% |
12. | TO RE-APPOINT ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS AUDITOR | 661,892,394 | 12,022,693 | 673,915,087 | 50,603 | 73.43% |
13. | TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO AGREE THE AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION | 669,880,369 | 3,984,088 | 673,864,457 | 95,479 | 73.43% |
14. | TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT | 630,890,797 | 20,545,494 | 651,436,291 | 22,523,034 | 70.98% |
15. | TO AUTHORISE POLITICAL DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE | 668,689,680 | 4,954,426 | 673,644,106 | 304,480 | 73.40% |
16. | TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES | 673,629,520 | 286,359 | 673,915,879 | 41,005 | 73.43% |
17. | TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT SHARES | 609,748,508 | 63,365,131 | 673,113,639 | 842,622 | 73.35% |
18. | TO DISAPPLY SECTION 561(1) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 | 673,442,046 | 278,211 | 673,720,257 | 237,353 | 73.41% |
19. | TO AUTHORISE THE CALLING OF GENERAL MEETINGS (EXCLUDING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS) BY NOTICE OF AT LEAST 14 CLEAR DAYS | 653,792,746 | 20,105,661 | 673,898,407 | 62,446 | 73.43% |
ALL VOTING WAS BY POLL. THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY AS AT THE DATE OF THE MEETING WAS 917,714,724 ORDINARY SHARES (EXCLUDING TREASURY SHARES).
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LISTING RULE 9.6.2, COPIES OF RESOLUTIONS 15 TO 19 INCLUSIVE, PASSED AT TODAY'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL STORAGE MECHANISM AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING SHORTLY AT WWW.MORNINGSTAR.CO.UK/UK/NSM
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