9th May 2014 15:18
9 May 2014
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 Friday 9 May 2014, 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 | Votes | ||
1 | To receive the Directors' reports, auditor's report & annual accounts | 97,230,726 | 100 | 298 | 0 | 57,677 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 95,570,414 | 99.33 | 642,306 | 0.67 | 1,075,981 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 76,366,331 | 90.44 | 8,073,812 | 9.56 | 12,848,558 |
4 | To approve the final dividend of 1.2 pence per share | 97,233,201 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 55,500 |
5 | To elect Mr P Harris as a director | 97,188,327 | 99.96 | 37,961 | 0.04 | 62,413 |
6 | To re-elect Mr P C F Hickson as a director | 96,069,818 | 98.81 | 1,155,401 | 1.19 | 63,482 |
7 | To re-elect Mr A M Blundell as a director | 97,222,174 | 99.99 | 5,714 | 0.01 | 60,813 |
8 | To re-elect Mr N G Howes as a director | 97,058,267 | 99.83 | 169,621 | 0.17 | 60,813 |
9 | To re-elect Mr M G Firth as a director | 95,636,086 | 98.36 | 1,591,802 | 1.64 | 60,813 |
10 | To re-elect Ms J Griffiths as a director | 97,062,144 | 99.83 | 165,805 | 0.17 | 60,752 |
11 | To re-elect Mr D Rushton as a director | 97,221,868 | 99.99 | 6,081 | 0.01 | 60,752 |
12 | Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor | 95,608,056 | 99.95 | 44,408 | 0.05 | 1,636,237 |
13 | To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor | 96,765,824 | 99.96 | 35,739 | 0.04 | 487,138 |
14 | To permit calling of meetings (other than the AGM) on 14 days' notice | 95,604,464 | 98.28 | 1,672,304 | 1.72 | 11,933 |
15 | Authority to purchase own shares | 97,211,200 | 99.92 | 73,813 | 0.08 | 3,688 |
16 | Authority to allot shares | 97,093,964 | 99.94 | 56,040 | 0.06 | 138,697 |
17 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights and allot shares for cash | 88,748,943 | 91.23 | 8,527,098 | 8.77 | 12,660 |
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 9 May 2014 was 195,436,172 ordinary shares of 25p each and the number of votes per share is one.
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Resolutions 14 to 17 comprised Special Business and, of them, resolutions 14, 15 and 17 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, Wakefield Road. Leeds, LS10 1DU
Denis Connery
Company Secretary
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