18th May 2010 15:00
Resolution Limited
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 18 MAY 2010
Resolution Limited announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions were duly passed and the results of the polls are as follows:
Ordinary Resolutions |
For |
Against |
Withheld |
Resolution 1: To receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2009 together with the report of the auditors. |
1,277,142,194
|
392,405 |
706,815 |
Resolution 2: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2009. |
1,274,275,429 |
2,636,123 |
1,324,056 |
Resolution 3: To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company. |
1,255,725,414 |
16,101,907 |
6,407,584 |
Resolution 4: To authorise the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditors for 2010. |
1,268,317,696 |
3,591,556 |
6,328,982 |
Resolution 5: To elect Jacques Aigrain as a director of the Company. |
1,275,053,237 |
1,670,842 |
1,489,573 |
Resolution 6: To elect Gerardo Arostegui as a director of the Company. |
1,274,959,098 |
1,730,643 |
1,530,850 |
Resolution 7: To elect Mel Carvill as a director of the Company. |
1,275,269,886 |
1,483,136 |
1,486,586 |
Resolution 8: To elect Gerhard Roggemann as a director of the Company. |
1,275,039,114 |
1,721,013 |
1,482,766 |
Resolution 9: To re-elect Michael Biggs as a director of the Company. |
1,264,613,913 |
12,281,988 |
1,326,237 |
Resolution 10: To re-elect Peter Niven as a director of the Company. |
1,275,360,598 |
1,578,458 |
1,292,593 |
Resolution 11: To approve the election of David Allvey as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,698,700 |
931,516 |
11,610,127 |
Resolution 12: To approve the election of Evelyn Bourke as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,680,829 |
975,695 |
11,588,475 |
Resolution 13: To approve the election of Clive Cowdery as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,648,373 |
1,009,188 |
11,569,409 |
Resolution 14: To approve the election of Nicholas Lyons as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,469,455 |
1,130,274 |
11,639,821 |
Resolution 15: To approve the election of Trevor Matthews as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,626,351 |
1,044,761 |
11,565,445 |
Resolution 16: To approve the election of Robin Phipps as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,574,415 |
1,027,963 |
11,643,151 |
Resolution 17: To approve the election of Gerhard Roggemann as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,182,471 |
1,330,671 |
11,735,714 |
Resolution 18: To approve the election of Derek Ross as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,538,913 |
1,068,125 |
11,641,979 |
Resolution 19: To approve the election of John Tiner as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,442,951 |
1,151,121 |
11,644,524 |
Resolution 20: To approve the election of Sir Malcolm Williamson as a director of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) Limited. |
1,265,400,829 |
1,237,896 |
11,608,391 |
Resolution 21: To declare a final dividend of 2.72p per share on the Ordinary Shares of the Company. |
1,277,293,660 |
213,214 |
724,457 |
Resolution 22: To authorise the Board to issue shares and grant subscription/conversion rights over shares. |
1,273,315,616 |
3,906,742 |
1,001,030 |
Special Resolutions
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|
|
|
Resolution 23: To adopt new articles of incorporation. |
1,275,980,419 |
872,481 |
1,390,236 |
Resolution 24: To dis-apply pre-emption rights. |
1,274,944,302 |
1,578,793 |
1,718,152 |
Resolution 25: To authorise the Board to make market acquisitions of ordinary shares. |
1,276,389,462 |
924,028 |
931,343 |
Resolution 26: To authorise the Board to implement a scrip dividend scheme. |
1,276,338,453 |
917,978 |
968,712 |
As at 17 May 2010, the Company had 2,412,451,145 issued ordinary shares of no par value each admitted to trading. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote in relation to in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 2,412,451,145.
Two copies of all resolutions passed as special business at the Annual General Meeting on 18 May 2010 have, pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.2, been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. The announcement is also published on the Company's website at www.resolution.gg.
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