6th May 2010 17:06
Rexam Annual General Meeting 2010
Rexam, the global consumer packaging company, announces that at the Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions as set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 30 March 2010 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:
|
|
Resolution |
For |
% |
Against |
% |
Withheld* |
|
1 |
Adopt the Annual Report 2009 |
495,633,750 |
100.0 |
16,280 |
0.0 |
171,835 |
|
2 |
Approve the Remuneration Report |
477,894,000 |
97.4 |
12,581,553 |
2.6 |
5,346,312 |
|
3 |
Declare the 2009 final dividend |
494,848,164 |
99.8 |
936,385 |
0.2 |
37,316 |
|
4 |
Re-elect Peter Ellwood as a director |
492,378,798 |
99.3 |
3,302,812 |
0.7 |
138,908 |
|
5 |
Re-elect Graham Chipchase as a director |
493,740,417 |
99.6 |
1,994,843 |
0.4 |
85,258 |
|
6 |
Re-elect David Robbie as a director |
460,466,119 |
92.9 |
35,275,416 |
7.1 |
78,983 |
|
7 |
Re-elect Carl Symon as a director |
489,519,635 |
98.8 |
6,195,309 |
1.2 |
105,302 |
|
8 |
Re-elect Noreen Doyle as a director |
493,669,166 |
99.6 |
2,072,698 |
0.4 |
78,654 |
|
9 |
Re-elect John Langston as a director |
493,696,585 |
99.6 |
2,046,854 |
0.4 |
77,079 |
|
10 |
Re-elect Wolfgang Meusburger as a director |
489,580,600 |
98.8 |
6,168,106 |
1.2 |
71,812 |
|
11 |
Re-elect Jean-Pierre Rodier as a director |
489,580,204 |
98.8 |
6,159,695 |
1.2 |
78,247 |
|
12 |
Re-appoint PwC LLP as auditors and authorise the directors to determine PwC's remuneration |
492,894,530 |
99.4 |
2,845,792 |
0.6 |
81,543 |
|
13 |
Authority to allot shares |
484,677,019 |
97.8 |
11,078,518 |
2.2 |
64,981 |
|
14 |
Authority to allot equity securities for cash |
492,418,093 |
99.3 |
3,321,030 |
0.7 |
79,865 |
|
15 |
Authority to make market purchases of own shares |
494,313,012 |
99.9 |
592,602 |
0.1 |
916,251 |
|
16 |
Authority to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
468,735,005 |
94.6 |
26,554,224 |
5.4 |
532,636 |
|
17 |
Adopt new Articles of Association |
490,987,793 |
99.7 |
1,481,063 |
0.3 |
3,353,009 |
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and will count neither "For" nor "Against" a resolution.
This announcement will be available for viewing in the Investors section of www.rexam.com.
Copies of the resolutions passed under special business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility, Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Telephone: +44 (0)20 7066 1000.
6 May 2010
Enquiries
David Gibson, Company Secretary + 44 (0)20 7227 4100
Notes to Editors Rexam is a leading global consumer packaging company. We are one of the leading global beverage can makers and a major global player in rigid plastic packaging. We are business partners to some of the world's most famous and successful consumer brands. Our vision is to be the best global consumer packaging company. Rexam's sales from ongoing operations are in the region of £4.8 billion. We have 105 plants in more than 20 countries and employ around 23,000 people. Rexam is a member of the FTSE 100 and its ordinary shares are listed with the UK Listing Authority and trade on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol REX. For further information, visit www.rexam.com.
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