20th May 2016 15:40
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC
Annual General Meeting
held at Safari Hotel, Chessington World of Adventures
Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2NE
on Thursday 19 May 2016 at 11.00 am.
RESULTS OF POLL
The Merlin Entertainments plc Annual General Meeting was held at Safari Hotel, Chessington World of Adventures, Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2NE on Thursday 19 May 2016 at 11.00 am. In line with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each Resolution proposed at the Meeting. Each Resolution was passed and the results of the poll on each Resolution are set out below:
RESOLUTION | * VOTESFOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | ** VOTES WITHHELD | |
1 | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 26 December 2015. | 869,725,610 | 99.74 | 2,290,590 | 0.26 | 872,016,200 | 86.01 | 117,898 |
2 | To declare a final dividend of 4.4 pence per share in respect of the year ended 26 December 2015. | 872,043,647 | 100.00 | 144 | 0.00 | 872,043,791 | 86.01 | 90,307 |
3 | To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration in the Annual Report and Accounts. | 840,513,956 | 96.39 | 31,500,900 | 3.61 | 872,014,856 | 86.01 | 119,241 |
4 | To re-elect Sir John Sunderland as a Director of the Company. | 835,733,207 | 99.78 | 1,868,654 | 0.22 | 837,601,861 | 82.61 | 34,532,237 |
5 | To re-elect Nick Varney as a Director of the Company. | 870,138,985 | 99.79 | 1,869,909 | 0.21 | 872,008,894 | 86.00 | 125,204 |
6 | To re-elect Andrew Carr as a Director of the Company. | 870,008,555 | 99.78 | 1,876,232 | 0.22 | 871,884,787 | 85.99 | 249,311 |
7 | To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director of the Company. | 870,427,184 | 99.82 | 1,579,583 | 0.18 | 872,006,767 | 86.00 | 127,331 |
RESOLUTION | * VOTESFOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | ** VOTES WITHHELD | |
8 | To re-elect Ken Hydon as a Director of the Company. | 835,699,929 | 99.77 | 1,899,583 | 0.23 | 837,599,512 | 82.61 | 34,534,586 |
9 | To re-elect Fru Hazlitt as a Director of the Company. | 870,434,301 | 99.82 | 1,579,608 | 0.18 | 872,013,909 | 86.01 | 120,189 |
10 | To re-elect Søren Sørensen as a Director of the Company. | 869,496,545 | 99.71 | 2,514,197 | 0.29 | 872,010,742 | 86.00 | 123,356 |
11 | To re-elect Trudy Rautio as a Director of the Company. | 870,434,326 | 99.82 | 1,579,583 | 0.18 | 872,013,909 | 86.01 | 120,189 |
12 | To re-elect Yun (Rachel) Chiang as a Director of the Company. | 871,921,766 | 99.99 | 92,143 | 0.01 | 872,013,909 | 86.01 | 120,189 |
13 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company. | 856,791,615 | 98.27 | 15,101,737 | 1.73 | 871,893,352 | 85.99 | 240,745 |
14 | To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors. | 861,349,432 | 98.79 | 10,554,337 | 1.21 | 871,903,769 | 85.99 | 230,329 |
15 | That the Company be authorised to make political donations and expenditure. | 863,704,860 | 99.52 | 4,123,416 | 0.48 | 867,828,276 | 85.59 | 4,305,822 |
16 | That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares. | 849,701,457 | 97.75 | 19,527,348 | 2.25 | 869,228,805 | 85.73 | 2,905,293 |
17 *** | To empower the Directors to allot equity securities under Section 570 of the Companies Act 2006. | 808,278,408 | 96.50 | 29,301,455 | 3.50 | 837,579,863 | 82.61 | 34,554,234 |
18 *** | That a General Meeting, other than an Annual General Meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 836,239,184 | 96.32 | 31,927,389 | 3.68 | 868,166,573 | 85.63 | 3,967,525 |
Notes:
* Includes discretionary votes received.
** A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes For or Against a Resolution.
*** Indicates a Special Resolution.
This Announcement is available for viewing on the Company's website, www.merlinentertainments.biz/shareholder-meetings.
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the Resolutions passed by Merlin Entertainments plc shareholders have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Further enquiries:
Matthew Jowett
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Merlin Entertainments plc
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