11th Jul 2007 17:03
3i Group PLC11 July 2007 3i GROUP PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 11 July 2007 The Annual General Meeting for 2007 of 3i Group plc was held on Wednesday 11July 2007 at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary,Westminster, London SW1P 3EE. A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed, which were passed withlarge majorities as follows: Resolutions For Against Abstain1. THAT the Company's Accounts for the year to 31 March 2007 256,793,343 847,808 354,113and the Directors' report, the Auditors' report and theauditable part of the Directors' remuneration report be andthey are hereby received and considered 2. THAT the Directors' remuneration report for the year to 247,712,922 2,042,941 8,239,40131 March 2007 be and it is hereby approved 3. THAT a final dividend of 10.3 pence per ordinary share be 257,949,106 2,941 43,217and it is hereby declared, payable to those shareholderswhose names appeared on the Register of Members at close ofbusiness on 22 June 2007 4. THAT Mr R W A Swannell be and he is hereby reappointed as 257,756,330 135,402 103,532a Director of the Company 5. THAT Baroness Hogg be and she is hereby reappointed as a 256,620,159 1,273,266 101,839Director of the Company 6. THAT Mr F G Steingraber be and he is hereby reappointed 257,441,576 441,066 112,622as a Director of the Company 7. THAT Mr P E Yea be and he is hereby reappointed as a 255,999,937 1,893,984 101,343Director of the Company 8. THAT Ernst & Young LLP be and they are hereby reappointed 256,694,354 1,224,447 76,463as Auditors of the Company to hold office until theconclusion of the next General Meeting at which Accounts arelaid before the Members 9. THAT the Board be and it is hereby authorised to fix the 256,725,661 1,188,916 80,687Auditors' remuneration 10. To renew the Company's authority to incur political 252,142,725 5,621,468 231,071expenditure 11. To renew the authority of 3i plc to incur political 252,075,666 5,644,733 274,865expenditure 12. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares 254,946,598 2,951,334 97,332 13. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares for 257,683,432 152,262 159,570cash 14. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own 257,826,700 87,576 80,988ordinary shares 15. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own B 257,366,922 542,313 86,029Shares This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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