24th Feb 2012 16:14
24 February 2012
Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC
Result of 2012 Annual General Meeting
At the Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC Annual General Meeting held on 24 February 2012, the following resolutions were passed by shareholders on a poll vote.
Shareholders holding an aggregate 247,643,723 shares were eligible to vote at the meeting.
Resolution | Votes for the resolution | Votes against the resolution | Votes withheld | Total number of shares for which proxy appointments validly made | ||
No. of Votes | % | No of Votes | % | No. of Votes | ||
Resolution 1 | ||||||
To receive the Accounts and the Report of the Directors and Auditors for the 53 weeks ended 30 September 2011. | 158,724,527 | 99.85% | 237,023 | 0.15% | 121,005 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 2 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mr Jamie Graham Matheson who retires by rotation. | 121,244,001 | 90.68% | 12,455,161 | 9.32% | 25,383,393 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 3 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mr Henry Arthur Algeo. | 156,837,791 | 98.73% | 2,020,487 | 1.27% | 224,277 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 4 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mr Robin Alec Bayford who retires by rotation. | 156,274,149 | 98.72% | 2,024,445 | 1.28% | 783,961 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 5 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mr Barry Mark Howard who retires by rotation. | 155,912,776 | 98.25% | 2,783,491 | 1.75% | 386,288 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 6 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mrs Sarah Jane Spencer Soar who retires by rotation. | 156,593,265 | 98.57% | 2,275,792 | 1.43% | 213,498 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 7 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mr David William McCorkell who retires by rotation. | 155,675,892 | 98.26% | 2,764,561 | 1.74% | 642,102 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution | Votes for the resolution | Votes against the resolution | Votes withheld | Total number of shares for which proxy appointments validly made | ||
No. of Votes | % | No of Votes | % | No. of Votes | ||
Resolution 8 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mr Ian Benjamin Speke who retires by rotation. | 154,396,496 | 97.22% | 4,413,856 | 2.78% | 272,203 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 9 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mr Michael John Ross Williams who retires by rotation. | 155,833,302 | 98.17% | 2,901,131 | 1.83% | 348,122 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 10 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mrs Angela Knight who retires by rotation. | 156,587,637 | 98.70% | 2,060,793 | 1.30% | 434,125 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 11 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Sir Stephen Mark Jeffrey Lamport who retires by rotation. | 156,411,236 | 98.51% | 2,371,605 | 1.49% | 299,714 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 12 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mr Simon Edward Callum Miller who retires by rotation. | 149,389,209 | 98.38% | 2,465,952 | 1.62% | 7,227,394 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 13 | ||||||
To re-elect as a Director Mr Francis Edward Worsley who retires by rotation. | 156,478,459 | 98.67% | 2,114,559 | 1.33% | 489,537 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 14 | ||||||
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the 53 weeks ended 30 September 2011. | 147,026,709 | 99.26% | 1,089,639 | 0.74% | 10,966,207 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 15 | ||||||
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP, as Auditors of the Company. | 158,372,812 | 99.98% | 34,631 | 0.02% | 675,112 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 16 | ||||||
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors. | 158,584,088 | 99.97% | 51,480 | 0.03% | 446,987 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 17 | ||||||
To approve the payment by the Company of a final dividend of 3.55 pence per ordinary share in respect of the 53 weeks ended 30 September 2011. | 158,971,364 | 99.97% | 52,473 | 0.03% | 58,718 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 18 | ||||||
To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities. | 153,374,749 | 99.53% | 724,754 | 0.47% | 4,983,052 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 19 | ||||||
To disapply pre-emption rights. | 157,987,630 | 99.79% | 335,070 | 0.21% | 759,855 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution | Votes for the resolution | Votes against the resolution | Votes withheld | Total number of shares for which proxy appointments validly made | ||
No. of Votes | % | No of Votes | % | No. of Votes | ||
Resolution 20 | ||||||
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares in the market. | 157,495,604 | 99.87% | 203,849 | 0.13% | 1,383,102 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 21 | ||||||
To call a general meeting on 14 days' notice. | 154,959,452 | 97.83% | 3,440,575 | 2.17% | 682,528 | 159,082,556 |
Resolution 22 | ||||||
To authorise political donations and expenditure. | 154,958,293 | 97.73% | 3,596,753 | 2.27% | 527,509 | 159,082,556 |
Notes
1. Resolutions 18 to 22 were special business, Resolutions 19, 20, and 21 were passed as Special Resolutions and Resolutions 18 and 22 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions.
2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
3. The "vote withheld" totals indicate those members who have abstained on a particular resolution. "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
4. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special resolutions passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting have been submitted to FSA's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www. Hemscott.com/nsm.do
For further information contact:
Angela Wright
Company Secretary
Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc
0207 248 4400
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