5th May 2011 17:02
GKN plc Result of AGM
GKN plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
Details of the proxy votes received prior to the Meeting are detailed below and will be available on the Company's website www.gkn.com
RESOLUTION FOR AGAINST VOTE WITHHELD No. of % of No. of % of No. of Votes Votes Votes Votes Shares Cast Cast Cast Cast 1 To receive the 1,224,297,295 99.96% 508,395 0.04% 4,880,973 Directors' report and accounts 2 To declare a 1,227,977,516 99.99% 17,019 0.01% 1,692,128 final dividend 3 To re-elect as a 1,224,068,801 99.55% 5,502,452 0.45% 115,410 Director Mr R D Brown 4 To re-elect as a 1,207,175,500 98.18% 22,389,843 1.82% 121,320 Director Sir Kevin Smith 5 To re-elect as a 1,225,188,653 99.64% 4,383,557 0.36% 114,453 Director Mr M J S Bryson 6 To re-elect as a 1,225,245,442 99.65% 4,340,456 0.35% 100,765 Director Mr A Reynolds Smith 7 To re-elect as a 1,225,231,826 99.65% 4,331,770 0.35% 123,067 Director Mr W C Seeger 8 To re-elect as a 1,225,241,708 99.65% 4,351,221 0.35% 93,734 Director Mr N M Stein 9 To elect as a 1,226,472,927 99.75% 3,041,138 0.25% 172,598 Director Mrs S C R Jemmett-Page 10 To re-elect as a 1,197,745,968 99.68% 3,865,705 0.32% 28,074,990 Director Mr R Parry-Jones 11 To re-elect as a 1,226,528,588 99.75% 3,042,855 0.25% 115,220 Director Mr J N Sheldrick 12 To re-elect as a 1,198,658,053 99.75% 2,962,583 0.25% 28,066,027 Director Mr M J Turner 13 To reappoint the 1,224,083,302 99.55% 5,519,427 0.45% 83,934 auditors 14 To authorise the 1,227,764,982 99.99% 173,375 0.01% 1,748,306 Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration 15 To authorise the 1,123,950,096 91.82% 100,148,773 8.18% 5,590,327 Directors to allot shares in the Company 16 To authorise the 1,227,201,108 99.82% 2,164,335 0.18% 321,220 Directors to disapply pre-emption rights * 17 To approve the 1,180,993,338 96.08% 48,166,107 3.92% 526,735 Directors' Remuneration Report 18 To authorise the 1,218,306,117 99.32% 8,309,260 0.68% 3,071,286 Company to make 'political donations' 19 To authorise the 1,198,603,943 99.75% 3,028,993 0.25% 28,053,727 Company to purchase its shares * 20 To retain a 14 1,200,152,622 97.60% 29,474,031 2.40% 60,010 day notice period for general meetings other than AGMs * * Special Resolution
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Judith Felton Company Secretary 5 May 2011
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