26th Sep 2012 15:45
26 September 2012
WYG plc ('Company')
2012 Annual General Meeting
Result of AGM
The Annual General Meeting of WYG plc was held at WYG plc, Arndale Court, Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 2UJ on 26 September 2012 at 2pm.
All 10 resolutions put to members were carried on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 8 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 9 and 10 were passed as special resolutions.
The number of votes cast for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld was as follows:
Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Votes withheld |
1. To receive the 2012 Annual report | 48,270,599 | 99.98 | 288 | 0.01 | 33 |
2.To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 48,270,137 | 99.98 | 771 | 0.01 | 12 |
3. To appoint Sean Cummins | 48,270,575 | 99.98 | 57 | 0.01 | 288 |
4.To re-elect Graham Olver | 48,270,494 | 99.98 | 402 | 0.01 | 24 |
5. To re-elect Robert Barr | 48,270,509 | 99.98 | 402 | 0.01 | 9 |
6. To re-appoint PwC as auditors | 48,270,764 | 99.98 | 22 | 0.01 | 134 |
7. To fix the auditors remuneration | 48,270,724 | 99.98 | 31 | 0.01 | 165 |
8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 48,270,565 | 99.98 | 274 | 0.01 | 81 |
9. To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights. | 47,144,887 | 97.66 | 1,125,976 | 2.33 | 57 |
10. To authorise the market purchase of the Companies own shares | 48,269,531 | 99.98 | 1,377 | 0.01 | 12 |
As at 26 September 2012, there were 64,705,797 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
ENDS
WYG plc Tel: 0113 278 7111
Paul Hamer, Chief Executive Officer
Sean Cummins, Group Finance Director
MHP Communications Tel: 020 3128 8100
John Olsen / Katie Hunt / James White / Vicky Watkins
Numis Securities Limited Tel: 020 7260 1000
Stuart Skinner/ Jamie Lillywhite (Nominated Adviser)
David Poutney/ Ben Stoop (Corporate Broker)
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