9th May 2013 15:03
British Polythene Industries PLC
Results of 2013 AGM
The Annual General Meeting of British Polythene Industries PLC ("the Company") was held on 9 May 2013 at 12 noon. All resolutions were passed with voting on a show of hands.
The table below sets out the proxy votes received. Copies of all resolutions other than ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM).
Proxy votes received:
Resolution | Votes For* | % of votes cast | Votes Against | % of votes cast | Total votes cast as a % of Total Voting Rights ** | Votes withheld *** | |
1 | To authorise the Directors to allot unissued shares in the Company pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006. | 10,386,137 | 99.82 | 19,053 | 0.18 | 39.09 | 3,943 |
2 | To disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to Section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006. | 10,377,606 | 99.77 | 24,193 | 0.23 | 39.08 | 7,334 |
3 | To authorise the purchase by the Company of its ordinary shares. | 10,388,440 | 99.82 | 18,474 | 0.18 | 39.09 | 2,219 |
4 | To authorise that general meetings, other than the Company's annual general meeting, may be called on 14 days' notice. | 9,777,426 | 93.98 | 625,979 | 6.02 | 39.08 | 3,728 |
5 | To receive the Company's accounts and reports for the Directors and Auditors for the financial year ending 31 December 2012. | 10,394,619 | 99.97 | 3,101 | 0.03 | 39.06 | 11,413 |
6 | To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the financial year ending 31 December 2012. | 10,285,954 | 99.57 | 44,939 | 0.43 | 38.81 | 78,240 |
7 | To declare final dividend of 9p. | 10,407,889 | 99.99 | 874 | 0.01 | 39.10 | 370 |
8 | To re-elect Mr C McLatchie as a Director. | 10,059,822 | 96.68 | 345,551 | 3.32 | 39.09 | 3,760 |
9 | To re-elect Mr D W Harris as a Director. | 10,392,639 | 99.87 | 13,134 | 0.13 | 39.09 | 3,360 |
10 | To re-elect Mr H Grossart as a Director. | 10,372,138 | 99.68 | 32,785 | 0.32 | 39.09 | 4,210 |
11 | To re-elect Mr J T Langlands as a Director. | 10,391,714 | 99.86 | 14,059 | 0.14 | 39.09 | 3,360 |
12 | To re-elect Lord Lindsay as a Director. | 10,382,377 | 99.80 | 20,979 | 0.20 | 39.08 | 5,777 |
13 | To re-elect Mr R Marsh as a Director. | 10,382,080 | 99.78 | 22,508 | 0.22 | 39.09 | 4,545 |
14 | To re-elect Mr I S M Russell as a Director. | 10,384,121 | 99.82 | 18,917 | 0.18 | 39.08 | 6,095 |
15 | To re-elect Mr D Warnock as a Director. | 10,385,906 | 99.83 | 17,450 | 0.17 | 39.08 | 5,777 |
16 | To re-appoint KPMG as auditors. | 10,286,597 | 98.83 | 121,304 | 1.17 | 39.10 | 1,232 |
17 | To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration. | 10,305,248 | 99.01 | 102,965 | 0.99 | 39.10 | 920 |
Hilary Kane
Company Secretary & Legal Counsel
01475 501055
* The votes of any proxy that gave the Chairman discretion how to vote have been included in the For votes.
** The total number of voting rights in the Company on 9 May 2013 is 29,619,603
*** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of percentage of votes For and Against a resolution.
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