14th May 2008 12:15
UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA plc - RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the annual general meeting of United Business Media plc held on 13 May 2008, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.
Voting was conducted by poll and the final proxy votes received in respect of each resolution put to the meeting are as set out below:-
Resolution Votes for Votes for Votes Votes Votes (including against against Withheld votes to be (%) cast at (%) chairman's discretion) 1. To receive and 158,906,059 99.53% 743,453 0.47% 191,743 adopt the report of the directors and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2007.
2. To approve the 112,450,512 96.45% 4,139,770 3.55% 43,250,972 directors'
remuneration report.
3. To declare a 159,760,871 99.98% 30,619 0.02% 49,765 final dividend.
4. To re-elect 159,257,238 99.67% 528,069 0.33% 55,948 David Levin as a
director.
5. To re-elect 159,260,059 99.67% 523,910 0.33% 57,286 Nigel Wilson as a
director.
6. To re-elect 159,267,766 99.68% 514,956 0.32% 58,533 Jonathan Newcomb
as a director.
7. To elect Alan 159,262,785 99.68% 517,981 0.32% 60,489 Gillespie as a
director. 8. To re-appoint 159,305,526 99.70% 483,057 0.30% 52,672 Ernst & Young LLP as auditors to the company and to authorise the directors to determine their remuneration. 9. Special 159,731,719 99.96% 56,292 0.04% 53,244 Resolution: to authorise the purchase by the company of ordinary shares in the market. 10. Special 159,291,813 99.69% 495,208 0.31% 54,234 Resolution: to authorise the purchase by the company of B shares in the market.
11. To authorise 159,392,129 99.76% 389,769 0.24% 59,357 the directors to
allot relevant securities. 12. Special 159,596,683 99.89% 173,606 0.11% 70,966 Resolution: to disapply pre-emption rights.
13. To authorise 158,868,877 99.44% 902,237 0.56% 70,141 EU Political
Donations and Expenditure.
14. To amend the 156,247,454 97.83% 3,465,730 2.17% 128,070 rules of the UBM
Bonus Investment Plan.
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
The number of ordinary shares in issue at 11 April 2008 (the date of the AGM Notice) was 243,563,509. Proxy votes were received in respect of 159,791,490 shares, representing approximately 65.6% of issued equity as at 11 April 2008.
Two copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS.
Anne Siddell
Company Secretary
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