24th May 2007 11:57
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC24 May 2007 Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc 24 May 2007 Result of AGM Annual General Meeting Each of the following resolutions were passed at the Annual General Meeting heldat 11.00am on 24 May 2007. The proxies lodged were as follows:- Number % of vote % of issued capital 1. To approve and adopt the Directors' Report and Financial Statements for the 53 weeks ended 4 February 2007 For 1,784,446,307 99.18 66.63 Against 9,464,495 0.53 0.35 Withheld 5,255,515 0.29 0.20 2. To approve the Directors Remuneration Report for the 53 weeks ended 4 February 2007 For 1,728,237,722 96.06 64.53 Against 60,848,686 3.38 2.27 Withheld 10,078,628 0.56 0.38 3. To declare a final dividend of 3.375p per share making a total of 4.0p for the year For 1,793,948,049 99.71 66.99 Against 27,050 0.00 0.00 Withheld 5,191,218 0.29 0.19 4. To re-elect RA Owen as a director For 1,766,913,048 98.21 65.98 Against 25,928,883 1.44 0.97 Withheld 6,324,186 0.35 0.24 5. To re-elect MJ Bolland as a director For 1,757,543,260 97.69 65.63 Against 35,263,991 1.96 1.32 Withheld 6,358,866 0.35 0.24 6. To re-elect MC Jones as a director For 1,769,287,994 98.34 66.06 Against 23,555,602 1.31 0.88 Withheld 6,322,521 0.35 0.24 7. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors and authorise the directors to fix their remuneration For 1,720,190,075 95.61 64.23 Against 71,017,266 3.95 2.65 Withheld 7,958,776 0.44 0.30 8. To renew the authority for the company to make market purchases of its issued share capital For 1,786,730,732 99.31 66.72 Against 7,142,437 0.40 0.27 Withheld 5,293,148 0.29 0.20 9. To renew the authority of the company to allot the unissued share capital For 1,780,022,353 98.94 66.47 Against 12,738,937 0.71 0.48 Withheld 6,404,827 0.35 0.24 10. To renew the authority of the company to issue a maximum of five percent of the issued share capital without applying the statutory rules of pre-emption For 1,737,522,223 96.57 64.88 Against 55,059,429 3.06 2.06 Withheld 6,584,665 0.37 0.25 11. To approve the Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc Long Term Incentive Plan For 1,729,952,922 96.15 64.60 Against 37,489,601 2.08 1.40 Withheld 31,723,793 1.77 1.18 12 To approve the share incentive award to Marc Bolland For 1,738,204,254 96.61 64.90 Against 36,941,794 2.05 1.38 Withheld 24,020,268 1.34 0.90 13. To amend the articles of association to allow website communication with shareholders For 1,788,421,032 99.40 66.78 Against 524,522 0.03 0.02 Withheld 10,220,763 0.57 0.38 The votes For a resolution include discretionary votes for the Chairman to vote. The total number of votes and abstentions represented by proxies lodged inrespect of each resolution was at least 1,799,165,036 which represents 67.18% ofthe issued ordinary share capital of the company. End This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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