12th Jun 2009 17:11
Results of Annual General Meeting
Ticker: (Bloomberg) INM.ID/INM.LN and (Reuters) INME.I/INME.L
Dublin/London - 12 June 2009: Independent News & Media PLC today announces the results of the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting held on 12 June 2009 at Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co. Dublin.
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
The proxy votes received in favour of the Chairman of the Company were as follows:
|
Resolution No. |
Total Vote |
Total For |
Votes Against |
Withheld |
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1 |
Report & Accounts |
545,860,281 |
544,885,753 |
27,863 |
946,665 |
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|
2 (i) |
Re-election of Directors: Donal J Buggy |
545,860,281 |
545,089,119 |
741,783 |
29,379 |
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|
2 (ii) |
Leslie Buckley |
545,860,281 |
486,493,839 |
3,337,024 |
56,029,418 |
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|
2 (iii) |
Paul Connolly |
545,860,263 |
487,631,042 |
2,199,803 |
56,029,418 |
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|
2 (iv) |
Lucy Gaffney |
545,860,281 |
487,606,264 |
2,224,599 |
56,029,418 |
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|
3 |
Remuneration of Directors |
545,860,281 |
545,301,430 |
533,851 |
25,000 |
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|
4 |
Auditors' Remuneration |
545,860,281 |
545,392,908 |
269,910 |
197,463 |
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|
5 |
* |
Renominalisation of Share Capital |
545,860,281 |
545,739,449 |
105,543 |
15,289 |
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|
6 |
* |
Approving Reduction in Share Capital and Amending Articles following High Court Confirmation |
545,860,281 |
545,722,298 |
122,694 |
15,289 |
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|
7 |
* |
Amending Articles in relation to Pre-Emption Rights |
545,860,281 |
544,876,058 |
649,197 |
335,026 |
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|
8 |
Authorising the Directors to Allot the Authorised Share Capital |
545,860,281 |
544,941,195 |
902,280 |
16,806 |
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|
9 |
* |
Authorising the Directors to Disapply Pre-Emption Rights |
545,860,281 |
544,873,035 |
621,656 |
365,590 |
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|
10 |
* |
Authorisingthe Purchase and Reissue of Own Shares |
545,860,281 |
545,775,561 |
81,777 |
2,943 |
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|
11 |
* |
Authorising the Directors to Continue to Offer Scrip Dividends |
545,860,281 |
545,815,758 |
42,022 |
2,501 |
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|
12 |
Authorising Electronic Communication with Shareholders |
545,860,281 |
545,679,871 |
157,345 |
23,065 |
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|
13 |
* |
Amending Articles of Association to Facilitate Electronic Communication by and to the Company |
545,860,281 |
545,706,589 |
130,627 |
23,065 |
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|
14 |
* |
Authorising the Holding of General Meetings on 14 Days' Notice |
545,860,281 |
544,153,145 |
1,684,072 |
23,064 |
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|
15 |
Approving a New Share Option Scheme |
545,860,281 |
481,256,871 |
64,598,967 |
4,443 |
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|
* |
Special Resolutions |
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ENDS
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