26th May 2005 11:53
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC26 May 2005 Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc26 May 2005Result of AGM Annual General Meeting Each of the following resolutions were passed at the Annual General Meeting heldat 11.00am on 26 May 2005. 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 52 weeks ended 30 January 2005 For 1,702,601,380 88.37 64.04 Against 75,205,577 3.90 2.83 Abstain 148,898,434 7.73 5.60 2. To declare a final dividend of 3.075p per share making a total of 3.7p for the year For 1,923,907,829 99.85 72.37 Against 41,779 0.00 0.00 Abstain 2,755,783 0.15 0.10 3. To re-elect D.R. Hutchinson as a director For 1,899,656,481 98.08 71.08 Against 24,328,279 1.26 0.92 Abstain 12,720,631 0.66 0.48 4. To re-elect K.D. Morrison as a director For 1,546,835,812 80.27 58.18 Against 205,894,952 10.68 7.75 Abstain 174,389,871 9.05 6.56 5. To re-elect D.C. Jones as a director For 1,904,799,037 98.85 71.65 Against 16,090,185 0.84 0.61 Abstain 5,891,743 0.31 0.22 6. To approve the Directors Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 January 2005 For 1,159,199,011 60.17 43.60 Against 551,645,786 28.63 20.75 Abstain 215,850,920 11.20 8.12 7. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors and authorise the directors to fix their remuneration For 1,803,888,129 93.62 67.86 Against 115,767,285 6.01 4.35 Abstain 7,125,551 0.37 0.27 8. To renew the authority for the company to make market purchases of its issued share capital For 1,899,037,386 98.56 71.43 Against 2,976,045 0.15 0.11 Abstain 24,767,534 1.29 0.93 9. To renew the authority of the company to allot the unissued share capital For 1,903,990,343 98.82 71.62 Against 19,257,576 1.0 0.72 Abstain 3,533,046 0.18 0.13 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 1,919,411,882 99.62 72.20 Against 6,435,368 0.33 0.24 Abstain 858,141 0.05 0.03 The total number of votes represented by proxies lodged in respect of eachresolution was a minimum of 1,926,705,391 which represents 72.47% of the issuedordinary share capital of the company. For further enquiries, please contact: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc 01274 356000Gillian Hall Citigate Dewe Rogerson 020 7638 9571Jonathan ClareSimon RigbySarah Gestetner This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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