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Result of AGM

2nd Aug 2012 16:30

RNS Number : 2059J
Investec PLC
02 August 2012
 



Investec Limited

Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa

Registration number 1925/002833/06

JSE share code: INL

ISIN: ZAE000081949

Investec plc

Incorporated in England and Wales

Registration number 3633621

JSE share code: INP

ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50

(jointly "Investec")

 

As part of the dual listed company structure, Investec plc and Investec Limited notify both the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited of matters which are required to be disclosed under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules and the Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority (the "UKLA") and/or the JSE Listing Requirements.

 

Accordingly we advise of the following:

 

 

Annual General Meetings of Investec Limited and Investec plc ("AGM")

 

The Annual General Meetings of Investec plc and Investec Limited were both held on 02 August 2012. As required by the dual listed company structure, all resolutions were treated as Joint Electorate Actions and were decided on a poll. All resolutions at both meetings were passed with the exception of resolutions 29, 30 and 41. The voting results of the Joint Electorate Actions are identical and are given below.

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstain

Result

 

RESULT

 

RESOLUTION

 

 

Common Business: Investec plc and Investec Limited

 

1

To re-elect Samuel Ellis Abrahams as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

515,274,691

96,811,099

28,189,721

Carried

2

To re-elect George Francis Onslow Alford as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

519,198,189

119,177,543

1,900,238

Carried

3

To re-elect Glynn Robert Burger as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

631,237,272

8,399,064

639,176

Carried

4

To re-elect Cheryl Ann Carolus as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

636,244,854

3,060,220

970,437

Carried

5

To re-elect Peregrine Kenneth Oughton Crosthwaite as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

553,246,037

86,683,453

346,022

Carried

6

To re-elect Olivia Catherine Dickson as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

553,166,132

86,763,490

345,890

Carried

7

To re-elect Hendrik Jacobus du Toit as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

632,882,680

7,047,219

345,613

Carried

8

To re-elect Bradley Fried as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

540,985,261

90,011,991

9,278,259

Carried

9

To re-elect Haruko Fukuda, OBE as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

622,853,622

16,868,243

553,645

Carried

10

To re-elect Bernard Kantor as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

629,404,530

10,524,852

345,630

Carried

11

To re-elect Ian Robert Kantor as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

533,719,402

95,375,007

11,181,102

Carried

12

To re-elect Stephen Koseff as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

632,193,880

7,736,733

345,359

Carried

13

To re-elect Mangalani Peter Malungani as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

613,978,438

22,943,231

3,083,842

Carried

14

To re-elect Sir David Prosser as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

551,584,986

88,343,651

347,335

Carried

15

To re-elect Peter Richard Suter Thomas as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

486,874,387

123,081,012

30,320,113

Carried

16

To re-elect Fani Titi as a director of Investec plc and Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec plc and the Memorandum of Incorporation of Investec Limited.

609,813,718

28,989,781

1,471,995

Carried

17

To approve the Dual Listed Companies (DLC) remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2012.

461,582,037

176,827,938

1,865,765

Carried

18

To approve the Dual Listed Companies (DLC) audit committee report for the year ended 31 March 2012.

637,120,789

2,129,079

1,026,103

Carried

19

Authority to take action in respect of the resolutions

632,968,978

4,076,950

3,230,044

Carried

20

To present the consolidated audited financial statements of Investec Limited for the year ended 31 March 2012, together with the reports of the auditors and directors of Investec Limited.

639,814,602

109,672

351,698

Carried

21

To sanction the interim dividend paid by Investec Limited on the ordinary shares in Investec Limited for the 6 (six) month period ended 30 September 2011.

639,926,250

2,382

340,945

Carried

22

To sanction the interim dividend paid by Investec Limited on the dividend access (South African Resident) redeemable preference share ("SA DAS share") for the 6 (six) month period ended 30 September 2011.

639,460,500

463,306

349,051

Carried

23

Subject to the passing of resolution no. 38 to declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares and the dividend access (South African Resident) redeemable preference share ("SA DAS share") in Investec Limited for the year ended 31 March 2012 of an amount equal to that recommended by the directors of Investec Limited.

639,923,957

6,974

341,926

Carried

24

To re-appoint Ernst & Young Inc. of Ernst & Young House, Wanderers Office Park, 52 Corlett Drive, Illovo, 2196 South Africa (Private Bag X14, Northlands, 2116 South Africa) upon the recommendation of the current audit committee, as joint auditors of Investec Limited to hold office until the conclusion of the annual general meeting of Investec Limited to be held in 2013.

634,735,879

4,621,986

914,531

Carried

25

To re-appoint KPMG Inc. of 85 Empire Road, Parktown, 2193 South Africa (Private Bag 9, Parkview, 2122 South Africa), upon recommendation of the current audit committee, as joint auditors of Investec Limited to hold office until the conclusion of the annual general meeting of Investec Limited to be held in 2013.

633,968,125

5,388,341

915,930

Carried

26

Authorising the directors to issue up to 5% of the unissued ordinary shares.

376,927,140

261,315,085

2,030,632

Carried

27

Authorising the directors to issue up to 5% of the unissued class "A" variable rate compulsorily convertible non-cumulative preference shares.

464,520,615

173,720,821

2,031,421

Carried

28

Authorising the directors to issue the remaining unissued shares, being the variable rate cumulative redeemable preference shares, the non-redeemable, non-cumulative, non-participating preference shares and the special convertible redeemable preference shares ("remaining unissued shares").

516,640,080

121,298,520

2,334,257

Carried

29

Directors' authority to allot and issue ordinary shares for cash in respect of 5% of the unissued ordinary shares.

383,684,953

254,555,787

2,032,117

Not Carried

30

Directors' authority to allot and issue class "A" variable rate compulsorily convertible non-cumulative preference shares for cash in respect of 5% of the unissued class "A" variable rate compulsorily non-cumulative preference shares.

467,290,219

170,950,326

2,027,412

Not Carried

31

Directors' authority to acquire ordinary shares and perpetual preference shares

617,154,864

21,888,692

1,226,448

Carried

32

Financial Assistance.

625,840,530

13,974,244

458,069

Carried

33

Directors' remuneration.

548,554,000

89,229,671

2,487,622

Carried

34

Amendment to Memorandum of Incorporation.

[Note this resolution is subject to the holders of the non-redeemable, non-cumulative, non-participating preference shares in the capital of Investec Limited passing a separate resolution, approving this amendment , at a separate class meeting of such holders]

639,247,473

368,660

656,264

Carried

35

Adoption of new Memorandum of Incorporation.

639,902,182

17,991

352,132

Carried

36

To receive and adopt the audited financial statements of Investec plc for the year ended 31 March 2012, together with the reports of the directors of Investec plc and of the auditors of Investec plc.

639,819,357

110,002

346,613

Carried

37

To sanction the interim dividend paid by Investec plc on the ordinary shares in Investec plc for the 6 (six) month period ended 30 September 2011.

639,933,073

2,836

340,063

Carried

38

Subject to the passing of resolution no. 23 to declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares in Investec plc for the year ended 31 March 2012 of an amount equal to that recommended by the directors of Investec plc.

639,932,308

2,862

340,342

Carried

39

To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP of 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF, as auditors of Investec plc to hold office until the conclusion of the annual general meeting of Investec plc to be held in 2013 and to authorise the directors of Investec plc to fix their remuneration.

630,497,658

8,862,385

915,468

Carried

40

Directors' authority to allot shares and other securities.

394,098,473

243,680,217

2,495,041

Carried

41

Directors' authority to allot ordinary shares for cash.

342,990,295

295,174,850

2,030,342

Not Carried

42

Directors' authority to purchase ordinary shares.

631,750,828

7,521,869

922,789

Carried

43

Directors' authority to purchase preference shares.

631,890,094

7,650,762

654,171

Carried

44

Political donations.

541,276,554

98,448,052

470,421

Carried

 

 

 

Document regarding Resolutions passed at the AGM on 02 August 2012:

 

Copies of all resolutions passed as special business at the AGM on 02 August 2012, pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.2, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

 

 

 

David Miller Benita Coetsee

Company Secretary Company Secretary

Investec plc Investec Limited

 

 

 

 

London and Johannesburg

02 August 2012

 

Sponsor:

Investec Bank Limited

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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