21st Jul 2006 13:23
CABLE AND WIRLESS PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON 21st JULY 2006 ANNOUNCEMENT OF POLL RESULTS Cable and Wireless plc held its Annual General Meeting today at Queen ElizabethII Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE.A poll was held on each resolution.All resolutions were passed and full results of the poll are given below: RESOLUTIONS VOTES FOR % VOTES % VOTES AGAINST WITHELD 1 To adopt the Report and 1,378,553,923 99.15 11,821,295 0.85 51,088,639 Accounts 2 To approve the 1,369,131,275 97.86 29,917,504 2.14 42,415,078 Remuneration Report 3 To declare a Final 1,409,066,033 99.83 2,402,034 0.17 29,995,790 Dividend 4 To elect Simon Ball* 1,407,207,428 99.73 3,759,115 0.27 30,497,314 5 To elect John Pluthero 1,375,098,452 99.67 4,564,125 0.33 61,801,280 6 To re-elect Kasper 1,407,058,837 99.72 3,915,737 0.28 30,489,283 Rorsted¢â‚¬ 7 To re-appoint the 1,406,152,982 99.63 5,162,857 0.37 30,148,018 Auditors 8 To authorise the 1,404,701,782 99.53 6,562,813 0.47 30,199,262 Directors to set the remuneration of the Auditors 9 To adopt the Long Term 1,140,915,975 85.60 191,875,188 14.40 108,672,694 Incentive Plan 10 To authorise the 1,402,105,895 99.37 8,912,510 0.63 30,445,452 Directors to allot shares 11 To disapply pre-emption 1,408,496,909 99.84 2,228,875 0.16 30,738,073 rights‚¥ * Member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees¢â‚¬ Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees‚¥ Special ResolutionENDCable & Wireless PLCRelated Shares:
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