19th Nov 2009 07:00
RNS Number : 7374C
Close Brothers Group PLC
18 November 2009
Results of Annual General Meeting
Close Brothers Group plc advises that all the resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting held today Wednesday 18 November 2009 were duly passed on a show of hands; resolutions 1 to 11 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12, 13, 14 and 15 as special resolutions and so are reported in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18.
The following proxy votes were cast in respect of the AGM resolutions:-
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Ordinary Resolutions
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In Favour
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Chairman’s Discretion
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Against
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Votes Withheld
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Votes cast
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%
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Votes cast
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%
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Votes cast
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%
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1.
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To receive the 2009 Annual Report and Accounts
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104,323,336
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99.66
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29,020
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0.03
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325,292
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0.31
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50,251
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2.
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To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 July 2009.
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88,823,427
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97.27
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26,304
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0.03
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2,466,319
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2.70
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13,411,849
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3.
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To authorise the final dividend of 25.5p per share for the year ended 31 July 2009.
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104,675,269
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99.96
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31,906
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0.03
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216
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0.01
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20,508
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4.
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To elect Ray Greenshields as a director.
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104,253,747
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99.57
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30,058
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0.03
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419,426
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0.40
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24,668
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5.
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To elect Preben Prebensen as a director.
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103,639,353
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98.98
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28,620
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0.03
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1,035,258
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0.99
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24,668
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6.
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To re-elect Stephen Hodges as a director.
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103,649,196
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98.99
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27,943
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0.03
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1,026,192
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0.98
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24,568
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7.
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To re-elect Strone Macpherson as a director.
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103,414,636
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99.06
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29,020
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0.03
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950,021
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0.91
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334,222
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8.
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To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditors.
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104,664,698
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99.96
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29,020
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0.03
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6,292
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0.01
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27,889
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9.
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To authorise the directors to determine the auditors remuneration.
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104,549,821
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99.86
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67,935
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0.06
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88,684
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0.08
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21,459
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10.
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To approve the establishment of the Close Brothers Omnibus Share Incentive Plan.
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97,473,026
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98.94
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72,222
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0.07
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978,599
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0.99
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6,204,052
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11.
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To authorise the Board to allot shares and to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares (within prescribed limits).
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102,480,010
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98.17
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70,718
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0.07
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1,840,879
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1.76
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336,292
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Special Resolutions
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12.
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That the Memorandum of Association be deleted and new Articles of Association be adopted.
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103,724,365
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99.09
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70,718
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0.07
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881,205
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0.84
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51,611
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13.
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That a general meeting except an AGM may be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice.
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103,369,473
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98.73
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72,818
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0.07
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1,260,668
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1.20
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24,940
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14.
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That, if resolution 11 is passed, pre-emption rights are disapplied in relation to allotments of equity securities (within prescribed limits).
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104,396,674
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99.72
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75,456
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0.07
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220,978
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0.21
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34,791
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15.
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That the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases of its own shares (within prescribed limits).
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104,596,218
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99.90
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87,922
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0.08
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23,051
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0.02
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20,708
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NOTES:
1. The ‘vote withheld’ option was provided to enable shareholders to refrain from voting on any particular resolution. A “vote withheld” is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the vote ‘For’ and ‘Against’ a resolution.
2. At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company is 144,432,146 ordinary shares (excluding 5,197,141 treasury shares).
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 two copies of resolutions 12, 13, 14 and 15 have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority’s Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Tel 020 7066 1000
John Hudspith
Assistant Company Secretary
18 November 2009
020 7655 3100
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