16th Jul 2008 17:30
BTG plc: Results of 2008 AGM
London, UK, 16 July 2008: BTG plc (LSE: BGC), the life sciences company, announces that all resolutions were passed on a show of hands at its Annual General Meeting earlier today. The number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution prior to the meeting was as follows:
|
Total for* |
Total against |
Votes withheld |
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|
Resolution |
No. of votes |
% of vote |
No. of votes |
% of vote |
No. of votes |
|
|
1. |
Adopt financial statements |
91,024,266 |
99.61 |
188,221 |
0.21 |
6,268 |
|
2. |
Approve the Remuneration report |
79,009,890 |
99.53 |
211,623 |
0.27 |
11,996,810 |
|
3. |
Re-elect Christine Soden |
90,999,329 |
99.59 |
207,235 |
0.23 |
11,055 |
|
4. |
Elector Dr John Brown |
90,992,940 |
99.58 |
217,105 |
0.24 |
10,719 |
|
5. |
Elect Professor Colin Blakemore |
91,009,734 |
99.59 |
209,197 |
0.23 |
1,833 |
|
6. |
Elect Giles Kerr |
90,998,265 |
99.59 |
211,283 |
0.23 |
10,932 |
|
7. |
Re-appoint Auditor |
90,961,554 |
99.59 |
211,620 |
0.23 |
44,567 |
|
8. |
Fix Auditor remuneration |
90,966,235 |
99.60 |
204,416 |
0.22 |
44,144 |
|
9. |
Authority to make donations to political organisations and incur political expenditure |
90,671,857 |
99.23 |
536,260 |
0.59 |
10,579 |
|
10. |
Authority to allot shares |
91,165,716 |
99.79 |
27,383 |
0.03 |
24,807 |
|
11. |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
91,166,085 |
99.79 |
29,704 |
0.03 |
21,889 |
|
12. |
Adopt new Articles of Association |
91,033,560 |
99.66 |
148,942 |
0.16 |
35,398 |
|
13. |
Adopt new Article 73 |
90,983,187 |
99.60 |
200,014 |
0.22 |
33,732 |
*Excludes discretionary votes
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, certified copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the Annual General Meeting 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.
As announced in the 2008 Annual Report & Accounts, Consuelo Brooke and Alison Wood retired from the Board of BTG at the conclusion of the AGM.
Ends
Contact for enquiries:
Andy Burrows, Director of Investor Relations+44(0)20 7575 1741+44 (0)7990 530605 (mobile)
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