5th May 2006 11:07
Standard Chartered PLC05 May 2006 RESULT OF AGM RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday 4 May 2006 Standard Chartered PLC announces the result of voting on the resolutions at itsAnnual General Meeting held on Thursday 4 May 2006, as set out in the AGMnotice. Each of the resolutions was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 to 14(inclusive) and 18 to 21 (inclusive) as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 15- 17 as special resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Details are set out below of the proxy votes received by Standard Chartered PLCbefore the AGM in respect of all resolutions. A copy of the resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM today has beensubmitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available forinspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which issituated at: The Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS PROXIES RECEIVED IN RESPECT OF AGM RESOLUTIONS Resolution For Against Vote Withheld1. To receive the report and accounts 191,476,892 860,757 415,8402. To declare the final dividend 192,696,929 138 56,4223. To approve the directors' remuneration 180,868,555 6,098,399 5,812,686 report4. To elect Mr E M Davies as a director 191,690,748 1,014,082 48,6595. To elect Mr M B DeNoma as a director 191,672,329 1,029,442 51,7186. To re-elect Mr P A Sands as a director 191,690,869 1,010,489 51,9267. To re-elect Sir CK Chow as a director 191,937,282 765,103 51,1048. To re-elect Mr R H P Markham as a director 191,918,833 784,165 50,4919. To re-elect Mr H E Norton as a director 189,441,924 2,049,092 1,262,47310. To re-elect Mr B K Sanderson as a director 188,914,575 1,038,755 2,800,15611. To re-appoint the auditor 191,674,567 1,014,941 35,89512. To authorise the directors to set the 191,735,345 983,592 34,465 auditor's fees13. To authorise the directors to allot shares 190,397,099 2,228,411 102,97314. To extend the authority to allot shares 190,693,426 1,910,813 124,15715. To disapply pre-emption rights 192,232,140 356,982 164,36616. To authorise the Company to buy back its 192,015,995 696,226 41,268 ordinary shares17. To authorise the Company to buy back its 192,036,862 603,803 112,719 preference shares18. To authorise the Company to make EU political 189,066,595 3,408,905 277,718 donations under s347C of the Companies Act 198519. To authorise Standard Chartered Bank to make 189,019,337 3,426,891 282,064 EU political donations under s347D of the Companies Act 198520. To approve amendments to rules of the Standard 181,915,437 5,056,554 5,807,900 Chartered 2001 Performance Share Plan21. To approve the Standard Chartered 2006 185,960,658 5,947,439 815,698 Restricted Share Scheme N.B. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll everymember shall have one vote for every four shares held. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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