27th Apr 2009 07:00
Lavendon Group plc
Result of Annual General Meeting
Lavendon Group plc held its AGM at 11.30am on Thursday 23rd April 2009 at Financial Dynamics, Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton buildings, London, WC2A 1PB.
The Board is pleased to announce that all the resolutions placed before the meeting were passed unanimously.
The proxy votes were as follows:-
|
Ordinary Resolutions |
FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD |
|
|
1 |
To receive and adopt the accounts |
29,682,526 |
452,231 |
0 |
|
2 |
To approve the final dividend |
30,127,657 |
7,100 |
0 |
|
3 |
To re-elect Alan Merrell as a director |
30,032,499 |
10,253 |
92,005 |
|
4 |
To re-elect Tim Ross as a director |
30,126,523 |
8,165 |
69 |
|
5 |
To re-elect John Standen as a director |
30,106,523 |
28,165 |
69 |
|
6 |
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
29,494,295 |
640,462 |
0 |
|
7 |
To authorise the directors to set the remuneration of the auditors |
26,734,580 |
14,511 |
3,385,666 |
|
8 |
To approve the directors' remuneration report |
29,388,371 |
733,733 |
12,653 |
|
9 |
To authorise the directors of the company to allot equity securities pursuant to section 80 |
28,326,099 |
1,808,589 |
69 |
|
Special Resolutions |
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|
10 |
To approve the dis-application of pre-emption rights |
30,107,755 |
26,933 |
69 |
|
11 |
To adopt new Articles of Association |
29,711,527 |
4,533 |
418,697 |
|
12 |
To approve that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company (other than the Annual General Meeting of the Compan) may be called on not less than 14 days clear notice |
30,123,571 |
11,045 |
141 |
The final dividend of 1.67 pence per share will be paid on 6 May 2009 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 13 March 2009.
At the AGM, the Group's Chairman, John Gordon, retired from the Board and was succeeded by David Hollywood with immediate effect. John Standen, the Group's Senior Independent Director, will succeed David Hollywood as Chairman of the Group's Audit Committee, also with immediate effect.
For further information please contact:-
Lavendon Group plc 01455 558874
Kevin Appleton, Chief Executive
Alan Merrell, Group Finance Director
Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113
Jonathon Brill / Billy Clegg / Caroline Stewart
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