15th Mar 2012 12:00
15 March 2012
Electronic Data Processing plc
Results of Annual General Meeting
The Board of Electronic Data Processing PLC is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held at Tapton Masonic Hall, Shore Lane, Sheffield on 14 March 2012, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
The proxy votes cast 'for', 'against', 'discretion' and 'withheld' were as follows:
Resolutions
| For | Against | Discretion | Withheld |
No of votes cast |
% of issued share capital |
1. To receive and approve the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2011
| 5,924,232 | 7,900 | 15,566 | 0 | 5,947,698 | 47.5 |
2. To declare a final dividend of 2p per ordinary share
| 5,932,132 | 0 | 15,566 | 0 | 5,947,698 | 47.5 |
3. To re-elect Mr P J Davies as a Director
| 5,924,232 | 7,900 | 15,566 | 0 | 5,947,698 | 47.5 |
4. To re-elect Mr A R Heller as a Director
| 5,298,882 | 633,250 | 15,566 | 0 | 5,947,698 | 47.5 |
5. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 September 2011
| 5,922,348 | 9,784 | 15,566 | 0 | 5,947,698 | 47.5 |
6. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditor
| 5,925,732 | 6,400 | 15,566 | 0 | 5,947,698 | 47.5 |
7. To authorise the directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor
| 5,924,732 | 7,400 | 15,566 | 0 | 5,947,698 | 47.5 |
8. To give the Directors authority to allot shares
| 5,924,382 | 6,750 | 15,566 | 1,000 | 5,946,698 | 47.5 |
9. To give the Directors authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights
| 5,924,382 | 6,750 | 15,566 | 1,000 | 5,946,698 | 47.5 |
10. To give authority to the Company to purchase its own shares
| 5,925,382 | 6,750 | 15,566 | 0 | 5,947,698 | 47.5 |
11. To approve that a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 5,922,534 | 9,598 | 15,566 | 0 | 5,947,698 | 47.5 |
A vote 'withheld' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution.
The number of shares in issue at today's date is 12,530,976.
The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website www.edp.co.uk.
Copies of resolutions 8 to 11 relating to special business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Enquiries:
Julian Wassell Chief Executive 0114 2622010
| Toby Mountford Citigate Dewe Rogerson 020 7638 9571 07710 356611 |
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