7th Jan 2016 13:58
UBM PLC - Results of General MeetingUBM PLC - Results of General Meeting
PR Newswire
London, January 7
UBM plc
Results of General Meeting
7 January 2016
At the general meeting of UBM plc held on 7 January 2016, the resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.
Voting was conducted by poll and the final proxy votes received in respect of each resolution put to the meeting are as follows:
| Resolution | For (including votes to be cast at chairman’s discretion) | Votes for(%) | Votes against | Votes against(%) | Total Votes | Votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital | Votes Withheld | |
| 1 | To approve the disposal of PR Newswire | 349,288,578 | 100.00 | 14,954 | 0.00 | 349,303,532 | 78.85 | 1,580,356 |
| 2 | To approve the subdivision and consolidation of the Ordinary Shares | 349,287,899 | 99.99 | 19,059 | 0.01 | 349,306,958 | 78.85 | 1,576,930 |
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
The number of ordinary shares in issue at 5 January 2016 was 442,997,538. Proxy votes were received in respect of 350,879,414 shares, representing approximately 79% of issued equity as at 5 January 2016.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business at the General Meeting have also been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Enquiries to:
Ellie Klonarides, Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: 020 7921 5000
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