25th May 2005 15:00
Vernalis PLC25 May 2005 VERNALIS PLC RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 25 MAY 2005 Vernalis plc announces that all resolutions proposed to shareholders at itsAnnual General Meeting held today were duly passed. All resolutions were approved on a show of hands. The number of proxy votesreceived for each resolution is set out below. Resolution For (including Against* Withheld discretionary votes)*Ordinary Resolution 1. To receive the audited accounts and 120,474,302 (99.99%) 12,004 (0.01%) 109,361 related reports of the Directors and auditors 2. To approve the remuneration report 112,127,184 (92.99%) 8,458,259 (7.01%) 10,224 3. To re-elect as a Director 120,535,302 (99.95%) 57,096 (0.05%) 3,269 Ms C C Ferguson 4. To re-elect as a Director 120,562,659 (99.98%) 24,701 (0.02%) 8,307 Dr J B Hutchison 5. To re-elect as a Director Dr P R Read 120,554,341 (99.97%) 32,588 (0.03%) 8,738 6. To re-elect as a Director 120,547,791 (99.97%) 41,250 (0.03%) 6,626 Mr K J Merrifield 7. To elect as a Director Mr J A D 120,557,063 (99.98%) 30,070 (0.02%) 8,534 Slater 8. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers 120,436,779 (99.88%) 150,233 (0.12%) 8,655 LLP as auditors and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration 9. To authorise the Directors to allot 120,487,416 (99.93%) 82,674 (0.07%) 25,577 relevant securities Special Resolution 10 To authorise the Directors to allot 120,491,881 (99.93%) 88,848 (0.07%) 14,938 equity securities for cash *NB: Percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes Enquiries: Vernalis plc +44 (0)118 977 3133Simon Sturge, Chief Executive OfficerTony Weir, Chief Financial OfficerJulia Wilson, Head of Corporate Communications Brunswick Group +44 (0)20 7404 5959Jon Coles / Wendel Verbeek This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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