AGM Information • May 7, 2015
AGM Information
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AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Company held on 7 May 2015, the following resolutions were passed:
As ordinary resolutions:
THAT the report of the Directors and the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2014 be received
THAT a final dividend of 6.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2014 be declared, to be paid on Friday 19 June 2015 to ordinary Shareholders on the register of members at close of business on Friday 15 May 2015.
THAT Mr A. Heath be elected as a Director of the Company.
RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (Resolutions 4 to 9)
THAT Mr P. Hill be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
THAT Mr D. Egan be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
THAT Dr E. FitzGerald be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
THAT Mr L. Förberg be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
THAT Ms N. Harwerth be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
THAT Mr M. Williamson be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
THAT KPMG LLP be reappointed as Auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of the Meeting until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid.
THAT the Audit Committee be authorised, subject to the passing of Resolution 10 above, to determine the Auditor's remuneration.
THAT the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) set out on pages 63 to 79 of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014 be approved.
THAT in accordance with section 366 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Companies Act") the Company and any company which, at any time during the period for which this Resolution has effect, is a subsidiary of the Company, be and are hereby authorised to:
in each case during the period commencing on the date of this Resolution and ending on the date of the next Annual General Meeting or on 30 June 2016, whichever is the earlier, provided that the maximum amounts referred to in (a) and (b) may consist of sums in any currency converted into Sterling at such rate as the Board may in its absolute discretion determine. For the purposes of this Resolution, the terms 'political donations', 'political organisations' and 'political expenditure' shall have the meanings given to them in sections 363 to 365 of the Companies Act.
THAT the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to and in accordance with Section 551 of the Companies Act to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares:
such authorities to apply in substitution for all previous authorities pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act and to expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting or on 30 June 2016, whichever is the earlier but, in each case, so that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements during the relevant period which would, or might, require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares to be granted after the authority ends.
For the purposes of this Resolution "rights issue" means an offer to ordinary Shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings, to subscribe for further securities by means of the issue of a renounceable letter (or other negotiable document) which may be traded for a period before payment for the securities is due, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal. regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory.
As special resolutions:
RENEWAL OF THE DIRECTORS' AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES OTHER THAN ON A PRE-EMPTIVE BASIS (Resolution 15)
THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 14 above, the Directors be empowered to allot equity securities (as defined in Section 560(1) of the Companies Act) wholly for cash:
For the purposes of this Resolution:
THAT, pursuant to Article 7 of the Company's Articles of Association, general and unconditional authority be given for the purpose of Section 701 of the Companies Act for market purchases (as defined in Section 693 of the Companies Act) by the Company of its ordinary shares of 105/11 pence each, provided that:
the minimum price which may be paid for each ordinary share shall not be less than $(b)$ the nominal value of the ordinary shares at the time of purchase;
$(c)$ the maximum price which may be paid for each ordinary share shall be an amount equal to the higher of
THAT a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
HPBHoppre
Helen Barrett-Haque General Counsel and Company Secretary Alent plc
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