AGM Information • Nov 9, 2017
AGM Information
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At the Company's Annual General Meeting the following resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed by poll. (Resolutions 1 to 14 as ordinary resolutions/15 to 17 as special resolutions) Number of voting shares in issue at the meeting date was 105,501,035.
| Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | % of ISC Voted | Votes Marked As Withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Business | |||||||
| 1. To receive and adopt the reports of the directors and the Company's auditors, and the audited accounts of the Company, for the year ended 31 July |
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| 2017. | 90,522,516 | 99.86 | 127,811 | 0.14 | 90,650,327 | 85.92% | 224,733 |
| 2. To receive and approve the directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 July 2017. |
82,864,158 | 91.36 | 7,833,636 | 8.64 | 90,697,794 | 85.97% | 176,763 |
| 3. To approve the director's remuneration policy, as set out in pages 55 to 58 of the director's remuneration report in the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 July 2017. |
86,183,895 | 95.06 | 4,477,466 | 4.94 | 90,661,361 | 85.93% | 213,196 |
| 4. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 July 2017 of 8.00 pence per ordinary share. |
90,871,523 | 100.00 | 2,880 | 0.00 | 90,874,403 | 86.14% | 570 |
| 5. To re-elect Tim Martin as a director. | 90,584,988 | 99.73 | 247,899 | 0.27 | 90,832,887 | 86.10% | 42,173 |
| 6. To re-elect John Hutson as a director. | 90,630,301 | 99.75 | 229,105 | 0.25 | 90,859,406 | 86.12% | 15,654 |
| 7. To re-elect Su Cacioppo as a director. | 90,678,736 | 99.80 | 178,453 | 0.20 | 90,857,189 | 86.12% | 17,871 |
| 8. To re-elect Ben Whitley as a director. | 90,682,458 | 99.80 | 177,477 | 0.20 | 90,859,935 | 86.12% | 15,125 |
| 9. To re-elect Debra van Gene as a director. | 80,289,510 | 88.62 | 10,312,712 | 11.38 | 90,602,222 | 85.88% | 272,838 |
| 10. To re-elect Elizabeth McMeikan as a director. | 79,924,087 | 88.22 | 10,676,885 | 11.78 | 90,600,972 | 85.88% | 273,088 |
| 11. To re-elect Sir Richard Beckett as a director. | 89,623,260 | 98.64 | 1,235,699 | 1.36 | 90,858,959 | 86.12% | 15,101 |
| 12. To elect Harry Morley as a director. | 90,730,272 | 99.86 | 128,804 | 0.14 | 90,859,076 | 86.12% | 14,984 |
| 13. To appoint Grant Thornton LLP as the auditors of the Company and to authorise the directors to fix their remuneration. |
90,840,025 | 99.98 | 21,871 | 0.02 | 90,861,896 | 86.12% | 12,164 |
| 14. To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to section 551. |
90,610,563 | 99.73 | 247,494 | 0.27 | 90,858,057 | 86.12% | 16,003 |
| 15. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis. |
90,785,423 | 99.93 | 68,114 | 0.07 | 90,853,537 | 86.12% | 20,523 |
| 16. To authorise the company to purchase its own | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shares under certain circumstances. | 90,564,251 | 99.70 | 273,882 | 0.30 | 90,838,133 | 86.10% | 35,927 |
| 17. To authorise calling general meetings (other | |||||||
| than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 | |||||||
| days' notice. | 89,417,013 | 98.40 | 1,450,991 | 1.60 | 90,868,004 | 86.13% | 6,056 |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, to be passed resolutions 9 to 12 must be approved by a simple majority of all shareholders and by a simple majority of the independent shareholders. The results of the independent shareholder vote are set out below.
| Independent Poll Result | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | % of ISC Voted | Votes Marked As Withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9. To re-elect Debra van Gene as a director. |
46,822,576 | 81.95 | 10,312,712 | 18.05 | 57,135,288 | 79.54% | 272,838 |
| 10. To re-elect Elizabeth McMeikan as a director. |
46,457,153 | 81.31 | 10,676,885 | 18.69 | 57,134,038 | 79.54% | 273,088 |
| 11. To re-elect Sir Richard Beckett as a director. |
56,156,326 | 97.85 | 1,235,699 | 2.15 | 57,392,025 | 79.90% | 15,101 |
| 12. To elect Harry Morley as a director. | 57,263,338 | 99.78 | 128,804 | 0.22 | 57,392,142 | 79.90% | 14,984 |
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