Assura PLC — AGM Information 2016

Jul 19, 2016

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Assura PLC

19 July 2016

19 July 2016

Assura plc ("Company")

Result of AGM

Assura plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today at Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street, London, each of the resolutions submitted to the meeting (as set out in the Notice of the Meeting dated 14 June 2016) were passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.

Resolution	For	% For	Against	% Against	Total Votes Cast (% of issued share capital)	Votes Withheld
1. To receive the report and accounts	1,328,668,914	99.70	4,002,933	0.30	1,332,671,847 (81.26%)	165,164
2. To approve the  Remuneration Policy	1,322,798,958	99.25	10,029,694	0.75	1,332,828,652 (81.27%)	8,359
3. To approve the  Remuneration Report	1,320,733,144	99.09	12,097,233	0.91	1,332,830,377 (81.27%)	6,634
4. To authorise the Directors to approve the PSP and further plans under it	1,328,692,870	99.69	4,140,193	0.31	1,332,833,063 (81.27%)	3,948
5. To re-appoint the  Auditors	1,330,315,750	99.81	2,502,933	0.19	1,332,818,683 (81.27%)	18,328
6. To set Auditors' remuneration	1,332,817,800	100.00	15,883	-	1,332,833,683 (81.27%)	3,328
7. To appoint S Laffin	1,249,374,006	93.74	83,458,177	6.26	1,332,832,183 (81.27%)	4,828
8. To appoint J Murphy	1,324,883,444	99.40	7,948,739	0.60	1,332,832,183 (81.27%)	4,828
9. To appoint J Greenwood	1,332,270,200	99.96	561,983	0.04	1,332,832,183 (81.27%)	4,828
10. To appoint D Richardson	1,331,570,200	99.91	1,261,983	0.09	1,332,832,183 (81.27%)	4,828
11. To approve the dividend rectification	1,329,244,836	100.00	883	-	1,329,245,719 (81.05%)	3,591,292
12. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,314,415,234	98.62	18,373,678	1.38	1,332,788,912 (81.27%)	48,099
13. To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	1,265,985,286	99.46	6,831,672	0.54	1,272,816,958 (77.61%)	20,053
14. To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or capital investment	1,321,914,624	99.18	10,902,334	0.82	1,332,816,958 (81.27%)	20,053
15. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of own shares	1,329,413,443	99.74	3,423,568	0.26	1,332,837,011 (81.27%)	-
16. To approve the calling of any GM other than AGM by not less than 14 clear days' notice	1,295,296,985	97.19	37,502,698	2.81	1.332.799,683 (81.27%)	37,328

Resolutions 1-12 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 13-16 were passed as special resolutions. Votes 'For' include votes at the discretion of the Chairman. 

Notes:

1. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

3. The number of ordinary shares in issue on the share register at 6.00pm on 18 July 2016 was 1,639,998,279 of which the Total Voting Rights figure was 1,639,998,279.

Copies of resolutions 11-16, being resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business passed by the Company at the above AGM, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm 

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Enquiries:

Assura plc Carolyn Jones Orla Ball	Tel: 01925 420660
Finsbury Gordon Simpson	Tel: 0207 251 3801

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