AGM Information • Nov 5, 2015
AGM Information
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Wilmington plc is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting (the "AGM") held earlier today as set out in the notice convening the AGM were duly passed.
The proxy votes received by the Company in respect of the resolutions are set out below.
| For | Against | Vote Withheld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution 1 | Annual Report | 69,659,162 | $\Omega$ | 301 |
| Resolution 2 | Remuneration Report | 69,651,012 | 8,200 | 251 |
| Resolution 3 | Final dividend | 69,659,212 | 0 | 251 |
| Resolution 4 | Mark Asplin | 69,659,212 | 0 | 251 |
| Resolution 5 | Pedro Ros | 69,657,212 | 2,000 | 251 |
| Resolution 6 | Anthony Foye | 69,659,212 | $\theta$ | 251 |
| Resolution 7 | Charles Brady | 69,659,162 | 50 | 251 |
| Resolution 8 | Derek Carter | 69,655,862 | 50 | 3,551 |
| Resolution 9 | Nathalie Schwarz | 69,659,212 | $\mathbf{0}$ | 251 |
| Resolution 10 | Paul Dollman | 69,659,212 | $\theta$ | 251 |
| Resolution 11 | Reappoint Auditors | 69,653,912 | 5,300 | 251 |
| Resolution 12 | Auditors Remuneration | 69,658,612 | 600 | 251 |
| Resolution 13 | Allot relevant securities | 61,991,889 | 7,667,273 | 301 |
| Resolution 14 | Pre-emption rights | 69,650,962 | 8,200 | 301 |
| Resolution 15 | Purchase own shares | 69,658,062 | 1,100 | 301 |
| Resolution 16 | Short notice General Meeting | 69,593,744 | 65,418 | 301 |
| Resolution 17 | Increase Non-Executive Fees | 64,746,035 | 4,900 | 4,908,528 |
Copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM (resolutions 13 to 17 (inclusive)) have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:
[www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do]
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At a GENERAL MEETING of the above-named Company duly convened and held on 5 November 2015 at 10.00 a.m. at 88 Wood Street, London EC2V 7QR the following resolutions were duly passed, in the case of resolutions 1 to 12 (inclusive), 13 and 17, as ordinary resolutions and, in the case of resolutions 14 to 16 (inclusive), as special resolutions.
To reappoint as a Director Derek Carter who retires and offers himself for annual 8. reappointment in accordance with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
To reappoint as a Director Nathalie Schwarz who retires and offers herself for annual 9. reappointment in accordance with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with fractional entitlements or legal or practical problems under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory or otherwise howsoever; and
in any other case, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,441,015 (such b. amount to be reduced by the nominal amount of any equity securities (as so defined) allotted pursuant to the authority in sub-paragraph (a) above in excess of £1,441,015),
provided that this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2016 or the date being 15 months after the date of the passing of this resolution (whichever is the earlier), save that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or an agreement which would or might require relevant securities (as so defined) to be allotted after such authority expires and the Directors may allot relevant securities (as so defined) in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authority herby conferred had not expired.
For the purposes of this resolution, "relevant securities" means:
any right to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company other than rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares allotted pursuant to an employee share scheme (as defined by section 1166 of the Act). References to the allotment of relevant securities in this resolution include the grant of such rights.
but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with fractional entitlements or legal or practical problems under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory or otherwise howsoever; and
the allotment or sale (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (b) above) of $b1$ equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of £216,152 (being approximately 5 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company as at 30 September 2015)
and such power shall expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2016 or the date being 15 months after the passing of this resolution (whichever is the earlier), save that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or an agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such authority expires and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authority herby conferred had not expired.
the maximum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary $b.$ share is the higher of (i) an amount equal to 105 per cent. of the average of the closing mid-market prices for an ordinary share (as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List) for the five business days immediately preceding the date of purchase, and (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an ordinary share on the trading venues where the purchase is carried out and the highest current independent bid for an ordinary share on the trading venues where the purchase is carried out;
the minimum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary C. share is £0.05;
That for the purposes of article 107 of the existing articles of association of the $17.$ Company, the limit of £250,000 per annum on the aggregate ordinary remuneration of the Non-Executive directors of the Company be increased to £300,000 per annum.
$M.H.20$ CHAIRMAN
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