AGM Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
7 May 2009
RIGHTMOVE PLC
Results of the Annual General Meeting
Rightmove plc (the "Company") held its 2009 Annual General Meeting of its
shareholders on Wednesday 6 May 2009 at 10am at the offices of UBS Limited, 1
Finsbury Avenue, London.
All resolutions proposed at the meeting and as set out in the Notice of Meeting
(a copy of which is available at www.rightmove.co.uk/investors.rsp were passed
on a show of hands.
The proxy voting figures received in advance of the meeting are shown below:
Resolution 1
To receive the accounts and the reports of the directors and auditors for the
year ended 31 December 2008.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 84,913,811 99.99
Votes against 6,640 0.01
Total votes cast 84,920,451 100.00
Votes withheld 134,639
Resolution 2
To approve the directors' remuneration report, as set out in the 2008 report
and accounts, for the year ended 31 December 2008.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 63,145,487 75.59
Votes against 20,392,337 24.41
Total votes cast 83,537,824 100.00
Votes withheld 1,517,266
Resolution 3
To declare a final dividend of 7.0p per ordinary share for the year ended 31
December 2008.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 84,919,859 100.00
Votes against 0 0.00
Total votes cast 84,919,859 100.00
Votes withheld 135,231
Resolution 4
To re-appoint KPMG Audit plc as auditors of the Company.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 84,156,117 99.1
Votes against 765,275 0.90
Total votes cast 84,921,392 100.00
Votes withheld 133,698
Resolution 5
To authorise the directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 84,909,780 99.99
Votes against 10,875 0.01
Total votes cast 84,920,655 100.00
Votes withheld 134,435
Resolution 6
To authorise the directors to allot shares
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 83,904,633 98.81
Votes against 1,011,858 1.19
Total votes cast 84,916,491 100.00
Votes withheld 138,599
Resolution 7
To disapply statutory pre-emption rights
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 84,908,706 99.99
Votes against 7,559 0.01
Total votes cast 84,916,265 100.00
Votes withheld 138,825
Resolution 8
To authorise the repurchase of ordinary shares
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 84,911,221 99.99%
Votes against 6,886 0.01%
Total votes cast 84,918,107 100
Votes withheld 136,983
Resolution 9
To authorise political donations and expenditure
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 84,758,289 99.93
Votes against 58,878 0.07
Total votes cast 84,817,167 100.00
Votes withheld 237,923
Resolution 10
To authorise general meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days'
notice
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 84,818,909 99.88
Votes against 102,506 0.12
Total votes cast 84,921,415 100.00
Votes withheld 133,675
The number of shareholders on the register at 6.00 pm on 4 May 2009 was 4,089.
The issued share capital at 6 May 2009, (the meeting date) was 120,050,873
ordinary shares of 1p each. Number of votes per share: 1
Two copies of the resolutions passed will be submitted to the UK Listing
Authority today and will be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Name and contact for queries and authorised official responsible for making
this notification:
Liz Taylor
Liz.taylor@rightmove.co.uk
+44 (0)207 0870700
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