Result of AGM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
7 May 2008
RIGHTMOVE PLC
Results of the Annual General Meeting
Rightmove plc (the "Company") held its 2008 Annual General Meeting of its
shareholders on Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 12 Noon at 33 Soho Square, London W1D
3QU.
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 2007.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 89,726,559 99.53
Votes against 419,962 0.47
Total votes cast 90,146,521 100.00
Votes withheld 86
Resolution 2
To approve the directors' remuneration report, as set out in the 2007 report
and accounts, for the year ended 31 December 2007.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 89,553,964 99.44
Votes against 505,626 0.56
Total votes cast 90,059,590 100.00
Votes withheld 87,017
Resolution 3
To declare a final dividend of 6.0p per ordinary share for the year ended 31
December 2007.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 90,146,598 100.00
Votes against 0 0.00
Total votes cast 90,146,598 100.00
Votes withheld 9
Resolution 4
To re-elect Scott Forbes as a director.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 89,884,427 99.91
Votes against 83,075 0.09
Total votes cast 89,967,502 100.00
Votes withheld 179,105
Resolution 5
To re-elect Jonathan Agnew as a director.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 90,062,534 99.91
Votes against 82,902 0.09
Total votes cast 90,145,436 100.00
Votes withheld 1,171
Resolution 6
To re-elect Judy Vezmar as a director.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 90,059,563 99.91
Votes against 84,188 0.09
Total votes cast 90,143,751 100.00
Votes withheld 2,856
Resolution 7
To elect Colin Kemp as a director.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 75,135,069 83.38
Votes against 14,973,133 16.62
Total votes cast 90,108,202 100.00
Votes withheld 38,405
Resolution 8
To re-appoint KPMG Audit plc as auditors of the Company.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 88,878,467 98.60
Votes against 1,263,823 1.40
Total votes cast 90,142,290 100.00
Votes withheld 2,317
Resolution 9
To authorise the directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors.
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 90,058,934 99.91
Votes against 84,716 0.09
Total votes cast 90,143,650 100.00
Votes withheld 2,957
Resolution 10
To authorise the directors to allot shares
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 90,138,785 99.99
Votes against 3,410 0.01
Total votes cast 90,142,195 100.00
Votes withheld 4,412
Resolution 11
To disapply pre-emption rights
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 89,381,222 99.16
Votes against 758,160 0.84
Total votes cast 90,139,382 100.00
Votes withheld 7,225
Resolution 12
To authorise the repurchase of ordinary shares
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 90,061,228 99.91%
Votes against 82,594 0.09%
Total votes cast 90,143,822 100
Votes withheld 2,765
Resolution 13
To authorise political donations and expenditure
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 90,022,845 99.96
Votes against 36,964 0.04
Total votes cast 90,059,809 100.00
Votes withheld 86,798
Resolution 14
To approve the New Articles of Association
No. %
Votes for/discretionary 90,143,815 100.00
Votes against 267 0.00
Total votes cast 90,144,082 100.00
Votes withheld 2,525
The number of shareholders on the register at 6.00 pm on 4 May 2008 was 4,160.
The issued share capital at 6 May 2008, (the meeting date) was 129,399,978
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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