Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1158H

Derwent London PLC

23 May 2011

 



DERWENT LONDON PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THE 20TH MAY 2011

At the Company's AGM held on the 20 May 2011, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Details of the proxy votes received prior to the meeting are detailed below:

Resolution	Resolution type	Number of votes cast 'For'	% of votes cast 'For'	Number of votes cast 'Against'	% of votes cast 'Against'	Total issued share capital voted	Total % of issued share capital voted	Number of votes withheld
1- to receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010	Ordinary	74,865,775	99.96%	32,678	0.04%	74,898,453	74.01%	1,664
2- to approve the report of the remuneration committee for the year ended 31 December 2010	Ordinary	72,916,204	97.89%	1,575,255	2.11%	74,491,459	73.61%	408,658
3- to declare the final dividend of 20.25p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2010	Ordinary	74,900,117	100.00%	0	0.00%	74,900,117	74.01%	0
4- to re-elect Mr R.A. Rayne as a director	Ordinary	66,510,971	90.23%	7,202,209	9.77%	73,713,180	72.84%	1,186,937
5- to re-elect Mr J.C. Ivey as a director	Ordinary	71,968,606	96.21%	2,837,103	3.79%	74,805,709	73.92%	94,408
6- to re-elect Mr J.D. Burns as a director	Ordinary	74,150,399	99.00%	747,844	1.00%	74,898,243	74.01%	1,874
7- to re-elect Mr S.P. Silver as a director	Ordinary	74,147,813	99.00%	750,230	1.00%	74,898,043	74.01%	2,074
8-to re-elect Mr D.M.A. Wisniewski as a director	Ordinary	72,996,275	98.35%	1,222,385	1.65%	74,218,660	73.34%	681,457
9- to re-elect Mr N.Q. George as a director	Ordinary	74,148,013	99.00%	750,230	1.00%	74,898,243	74.01%	1,874
10- to re-elect Mr D.G. Silverman  as a director	Ordinary	74,146,307	99.00%	751,736	1.00%	74,898,043	74.01%	2,074
11- to re-elect Mr P.M. Williams as a director	Ordinary	74,150,233	99.00%	748,010	1.00%	74,898,243	74.01%	1,874
12- to re-elect Mr R.A. Farnes as a director	Ordinary	74,577,448	99.57%	320,595	0.43%	74,898,043	74.01%	2,074
13- to re-elect Mr S.A. Corbyn as a director	Ordinary	74,573,432	99.57%	324,811	0.43%	74,898,243	74.01%	1,874
14- to re-elect Mrs J. de Moller as a director	Ordinary	74,573,479	99.57%	324,764	0.43%	74,898,243	74.01%	1,874
15- to re-elect Mr S.J. Neathercoat as a director	Ordinary	70,424,422	94.14%	4,381,287	5.86%	74,805,709	73.92%	94,408
16- to re-elect Mr S.G. Young as a director	Ordinary	74,577,309	99.57%	320,645	0.43%	74,897,954	74.01%	2,163
17- to re-appoint BDO LLP as independent auditor	Ordinary	74,864,329	99.95%	35,788	0.05%	74,900,117	74.01%	0
18- to authorise the directors to determine the independent auditor's remuneration	Ordinary	74,717,971	99.95%	34,974	0.05%	74,752,945	73.87%	147,172
19- to authorise the allotment of relevant securities	Ordinary	71,657,434	98.32%	1,220,895	1.68%	72,878,329	72.01%	2,021,788
20- to authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights	Special	74,869,129	99.96%	26,606	0.04%	74,895,735	74.01%	4,382
21- to authorise the company to exercise its power to purchase its own shares	Special	74,847,644	99.93%	52,273	0.07%	74,899,917	74.01%	200
22- to authorise the reduction of the notice period for General Meetings other than an Annual General Meeting	Special	68,967,116	92.08%	5,931,873	7.92%	74,898,989	74.01%	1,128
23- to authorise the introduction of the Derwent London plc Scrip Dividend Scheme	Ordinary	74,894,696	100.00%	3,513	0.00%	74,898,209	74.01%	1,908

Notes:

(i) Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included within the votes 'FOR' column.

(ii) A vote 'WITHHELD' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of percentages of the votes cast against a resolution.

(iii) There are 101,200,297 ordinary shares of 0.5p in issue.

 

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