Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4900G

Melrose PLC

12 May 2011

 



12 May 2011

MELROSE PLC

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Company is pleased to announce that at its AGM held earlier today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Details of the proxy votes received prior to the meeting are detailed below and will also be available on the Company's website at www.melroseplc.net.

Ordinary Resolutions

Resolutions	Votes FOR	% of Votes Cast 'For'	Votes AGAINST	% of Votes Cast 'Against'	Total Issued Share Capital Voted	Total % of Issued Share Capital Voted	Votes Withheld
1 - To receive the annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010	387,447,294	98.28	6,797,112	1.72	394,244,406	79.23	30,387
2 - To approve the 2010 Directors' Remuneration Report	389,577,718	99.52	1,879,974	0.48	391,457,692	78.67	2,817,101
3 - To declare a final dividend of 7.0p per ordinary share	394,244,098	100	1,640	0.00	394,245,738	79.23	29,055
4 - To re-elect Mr Simon Peckham as a Director	387,268,456	98.24	6,928,928	1.76	394,197,384	79.22	77,409
5 - To re-elect Mr Perry Crosthwaite as a Director	386,482,197	98.04	7,714,569	1.96	394,196,766	79.22	78,027
6 - To re-elect Mr Geoffrey Martin as a Director	387,255,006	98.24	6,941,665	1.76	394,196,671	79.22	78,122
7 - To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor and to authorise the Directors to set the auditor's remuneration	379,619,209	96.29	14,623,384	3.71	394,242,593	79.23	32,200
8 - To renew the authority given to Directors to allot shares	369,933,282	98.18	6,875,886	1.82	376,809,168	75.72	17,465,625

Special Resolutions

9 - To give the Directors authority to allot equity securities without application of pre-emption rights	394,084,781	99.96	138,174	0.04	394,222,955	79.22	51,838
10 - To authorise market purchases of shares	394,154,127	99.98	82,117	0.02	394,236,244	79.23	38,549
11 - To approve the calling of a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice	386,229,666	97.97	8,006,479	2.03	394,236,145	79.23	38,648

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 497,586,779 ordinary shares of 0.2p in issue

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6 the Company has submitted copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM to the UK Financial Services Authority National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsd.do.

Garry Barnes

Company Secretary

12 May 2011

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Enquiries:

M:Communications                             020 7920 2343

Nick Miles

Ann-marie Wilkinson

Andrew Benbow

 

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