Result of AGM and Directorate

RNS Number : 7398S

Michael Page International PLC

22 May 2009

 



Michael Page International plc announces that at today's Annual General Meeting, resolutions 1 to 7 and 9 to 12 were duly passed by shareholders. Resolution 8, to authorise the Directors to allot shares, was withdrawn prior to the meeting.

The result of the proxy voting on each resolution was as follows:

Meeting date:                                                                22 May 2009

Number of cards (shareholders) at meeting date:        8    

Issued share capital at meeting date:                           322,482,102    

Number of votes per share:                                          One

Meeting type:                                                                AGM

Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form)	Shares For	Shares Discretionary	Shares Against	Shares Marked As Votes Withheld *	Poll Yes / No
1. Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008	254,886,116	-	147,777	-	No
2. Declare a final dividend	255,033,893	-	-	-	No
3. Re-elect Stephen Puckett as a Director	254,407,150	-	626,743	-	No
4. Re-elect Hubert Reid as a Director	254,137,912	-	895,981	-	No
5. Approve Directors Remuneration Report	226,127,378	-	16,909,151	11,997,364	No
6. Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	254,051,297	-	982,096	500	No
7. To make political donations	254,547,571	-	486,322	-	No
8. Allotment of Shares	-	-	-	-	-
9. Disapplication of pre-emption rights	254,936,582	-	97,311	-	No
10. Purchase of Own Shares	250,923,294	-	2,149,568	1,961,031	No
11. Adopt new Articles of Association	246,069,163	-	8,964,730	-	No
12. Notice periods for General Meetings	246,069,163	-	8,964,730	-	No

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2 R and 9.6.3 R, two copies of Special Resolutions 9, 10, 11 and 12 have been forwarded to their Document Viewing Facility, as well as two copies of the revised Articles of Association, to:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5HS

Tel no: 020 7066 1000

In addition, following today's AGM, Mr. Stephen Box, a non-executive Director of the Company, retired from the Board with immediate effect. 

Sir Adrian Montague, Chairman, commented, "On behalf of the Board I would like to take this opportunity to thank Stephen for his support and advice. He has played a valuable role in the success of Michael Page since its flotation in 2001." 

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11R. 

Kelvin Stagg, Company Secretary

 

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