Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6600F

Smiths News PLC

15 January 2010

 



15 January 2010

Smiths News PLC 

Result of Annual General Meeting

At the AGM of Smiths News PLC held today at 11.30am, the following levels of proxy appointments and associated voting instructions were received prior to the meeting. All of the resolutions were carried on a show of hands.

Resolution Number	Proxy Votes For  the Resolution	Proxy Votes Against            the Resolution	Proxy Votes          Withheld
1	142,273,333	98,632	4,639
2	105,677,123	23,290,550	13,408,931
3	142,374,167	252	2,185
4	142,094,280	270,893	11,431
5	141,196,876	1,166,593	13,135
6	140,663,767	1,626,643	86,194
7	141,386,385	980,853	9,366
8	138,355,728	3,572,872	448,004
9	138,418,617	2,364,799	1,593,188
10	142,230,225	64,260	82,119
11	142,319,464	36,523	20,617
12	141,437,729	916,690	22,185
13	141,291,353	874,743	210,508

Notes

1.   The Company has 182,923,175 shares in issue with voting rights.

2.   Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

3.   A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, two copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been forwarded to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority 
25 The North Colonnade 
Canary Wharf 
London 
E14 5HS

Enquiries:

Smiths News PLC

Debbie Nicholas, Investor Relations                        01793 563641

 

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