Electronic Data Processing PLC Result of AGM (1996A)

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RNS Number : 1996A

Electronic Data Processing PLC

22 March 2017

22 March 2017

Electronic Data Processing PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting

The Board of Electronic Data Processing PLC is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held at Tapton Masonic Hall, Shore Lane, Sheffield on 21 March 2017, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

The proxy votes cast 'for', 'against', 'discretion' and 'withheld' were as follows:

 
                                For      Against   Discretion   Withheld 
   Resolutions                                                                No of       % of 
                                                                              votes      issued 
                                                                              cast        share 
                                                                                         capital 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 1. To receive, consider 
  and approve the 
  Annual Report and 
  Accounts for the 
  year ended 30 September 
  2016                       6,084,742      0       177,306        0       6,262,048     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 2. To declare a 
  final dividend of 
  3p per ordinary 
  share                      6,084,742      0       177,306        0       6,262,048     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 3. To re-elect Mr 
  J H Wassell as a 
  Director                   6,083,742    1,000     177,306        0       6,262,048     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 4. To re-elect Mr 
  C R Spicer as a 
  Director                   6,084,742      0       177,306        0       6,262,048     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 5. To approve the 
  Directors' Remuneration 
  Report for the year 
  ended 30 September 
  2016                       6,074,726    3,000     177,306      7,016     6,255,032     49.2 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 6. To receive, consider 
  and approve the 
  proposed Directors' 
  remuneration policy        6,081,476    3,000     177,306       266      6,261,782     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 7. To re-appoint 
  KPMG LLP as Auditor        6,077,726    7,016     177,306        0       6,262,048     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 8. To authorise 
  the Directors to 
  agree the remuneration 
  of the Auditor             6,084,392      0       177,306       350      6,261,698     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 9. To give the Directors 
  authority to allot 
  shares                     6,081,392    3,000     177,306       350      6,261,698     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 10. To give authority 
  to the Company to 
  purchase its own 
  shares                     6,081,742    3,000     177,306        0       6,262,048     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 11. To approve that 
  a general meeting, 
  other than an annual 
  general meeting, 
  may be called on 
  not less than 14 
  clear days' notice.        6,074,992    3,000     177,306      6,750     6,255,298     49.3 
--------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 

A vote 'withheld' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution.

The number of shares in issue at today's date is 12,700,976.

The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website www.edp.co.uk.

Copies of resolutions 9 to 11 relating to special business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Enquiries:

 
 Julian Wassell     James Storey        Toby Mountford 
  Chief Executive    Finance Director    Citigate Dewe Rogerson 
  0114 2622010       0114 2622010        020 7638 9571 
                                         07710 356611 
 

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