Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Result of AGM (0692V)

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RNS Number : 0692V

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

18 July 2018

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ("Bloomsbury")

Results of voting on resolutions at the AGM held 18 July 2018

All 16 resolutions put to the members were passed on a show of hands. All resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions except for resolutions 14, 15 and 16, which were passed as special resolutions.

Copies of all resolutions passed at the meeting other than as ordinary business are being submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Percentages of proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting:

 
      Resolution                            In Favour   Discretion   Against 
  1   Receive the report and accounts           99.9%         0.1%        0% 
      Approve the Remuneration Annual 
  2    Report/ Statement                        99.1%         0.1%      0.8% 
  3   Approve the final dividend                99.9%         0.1%     <0.1% 
  4   Re-elect John Warren                      99.8%         0.1%     <0.1% 
  5   Re-elect Jill Jones                       99.9%         0.1%     <0.1% 
  6   Re-elect Steven Hall                      99.9%         0.1%     <0.1% 
  7   Re-elect Nigel Newton                     99.7%         0.1%      0.2% 
  8   Re-elect Penny Scott-Bayfield             99.6%         0.1%      0.3% 
  9   Re-elect Jonathan Glasspool               99.8%         0.1%     <0.1% 
 10   Re-elect Sir Richard Lambert              99.8%         0.1%     <0.1% 
 11   Reappoint KPMG as external auditor        99.8%         0.1%     <0.1% 
      Authorise the Directors to set 
 12    the auditor's remuneration               99.8%         0.1%     <0.1% 
      Authority to allot ordinary 
 13    shares                                   97.2%         0.1%      2.7% 
      Disapplication of pre-emption 
 14    rights                                   97.2%         0.1%      2.7% 
      Disapplication of pre-emption 
 15    rights re: acquisition/ investment       97.2%         0.1%      2.7% 
      Authority to purchase ordinary 
 16    shares                                   97.2%         0.1%      2.7% 
 

The numbers of proxy votes lodged for each resolution:

 
 Resolution    In Favour   Discretion     Against   Withheld* 
          1   44,337,225       53,417           0       1,086 
          2   43,997,852       55,017     331,431       7,434 
          3   44,337,311       53,417       1,006           0 
          4   44,309,622       55,478      24,707       1,927 
          5   44,328,017       55,478       6,907       1,332 
          6   44,327,017       55,478       7,907       1,332 
          7   44,271,748       55,478      63,176       1,332 
          8   44,218,110       57,278     115,014       1,332 
          9   44,304,235       55,478      30,689       1,332 
         10   44,303,326       56,162      29,313       2,932 
         11   44,293,302       63,417      32,203       2,812 
         12   44,314,960       53,417      22,984         373 
         13   43,153,121       55,717   1,177,398       5,498 
         14   43,165,388       55,717   1,165,793       4,836 
         15   43,145,478       55,717   1,185,702       4,836 
         16   43,145,494       55,597   1,175,493      15,149 
 

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes in favour, discretionary or against a resolution.

Michael Daykin

Group Company Secretary

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