Promethean World Plc AGM Voting Results (3414Q)

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RNS Number : 3414Q

Promethean World Plc

16 June 2015

Promethean World Plc

("Promethean" or "the Company")

AGM voting results

AGM - shareholders approved all resolutions

Promethean World Plc (LSE: PRW), held its Annual General Meeting today at Promethean House, Lower Philips Road, Whitebirk Industrial Estate, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 5TH at 11:30am. All resolutions were passed on a poll. The poll results were as follows:

Ordinary business:

   1.    To receive and adopt the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 
 157,853,900   100.00               0   0.00   157,853,900                0 
 

2. To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 31 December 2014.

 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 
 157,849,754   100.00           4,146   0.00   157,853,900                0 
 
   3.     To re-elect Philip Rowley as a Director of the Company. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 
 157,853,900   100.00               0   0.00   157,853,900                0 
 
   4.    To re-elect Lord Puttnam as a Director of the Company. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 
 157,851,280   100.00           1,500   0.00   157,852,780            1,120 
 
   5.    To re-elect Graham Howe as a Director of the Company. 
 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 157,227,300   99.60         626,600   0.40   157,853,900                0 
 
   6.    To re-elect Judy Verses as a Director of the Company. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 157,853,900   100.00               0   0.00   157,853,900                0 
 
   7.    To re-elect Jacqueline Yeaney as a Director of the Company. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 157,853,900   100.00               0   0.00   157,853,900                0 
 
   8.    To re-elect James Marshall as a Director of the Company. 
 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 157,227,300   99.60         626,600   0.40   157,853,900                0 
 
   9.    To re-elect Ian Baxter as a Director of the Company. 
 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 157,227,300   99.60         626,600   0.40   157,853,900                0 
 

10. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company.

 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 157,852,800   100.00               0   0.00   157,852,800            1,100 
 

11. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors.

 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 157,852,800   100.00               0   0.00   157,852,800            1,100 
 

Special business:

12. Directors' authority to allot shares.

 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 157,218,311   99.60         635,589   0.40   157,853,900                0 
 

13. Directors' authority to issue shares for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis.

 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 157,852,117   100.00           1,783   0.00   157,853,900                0 
 

14. Authority to make political donations.

 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 157,847,696   100.00           5,204   0.00   157,852,900            1,000 
 

15. To amend employee share plans.

 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 153,869,941   97.48       3,983,959   2.52   157,853,900                0 
 

16. Reduced notice period for general meetings other than the AGM.

 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 157,003,925   99.46         849,300   0.54   157,853,225              675 
 

Notes:

   (i)       The votes 'for' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion. 
   (ii)      A 'vote withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'for' or 'against' a resolution. 

(iii) Resolutions 4, 6 & 7 were passed both with and without controlling shareholder votes. Details of the votes cast by non-controlling shareholders in respect of these resolutions are available in the investor section of the Company's website www.Prometheanworld.com.

   (iv)     The total number of shares in issue as at 6pm on 21 April 2015 was 203,200,000. 

77.68% of the voting capital was instructed.

Enquiries

Promethean

Ian Baxter, CFO + 44 (0) 1254 290749

   Citigate Dewe Rogerson Consultancy                                       + 44 (0) 207 638 9571 

Anthony Carlisle + 44 (0) 7973 611 888

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