Ladbrokes plc LAD Result of AGM

  Ladbrokes plc (LAD) - Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7032B
Ladbrokes plc
19 April 2012
 



                                       

LADBROKES PLC ("THE  COMPANY") ANNOUNCES THAT  THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS  WERE 
ALL PASSED AT THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD TODAY 19 APRIL 2012 AT
THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II CONFERENCE CENTRE AND THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTES WERE  AS 
DETAILED BELOW:

                                                                              % OF
                                                                         AVAILABLE
                                                                            VOTING
                                                                   VOTES    RIGHTS
                         FOR      %    AGAINST    % VOTES TOTAL WITHHELD     VOTED
1.  TO RECEIVE   647,488,841  98.43 10,338,299 1.57 657,827,140   72.45%    13,305
    AND ADOPT
    THE REPORTS
    AND ACCOUNTS
    FOR 2011
2.  TO DECLARE A 657,833,644 100.00      7,707 0.00 657,841,351   72.45%     7,113
    FINAL
    DIVIDEND
3.  TO APPOINT I 656,940,705  99.88    792,194 0.12 657,732,899   72.43%   115,335
    A BULL AS A
    DIRECTOR
4.  TO           657,024,680  99.89    730,605 0.11 657,755,285   72.44%    94,852
    RE-APPOINT P
    ERSKINE AS A
    DIRECTOR
5.  TO           656,888,834  99.87    856,126 0.13 657,744,960   72.44%   103,770
    RE-APPOINT R
    I GLYNN AS A
    DIRECTOR
6.  TO           656,981,116  99.88    772,463 0.12 657,753,579   72.44%    94,297
    RE-APPOINT R
    J AMES AS A
    DIRECTOR
7.  TO           656,018,463  99.74  1,732,170 0.26 657,750,633   72.44%    95,435
    RE-APPOINT S
    BAILEY AS A
    DIRECTOR
8.  TO           654,864,745  99.56  2,892,887 0.44 657,757,632   72.44%    90,200
    RE-APPOINT J
    F JARVIS AS
    A DIRECTOR
9.  TO           656,756,373  99.85    988,715 0.15 657,745,088   72.44%   100,463
    RE-APPOINT J
    M KELLY AS A
    DIRECTOR
10. TO           656,894,090  99.87    851,415 0.13 657,745,505   72.44%   103,856
    RE-APPOINT C
    J RODRIGUES
    AS A
    DIRECTOR
11. TO           656,661,445  99.84  1,028,357 0.16 657,689,802   72.43%   155,996
    RE-APPOINT D
    M SHAPLAND
    AS A
    DIRECTOR
12. TO           647,098,079  99.49  3,334,932 0.51 650,433,011   71.63% 7,415,701
    RE-APPOINT
    ERNST &
    YOUNG LLP AS
    AUDITOR
13. TO AUTHORISE 656,910,957  99.87    878,064 0.13 657,789,021   72.44%    59,120
    THE
    DIRECTORS TO
    AGREE THE
    AUDITOR'S
    REMUNERATION
14. TO APPROVE   612,974,182  93.31 43,932,554 6.69 656,906,736   72.34%   937,056
    THE
    REMUNERATION
    REPORT
15. TO AUTHORISE 653,628,208  99.40  3,943,468 0.60 657,571,676   72.42%   259,392
    POLITICAL
    DONATIONS
    AND
    EXPENDITURE
16. TO AUTHORISE 656,646,120  99.95    359,049 0.05 657,005,169   72.35%   840,912
    THE COMPANY
    TO PURCHASE
    ITS OWN
    SHARES
17. TO AUTHORISE 654,194,110  99.77  1,481,715 0.23 655,675,825   72.21% 2,169,484
    THE
    DIRECTORS TO
    ALLOT SHARES
18. TO DISAPPLY  648,650,012  98.64  8,924,117 1.36 657,574,129   72.42%   267,267
    SECTION
    561(1) OF
    THE
    COMPANIES
    ACT 2006
19. TO AUTHORISE 642,375,118  97.66 15,406,937 2.34 657,782,055   72.44%    60,476
    THE CALLING
    OF GENERAL
    MEETINGS
    (EXCLUDING
    ANNUAL
    GENERAL
    MEETINGS) BY
    NOTICE OF AT
    LEAST 14
    CLEAR DAYS
20. TO AMEND THE 655,856,620  99.75  1,661,512 0.25 657,518,132   72.41%   325,869
    SAYE SHARE
    OPTION
    SCHEME

 

ALL VOTING WAS BY POLL. THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY AS AT THE DATE
OF THE MEETING WAS 908,032,420 ORDINARY SHARES (EXCLUDING TREASURY SHARES).

 

IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  LISTING  RULE  9.6.2, COPIES  OF  RESOLUTIONS  15  TO  20 
INCLUSIVE, PASSED AT TODAY'S ANNUAL GENERAL  MEETING WILL BE SUBMITTED TO  THE 
NATIONAL STORAGE MECHANISM AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING SHORTLY.

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