AGM STATEMENT
Johnston Press plc (the "Company") - Results of Annual General Meeting.
Annual General Meeting - 13 June 2012
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at the Balmoral Hotel, Princes Street, Edinburgh on 13 June 2012, the following resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The table below shows the proxy votes received up to 48 hours before the time of the Annual General Meeting by the Company's Registrars, Computershare Investor Services plc, appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy:-
|
Resolution |
For Incl Discretionary |
Against |
Votes Withheld |
TOTAL excl votes withheld |
% For |
|
|
1 |
To receive the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011 and the reports on the Directors and Auditors thereon |
364,999,662 |
436,053 |
1,059,249 |
365,435,715 |
99.88 |
|
2 |
To receive the Directors' Remuneration Report for year to 31 December 2011 |
343,238,955 |
23,100,877 |
109,632 |
366,339,832 |
93.69 |
|
3 |
To elect Ashley Highfield as a Director of the Company |
357,302,765 |
8,156,805 |
1,035,394 |
365,459,570 |
97.77 |
|
4 |
To elect Grant Murray as a Director of the Company |
357,310,946 |
8,140,149 |
1,039,025 |
365,451,095 |
97.77 |
|
5 |
To elect Ralph Marshall as a Director of the Company |
363,814,913 |
1,644,525 |
1,035,526 |
365,459,438 |
99.55 |
|
6 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP, Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, as auditors of the Company |
362,595,521 |
1,440,017 |
2,459,426 |
364,035,538 |
99.60 |
|
7 |
To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors |
364,912,845 |
505,802 |
1,076,317 |
365,418,647 |
99.86 |
|
8 |
To approve the amendments to the Rules of the Johnston Press plc Share Incentive Plan |
364,641,751 |
715,967 |
1,137,246 |
365,357,718 |
99.80 |
|
9 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company |
364,701,914 |
694,147 |
1,094,903 |
365,396,061 |
99.81 |
|
10 |
Special Resolution - To disapply pre-emption rights |
364,628,662 |
671,912 |
1,194,390 |
365,300,574 |
99.82 |
|
11 |
Special Resolution - To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
364,999,703 |
359,022 |
1,130,239 |
365,358,725 |
99.90 |
|
12 |
Special Resolution - That a General Meeting other than an Annual General Meeting, may be called on not less than 14 days' notice |
364,877,973 |
556,026 |
1,060,965 |
365,433,999 |
99.85 |
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules, copies of resolutions 8 to 12 will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism (www.hemscott.com/nsm.do).
Contact
Peter McCall
Company Secretary
0131 225 3361
13 June 2012