AGM 2008 Voting Results
The results of the voting on the resolutions at the Society’s AGM on 17 July 2008:
Voting results:
AGM resolutions
Ordinary resolutions
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts
| For | 1,558,939 |
| Against | 13,990 |
| Vote withheld* | 4,710 |
Resolution passed
2. To approve Director's Remuneration Report
| For | 1,513,287 |
| Against | 52,548 |
| Vote withheld* | 11,800 |
Resolution passed
3. To approve the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Auditors
| For | 1,549,086 |
| Against | 21,996 |
| Vote withheld* | 6,553 |
Resolution passed
Special resolution4. To approve the amendment to the rules as referred to in the Notice of AGM
| For | 1,543,484 |
| Against | 21,856 |
| Vote withheld* | 12,311 |
Resolution passed
The results of the voting in the election/re-election of Directors are as follows:
| Elected | Votes For | Votes Against |
Votes Withheld* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Ellen | 1,544,939 | 25,545 | 7,145 |
| Geoffrey Howe | 1,528,656 | 40,041 | 8,921 |
| Derek Ross | 1,541,580 | 27,998 | 8,058 |
| John Sutherland | 1,542,977 | 25,786 | 8,774 |
The above candidates have been elected/re-elected.
Thank you to all who voted.
* A ‘vote’ withheld’ is not a vote in law and will not and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ and ‘Against’ the resolutions or candidates in the election/re-election of directors.