RNS Number : 5452X
Northern Investors Co PLC
25 June 2008
NORTHERN INVESTORS COMPANY PLC ('The Company')
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Company announces that at the annual general meeting held on 25 June 2008 all of the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed by shareholders.
The resolutions included those to re-elect as directors Mr Peter Haigh, Mrs Sarah Stewart, Mr Michael Denny and Mr Frank Neale.
The resolutions included, as special business, that the Company's Articles of Association be amended as set out in the notice of meeting for the purpose of taking account of the Companies Act 2006 provisions so far as they relate to directors' conflicts of interests.
In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the resolution proposed and passed as special business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Details of proxy voting on the resolutions put to shareholders at the annual general meeting are as follows:
|
Number
|
Resolution
|
For
|
Discretionary
|
Against
|
Abstentions
|
|
1
|
To receive the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2008
|
7,325,636
|
Nil
|
220,509
|
43,196
|
|
2
|
To declare a final dividend of 5.0p per share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2008
|
7,545,889
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
43,452
|
|
3
|
To approve the directors' remuneration report in respect of the year ended 31 March 2008
|
7,322,355
|
Nil
|
220,811
|
46,175
|
|
4
|
To re-elect Mr P J Haigh as a director
|
7,307,852
|
Nil
|
236,025
|
45,464
|
|
5
|
To re-elect Mrs S L Stewart as a director
|
7,323,276
|
Nil
|
220,857
|
45,208
|
|
6
|
To re-elect Mr E M P Denny Stewart as a director
|
7,321,740
|
Nil
|
22,137
|
45,464
|
|
7
|
To re-elect Mr F L G Neale as a director
|
4,748,275
|
Nil
|
2,795,858
|
45,208
|
|
8
|
To reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as independent auditors
|
7,316,318
|
Nil
|
228,312
|
44,711
|
|
9
|
To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the independent auditors
|
7,324,886
|
Nil
|
220,000
|
44,455
|
|
10
|
To authorise the directors to allot shares pursuant to Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985
|
7,541,574
|
Nil
|
518
|
47,249
|
|
11
|
To disapply Section 89 of the Companies Act 1985 in relation to certain allotments of equity securities
|
7,534,867
|
Nil
|
7,626
|
46,848
|
|
12
|
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares in accordance with Section 166 of the Companies Act 1985
|
7,530,773
|
Nil
|
15,372
|
43,196
|
|
13
|
To amend the Company's articles of association
|
7,526,067
|
Nil
|
9,150
|
54,124
|
Enquiries:
Alastair Conn/Christopher Mellor, NVM Private Equity Limited - 0191 244 6000
Website: www.nvm.co.uk
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