RPS GROUP PLC
("RPS" or "the Group")
Results of AGM
RPS Group plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting convened and held at DLA Piper UK, 3 Noble Street, London, EC2V 7EE on Thursday 24 May 2007 at 1.00pm, all the proposed ordinary and special resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.
Proxies were validly appointed in respect of 132,098,584 shares. A summary of the proxy votes received by the Company prior to the meeting were as follows, based on 207,207,666 shares in issue:
Resolution |
Votes for & discretion |
Votes against |
Abstentions |
1. To receive and adopt the Report of the Directors and Financial Statements for the period ended 31st December 2006 |
132,098,584 |
0 |
0 |
2. To re-elect Brook Land as a Director |
131,959,848 |
131,036 |
7,700 |
3. To re-elect Andrew Troup as a Director |
132,090,634 |
250 |
7,700 |
4. To re-elect Peter Dowen as a Director |
132,090,634 |
250 |
7,700 |
5. To elect John Bennett as a Director |
132,088,634 |
2,250 |
7,700 |
6. To receive and approve the Report on Remuneration |
131,266,422 |
168,065 |
664,097 |
7. To declare a dividend |
132,098,584 |
0 |
0 |
8. To reappoint BDO Stoy Hayward as auditors and to authorise the Directors to agree their remuneration |
132,089,138 |
9,446 |
0 |
9. To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 |
131,806,025 |
292,559 |
0 |
10. To authorise the US Share Purchase Plan |
132,084,284 |
5,600 |
8,700 |
11. To approve the sending or supply by the Company of any documents or information to members by making them available on the website |
132,071,448 |
8,236 |
18,900 |
12. To approve the use by the Company of electronic means to convey information to members |
132,072,952 |
6,132 |
19,500 |
13. To disapply Section 89(1) of the Companies Act 1985* |
132,080,674 |
17,910 |
0 |
14. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares* |
132,072,884 |
25,700 |
0 |
15. To approve the amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association* |
132,084,574 |
7,700 |
6,310 |
* Denotes special resolution.
Copies of all resolutions passed as special business (9 to 15) have, pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.2, been submitted to the FSA and will shortly be available for inspection via the FSA Document Viewing facility situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
ENQUIRIES
RPS Group plc
Mrs April Rigby, Company Secretary
Tel: 01235 863 206