ELECTRONIC DATA PROC 25 March 2015
Electronic Data Processing PLC Results of Annual General Meeting
The Board of Electronic Data Processing PLC announces that at the Annual General Meeting held at Tapton Masonic Hall, Shore Lane, Sheffield on 24 March 2015, the following resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
The proxy votes cast 'for', 'against', 'discretion' and 'withheld' were as follows:
Resolutions | For | Against | Discretion | Withheld | No of votes cast | % of issued share capital |
1. To receive, consider and approve the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2014 | 3,699,160 | 0 | 7,981 | 0 | 3,707,141 | 29.4 |
2. To declare a final dividend of 2p per ordinary share | 3,699,160 | 0 | 7,981 | 0 | 3,707,141 | 29.4 |
3. To re-elect Mr A R Heller as a Director | 3,699,160 | 0 | 7,981 | 0 | 3,707,141 | 29.4 |
4. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 September 2014 | 3,690,144 | 2,000 | 7,981 | 7,016 | 3,700,125 | 29.3 |
5. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor | 3,696,894 | 1,266 | 8,981 | 0 | 3,707,141 | 29.4 |
6. To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor | 3,691,410 | 1,000 | 7,981 | 6,750 | 3,700,391 | 29.3 |
7. To give the Directors authority to allot shares | 3,692,410 | 6,750 | 7,981 | 0 | 3,707,141 | 29.4 |
9. To give authority to the Company to purchase its own shares | 3,698,160 | 1,000 | 7,981 | 0 | 3,707,141 | 29.4 |
10. To approve that a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 3,692,410 | 6,750 | 7,981 | 0 | 3,707,141 | 29.4 |
The following resolution was not carried on a show of hands and on a subsequent poll did not achieve sufficient votes to be passed:
Resolutions | Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against | No. of votes cast | % of issued share capital |
8. To give the Directors authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights | 3,724,871 | 62.3 | 2,255,876 | 37.7 | 5,980,747 | 47.4 |
A vote 'withheld' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution. The number of shares in issue at today's date is 12,610,976.
The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the
Company's website www.edp.co.uk.
Copies of resolutions 7, 9 and 10 relating to special business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Julian Wassell
Chief Executive
0114 2622010
James Storey
Finance Director
0114 2622010
Toby Mountford
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
020 7638 9571
07710 356611
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