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28th June 2007
Result of AGM
At the 2007 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held today six routine resolutions and four special business resolutions, as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 16 May 2007, were passed by the requisite majority on a show of hands.
The voting of those members who cast votes by proxy prior to the AGM on these resolutions is summarised in the following table:
| Ordinary Business |
For *
Votes |
%age |
Against
Votes |
%age |
Witheld
Votes |
Resolution 1
Approval of 2006 Annual Report |
57,419,682 |
99.54 |
266,160 |
0.46 |
193 |
Resolution 2
Approval of Remuneration Report |
55,799,325 |
99.36 |
358,901 |
0.64 |
1,527,809 |
Resolution 3
Declaration of Final Dividend |
57,683,875 |
99.99 |
1,160 |
0.01 |
1,000 |
Resolution 4
Re-election of Charles Black as a Director |
50,073,362 |
99.38 |
311,937 |
0.62 |
7,300,736 |
Resolution 5
Re-election of Liz Calder as a Director |
57,404,994
|
99.51 |
281,041 |
0.49 |
0 |
Resolution 6
Re-appointment of Auditors
Special Business |
57,414,384 |
99.53 |
271,651 |
0.47 |
0 |
Resolution 7
S80 Authority to allot shares |
57,673,340 |
99.99 |
8,502 |
0.01 |
4,193 |
Resolution 8
Disapplication of s 89 pre-emption rights |
57,657,562 |
99.97 |
19,880 |
0.03 |
8,593 |
Resolution 9
Authority to make market purchases of shares |
57,677,017 |
99.99 |
3,954 |
0.01 |
5,064 |
Resolution 10
Alteration to the articles of association to |
57,667,943 |
99.97 |
17,842 |
0.03 |
250 |
*Includes shares voted at Chairman's discretion
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| Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Richard Cordeschi |
+44 (0)20 7440 2468 |
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