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RNS Number : 1497P
Johnston Press PLC
03 June 2015
AGM STATEMENT
Johnston Press plc (the "Company") - Results of Annual General
Meeting.
Annual General Meeting - 3 June 2015
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at its registered
office at Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh on 3
June 2015, the following resolutions were passed on a poll. The
table below shows the results of the poll vote for each
resolution:-
RESOLUTION VOTES % VOTES % VOTES % of VOTES
FOR (INCLUDING AGAINST TOTAL AVAILABLE WITHHELD
DISCRETIONARY) VOTING
RIGHTS*
To receive
the Accounts
for the
financial
period
ended 3
January
2015 and
the reports
of the
Directors
and Auditors
1 thereon. 68,465,535 100.00 484 0.00 68,466,019 64.00% 60,359
To approve
the Annual
Report
on Directors'
Remuneration
for the
financial
year ended
3 January
2 2015. 59,821,681 87.94 8,201,848 12.06 68,023,529 63.58% 502,849
To re-elect
I Russell
as a Director
of the
3 Company 68,437,195 99.97 19,800 0.03 68,456,995 63.99% 69,383
To re-elect
A Highfield
as a Director
of the
4 Company. 68,508,434 99.99 7,368 0.01 68,515,802 64.04% 10,576
To re-elect
D King
as a Director
of the
5 Company. 68,508,202 99.99 6,961 0.01 68,515,163 64.04% 11,215
To re-elect
M Pain
as a Director
of the
6 Company. 68,509,079 99.99 6,434 0.01 68,515,513 64.04% 10,865
To re-elect
K Aamot
as a Director
of the
7 Company. 68,517,690 99.99 6,434 0.01 68,524,124 64.05 2,254
To re-elect
A R Marshall
as a Director
of the
8 Company. 68,447,567 99.99 9,428 0.01 68,456,995 63.99 69,383
To re-elect
C Rhodes
as a Director
of the
9 Company. 61,772,846 90.15 6,749,549 9.85 68,522,395 64.05 3,983
To re-elect
S Van Rooyen
as a Director
of the
10 Company. 68,509,093 99.99 6,420 0.01 68,515,513 64.04 10,865
To re-appoint
Deloitte
LLP, Chartered
Accountants
and Registered
Auditors,
as auditors
of the
11 Company. 67,224,481 98.12 1,289,124 1.88 68,513,605 64.04 12,742
To authorise
the Directors
to fix
the
remuneration
of the
12 auditors. 68,505,279 99.99 4,373 0.01 68,509,652 64.04 16,726
To approve
the amendments
to the
rules of
the Johnston
Press
Performance
Share Plan
13 2006. 64,125,746 93.58 4,398,059 6.42 68,523,805 64.05 2,573
To renew
for a further
year the
Directors'
authority
to allot
equity
securities
in certain
14 circumstances. 68,500,570 99.97 19,666 0.03 68,520,236 64.05 6,142
Special
Resolution
To disapply
pre-emption
15 rights. 68,505,903 99.97 18,502 0.03 68,524,405 64.05 1,973
Special
Resolution
To authorise
the Company
to purchase
its own
16 shares. 68,504,307 99.97 17,454 0.03 68,521,761 64.05 4,617
Special
Resolution
To call
General
Meetings,
other than
an Annual
General
Meeting,
on not
less than
14 days'
17 notice. 67,809,844 98.96 711,697 1.04 68,521,541 64.05 4,837
Notes
1. The Company's issued share capital having the right to vote
at the Annual General Meeting consists of the following (with each
share having the right to one vote):
1. 105,877,777 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each;
2. 756,000 GBP1 13.75% Cumulative Preference Shares; and
3. 349,600 GBP1 13.75% "A" Cumulative Preference Shares.
The total voting rights as at the date of the Annual General
Meeting were therefore 106,983,377.
2. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against'
a resolution.
3. In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules,
copies of resolutions 13 to 17 will shortly be available for
inspection via the National Storage Mechanism
(www.hemscott.com/nsm.do).
Contact
Peter McCall
Company Secretary
0131 311 7500
3 June 2015
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