Annual General Meeting held on 28 July 2011
29 July 2010
Proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman
| Issued share capital excluding treasury shares |
376,502,513 |
| Total proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman |
283,034,693 |
| Total proxy votes as % of issued share capital excluding treasury shares |
75% |
The 2011 Annual General Meeting of Halma p.l.c. took place on Thursday 28 July 2011 at the Berkeley Hotel, Wilton Place, London SW1X 7RL. All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The table below shows the number of proxy votes cast.
| Resolution |
|
Votes |
|
% of total
proxies lodged
by resolution |
Poll Yes/no |
| 1 |
Report and Accounts |
For |
276,367,961 |
) |
98.01 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,331,110 |
) |
|
| Against |
5,334,500 |
|
1.88 |
| Withheld |
300,597 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,334,168 |
|
|
| 2 |
Declaration of dividend |
For |
276,521,834 |
) |
98.06 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,327,245 |
) |
|
| Against |
5,185,614 |
|
1.83 |
| Withheld |
299,475 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,334,168 |
|
|
| 3 |
Remuneration Report |
For |
270,106,332 |
) |
95.80 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,345,068 |
) |
|
| Against |
7,792,302 |
|
2.75 |
| Withheld |
4,090,465 |
|
1.45 |
| Total |
283,334,167 |
|
|
| 4 |
Re-election: Mr Geoff Unwin |
For |
271,235,564 |
) |
96.21 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,347,297 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,769,685 |
|
2.39 |
| Withheld |
3,981,621 |
|
1.40 |
| Total |
283,334,167 |
|
|
| 5 |
Re-election: Mr Andrew Williams |
For |
267,181,684 |
) |
94.77 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,343,622 |
) |
|
| Against |
14,491,744 |
|
5.12 |
| Withheld |
317,118 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,334,168 |
|
|
| 6 |
Re-election: Mr Kevin Thompson |
For |
274,831,299 |
) |
97.48 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,363,297 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,818,326 |
|
2.41 |
| Withheld |
321,246 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,334,168 |
|
|
| 7 |
Re-election: Mr Neil Quinn |
For |
274,838,765 |
) |
97.48 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,365,994 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,816,157 |
|
2.41 |
| Withheld |
313,252 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,334,168 |
|
|
| 8 |
Re-election: Mr Stephen Pettit |
For/Discretion |
275,324,250 |
) |
97.65 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,363,297 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,315,613 |
|
2.23 |
| Withheld |
331,008 |
|
0.12 |
| Total |
283,334,168 |
|
|
| 9 |
Re-election: Mrs Jane Aikman |
For |
275,369,076 |
) |
97.67 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,363,297 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,286,461 |
|
2.22 |
| Withheld |
315,334 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,334,168 |
|
|
| 10 |
Re-election: Mr Adam Meyers |
For |
274,846,533 |
) |
97.49 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,363,386 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,810,196 |
|
2.40 |
| Withheld |
314,053 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,334,168 |
|
|
| 11 |
Election: Lord Blackwell |
For |
275,233,666 |
) |
97.62 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,363,438 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,402,869 |
|
2.26 |
| Withheld |
333,596 |
|
0.12 |
| Total |
283,333,569 |
|
|
| 12 |
Election: Mr Steven Marshall |
For |
275,284,682 |
) |
97.66 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,418,055 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,293,873 |
|
2.22 |
| Withheld |
337,558 |
|
0.12 |
| Total |
283,334,168 |
|
|
| 13 |
Re-appointment of Auditors |
For |
273,838,385 |
) |
97.15 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,372,657 |
) |
|
| Against |
5,921,950 |
|
2.10 |
| Withheld |
2,131,942 |
|
0.75 |
| Total |
283,264,934 |
|
|
| 14 |
Auditors' Remuneration |
For |
275,480,619 |
) |
97.73 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,348,874 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,124,178 |
|
2.16 |
| Withheld |
312,247 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,265,918 |
|
|
| 15 |
Authority to allot shares |
For |
272,887,776 |
) |
96.81 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,345,476 |
) |
|
| Against |
8,702,222 |
|
3.07 |
| Withheld |
330,444 |
|
0.12 |
| Total |
283,265,918 |
|
|
| 16 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
For |
274,775,437 |
) |
97.49 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,375,546 |
) |
|
| Against |
6,692,751 |
|
2.36 |
| Withheld |
422,184 |
|
0.15 |
| Total |
283,265,918 |
|
|
| 17 |
Authority to purchase own shares |
For |
276,171,717 |
) |
97.97 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,343,214 |
) |
|
| Against |
5,426,133 |
|
1.92 |
| Withheld |
324,854 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,265,918 |
|
|
| 18 |
Notice of general meetings |
For |
262,647,784 |
) |
93.20 |
No |
| Discretion |
1,348,975 |
) |
|
| Against |
18,954,883 |
|
6.69 |
| Withheld |
314,276 |
|
0.11 |
| Total |
283,265,918 |
|
|