Annual General Meeting held on 29 July 2010
29 July 2010
Proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman
The 2010 Annual General Meeting of Halma p.l.c. took place on Thursday 29 July 2010 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.
| Issued share capital excluding treasury shares | 376,693,716 |
|---|---|
| Total proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman | 271,207,320 |
| Total proxy votes as % of issued share capital excluding treasury shares | 72% |
| Resolution | Votes | % of total proxies lodged by resolution |
Poll Yes/No | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Report and Accounts | For | 268,945,956 | ) | 99.66 | No |
| Discretion | 1,568,435 | ) | |||
| Against | 173,912 | 0.07 | |||
| Withheld | 740,392 | 0.27 | |||
| Total | 271,428,695 | ||||
| 2. Declaration of dividend | For | 269,635,974 | ) | 99.91 | No |
| Discretion | 1,568,435 | ) | |||
| Against | 2,911 | 0.01 | |||
| Withheld | 221,375 | 0.08 | |||
| Total | 271,428,695 | ||||
| 3. Report on Remuneration | For | 266,357,802 | ) | 98.73 | No |
| Discretion | 1,627,664 | ) | |||
| Against | 458,785 | 0.17 | |||
| Withheld | 2,984,443 | 1.10 | |||
| Total | 271,428,694 | ||||
| 4. Re-election: S R Pettit | For | 268,650,993 | ) | 99.57 | No |
| Discretion | 1,588,435 | ) | |||
| Against | 956,111 | 0.35 | |||
| Withheld | 233,156 | 0.08 | |||
| Total | 271,428,695 | ||||
| 5. Re-election: R A Stone | For | 266,505,980 | ) | 98.78 | No |
| Discretion | 1,612,350 | ) | |||
| Against | 1,267,644 | 0.47 | |||
| Withheld | 2,042,898 | 0.75 | |||
| Total | 271,428,872 | ||||
| 6. Re-appointment of Auditors | For | 267,319,143 | ) | 99.07 | No |
| Discretion | 1,593,435 | ) | |||
| Against | 525,958 | 0.19 | |||
| Withheld | 1,990,158 | 0.74 | |||
| Total | 271,428,694 | ||||
| 7. Remuneration of Auditors | For | 268,771,405 | ) | 99.60 | No |
| Discretion | 1,570,480 | ) | |||
| Against | 850,893 | 0.31 | |||
| Withheld | 232,917 | 0.09 | |||
| Total | 271,425,695 | ||||
| 8. Authority to allot shares | For/Discretion | 266,291,251 | ) | 98.73 | No |
| Discretion | 1,681,544 | ) | |||
| Against | 2,493,932 | 0.92 | |||
| Withheld | 961,968 | 0.35 | |||
| Total | 271,428,695 | ||||
| 9. Disapplication of pre-emption rights | For | 267,582,144 | ) | 99.18 | No |
| Discretion | 1,625,674 | ) | |||
| Against | 1,953,880 | 0.72 | |||
| Withheld | 266,997 | 0.10 | |||
| Total | 271,428,695 | ||||
| 10. Authority to purchase own shares | For | 269,285,285 | ) | 99.84 | No |
| Discretion | 1,714,479 | ) | |||
| Against | 188,984 | 0.07 | |||
| Withheld | 237,947 | 0.09 | |||
| Total | 271,426,695 | ||||
| 11. Adoption of new Articles | For | 268,781,798 | ) | 99.62 | No |
| Discretion | 1,621,947 | ) | |||
| Against | 762,903 | 0.28 | |||
| Withheld | 260,547 | 0.10 | |||
| Total | 271,427,195 | ||||
| 12. Notice of general meetings | For | 235,027,859 | ) | 87.19 | No |
| Discretion | 1,615,181 | ) | |||
| Against | 34,540,357 | 12.72 | |||
| Withheld | 241,798 | 0.09 | |||
| Total | 271,425,195 | ||||
