Results of Galiform Plc's Annual General Meeting

15 May 2009

At the Annual General Meeting of Galiform Plc held on 15 May 2009, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed on a poll. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting. The final votes received in respect of each resolution put to the meeting were as set out below.
Total number of votes cast on the poll
Resolution Number Votes for
(including discretionary votes)
Votes against Votes withheld*
1 Annual report & accounts 415,400,678 104,815 8,184
2 Re-elect Matthew Ingle 414,586,849 908,650 18,178
3 Re-elect Peter Wallis 414,577,428 911,683 24,566
4 Re-appoint Auditors 413,944,372 1,553,728 15,577
5 Auditors' Remuneration 414,575,254 924,099 14,324
6 Increase in authorized share capital 414,043,228 1,411,351 59,098
7 Remuneration Report 298,574,367 104,972,870 11,286,610
8 Authority to allot shares 409,721,286 2,137,183 3,655,208
9 Disapply pre-emption rights 415,362,146 102,576 43,955
10 Purchase own shares 415,451,052 48,553 14,072
11 Articles of Association - notice of AGM 412,859,492 2,624,687 29,498
12 Articles of Association - objects clause 415,424,244 57,512 31,921
13 Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days'notice 412,868,665 2,627,642 17,370
14 Approval of Galiform Long Term Incentive Plan 358,574,595 44,503,321 12,435,760

* A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law. Votes "withheld" were not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against each of the resolutions.

In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility.

 

Enquiries should be directed to:

Caroline Bishop, Company Secretary:                020 7535 1140

 

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