Newcastle United PLC - Meetings Results
At the Annual General Meeting of Newcastle United PLC, held on December 14, 2005, the results of the poll votes were as follows:
Resolution 1
To receive and adopt the accounts for the financial year ended 31 July 2005 together with the Directors' report and the independent auditors' report on those accounts.
For: 97,125,455 (99.97%) and Against: 32,551 (0.03%), Withheld 700.
Resolution passed.
Resolution 2
To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 July 2005 of 2.04p per ordinary share payable to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 11 November 2005.
For: 97,115,879 (99.96%) and Against: 42,127 (0.04%), Withheld 700.
Resolution passed.
Resolution 3
To re-elect W F Shepherd as a director of the Company.
For: 95,770,910 (98.57%) and Against 1,387,296 (1.43%), Withheld 500.
Resolution passed.
Resolution 4
To re-elect T J Revill as a director of the Company.
For: 95,718,173 (98.52%) and Against: 1,439,728 (1.48%) Withheld 805.
Resolution passed.
Resolution 5
To re-elect B S Shepherd as a director of the Company.
For: 95,605,121 (98.40%) and Against: 1,552,780 (1.60%) Withheld 805.
Resolution passed.
Resolution 6
To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as independent auditors of the Company and to authorise the Directors to agree their remuneration.
For: 97,090,640 (99.93%) and Against: 67,261 (0.07%) Withheld 805.
Resolution passed.
Resolution 7
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 July 2005.
For: 94,688,413 (97.46%) and Against: 2,468,988 (2.54%) Withheld 1,305.
Resolution passed.
Resolution 8
Resolution withdrawn.
Resolution 9
To authorise a scrip dividend.
For: 96,888,314 (99.72%) and Against: 270,392 (0.28%)
Resolution passed.
Resolution 10
To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities.
For: 96,855,012 (99.69%) and Against: 303,194 (0.31%) Withheld 500.
Resolution passed.
Resolution 11
To display statutory pre-emption rights.
For: 96,822,388 (99.65%) and Against: 336,318 (0.35%).
Resolution passed.
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At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Newcastle United PLC, held on December 14, 2005, the following special resolution was duly passed:
Resolution
To permit certain shareholders to take a scrip dividend without having to make a mandatory offer under the City Code.
For: 43,584,027 (96.89%) and Against: 1,398,989 (3.11%).
Resolution passed.


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