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OML - Old Mutual plc - Old Mutual plc Annual General Meeting 2010 - Results of
shareholder voting
OLD MUTUAL plc
Issuer code: OLOML
JSE Share code: OML
NSX share code: OLM
ISIN: GB0007389926
Ref 54/10
13 May 2010
Old Mutual plc Annual General Meeting 2010 - Results of shareholder voting
At the Annual General Meeting of Old Mutual plc held in London earlier today,
all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the
circular sent to shareholders at the beginning of April were voted on by a poll,
and the results of the votes cast on the polls were as follows:
Ordinary Resolutions
Resolution 1:To receive and adopt the report and accounts for the
year ended 31 December 2009
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,628,800,720 99.93 66.85
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
2,611,610 0.07 0.05
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,631,412,330 66.90 8,174,398
Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31
December 2009 of 1.5p per share
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,628,555,903 99.88 66.85
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
4,292,138 0.12 0.08
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,632,848,041 66.92 6,735,894
Resolution 3 (i) To elect Mr M Arnold as a director
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,609,896,154 99.73 66.50
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
9,628,280 0.27 0.18
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,619,524,434 66.68 20,062,014
Resolution 3 (ii) To elect Mr P O`Sullivan as a director
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,596,101,128 99.30 66.25
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
25,444,134 0.70 0.47
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,621,545,262 66.72 18,039,486
Resolution 3 (iii) To re-elect Mr N Andrews as a director
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,607,334,846 99.61 66.45
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
14,140,309 0.39 0.26
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,621,475,155 66.72 18,109,893
Resolution 3 (iv) To re-elect Mr B Nqwababa as a director
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,614,916,571 99.78 66.59
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
7,900,266 0.22 0.15
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,622,816,837 66.74 16,768,191
Resolution 3 (v) To re-elect Mr L Otterbeck as a director
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,607,767,751 99.68 66.46
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
11,664,971 0.32 0.21
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,619,432,722 66.68 20,150,106
Resolution 4: To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,630,338,852 99.88 66.88
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
4,188,369 0.12 0.08
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,634,527,221 66.96 5,058,520
Resolution 5: To authorise the Group Audit Committee to settle the
auditors` remuneration
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,627,647,092 99.73 66.83
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
9,898,815 0.27 0.18
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,637,545,907 67.01 2,089,304
Resolution 6: To approve the Remuneration Report
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,435,022,796 98.09 63.28
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
66,907,039 1.91 1.23
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,501,929,835 64.51 137,656,293
Resolution 7:To approve changes to the Company`s executive incentive
policy and to the Performance Share Plan
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,021,535,836 87.30 55.67
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
439,539,093 12.70 8.10
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,461,074,929 63.76 178,511,499
Resolution 8: To approve the Scrip Dividend Alternative
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,624,764,747 99.90 66.78
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,780,863 0.10 0.07
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,628,545,610 66.85 11,037,818
Resolution 9: To grant authority to allot shares
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,139,461,198 86.57 57.84
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
487,056,755 13.43 8.97
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,626,517,953 66.81 13,068,475
Special Resolutions
Resolution 10: To grant authority to disapply pre-emption rights in
allotting certain equity securities and selling treasury shares
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,161,220,871 87.05 58.24
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
470,222,415 12.95 8.66
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3.631,443,286 66.90 8,142,842
Resolution 11 To grant authority to repurchase shares by market
purchase
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,492,624,174 96.04 64.34
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
143,988,400 3.96 2.65
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,636,612,574 66.99 2,973,554
Resolution 12 To approve contingent purchase contracts relating to
purchases of shares on the JSE Limited and on the Malawi, Namibian and
Zimbabwe Stock Exchanges
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,438,824,993 95.41 63.35
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
165,248,903 4.59 3.04
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,604,073,896 66.39 35,512,532
Resolution 13: To adopt new Articles of Association
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,585,553,943 99.86 66.05
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
5,016,046 0.14 0.09
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,590,569,989 66.15 48,977,042
Each of the resolutions was therefore duly passed.
Notes to the above table:
- Votes in favour include proxy votes where the Chairman was give discretion
how to vote.
- Votes withheld are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of
votes for or against a resolution.
- The total number of shares eligible to be voted at the date of the meeting
was 5,428,261,852, being the total number of shares in issue
(5,667,696,740) less 239,434,888 shares held in treasury.
- In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, copies of each of the
resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business,
will be forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility of the Financial
Services Authority. The resolutions are also set out in the Notice of
Meeting, which is available on the Company`s website.
- In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1R, two copies of the Company`s new
Articles of Association (adopted pursuant to Resolution 13) will be
forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility at the Financial Services
Authority. A copy of the Company`s new Articles of Association can also be
found on the Company`s website.
For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at
www.oldmutual.com
Enquiries
External
Communications
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7440
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7287
Media
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(Finsbury) 3801
Sponsor
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited
Notes to Editors
Old Mutual
Old Mutual plc is an international long-term savings, protection and investment
Group. Originating in South Africa in 1845, the Group provides life assurance,
asset management, banking and general insurance in Europe, the Americas, Africa
and Asia. Old Mutual plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the JSE,
among others.
In the year ended 31 December 2009, the Group reported adjusted operating profit
before tax of GBP1.2 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had GBP285 billion of funds
under management at the year end. The Group has approximately 54,000 employees.
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