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VOTING RESULTS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 1 JUNE 2015
At the annual general meeting of SCMP Group Limited (the "Company") held on 1 June
2015 (the "2015 AGM"), a poll was demanded by the Chairman for voting on all the proposed resolutions as set out in the notice of annual general meeting ("AGM Notice") dated 23 April 2015.
Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the Company's share registrar in
Hong Kong, was appointed as the scrutineer for the vote-taking at the 2015 AGM.
As at the date of the 2015 AGM, the total number of issued shares in the Company was
1,561,057,596, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against the resolutions at the 2015 AGM. There was no restriction on any shareholder to cast votes on any of the resolutions at the 2015 AGM. No person had indicated in the circular containing the AGM Notice any intention to vote against or to abstain from voting on any of the resolutions at the 2015 AGM.
The poll results for each of the proposed resolutions are as follows:
Resolutions | No. of Votes (%) | ||
Resolutions | For | Against | |
1. | To consider and adopt the Audited Financial Statements and the Directors' Report and Independent Auditor's Report for the year ended 31 December 2014 | 1,421,982,308 100.00% | 0.00 0.00% |
1. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||
2. | To approve the payment of a final dividend | 1,421,986,308 99.999437% | 8,000 0.000563% |
2. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||
3. | To re-elect Ms. Kuok Hui Kwong as Executive Director | 1,199,861,308 84.378770% | 222,133,000 15.621230% |
3. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. |
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4. | To re-elect Dr. the Hon. Sir David Li Kwok Po as Independent Non-executive Director | 1,190,875,308 83.746841% | 231,119,000 16.253159% |
4. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||
5. | To re-elect Tan Sri Dr. Khoo Kay Peng as Non- executive Director | 1,197,341,308 84.201554% | 224,653,000 15.798446% |
5. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||
6. | To authorise the Board to fix Directors' fee | 1,200,611,308 84.431513% | 221,383,000 15.568487% |
6. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||
7. | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and authorise the Board to fix their remuneration | 1,419,456,308 99.822361% | 2,526,000 0.177639% |
7. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||
8. | To grant a general mandate to the Directors to issue shares of the Company | 22,356,000 1.572309% | 1,399,502,308 98.427691% |
8. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast against this resolution, the resolution was not passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||
9. | To grant a general mandate to the Directors to buy back shares of the Company | 1,419,322,308 99.821642% | 2,536,000 0.178358% |
9. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||
10. | To grant a general mandate to the Directors to add shares bought back to the share issue general mandate | 25,656,000 1.804399% | 1,396,202,308 98.195601% |
10. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast against this resolution, the resolution was not passed as an ordinary resolution. |
Hong Kong, 1 June 2015
By order of the Board Chau Wai Man Beverly Company Secretary
Following the retirement of Mr. Roberto V. Ongpin from the board of directors of the Company ("Board") at the conclusion of the 2015 AGM and as at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises:
Non-executive Directors
Dr. David J. Pang (Chairman) and Tan Sri Dr. Khoo Kay Peng
Independent Non-executive Directors
Dr. Fred Hu Zu Liu, Dr. the Hon. Sir David Li Kwok Po and Mr. Wong Kai Man
Executive Director
Ms. Kuok Hui Kwong
* For identification purpose only
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