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Media Information 8th June 2006 |
Venture 2006 Annual General Meeting - Resolutions
Venture is pleased to announce that all resolutions tabled at its Annual General Meeting held on 7th June 2006 were passed on a show of hands. Details of proxy votes in respect of 84,109,189 shares, representing 68% of the ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, are given below:
|
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
|
1 To receive the annual report and accounts |
82,651,564 (98.3%) |
303,000 |
1,154,625 |
|
2 To approve the directors' remuneration report |
81,554,467 (97.0%) |
1,234,061 |
1,320,661 |
|
3 To elect T Blades |
83,804,527 (99.6%) |
303,000 |
1,662 |
|
4 To elect T Ehret |
83,804,527 (99.6%) |
303,000 |
1,662 |
|
5 To re-elect M Wagstaff |
83,788,086 (99.6%) |
169,800 |
151,303 |
|
6 To re-elect J Murphy |
83,954,817 (99.8%) |
153,000 |
1,372 |
|
7 To re-elect M-L Clayton |
83,954,446 (99.8%) |
153,000 |
1,743 |
|
8 To re-elect J Morgan |
82,623,451 (98.2%) |
925,582 |
560,156 |
|
9 To re-elect M Nicholls |
83,631,195 (99.4%) |
476,722 |
1,272 |
|
10 To re-elect A Jones |
83,481,195 (99.3%) |
626,282 |
1,712 |
|
11 To re-elect L Kinch |
83,576,166 (99.4%) |
381,725 |
151,298 |
|
12 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers |
83,785,206 (99.6%) |
172,364 |
151,619 |
|
13 Authority to allot securities |
83,724,639 (99.5%) |
383,431 |
1,119 |
|
14 Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
84,104,530 (100.0%) |
1,940 |
2,719 |
|
15 Authority to make market purchases |
84,108,070 (100.0%) |
0 |
1,119 |
|
16 To adopt LTSIP (2006) |
71,314,238 (84.8%) |
3,513,232 |
9,281,719 |
Discretionary votes have been included with those For the motion.
Contact:
Brian Hobden, Company Secretary
Venture Production plc, 62 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1RS
Tel: 01224 619000