Result of 06 AGM

RNS Number : 6264Y

The Vitec Group PLC

18 May 2016

18 May 2016

The Vitec Group plc

Result of 2016 Annual General Meeting

The Vitec Group plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 March 2016 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:

FOR

AGAINST

WITHHELD*

Resolution

Votes cast

%

Votes cast

%

Votes cast

1

To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015

33,394,630

100

0

0

866

2

To approve the Directors Remuneration Report, other than the part containing the Directors Remuneration Policy Report, for the year ended 31 December 2015

31,165,662

99.96

11,507

0.04

2,218,327

3

To declare a final dividend of 15.1p per ordinary share

33,395,248

100

248

0

0

4

To re-elect John McDonough CBE as a director

33,391,413

99.99

4,083

0.01

0

5

To re-elect Stephen Bird as a director

33,286,964

99.68

108,532

0.32

0

6

To re-elect Paul Hayes as a director

33,368,791

99.92

26,705

0.08

0

7

To re-elect Christopher Humphrey as a director

32,985,748

98.77

409,748

1.23

0

8

To re-elect Lorraine Rienecker as a director

33,393,748

99.99

1,748

0.01

0

9

To re-elect Mark Rollins as a director

33,394,748

100

248

0

500

10

To re-elect Caroline Thomson as a director

33,393,148

99.99

2,348

0.01

0

11

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company

33,100,407

99.12

295,089

0.88

0

12

To authorise the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor

33,392,659

99.99

2,837

0.01

0

13

To renew the authority for directors to allot relevant securities

31,172,717

99.99

4,568

0.01

2,218,211

14

To authorise directors to allot equity shares or to sell any ordinary shares which the Company holds in treasury for cash and to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with such allotments or sales**

31,175,238

99.99

2,047

0.01

2,218,211

15

To renew the authority for the Company to make market purchases of its own shares**

33,376,896

99.95

18,100

0.05

500

16

To approve the notice period for general meetings**

32,879,040

98.45

516,455

1.55

1

** denotes a special resolution

The number of shares in issue as at the date of the 2016 Annual General Meeting is 44,526,580.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed under special business at todays Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

Jon Bolton

Group Company Secretary

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group

Vitec is a global provider of premium branded products and services to the Broadcast and Photographic markets. Vitec is listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2015 revenue of £317.8 million.

The Group is organised in two Divisions:

The Broadcast Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded products for broadcasting, film and video production for broadcasters and independent content creators. It also provides premium services including equipment rental and technical solutions to TV production teams and film crews.

The Photographic Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded equipment for photographic and video cameras and provides dedicated solutions to professional and non-professional image takers.

More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com.

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