Result of 05 AGM

RNS Number : 9097M

The Vitec Group PLC

12 May 2015

12 May 2015

The Vitec Group plc

Results of 2015 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 18 March 2015 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 2014

34,222,570

99.9

113

0.1

0

2

To approve the Directors Remuneration Report, other than the part containing the Directors Remuneration Policy Report, for the year ended 31 December 2014

33,585,546

98.2

624,907

1.8

12,230

3

To declare a final dividend of 14.7 pence per ordinary share

34,222,435

99.9

248

0.1

0

4

To re-elect John McDonough CBE as a director

34,206,741

99.9

15,829

0.1

113

5

To re-elect Stephen Bird as a director

34,130,333

99.7

92,237

0.3

113

6

To re-elect Carolyn Fairbairn as a director

33,700,273

98.5

522,297

1.5

113

7

To re-elect Paul Hayes as a director

34,194,399

99.9

28,171

0.1

113

8

To re-elect Christopher Humphrey as a director

34,219,353

99.9

3,217

0.1

113

9

To re-elect Lorraine Rienecker as a director

34,219,604

99.9

2,966

0.1

113

10

To re-elect Mark Rollins as a director

34,214,488

99.9

8,082

0.1

113

11

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company

33,770,470

98.7

447,516

1.3

4,697

12

To authorise the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor

34,217,445

99.9

541

0.1

4,697

13

To renew the authority for directors to allot relevant securities

34,219,604

99.9

1,579

0.1

1,500

14

To amend the rules of The Vitec Group 2011 International Sharesave Plan

34,209,639

99.9

12,673

0.1

371

15

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**

34,209,752

99.9

4,940

0.1

7,991

16

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

34,219,509

99.9

3,174

0.1

0

17

To approve the notice period for general meetings**

33,645,188

98.3

575,049

1.7

2,446

** denotes a special resolution

The number of shares in issue as at the date of the 2015 Annual General Meeting is 44,336,516.

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 2014 revenue of £309.6 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 and provides dedicated solutions to professional and non-professional image takers.

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

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