Last checked at 24 Feb 2009 16:05
24 February 2009
Holidaybreak plc ("the Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
Holidaybreak plc is pleased to announce that all resolutions put to today's AGM were duly passed, with proxies representing more than 79% of all shares having been received. The results of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting were as shown below:
| Resolution | Votes for | Votes against | Discretion | Withheld |
| 1. To receive and consider the Directors' Report, Auditors Report and the audited financial statements | 38,684,316 99.94% | 1,799 0.01% | 17,552 0.05% | 0 |
| 2. To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares in the Company | 38,682,670 99.95% | 1,117 0.01% | 17,295 0.04% | 2,585 |
| 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 37,378,959 97.04% | 1,120,778 2.91% | 18,801 0.05% | 185,128 |
| 4. To re-elect Carl Michel as a Director | 38,172,494 99.09% | 329,903 0.86% | 18,869 0.05% | 182,400 |
| 5. To re-elect Steve Whitfield as a Director | 37,364,294 97% | 1,138,103 2.95% | 18,869 0.05% | 182,400 |
| 6. To reappoint Chris Stephens as a Director | 38,651,979 99.87% | 30,587 0.08% | 18,869 0.05% | 2,232 |
| 7. To reappoint Neil Bright as a Director | 38,652,521 99.87% | 30,045 0.08% | 18,869 0.05% | 2,232 |
| 8. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company | 38,172,148 98.62% | 512,938 1.33% | 18,580 0.05% | 0 |
| 9. To authorise the Audit Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration | 38,473,832 99.41% | 208,767 0.54% | 20,221 0.05% | 847 |
| 10. To authorise political donations and political expenditure | 37,658,675 99.14% | 311,914 0.82% | 14,795 0.04% | 718,282 |
| 11. To authorise Directors to allot relevant securities | 38,675,861 99.93% | 5,961 0.02% | 19,295 0.05% | 2,550 |
| 12. To disapply pre-emption rights | 38,668,702 99.92% | 8,959 0.02% | 21,801 0.05% | 4,205 |
| 13. To authorise the purchases of own shares | 38,674,890 99.93% | 8,074 0.02% | 18,453 0.05% | 2,250 |
| 14. To amend the Company's Articles of Association | 38,646,664 99.87% | 31,861 0.08% | 19,652 0.05% | 5,490 |
| Total issued share capital at 22 February 2009 | 48,857,266 |
Among the resolutions to be passed was a resolution to pay a final dividend of 6.8p per ordinary share, bringing the total for the year to 16.05p per ordinary share.
Copies of the Resolutions passed at the AGM are being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS.