Last checked at 27 Oct 2009 16:40

McBride plc
Result of AGM
All of the Resolutions proposed at McBride's Annual General Meeting held on 26 October 2009 at 2.30pm were duly approved by shareholders. Proxies were received in respect of 121m McBride shares, representing 66.9% of McBride's shares in issue (67.1% of the shares carrying voting rights).
For information, the proxy votes received prior to the meeting on each resolution, are as set out below:
| VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES WITHHELDÂ | % | VOTES TOTAL | |
| 01/01 | 121,033,422 | 99.99 | 12,368 | 0.01 | 4,158 | 0.00 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/02 | 118,001,054 | 97.48 | 3,018,649 | 2.49 | 30,245 | 0.02 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/03 | 121,037,004 | 99.99 | 12,148 | 0.01 | 796 | 0.00 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/04 | 119,183,890 | 98.46 | 1,855,593 | 1.53 | 10,465 | 0.01 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/05 | 120,854,473 | 99.84 | 185,100 | 0.15 | 10,375 | 0.01 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/06 | 120,841,902 | 99.83 | 193,222 | 0.16 | 14,824 | 0.01 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/07 | 120,113,653 | 99.23 | 926,740 | 0.77 | 9,555 | 0.01 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/08 | 120,846,177 | 99.83 | 189,895 | 0.16 | 13,876 | 0.01 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/09 | 120,980,380 | 99.94 | 28,522 | 0.02 | 41,046 | 0.03 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/10 | 120,825,072 | 99.81 | 208,608 | 0.17 | 16,268 | 0.01 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/11 | 116,028,458 | 95.85 | 4,959,992 | 4.10 | 61,498 | 0.05 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/12 | 117,672,777 | 97.21 | 1,640,475 | 1.36 | 1,736,696 | 1.43 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/13 | 120,949,381 | 99.92 | 78,250 | 0.06 | 22,317 | 0.02 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/14 | 120,971,182 | 99.93 | 73,787 | 0.06 | 4,979 | 0.00 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/15 | 119,333,883 | 98.58 | 1,686,740 | 1.39 | 29,325 | 0.02 | 121,049,948 |
| 01/16 | 119,324,542 | 98.57 | 1,714,561 | 1.42 | 10,845 | 0.01 | 121,049,948 |
Note - a vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in calculating votes for or against a resolution.
Number of shareholders - 3,687
Issued share capital - 181,040,301 ordinary shares of 10p each
Voting shares - 180,323,327 (excluding 716,974 treasury shares)
Number of votes per share - one
Number of proxies lodged - 737
In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2 R abd 9.6.3 R, two copies of the resolutions passed (comprising both ordinary and special resolutions) have been forwarded to the Financial Services Authority and are available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon
E14 5HS
Tel: 020 7066 1000
The documents forwarded to the Financial Services Authority are also available from the Company's registered office at Centre Point, 28th Floor, 103 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1DD.
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