7 May 2013 16:05
Amsterdam, 7 May 2013
Correction - NWR Plc AGM Resolution Passed
This announcement replaces the previous announcement made on 26 April 2013 titled "NWR Plc AGM Resolution Passed" and contains updated poll results held for Resolutions 17-20 and 22.
New World Resources Plc confirms, that the resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting (dated 27 March 2013, and deposited with the National Storage Mechanism) were each passed by the requisite majority of shareholders.
A breakdown of the votes cast is as follows:
VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES[1] | |
Resolution 1: Approval of the Annual Report and Accounts 2012, and the Reports of the directors and auditors | 188,892,826 | 99.23% | 1,471,645 | 0.77% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 2: Re-election of Gareth Penny as a Director | 184,673,065 | 97.03% | 5,651,726 | 2.97% | 190,324,791 |
Resolution 3: Re-election of Marek Jelínek as a Director | 190,175,682 | 99.90% | 188,789 | 0.10% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 4: Re-election of Jan Fabian as a Director | 188,704,037 | 99.15% | 1,620,754 | 0.85% | 190,324,791 |
Resolution 5: Re-election of Zdenek Bakala as a Director | 181,336,464 | 95.26% | 9,028,007 | 4.74% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 6: Re-election of Peter Kadas as a Director | 187,948,724 | 98.73% | 2,415,747 | 1.27% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 7: Re-election of Pavel Telicka as a Director | 188,483,312 | 99.01% | 1,881,159 | 0.99% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 8: Re-election of Kostyantin Zhevago as a Director | 186,822,759 | 98.16% | 3,502,032 | 1.84% | 190,324,791 |
Resolution 9: Re-election of Bessel Kok as a Director | 182,050,250 | 95.63% | 8,314,221 | 4.37% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 10: Re-election of Steven Schuit as a Director | 190,344,626 | 99.99% | 19,845 | 0.01% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 11: Re-election of Paul Everard as a Director | 190,344,626 | 99.99% | 19,845 | 0.01% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 12: Re-election of Barry Rourke as a Director | 189,178,981 | 99.38% | 1,185,490 | 0.62% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 13: Re-election of Hans-Jörg Rudloff as a Director | 185,261,438 | 97.34% | 5,063,353 | 2.66% | 190,324,791 |
Resolution 14: Election of Alyson Warhurst as a Director
| 190,344,626 | 99.99% | 19,845 | 0.01% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 15: Re-election of KPMG Audit Plc as auditors | 190,018,791 | 99.84% | 306,000 | 0.16% | 190,324,791 |
Resolution 16: Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report | 168,677,731 | 92.49% | 13,686,540 | 7.51% | 182,364,271 |
Resolution 17: Approval of changes to the Deferred Bonus Plan rules | 168,697,849 | 88.62% | 21,657,291 | 11.38% | 190,355,140 |
Resolution 18: Amendment to the terms of the options granted to Mr. Gareth Penny | 170,258,009 | 89.97% | 18,980,297 | 10.03% | 189,238,306 |
Resolution 19: Approval of the Directors to allot shares | 181,169,835 | 95.17% | 9,194,636 | 4.83% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 20: Authorisation of the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights | 181,138,306 | 95.15% | 9,226,165 | 4.85% | 190,364,471 |
Resolution 21: Authorisation of the Company to purchase its own shares | 181,142,826 | 99.95% | 95,680 | 0.05% | 181,238,506 |
Resolution 22: Amendment to notice period of general meetings | 180,399,038 | 95.33% | 8,839,468 | 4.67% | 189,238,506 |
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For further information please contact:
Investor Relations Corporate Communications
Tel: +31 20 570 2244 Tel: +31 20 570 2229
Email: ir@nwrgroup.eu Email: pr@nwrgroup.eu
Website: www.newworldresources.eu
About NWR:
New World Resources Plc is one of Central Europe's leading hard coal and coke producers. NWR produces quality coking and thermal coal for the steel and energy sectors in Central Europe through its subsidiary OKD, the largest hard coal mining company in the Czech Republic. NWR's coke subsidiary OKK, is Europe's largest producer of foundry coke. NWR currently has several development projects in Poland and the Czech Republic, which form part of NWR's regional growth strategy.
In 2013 the Company announced a strategic outlook to reposition NWR into Europe's leading miner and marketer of coking coal by 2017.
NWR is a FTSE 250 company, with listings in London, Prague and Warsaw.
[1] The Total Votes cast consist of A and B ordinary shares of NWR.