26 April 2006 - Hunting PLC AGM Poll ResultThe results from the poll on the resolutions set before the Annual General Meeting of Hunting PLC on 26 April 2006 were:
Resolution 1
To receive the Directors' Report and Accounts
For/Discretion 91,956,474 Against 1,627 Abstain 197,638
Resolution 2
To approve the Remuneration Committee's Report
For/Discretion 73,504,947 Against 16,804,967 Abstain 1,845,825
Resolution 3
To declare a final dividend of 4.0p per share
For/Discretion 92,153,116 Against 1,623 Abstain 1,000
Resolution 4
To re-elect Dennis Clark as a Director
For/Discretion 92,049,336 Against 106,099 Abstain 304
Resolution 5
To re-elect Hector McFadyen as a Director
For/Discretion 90,272,675 Against 1,882,760 Abstain 304
Resolution 6
To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration
For/Discretion 91,703,438 Against 266,395 Abstain 185,906
Resolution 7
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
For/Discretion 91,523,654 Against 616,218 Abstain 15,867
Resolution 8
Special resolution: To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights
For/Discretion 90,974,475 Against 48,358 Abstain 1,132,906
Resolution 9
Special resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
For/Discretion 92,118,149 Against 6,409 Abstain 31,181
Resolutions 1 - 9 were carried.
Shares in Issue 129,951,092
Peter Rose
Company Secretary
26 April 2006