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VTech Holdings Limited
(incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: VTH)
POLL RESULTS AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 5TH SEPTEMBER 2008
At the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of VTech Holdings Limited (the "Company") held at Elbrus Room, Pacific Place Conference Centre, Level 5, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong on 5th September 2008 at 3:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time), a poll was demanded by the Chairman for voting on all proposed resolutions, as set out in the notice of annual general meeting dated 21st July 2008.
As a majority of the votes were cast in favour of each of the following resolutions, all such resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions and the poll results are set out as follows:-
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Resolutions |
No. of Votes (%) |
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For |
Against
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1. |
To receive and consider the audited financial statements and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31st March 2008. |
182,934,753 (99.999%) |
2,500 (0.001%) |
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2. |
To declare a final dividend of US51.0 cents per share for the year ended |
184,572,253 (99.999%) |
2,500 (0.001%) |
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3. |
(a) To re-elect Mr. Michael TIEN Puk Sun as director; |
183,598,253 (99.47%) |
976,500 (0.53%) |
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(b) To re-elect Dr. Patrick WANG Shui Chung as director; |
183,398,253 (99.36%) |
1,176,500 (0.64%) |
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(c) To fix the remuneration of the Directors. |
184,372,253 (99.89%) |
202,500 (0.11%) |
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4. |
To re-appoint KPMG as the auditors and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration. |
184,329,753 (99.87%) |
245,000 (0.13%) |
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5. |
To grant a general mandate to the Directors to repurchase shares representing up to 10% of the issued share capital of the Company at the date of the AGM. |
184,572,253 (99.999%) |
2,500 (0.001%) |
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6. |
To grant a general mandate to the Directors to allot, issue and deal with additional shares representing up to 10% of the issued share capital of the Company at the date of the AGM. |
140,369,753 (76.05%) |
44,205,000 (23.95%) |
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7. |
To extend the general mandate granted to the Directors to allot, issue and deal with additional shares by the addition of such number of shares to be repurchased by the Company. |
140,371,753 (76.05%) |
44,205,000 (23.95%) |
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8. |
To refresh the Scheme Mandate Limit under the Share Option Scheme 2001. |
158,662,788 (85.96%) |
25,911,965 (14.04%) |
As at the date of the AGM, the total number of issued shares in the Company was 245,842,133 shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against the resolutions at the AGM. There is no restriction on any shareholders casting votes on any of the resolutions at the AGM.
Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the Share Registrar of the Company in Hong Kong, acted as the scrutineer for the purpose of vote-taking at the AGM.
Hong Kong, 5th September 2008