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Promethean World Plc

08 May 2014

Promethean World Plc

("Promethean" or "the Company")

AGM voting results and board composition

AGM - shareholders approved all resolutions

Promethean World Plc (LSE: PRW), held its Annual General Meeting today at the offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, 65 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1HS at 11:30am. All resolutions were passed on a poll. The poll results were as follows:

Ordinary business:

   1.    Receiving and adopting the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 
 143,810,651   100.00               0   0.00   143,810,651          483,200 
 

2. Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the Director's Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 31 December 2013.

 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 
 143,175,345   99.56         637,306   0.44   143,812,651          481,200 
 
   3.     Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Policy effective from 8 May 2014. 
 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 
 143,175,345   99.56         637,306   0.44   143,812,651          481,200 
 
   4.    Re-election of Graham Howe. 
 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 
 143,164,296   99.56         628,600   0.44   143,792,896          500,955 
 
   5.    Re-election of Lord Puttnam. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 143,810,651   100.00           2,000   0.00   143,812,651          481,200 
 
   6.    Re-election of Philip Rowley. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 143,810,651   100.00           2,000   0.00   143,812,651          481,200 
 
   7.    Re-election of Judy Verses. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 143,812,651   100.00               0   0.00   143,812,651          481,200 
 
   8.    Re-election of Jacqueline Yeaney. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 143,812,651   100.00               0   0.00   143,812,651          481,200 
 
   9.    Re-election of James Marshall. 
 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 143,812,651   100.00               0   0.00   143,812,651          481,200 
 

10. Re-election of Ian Baxter.

 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 143,812,651   100.00               0   0.00   143,812,651          481,200 
 

11. Appointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors.

 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 143,811,151   100.00           1,500   0.00   143,812,651          481,200 
 

12. Authority to set the remuneration of the Auditors.

 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 143,812,651   100.00               0   0.00   143,812,651          481,200 
 

Special business:

13. Directors' authority to allot shares.

 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 143,033,445   99.13       1,260,406   0.87   144,293,851                0 
 

14. Directors' power to issue shares for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis.

 
   Votes for        %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                      cast 
 144,293,851   100.00               0   0.00   144,293,851                0 
 

15. Authority to make political donations.

 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 144,007,202   99.81         276,549   0.19   144,283,751           10,100 
 

16. Short notice period for general meetings other than the AGM.

 
   Votes for       %   Votes against      %   Total Votes   Votes withheld 
                                                     cast 
 143,812,651   99.67         481,200   0.33   144,293,851                0 
 

Notes:

   (i)         The votes 'for' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion. 

(ii) A 'vote withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'for' or 'against' a resolution.

   (iii)        The total number of shares in issue as at 6pm on 6 May 2014 was 203,200,000. 

71.01% of the voting capital was instructed.

Further to the Directorate Changes announcement released on 27 February 2014, following today's AGM we can confirm that the composition of the Board is:

 
 Philip Rowley(1)   Chairman (Non-Executive) 
 
 Jim Marshall       CEO 
 Ian Baxter         CFO 
 
                    Senior Independent 
 Lord Puttnam        Director 
 Graham Howe        Non-Executive Director 
 Judy Verses(2)     Non-Executive Director 
 Jackie Yeaney(3)   Non-Executive Director 
 
   (1) Nomination Committee Chair   (2) Remuneration Committee Chair   (3) Audit Committee Chair 

Tony Cann and Dante Roscini today ceased to be directors of the Company and Tony Cann commences his product development role with the Company with immediate effect.

Any disclosures required to be made pursuant to section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006 in relation to the above can be found on the Investors section of the Company's website at www.prometheanworld.com.

ENDS -

Enquiries

Promethean

Ian Baxter, CFO + 44 (0) 1254 290749

   Citigate Dewe Rogerson Consultancy                                   + 44 (0) 207 638 9571 

Anthony Carlisle + 44 (0) 7973 611 888

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