Jersey Electricity PLC: Annual General Meeting 2015: Voting Instructions

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A decision made 23 February 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2015-0025
Decision Summary Title:	Jersey Electricity Plc 2015 Annual General Meeting Voting Instructions		Date of Decision Summary:	19th February 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Shareholder Relations		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Jersey Electricity Plc 2015 Annual General Meeting Voting Instructions		Date of Written Report:	19th February 2015
Written Report Author:	Head of Shareholder Relations		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Electricity Plc 2015 Annual General Meeting voting instructions.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to instruct the Treasurer and the Greffier of the States to vote in favour of the resolutions to be put before the Annual General Meeting of The Jersey Electricity Plc on 5 March 2015.
Reason(s) for decision: To fulfil the States’ role as shareholder of the Jersey Electricity Plc by exercising voting rights at the Annual General Meeting.
Resource Implications: This decision has no resource implications other than those detailed in the report.
Action required: The Treasurer and Greffier of the States are instructed to vote in respect of their nominee shareholdings in favour of each of the resolutions. Head of Shareholder Relations to arrange for the Treasurer and Greffier of the States to complete and sign the Proxy form and return it to Jersey Electricity Plc in advance of the Annual General Meeting. A copy of a proxy form is attached as Appendix C of the covering report.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: