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Jardine Matheson Announces Results of Annual General Meeting
"We are pleased with the outcome of today's shareholder votes at our Annual General Meeting and believe the result is in the long-term best interests of the shareholders and other stakeholders of the Company," said Managing Director, Percy Weatherall. "The meeting was a positive forum to discuss the concerns of our shareholders and we appreciated the opportunity to hear their opinion. Jardine Matheson has always and will always be a shareholder-focused company and we will continue to invite input from all of our shareholders on a regular basis."
A separate announcement was made earlier today of the statement made at the meeting by the Chairman, Henry Keswick.
Jardine Matheson is a multinational group of eight prime businesses focused primarily on the Asia-Pacific Region. Its operations employ some 150,000 people and its activities are leaders in the fields of financial services, supermarkets, consumer marketing, engineering and construction, motor trading, property and hotels. The Group is building its core businesses largely in Asia Pacific with the goal of enhancing shareholder value for the long term.
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Jardine Matheson Limited
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