Last checked at 14 Aug 2018 17:25
Castings plc
Result of AGM
Castings plc announces that, at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.
Details of the proxy votes received prior to the AGM for each resolution will be made available tomorrow morning on the company's website, www.castings.plc.uk.
Castings acknowledges that, whilst resolution number 5 for the re-election of G B Wainwright as an Independent Non-Executive Director was passed, a 45.6% vote against was received. As part of the succession planning noted in the Chairman's Statement on 13 June 2018, we have commenced the process of recruiting an additional Non-Executive Director and G B Wainwright has already indicated that, after 20 years' service, he wishes to retire during the current financial year.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The items of special business approved at the AGM were:
Resolution 9 - Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights
Resolution 10 - Authority to Purchase Own Shares
S J Mant, Director and Company Secretary
Castings plc, Lichfield Road, Brownhills, West Midlands WS8 6JZ
14th August 2018