Last checked at 11 May 2012 16:04
Clarkson PLC ("the Company)
The Company announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 11 May 2012 as set out in the AGM notice, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.
The proxy votes received were as follows:-
Description | In favour | Votes Cast % | Against | Votes Cast % | Discretion | Votes Cast % | Withheld | |
1 | Report & Accounts | 12,542,655 | 98.94 | 56,636 | 0.45 | 77,946 | 0.61 | 1,056 |
2 | Remuneration Report | 9,906,646 | 78.62 | 2,610,245 | 20.71 | 83,946 | 0.67 | 77,456 |
3 | Dividend | 12,599,291 | 99.39 | 0 | 0.00 | 77,946 | 0.61 | 1,056 |
4 | Re-elect Mr J D Woyda | 12,472,581 | 98.45 | 117,854 | 0.93 | 78,499 | 0.62 | 9,359 |
5 | Re-elect Mr E W Warner | 10,539,289 | 83.64 | 1,982,712 | 15.74 | 78,499 | 0.62 | 77,793 |
6 | Re-appoint Auditors | 12,177,850 | 96.20 | 403,227 | 3.19 | 77,946 | 0.61 | 19,270 |
7 | Auditors remuneration | 12,333,935 | 97.47 | 241,593 | 1.91 | 77,946 | 0.62 | 24,819 |
8 | Authority to allot shares | 12,109,176 | 98.50 | 105,490 | 0.86 | 79,376 | 0.64 | 384,251 |
9 | Waive pre-emption rights* | 11,775,969 | 92.94 | 815,709 | 6.44 | 78,499 | 0.62 | 8,116 |
10 | Purchase own shares* | 12,487,596 | 98.69 | 86,890 | 0.69 | 78,499 | 0.62 | 25,308 |
11 | Notice of general meeting* | 12,062,059 | 95.60 | 476,416 | 3.78 | 78,499 | 0.62 | 7,626 |
* Special resolution
At the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 18,984,691 shares which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all resolutions.
A copy of the approved resolutions concerning special business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
For further details contact: Mr Stephen Deasey - Company Secretary, Clarkson PLC
Tel: +44(0) 20 7334 3171
11 May 2012
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