1 Aug 2019 09:30
1 August 2019
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James Cropper Plc
(the "Company")
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Result of Annual General Meeting
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Following the Annual general Meeting held on 31 July 2019, James Cropper plc announces
that all resolutions as set out in the Company's notice of AGM were approved.
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The proxy votes lodged in respect of the AGM resolutions were as follows:
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Resolution | Result | Proxy votes for | Proxy votes against | Total Proxy votes cast (excluding withheld) | Proxy votes withheld * | ||
Number | % of proxy votes cast | Number | % of proxy votes cast | Number | Number | ||
Resolution 1 To receive the 2019 Report and Accounts | For | 3,645,856 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 3,645,856 | 0 |
Resolution 2 To declare a final dividend of 11.0p | For | 3,643,455 | 99.93 | 2,401 | 0.07 | 3,645,856 | 0 |
Resolution 3 To Re-elect Mark A J Cropper as a Director of the Company | For | 2,486,487 | 94.37 | 148,384 | 5.63 | 2,634,871 | 1,010,985 |
Resolution 4 To re-elect Dr Andrew Hosty as a Director of the Company | For | 3,645,685 | 100.00 | 171 | 0 | 3,645,856 | 0 |
Resolution 5 To re-elect Jim Sharp as a Director of the Company | For | 2,486,304 | 68.20 | 1,159,552 | 31.80 | 3,645,856 | 0 |
Resolution 6 To re-elect Phil Wild as a Director of the Company | For | 3,645,856 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 3,645,856 | 0 |
Resolution 7 To Re-elect Martin Thompson as a Director of the Company | For | 3,497,472 | 95.93 | 148,384 | 4.07 | 3,645,856 | 0 |
Resolution 8 To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor | For | 3,641,214 | 99.95 | 1,941 | 0.05 | 3,643,155 | 2,701 |
Resolution 9 To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration  | For | 3,645,105 | 99.98 | 751 | 0.02 | 3,645,856 | 0 |
Resolution 10 To approve the Report of the Remuneration Committee  | For | 2,422,965 | 66.89 | 1,199,266 | 33.11 | 3,622,231 |  23,625 |
Resolution 11 To renew the Directors' authority to issue shares | For | 3,566,603 | 98.27 | 62,950 | 1.73 | 3,629,553 | 16,303 |
Resolution 12 To authorise issue of shares without pre-emptive rights | For | 3,600,681 | 99.13 | 31,750 | 0.87 | 3,632,431 | 13,425 |
* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
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The Company's issued share capital consists of 9,554,803 ordinary shares of 25p each, each of which carries the right to one vote.
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Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.jamescropper.com.
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Enquiries:
James Cropper PLC (AIM: CRPR) Isabelle Maddock, Group Finance Director Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722002 www.jamescropper.com | Shore Capital Corporate Finance - Robert Finlay, Richard Johnson Corporate Broking - Henry Willcocks, Fiona Conroy Tel: + 44 (0) 207 408 4090
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