Last checked at 1 Aug 2019 09:30
1 August 2019
James Cropper Plc
(the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
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.
The proxy votes lodged in respect of the AGM resolutions were as follows:
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.
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.
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.
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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