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James Fisher and Sons plc
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
30 April 2015
The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 30 April 2015 were duly passed. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.
Resolution | Total proxy votes cast (excluding withheld) | For | Against | Withheld | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | ||
1. To receive the Accounts and Reports | 39,403,800 | 38,985,158 | 98.94 | 418,642 | 1.06 | 765,960 |
2. To approve the Remuneration Policy Report | 39,374,899 | 38,714,064 | 98.32 | 660,835 | 1.68 | 794,861 |
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 39,416,359 | 39,107,208 | 99.22 | 309,151 | 0.78 | 753,401 |
4. To declare a final dividend | 40,117,440 | 40,114,606 | 99.99 | 2,834 | 0.01 | 52,320 |
5. To re-elect Mr C J Rice | 40,095,201 | 38,916,656 | 97.06 | 1,178,545 | 2.94 | 74,559 |
6. To re-elect Mr N P Henry | 40,110,201 | 40,080,182 | 99.93 | 30,019 | 0.07 | 59,559 |
7. To re-elect Mr S C Kilpatrick | 40,110,201 | 40,079,783 | 99.92 | 30,418 | 0.08 | 59,559 |
8. To re-elect Mr M S Paul | 40,110,201 | 40,102,342 | 99.98 | 7,859 | 0.02 | 59,559 |
9. To re-elect Mr D G Moorhouse | 40,110,201 | 40,105,651 | 99.99 | 4,550 | 0.01 | 59,559 |
10. To re-elect Mr M J L Salter | 40,110,201 | 40,105,251 | 99.99 | 4,950 | 0.01 | 59,559 |
11. To elect Ms A I Comiskey | 40,108,141 | 39,936,473 | 99,57 | 171,668 | 0.43 | 61,619 |
12. To appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 40,053,156 | 39,596,468 | 98.86 | 456,688 | 1.14 | 116,604 |
13. To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration | 40,112,272 | 40,079,795 | 99.92 | 32,477 | 0.08 | 57,488 |
14. To approve the Rules of the James Fisher and Sons plc 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan | 40,106,953 | 39,046,229 | 97.36 | 1,060,724 | 2.64 | 62,807 |
15. To approve the Rules of the James Fisher and Sons plc 2015 Sharesave Plan | 40,111,403 | 40,093,944 | 99.96 | 17,459 | 0.04 | 58,357 |
16. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 40,109,622 | 40,090,208 | 99.95 | 19,414 | 0.05 | 60,138 |
17. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 40,108,923 | 39,862,709 | 98.39 | 246,214 | 0.61 | 60,837 |
18. To authorise market purchases of Company's own shares | 40,114,990 | 40,086,808 | 99.93 | 28,182 | 0.07 | 54,770 |
19. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days notice | 40,115,016 | 39,328,141 | 98.04 | 786,875 | 1.96 | 54,744 |
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
The percentage of issued share capital voted was 79.94%.