Last checked at 10 May 2011 12:30
James Fisher and Sons Plc
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
5th May 2011
The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 5 May 2011 were duly passed unanimously on a show of hands. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.
Resolution | Total proxy votes cast | Proxy cards received | In favour * | Against | Withheld | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | |||
1. To receive the reports and accounts. | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,736,357 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
2. To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,401,397 | 99.81 | 76,378 | 0.19 | 258,582 |
3. To declare a final dividend | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,733,523 | 99.99 | 2,834 | 0.01 | 0 |
4. To re-elect Mr T.C.Harris | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,473,921 | 100 | 1,314 | 0 | 261,122 |
5. To re-elect Mr N.P.Henry | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,723,659 | 100 | 1,314 | 0 | 11,384 |
6. To elect Mr S.C.Kilpatrick | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,720,525 | 99.99 | 4,448 | 0.01 | 11,384 |
7. To elect Mr M.S.Paul | 39,736,057 | 312 | 39,464,703 | 100 | 1,200 | 0 | 270,154 |
8. To re-appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,462,789 | 99.96 | 15,149 | 0.04 | 258,419 |
9. To approve the new LTIP | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,396,281 | 99.80 | 79,294 | 0.20 | 260,782 |
10. To authorise the directors to allot shares | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,712,388 | 99.96 | 14,972 | 0.04 | 8,997 |
11. To authorise disapplication of pre-emption rights | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,507,209 | 99.45 | 220,239 | 0.55 | 8,909 |
12. To authorise market purchases of Company's own shares | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,412,210 | 99.82 | 71,303 | 0.18 | 252,844 |
13. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGM's) at 14 days notice | 39,736,357 | 312 | 39,583,458 | 99.62 | 152,799 | 0.38 | 100 |
The percentage of votes cast exclude withheld votes. Votes in favour include votes cast at Chairman's discretion.
The total number of votes cast by proxy: 39,736,357
Number of shares in issue at the record date: 49,997,054.
Percentage of issued share capital voted: 79.47%.