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James Fisher and Sons plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
2 May 2019
Following the Annual General Meeting held today, James Fisher and Sons plc announces the results for each resolution. Voting at the 2019 AGM was on a show of hands. The following table reflects the valid proxy voting instructions received for each resolution. Resolutions 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 were passed as special resolutions.
Result | Proxy votes for | % of proxy votes cast | Proxy votes against | % of proxy votes cast | Total proxy votes cast (excluding withheld) | Proxy votes withheld * | |
Resolution 1 To receive the 2018 Report and Accounts | FOR | 39,768,486 | 99.43 | 227,425 | 0.57 | 39,995,911 | 13,033 |
Resolution 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report in the Annual Report on Remuneration | FOR | 38,349,397 | 95.86 | 1,657,822 | 4.14 | 40,007,219 | 3,325 |
Resolution 3 To declare a final dividend of 21.3p | FOR | 40,006,111 | 99.99 | 2,834 | 0.01 | 40,008,945 | 0 |
Resolution 4 To re-elect Mr M S Paul as a Director of the Company. | FOR | 38,611,781 | 96.52 | 1,392,513 | 3.48 | 40,004,294 | 4,650 |
Resolution 5 To re-elect Mr N P Henry as a Director of the Company. | FOR | 39,779,295 | 99.44 | 225,000 | 0.56 | 40,004,295 | 4,650 |
Resolution 6 To re-elect Mr S C Kilpatrick as a Director of the Company. | FOR | 39,779,179 | 99.44 | 225,116 | 0.56 | 40,004,295 | 4,650 |
Resolution 7 To re-elect Mr F H S Graham as a Director of the Company. | FOR | 39,776,461 | 99.44 | 225,000 | 0.56 | 40,001,461 | 7,484 |
Resolution 8 To re-elect Mr J R Atkinson as a Director of the Company. | FOR | 39,767,179 | 99.41 | 237,116 | 0.59 | 40,004,295 | 4,650 |
Resolution 9 To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey as a Director of the Company. | FOR | 39,193,940 | 97.97 | 810,354 | 2.03 | 40,004,294 | 4,650 |
Resolution 10 To re-elect Mr M J L Salter as a Director of the Company. | FOR | 39,673,951 | 99.2 | 318,344 | 0.8 | 39,992,295 | 16,650 |
Resolution 11 To elect Dr I Braunschmidt as a Director of the Company. | FOR | 40,004,295 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 40,004,295 | 4,650 |
Resolution 12 To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | FOR | 38,843,265 | 97.09 | 1,163,572 | 2.91 | 40,006,837 | 2,107 |
Resolution 13 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration. | FOR | 39,380,494 | 98.43 | 626,344 | 1.57 | 40,006,838 | 2,107 |
Resolution 14 To renew the directors' authority to allot shares | FOR | 40,005,932 | 99.99 | 3,013 | 0.01 | 40,008,945 | 0 |
Resolution 15 Disapply pre-emption (general) | FOR | 39,785,668 | 99.44 | 223,013 | 0.56 | 40,008,681 | 264 |
Resolution 16 - Disapply pre-emption (acquisitions/ capital investments) | FOR | 36,682,518 | 91.69 | 3,326,162 | 8.31 | 40,008,680 | 264 |
Resolution No.17 - Authority to purchase own shares | FOR | 39,466,816 | 98.64 | 542,128 | 1.36 | 40,008,944 | 0 |
Resolution No.18 - Notice of general meetings | FOR | 39,471,330 | 98.66 | 537,615 | 1.34 | 40,008,945 | 0 |
Resolution No.19 - Articles of Association | FOR | 38,767,833 | 96.9 | 1,240,847 | 3.1 | 40,008,680 | 264 |
* 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.
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's listing rules, copies of resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
As at 30 April 2019 (being the latest date by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the Annual General Meeting must have been entered on the company's Register of Members) the total number of voting rights in the company was 50,263,911 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each, and 100,000 preference shares carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company are 50,363,911.
Contact
Jim Marsh
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
01229 615 559
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