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James Fisher and Sons plc
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
4 May 2017
The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 4 May 2017 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 Annual Accounts and reports thereon | 41,335,850 | 41,316,850 | 99.95 | 19,000 | 0.05 | 179,200 |
2. To approve the Annual statement by the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual report on remuneration | 41,508,525 | 40,757,830 | 98.19 | 750,695 | 1.81 | 6,525 |
3. To declare a final dividend | 41,515,050 | 41,445,216 | 99.83 | 69,834 | 0.17 | 0 |
4. To re-elect Mr C J Rice | 40,584,064 | 39,962,300 | 98.47 | 621,764 | 1.53 | 930,986 |
5. To re-elect Mr N P Henry | 41,509,980 | 41,492,595 | 99.96 | 17,385 | 0.04 | 5,070 |
6. To re-elect Mr S C Kilpatrick | 41,509,980 | 41,492,295 | 99.96 | 17,685 | 0.04 | 5,070 |
7. To re-elect Mr M S Paul | 41,509,980 | 41,504,595 | 99.99 | 5,385 | 0.01 | 5,070 |
8. To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey | 41,469,264 | 41,238,929 | 99.44 | 230,335 | 0.56 | 45,786 |
9. To re-elect Mr D G Moorhouse | 41,468,264 | 41,448,609 | 99.95 | 19,655 | 0.05 | 46,786 |
10. To re-elect Mr M J L Salter | 41,469,264 | 41,449,209 | 99.95 | 20,055 | 0.05 | 45,786 |
11. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 40,815,118 | 40,807,599 | 99.98 | 7,519 | 0.02 | 699,932 |
12. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration | 41,511,375 | 41,475,908 | 99.91 | 35,467 | 0.09 | 3,675 |
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 41,512,930 | 41,463,818 | 99.88 | 49,112 | 0.12 | 2,120 |
14. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 41,513,535 | 41,232,741 | 99.32 | 280,794 | 0.68 | 1,515 |
15. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights on a further 5% of the Company's issued share capital. | 29,077,632 | 25,878,185 | 89.00 | 3,199,447 | 11.00 | 12,437,418 |
16. To authorise market purchases of Company's own shares | 41,484,718 | 40,739,097 | 98.20 | 745,621 | 1.80 | 30,332 |
17. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days notice | 41,474,564 | 40,942,771 | 98.72 | 531,793 | 1.28 | 40,486 |
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 82.57%.