3 May 2012 15:54

James Fisher and Sons plc
(the "Company")
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Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
3rd May 2012
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The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 3 May 2012 were duly passed unanimously on a show of hands. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.
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Resolution | Total proxy votes cast | Proxy cards received | In favour | Against | Withheld | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | |||
1. To receive the reports and accounts. | 40,284,308 | 304 | 40,036,254 | 99.40 | 243,492 | 0.60 | 4,561 |
2. To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration | 40,284,308 | 304 | 39,947,147 | 99.82 | 72,641 | 0.18 | 264,519 |
3. To declare a final dividend | 40,284,308 | 304 | 40,276,912 | 99.99 | 2,834 | 0.01 | 4,561 |
4. To re-elect Mr C.Rice | 40,284,308 | 304 | 40,264,832 | 99.99 | 2,530 | 0.01 | 16,945 |
5. To re-elect Mr M.Storey | 40,284,308 | 304 | 40,262,632 | 99.99 | 4,570 | 0.01 | 17,105 |
6. To re-elect Mr M.Everard | 40,284,308 | 304 | 36,380,188 | 93.87 | 2,377,419 | 6.13 | 1,526,700 |
7. To re-appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration | 40,284,308 | 304 | 40,017,861 | 99.95 | 18,111 | 0.05 | 248,335 |
8. To authorise the directors to allot shares | 40,284,308 | 304 | 40,219,557 | 99.97 | 12,925 | 0.03 | 51,825 |
9. To authorise disapplication of pre-emption rights | 40,284,308 | 304 | 39,921,200 | 99.23 | 309,055 | 0.77 | 54,052 |
10. To authorise market purchases of Company's own shares | 40,284,308 | 304 | 40,248,010 | 99.92 | 31,106 | 0.08 | 5,191 |
11. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGM's) at 14 days notice | 40,284,308 | 304 | 39,641,815 | 98.42 | 637,931 | 1.58 | 4,561 |
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The percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes. Votes in favour include votes at Chairman's discretion.
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The total number of votes cast by proxy was 40,284,308.
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The number of shares in issue at the record date was 50,025,431.
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The percentage of issued share capital voted was 80.53%.