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24 May 2017
Harworth Group plc
Results of Annual General Meeting
Harworth Group plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday 24 May 2017 all resolutions in the notice of annual general meeting were passed by the necessary majority on a show of hands.
Details of proxy voting instructions received in advance of the Annual General Meeting are shown in the table below and will be posted on the Company's website, www.harworthgroup.com.
Res. No. | Brief Description | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Total votes(ex. withheld) | Votes withheld |
01 | To adopt Annual Report and Financial Statements for FYE 31 December 2016 | 258,673,735 | 100% | 292 | 0.00% | 258,674,027 | 1,012 |
02 | To approve final dividend | 258,673,401 | 100% | 741 | 0.00% | 258,674,142 | 897 |
03 | To elect Andrew Cunningham as a director of the Company | 258,664,115 | 100% | 2,582 | 0.00% | 258,666,697 | 8,342 |
04 | To re-elect Jonson Cox as a director of the Company | 252,384,713 | 99.98% | 57,564 | 0.02% | 252,442,227 | 6,232,762 |
05 | To re-elect Owen Michaelson as a director of the Company | 258,663,966 | 100% | 2,792 | 0.00% | 258,666,758 | 8,281 |
06 | To re-elect Andrew Kirkman as a director of the Company | 258,664,225 | 100% | 2,163 | 0.00% | 258,666,388 | 8,651 |
07 | To re-elect Lisa Clement as a director of the Company | 258,658,652 | 100% | 5,035 | 0.00% | 258,663,687 | 11,352 |
08 | To re-elect Anthony Donnelly as a director of the Company | 258,644,483 | 99.99% | 22,217 | 0.01% | 258,666,700 | 8,339 |
09 | To re-elect Steven Underwood as a director of the Company | 252,414,958 | 97.58% | 6,252,059 | 2.42% | 258,667,017 | 8,022 |
10 | To re-elect Martyn Bowes as a director of the Company | 258,663,352 | 100% | 3,045 | 0.00% | 258,666,397 | 5,611 |
11 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 258,815,879 | 99.95% | 126,444 | 0.05% | 258,645,323 | 29,716 |
12 | To approve the re-appoint of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors | 258,656,366 | 100% | 10,692 | 0.00% | 258,667,058 | 7,981 |
13 | To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration | 258,636,948 | 99.99% | 31,722 | 0.01% | 258,668,670 | 6,369 |
14 | To authorise the Company to make political donations | 258,464,551 | 99.92% | 195,050 | 0.08% | 258,659,601 | 15,438 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 258,582,058 | 99.97% | 77,124 | 0.03% | 258,659,182 | 15,857 |
16 | To authorise the Directors to adopt the Harworth Group plc Save As You Earn Scheme | 258,619,622 | 99.99% | 35,714 | 0.01% | 258,655,336 | 19,703 |
17 | To authorise changes to an existing joint venture arrangement entered into with members of the Peel Group | 258,581,123 | 99.97% | 69,421 | 0.03% | 258,650,544 | 24,495 |
18 | To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 247,324,155 | 95.62% | 11,333,262 | 4.38% | 258,657,417 | 17,622 |
19 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 258,612,612 | 99.98% | 52,960 | 0.02% | 258,665,572 | 9,467 |
20 | To authorise the Company to call general meetings at short notice | 258,597,582 | 99.98% | 62,482 | 0.02% | 258,660,064 | 14,975 |
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 24 May 2017 was 321,496,760 ordinary shares. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for or against a resolution.
Copies of all resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. They will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
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Enquiries
Harworth Group plc | Tel: +44 (0)114 349 3131 |
Andrew Kirkman, Finance Director |
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Chris Birch, Company Secretary |
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Notes to Editors
Listed on the main market, Harworth Group plc (LSE: HWG) is a leading brownfield regeneration and property investment specialist which owns and manages a portfolio of approximately 22,000 acres of land over 140 sites located throughout the Midlands and North of England. The Company specialises in the regeneration of former coalfield sites and other brownfield land into employment areas, new residential developments and low carbon energy projects.
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