Last checked at 2 Sep 2015 14:00
SEVERFIELD PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at 12 noon today, 2 September, all of the resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
Copies of all the resolutions passed have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for review at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
A summary of Proxies received in respect of each resolution is set out below (a "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution):
In Favour | Against | Total | Withheld | |||
Resolution | No of votes | % of votes | No of votes | % of votes | No of votes | No of votes |
1. To receive and adopt the annual accounts and the reports of the Directors for the financial year ended 31 March 2015 together with the report of the auditors thereon | 244,225,368 | 99.34 | 1,612,600 | 0.66 | 245,837,968 | 186,589 |
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 March 2015 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2015 | 245,426,662 | 99.84 | 394,439 | 0.16 | 245,821,101 | 203,456 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 0.5p per ordinary share for the financial year ended 31 March 2015 | 245,837,968 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 245,837,968 | 186,589 |
4. To reappoint John Dodds as a Director. | 245,738,160 | 99.96 | 89,159 | 0.04 | 245,827,319 | 197,238 |
5. To reappoint Ian Lawson as a Director. | 245,766,160 | 99.98 | 57,826 | 0.02 | 245,823,986 | 200,571 |
6. To reappoint Ian Cochrane as a Director. | 245,733,494 | 99.96 | 90,492 | 0.04 | 245,823,986 | 200,571 |
7. To reappoint Alan Dunsmore as a Director. | 245,766,160 | 99.98 | 57,826 | 0.02 | 245,823,986 | 200,571 |
8. To reappoint Derek Randall as a Director. | 245,741,827 | 99.97 | 82,159 | 0.03 | 245,823,986 | 200,571 |
9. To reappoint Alun Griffiths as a Director. | 245,734,660 | 99.96 | 91,659 | 0.04 | 245,826,319 | 198,238 |
10. To reappoint Chris Holt as a Director. | 245,770,493 | 99.98 | 55,826 | 0.02 | 245,826,319 | 198,238 |
11. To reappoint Tony Osbaldiston as a Director. | 245,734,613 | 99.96 | 91,706 | 0.04 | 245,826,319 | 198,238 |
12. To reappoint Kevin Whiteman as a Director. | 245,768,613 | 99.98 | 57,706 | 0.02 | 245,826,319 | 198,238 |
13. To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2016. | 245,737,403 | 99.96 | 100,565 | 0.04 | 245,837,968 | 186,589 |
14. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration. | 245,750,636 | 99.98 | 59,106 | 0.02 | 245,809,742 | 214,815 |
15. To authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 | 242,345,165 | 98.63 | 3,361,244 | 1.37 | 245,706,409 | 318,148 |
16. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 | 245,557,316 | 99.94 | 152,426 | 0.06 | 245,709,742 | 314,815 |
17. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment | 240,595,111 | 97.94 | 5,059,675 | 2.06 | 245,654,786 | 369,771 |
18. To authorise the Company to make market purchases pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 | 245,521,261 | 99.87 | 312,359 | 0.13 | 245,833,620 | 190,937 |
19. That a general meeting of the Company (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 242,267,062 | 98.57 | 3,517,680 | 1.43 | 245,784,742 | 239,815 |