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6 Sep 2017 13:07
SEVERFIELD PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting 2017
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at 12 noon today, 6 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 2017 together with the report of the auditor thereon. | 230,966,066 | 100.00 | 7,906 | 0.00 | 230,973,972 | 1,572,906 | ||
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy) for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2017. | 232,317,280 | 99.96 | 91,930 | 0.04 | 232,409,210 | 137,668 | ||
3. To approve the Directors' remuneration policy, the full text of which is set out on pages 83 to 90 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2017. | 231,684,761 | 99.66 | 801,189 | 0.34 | 232,485,950 | 60,928 | ||
4. To declare a final dividend of 1.6p per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2017 payable on 15th September 2017 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 18th August 2017. | 232,546,878 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 232,546,878 | 0 | ||
5. To reappoint John Dodds as a Director. | 227,963,446 | 98.03 | 4,571,981 | 1.97 | 232,535,427 | 11,451 | ||
6. To reappoint Ian Lawson as a Director. | 229,145,681 | 98.54 | 3,389,746 | 1.46 | 232,535,427 | 11,451 | ||
7. To reappoint Ian Cochrane as a Director. | 229,153,889 | 98.55 | 3,381,538 | 1.45 | 232,535,427 | 11,451 | ||
8. To reappoint Alan Dunsmore as a Director. | 229,126,464 | 98.53 | 3,408,963 | 1.47 | 232,535,427 | 11,451 | ||
9. To reappoint Derek Randall as a Director. | 229,157,347 | 98.55 | 3,378,080 | 1.45 | 232,535,427 | 11,451 | ||
10. To reappoint Alun Griffiths as a Director. | 228,314,389 | 98.18 | 4,221,038 | 1.82 | 232,535,427 | 11,451 | ||
11. To reappoint Chris Holt as a Director. | 228,323,546 | 98.19 | 4,201,215 | 1.81 | 232,524,761 | 22,117 | ||
12. To reappoint Tony Osbaldiston as a Director. | 228,319,456 | 98.19 | 4,205,305 | 1.81 | 232,524,761 | 22,117 | ||
13. To reappoint Kevin Whiteman as a Director. | 228,350,106 | 98.20 | 4,174,655 | 1.80 | 232,524,761 | 22,117 | ||
14. To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2017. | 232,492,471 | 99.98 | 38,356 | 0.02 | 232,530,827 | 16,051 | ||
15. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration. | 232,499,004 | 99.99 | 19,648 | 0.01 | 232,518,652 | 28,226 | ||
16. To authorise the Directors to allot securities of the Company. | 232,301,597 | 99.95 | 117,055 | 0.05 | 232,418,652 | 128,226 | ||
17. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of securities of the Company. | 232,288,363 | 99.95 | 111,789 | 0.05 | 232,400,152 | 146,726 | ||
18. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment. | 231,606,511 | 99.66 | 793,641 | 0.34 | 232,400,152 | 146,726 | ||
19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary shares. | 231,570,101 | 99.59 | 953,929 | 0.41 | 232,524,030 | 22,848 | ||
20. That a general meeting of the Company (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 229,432,915 | 98.67 | 3,095,463 | 1.33 | 232,528,378 | 18,500 | ||
21. Amendment of the rules of the 2017 performance share plan | 231,652,197 | 99.66 | 787,527 | 0.34 | 232,439,724 | 107,154 | ||
22. Increase fees for directors | 231,521,220 | 99.89 | 263,171 | 0.11 | 231,784,391 | 762,487 | ||
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