31 May 2018 15:22
31 May 2018
Sirius Minerals Plc
Results of AGM
Sirius Minerals Plc ("Sirius" or the "Company") announces that all resolutions were passed on a show of hands at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today at The Events Centre, The Principal York, Station Road, York YO24 1AA. Resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as Special Resolutions.
The table below sets out the proxy voting results.
Resolution | Total Votes For2 | % of votes cast1 | Votes Against | % of votes cast1 | Total Votes Cast4 | Votes Withheld3 | |
1 | To receive the Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 | 1,626,540,984 | 99.04% | 7,514,706 | 0.46% | 1,642,346,331 | 8,501,977 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy in the form set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017. | 1,333,185,183 | 80.83% | 307,851,979 | 18.67% | 1,649,327,803 | 1,520,505 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) in the form set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017. | 1,413,288,630 | 85.69% | 227,649,317 | 13.80% | 1,649,228,588 | 1,619,720 |
4 | To re-elect Russell Scrimshaw as a Director | 1,570,275,380 | 97.72% | 28,358,862 | 1.76% | 1,606,924,883 | 43,923,425 |
5 | To re-elect Chris Fraser as a Director | 1,638,719,563 | 99.27% | 3,705,675 | 0.22% | 1,650,715,879 | 132,430 |
6 | To re-elect Thomas Staley as a Director | 1,638,070,307 | 99.25% | 4,061,550 | 0.25% | 1,650,422,498 | 425,811 |
7 | To re-elect Noel Harwerth as a Director | 1,638,944,129 | 99.30% | 3,187,728 | 0.19% | 1,650,422,498 | 425,811 |
8 | To re-elect Keith Clarke as a Director | 1,446,259,562 | 88.46% | 180,438,320 | 11.04% | 1,634,988,523 | 15,859,785 |
9 | To re-elect Louise Hardy as a Director | 1,617,173,775 | 97.99% | 24,912,076 | 1.51% | 1,650,376,492 | 471,817 |
10 | To re-elect Lord Hutton as a Director | 1,417,738,862 | 86.71% | 209,019,947 | 12.78% | 1,635,049,450 | 15,798,858 |
11 | To re-elect Jane Lodge as a Director | 1,593,349,627 | 96.54% | 48,736,326 | 2.95% | 1,650,376,594 | 471,714 |
12 | To re-appoint PWC as auditors | 1,628,738,959 | 98.69% | 13,327,236 | 0.81% | 1,650,356,836 | 491,472 |
13 | Audit Committee to determine remuneration of auditors | 1,555,406,675 | 94.26% | 86,440,753 | 5.24% | 1,650,138,069 | 710,239 |
14 | Political donations | 1,632,562,064 | 98.95% | 9,074,268 | 0.55% | 1,649,926,973 | 921,336 |
15 | Authority to allot shares | 1,636,180,051 | 99.15% | 5,732,963 | 0.35% | 1,650,203,655 | 644,654 |
16 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights5 | 1,638,039,213 | 99.29% | 3,421,418 | 0.21% | 1,649,751,272 | 1,097,037 |
17 | Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights5 | 1,632,789,214 | 98.98% | 8,527,498 | 0.52% | 1,649,607,353 | 1,240,955 |
18 | Authority to purchase own shares5 | 1,638,917,683 | 99.31% | 3,146,966 | 0.19% | 1,650,355,290 | 493,018 |
19 | Authority to call general meetings on 14 days' notice5 | 1,616,458,481 | 97.94% | 25,631,240 | 1.55% | 1,650,380,362 | 467,947 |
Notes:
1. Percentage of votes cast excludes Votes Withheld
2. Any proxy votes that were at the discretion of the Chairman are included in the "Total Votes For" each resolution.
3. Votes Withheld are not votes in law and do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution.
4. Total Votes Cast does not include withheld votes
5. Special resolutions
6. As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 4,689,535,797 Ordinary Shares of 0.25 pence each, carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total number of voting rights as at the date of the AGM was 4,689,535,797.
In accordance with the Listing Rule 9.6.2 R, copies of resolutions 16 to 19 will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
For further information, please contact:
Sirius Minerals Plc Investor Relations Manager | Tristan Pottas Email: ir@siriusminerals.com | Tel: +44 845 524 0247 |
Media enquiries Edelman | Alex Simmons, Ed Brown Email: Siriusminerals@edelman.com | Tel: +44 7970 174 353 Tel: +44 7540 412 298 |
About Sirius Minerals Plc
Sirius Minerals Plc is focused on the development of the Woodsmith Mine, which will access the world's largest and highest grade polyhalite deposit located in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Polyhalite is a unique multi-nutrient fertilizer, which can be used to increase balanced fertilization around the world. Sirius Minerals' shares are traded on the Premium List of the London Stock Exchange. Its shares are also traded in the United States on the OTCQX through a sponsored ADR facility. Further information on the Company can be found at: www.siriusminerals.com.