Last checked at 28 Feb 2023 16:00
For immediate release | 28 February 2023 |
Watkin Jones plc
('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')
Result of AGM
Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a poll.
A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to and votes received at the meeting for each resolution is set out below and will also be made available on the Company's website.
| For | No. of votes 'For' and discretionary
| % | Against | % | Withheld |
1 | Receive the Directors' report and financial statements
| 169,615,845 | 100.00 | 6,515 | 0.00 | 82,698 |
2 | Declare a final dividend
| 169,702,903 | 100.00 | 555 | 0.00 | 1,600 |
3 | Approve the Directors' remuneration report
| 169,524,566 | 99.93 | 112,658 | 0.07 | 67,834 |
4 | Re-elect Alan Giddins as a Director
| 168,026,833 | 99.06 | 1,594,812 | 0.94 | 83,413 |
5 | Re-elect Richard Simpson as a Director
| 169,598,663 | 99.99 | 15,733 | 0.01 | 90,662 |
6 | Re-elect Sarah Sergeant as a Director
| 169,587,858 | 99.95 | 85,287 | 0.05 | 31,913 |
7 | Re-elect Liz Reilly as a Director
| 169,587,625 | 99.95 | 84,102 | 0.05 | 33,331 |
8 | Elect Alex Pease as a Director
| 169,598,163 | 99.99 | 23,482 | 0.01 | 83,413 |
9 | Elect Rachel Addison as a Director
| 168,089,043 | 99.07 | 1,584,102 | 0.93 | 31,913 |
10 | Elect Francis Salway as a Director
| 169,632,109 | 99.98 | 41,036 | 0.02 | 31,913 |
11 | Appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor
| 169,582,535 | 99.95 | 90,610 | 0.05 | 31,913 |
12 | Authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditor
| 169,592,032 | 99.95 | 81,926 | 0.05 | 31,100 |
13 | Authorise the Directors to allot shares
| 168,825,053 | 99.50 | 839,924 | 0.50 | 40,081 |
14 | Standard 5% disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights
| 169,033,578 | 99.63 | 632,584 | 0.37 | 38,896 |
15 | Additional 5% disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights
| 156,831,391 | 92.44 | 12,833,353 | 7.56 | 40,314 |
16 | Approve the purchase and cancellation of up to 10% of the issued ordinary share capital
| 139,363,449 | 99.95 | 69,675 | 0.05 | 30,271,934 |
17 | Allow meetings other than annual general meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 169,366,814 | 99.82 | 307,644 | 0.18 | 30,600 |
Notes
1. The percentages voted 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast. Votes withheld have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried since for legal purposes a vote withheld is not a vote cast.
2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of the meeting have been included in the 'For' total.
3. At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company was 256,430,367 ordinary shares.
For further information:
Watkin Jones plc |
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Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453 | |
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 | |
Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp | www.peelhunt.com | |
Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 | |
James Umbers/David Sheehan / Paul Bundred
| www.jefferies.com | |
Media enquiries:
Buchanan |
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Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 www.buchanan.uk.com |