12 Sep 2017 17:14
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Result of AGM 2017ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Result of AGM 2017
PR Newswire
London, September 12
Ashtead Group PLC
Result of AGM
12th September 2017
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC
Result of AGM
Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.30 pm on 12th September 2017 in London.
The Board is pleased to announce that all resolutions placed before the meeting were carried on a show of hands.
The proxy votes were as follows:
| RESOLUTION | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD |
| 1. That the account for the year ended 30 April 2017, the directors’ report and the auditor’s report be adopted. | 361,096,602 | 1,253,904 | 542,190 |
| 2. That the directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 30 April 2017 be approved. | 322,582,880 | 32,489,489 | 7,817,627 |
| 3. That a final dividend of 22.75 pence per ordinary share be declared for the year ended 30 April 2017. | 362,811,726 | 14,875 | 73,595 |
| 4. That Chris Cole be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 268,238,989 | 37,157,547 | 57,485,531 |
| 5. That Geoff Drabble be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 339,318,387 | 22,005,821 | 1,557,859 |
| 6. That Brendan Horgan be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 349,977,630 | 12,879,631 | 24,806 |
| 7. That Sat Dhaiwal be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 349,976,630 | 12,880,631 | 24,806 |
| 8. That Suzanne Wood be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 348,446,284 | 14,411,477 | 24,306 |
| 9. That Ian Sutcliffe be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 359,590,563 | 3,267,198 | 24,306 |
| 10. That Wayne Edmunds be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 338,920,301 | 16,802,095 | 7,159,671 |
| 11. That Lucinda Riches be elected as a director of the Company. | 351,392,397 | 11,465,539 | 24,131 |
| 12. That Tanya Fratto be elected as a director of the Company. | 360,374,173 | 2,482,088 | 25,806 |
| 13. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed as auditor of the Company. | 350,561,946 | 12,086,490 | 234,031 |
| 14. That the directors be authorised to determine the auditor’s remuneration. | 362,748,182 | 70,128 | 70,449 |
| 15. That the directors are authorised to allot the shares under section 551 (1) (a) and (b) of the Companies Act 2006. | 345,685,109 | 16,667,130 | 536,520 |
| 16. That the directors be empowered to disapply the provisions of section 561 (1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006. | 360,422,967 | 1,560,160 | 903,351 |
| 17. That the directors be empowered to issue shares on a non pre-emptive basis. | 344,416,685 | 17,487,367 | 982,426 |
| 18. That the directors be authorised to make market purchases of the Company’s shares under section 701 of the Companies Act. | 350,317,218 | 12,106,132 | 465,809 |
| 19. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice. | 343,562,067 | 19,300,719 | 25,731 |
Contact:
Chris Cole – Chairman, 020 7314 5152
Geoff Drabble – Chief Executive, 020 7726 9700
Tom Eckersley – Maitland, 020 7379 5151
Ashtead Group (AHT)