Results of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 3081S
Braemar Shipping Services PLC
22 June 2018
 

 

 

 

22 June 2018

 

BRAEMAR SHIPPING SERVICES PLC

("Braemar", the "Company" or the "Group")

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

Braemar Shipping Services plc (LSE: BMS), a leading international provider of broking, financial, consultancy, technical and logistics services to the shipping, marine, energy, offshore and insurance industries, is pleased to announce that each of the resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held earlier today were duly passed by means of a poll vote.

The poll results were as follows:


Resolution

Votes For

% For

Votes Against

% Against

Total Votes

% of ISC voted

Votes Withheld

1

Receipt of the audited annual accounts and reports

10,773,132

99.98

1,822

0.02

10,774,954

34.28

17,294

2

Receipt of the directors' remuneration report (other than the remuneration policy)

9,439,421

87.60

1,336,496

12.40

10,775,917

34.28

16,331

3

Declare a final dividend

10,778,692

99.99

622

0.01

10,779,314

34.29

12,934

4

Re-election of David Moorhouse as a director

9,486,754

87.92

1,303,897

12.08

10,790,651

34.33

1,597

5

Re-election of Mark Tracey as a director

8,942,252

82.97

1,835,278

17.03

10,777,530

34.28

14,718

6

Re-election of Jürgen Breuer as a director

9,432,711

98.34

159,329

1.66

9,592,040

30.51

1,200,208

7

Re-election of Lesley Watkins as a director

10,623,974

98.58

153,556

1.42

10,777,530

34.28

14,718

8

Re-election of James Kidwell as a director

9,469,145

88.92

1,179,992

11.08

10,649,137

33.88

143,111

9

Re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors

10,590,219

98.29

184,628

1.71

10,774,847

34.28

17,401

10

Authority to determine the auditor's remuneration

10,767,011

99.91

9,177

0.09

10,776,188

34.28

16,060

11

Authority to allot share capital

9,470,019

87.77

1,319,470

12.23

10,789,489

34.32

2,759

12

Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights*

9,439,536

87.52

1,345,538

12.48

10,785,074

34.31

7,174

13

Authority of directors to further dis-apply pre-emption rights*

9,440,977

87.53

1,344,597

12.47

10,785,574

34.31

6,674

14

Authority to purchase own shares*

10,742,454

99.72

30,428

0.28

10,772,882

34.27

19,366

15

Authority to call a general meeting (other than the Annual General Meeting) on 14 clear days' notice*

9,486,912

87.93

1,302,636

12.07

10,789,548

34.32

2,700

* indicates special resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

Please note that a vote withheld is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.  The total voting rights that members were entitled to exercise at the AGM were 31,436,351.

For further information, please contact:

Braemar Shipping Services plc


James Kidwell, Chief Executive

Tel +44 (0) 20 3142 4100

Peter Mason, Company Secretary

Tel +44 (0) 20 3142 4100



Stockdale Securities


Robert Finlay / Antonio Bossi / Henry Willcocks

Tel +44 (0) 20 7601 6100



Buchanan


Charles Ryland / Stephanie Watson / Tilly Abraham

Tel +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

 

Notes to Editors:

 About Braemar Shipping Services plc

Braemar Shipping Services plc is a leading international provider of knowledge and skill-based services to the shipping, marine, energy, offshore and insurance industries. Founded in 1972, Braemar employs approximately 800 people in more than 70 locations worldwide across its Shipbroking, Technical, Logistics and Financial divisions.  

 Braemar joined the Official List of the London Stock Exchange in November 1997 and trades under the symbol BMS.

For more information, including our investor presentations, visit www.braemar.com.


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