Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4872L
Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
06 May 2010
 



James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company

(the "Company")

 

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

 

 

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 6 May 2010 were duly passed unanimously on a show of hands.  A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM are set out below.

 

Resolution

Total proxy votes cast

Proxy cards received

In favour *

Against

Withheld




Votes

%

Votes

%

Votes

1. To receive the reports and accounts.

38,733,854

346

38,429,989

100.00

0

0.00

303,865

2.  To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration

38,733,854

346

32,506,480

87.14

4,798,457

12.86

1,428,917

3.  To declare a final dividend

38,733,854

346

38,730,773

99.99

2,834

0.01

247

4.  To re-elect Mr M.J.Shields

38,733,854

346

38,685,269

99.89

41,338

0.11

7,247

5.  To re-elect Mr A.R.C.B.Cooke

38,733,854

346

38,621,235

99.87

48,398

0.13

64,221

6.  To re-elect Mr F.M.Everard

38,733,854

346

32,574,097

84.11

6,151,510

15.88

8,247

7.  To re-appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration

38,733,854

346

38,395,581

99.92

29,492

0.08

308,781

8.  To authorise the directors to allot shares

38,733,854

346

38,713,225

99.98

8,860

0.02

11,769

9.  To authorise dis-application of pre-emption rights

38,733,854

346

38,701,896

99.95

20,411

0.05

11,547

10.  To authorise market purchases of the Company's own shares

38,733,854

346

38,697,053

99.91

34,054

0.09

2,747

11.  To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days' notice

38,733,854

346

38,386,320

99.12

340,865

0.88

6,669

 

The percentage of votes cast exclude Withheld votes.  Votes in favour include votes at Chairman's discretion.

 

The total number of votes cast by proxy: 38,733,854.

 

Number of shares in issue and therefore the total number of voting rights: 49,922,840


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