Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0748N

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

03 May 2018

 

James Fisher and Sons plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

3 May 2018

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 3 May 2018 were duly passed.  A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.

Resolution		Total proxy votes cast (excluding withheld)	For		Against		Withheld
			Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
1.	To receive the Annual Accounts and reports thereon	41,358,870	41,012,596	99.16	346,274	0.84	13,700
2.	To approve the remuneration policy	41,351,846	40,478,854	97.89	872,992	2.11	20,723
3.	To approve the Annual statement by the chairman of  the Remuneration Committee and the Annual report on remuneration	40,751,294	39,508,991	96.95	1,242,303	3.05	621,275
4.	To declare a final dividend	41,372,570	41,369,736	99.99	2,834	0.01	0
5.	To re-elect Mr N P Henry	41,367,500	41,161,970	99.5	205,530	0.5	5,070
6.	To re-elect Mr S C Kilpatrick	41,367,500	41,161,554	99.5	205,946	0.5	5,070
7.	To re-elect Mr M S Paul	40,161,288	38,326,870	95.43	1,834,418	4.57	1,211,281
8.	To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey	41,366,180	41,352,304	99.97	13,876	0.03	6,390
9.	To re-elect Mr D G Moorhouse	41,366,930	41,178,238	99.54	188,692	0.46	5,640
10.	To re-elect Mr M J L Salter	41,366,930	41,178,054	99.54	188,876	0.46	5,640
11.	To elect Mr J R Atkinson	41,366,750	41,187,483	99.57	179,267	0.43	5,820
12.	To elect Mr F H S Graham	41,363,666	41,154,536	99.49	209,130	0.51	8,904
13.	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	41,366,969	40,735,935	98.47	631,034	1.53	5,600
14.	To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	41,372,570	41,366,685	99.99	5,885	0.01	0
15.	To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities	41,371,500	41,352,853	99.95	18,647	0.05	1,070
16.	To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights (general)	41,372,270	41,122,617	99.4	249,653	0.6	300
17.	To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights (acquisitions/capital investments)	41,372,199	37,866,820	91.53	3,505,379	8.47	370
18.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	41,354,365	40,730,236	98.49	624,129	1.51	18,204
19.	To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days notice	41,371,570	40,980,743	99.06	390,827	0.94	1,000

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution. 

The percentage of issued share capital voted was 82.31%.

 

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