Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

RNS Number : 7032C

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

03 May 2012

 



James Fisher and Sons plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

3^rd May 2012

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 3 May 2012 were duly passed unanimously on a show of hands.  A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is 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.	40,284,308	304	40,036,254	99.40	243,492	0.60	4,561
2.  To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration	40,284,308	304	39,947,147	99.82	72,641	0.18	264,519
3.  To declare a final dividend	40,284,308	304	40,276,912	99.99	2,834	0.01	4,561
4.  To re-elect Mr C.Rice	40,284,308	304	40,264,832	99.99	2,530	0.01	16,945
5.  To re-elect Mr M.Storey	40,284,308	304	40,262,632	99.99	4,570	0.01	17,105
6.  To re-elect Mr M.Everard	40,284,308	304	36,380,188	93.87	2,377,419	6.13	1,526,700
7.  To re-appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration	40,284,308	304	40,017,861	99.95	18,111	0.05	248,335
8. To authorise the directors to allot shares	40,284,308	304	40,219,557	99.97	12,925	0.03	51,825
9.  To authorise disapplication of pre-emption rights	40,284,308	304	39,921,200	99.23	309,055	0.77	54,052
10. To authorise market purchases of Company's own shares	40,284,308	304	40,248,010	99.92	31,106	0.08	5,191
11.  To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGM's) at 14 days notice	40,284,308	304	39,641,815	98.42	637,931	1.58	4,561

The percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes.  Votes in favour include votes at Chairman's discretion.

The total number of votes cast by proxy was 40,284,308.

The number of shares in issue at the record date was 50,025,431.

The percentage of issued share capital voted was 80.53%.

 

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