Result of AGM - Replacement

RNS Number : 2449F

Helical Bar PLC

26 July 2016

 

Helical Bar PLC

Annual General Meeting - 25 July 2016

 At the ninety sixth Annual General Meeting of Helical Bar plc held on Monday 25 July 2016, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 29 June 2016 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands.  Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:

		Proxy Votes Received
	Resolution	For the Resolution[i]	% For	Against the Resolution	% Against	Total Votes Validly Cast	Votes Withheld [ii]
1	To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor thereon for the year ended 31 March 2016	99,421,832	100.00	0	0.00	99,421,832	145,822
2	To declare a final dividend of 0.72 pence per ordinary share	99,515,161	100.00	1,065	0.00	99,516,226	51,428
3	To re-elect M.E. Slade as a Director	82,081,573	84.55	15,000,245	15.45	97,081,818	2,485,836
4	To re-elect G.A. Kaye as a Director	98,434,116	98.91	1,082,110	1.09	99,516,226	51,428
5	To re-elect M.C. Bonning-Snook as a Director	98,315,962	98.89	1,106,151	1.11	99,422,113	145,541
6	To re-elect T.J. Murphy as a Director	98,340,003	98.82	1,176,223	1.18	99,516,226	51,428
7	To re-elect D.C.E. Walker as a Director	98,410,075	98.89	1,106,151	1.11	99,516,226	51,428
8	To re-elect R.D. Gillingwater as a Director	98,512,879	99.74	254,446	0.26	98,767,325	800,329
9	To re-elect R.J. Grant as a Director	99,371,204	99.86	143,022	0.14	99,514,226	53,428
10	To re-elect M.K. O'Donnell as a Director	99,007,283	99.49	508,943	0.51	99,516,226	51,428
11	To elect S.V. Clayton as a Director	99,515,161	100.00	1,065	0.00	99,516,226	51,428
12	To elect R.R. Cotton as a Director	99,513,161	100.00	3,065	0.00	99,516,226	51,428
13	To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditors of the Company	93,047,683	98.70	1,225,399	1.30	94,273,082	5,294,572
14	To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the auditors	99,515,226	100.00	1,000	0.00	99,516,226	51,428
15	To approve the directors' remuneration report (other than the section containing the directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2016	82,015,167	84.53	15,011,788	15.47	97,026,955	2,540,699
16	To approve the directors' remuneration policy	96,585,226	97.06	2,927,565	2.94	99,512,791	54,863
17	To approve the amendments to the rules of the Helical Bar Annual Bonus Scheme 2012	97,962,400	98.44	1,551,826	1.56	99,514,226	53,428
18	To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	93,393,325	93.85	6,122,901	6.15	99,516,226	51,428
19	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006[iii]	99,495,836	99.99	9,530	0.01	99,505,366	62,288
20	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006[iii]	98,660,050	99.14	856,176	0.86	99,516,226	51,428
21	To change the name of the Company to Helical plc[iii]	99,486,571	99.97	27,655	0.03	99,514,226	53,428
22	To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice[iii]	94,121,895	94.58	5,394,331	5.42	99,516,226	51,428

Notes to the Disclosure

As at the date of the meeting there were 118,183,806 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

[i] Includes discretionary votes

[ii] A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution

[iii] Special Resolution requires at least 75% of votes in favour

 For further information please contact:

James Moss
Company Secretary
020 7629 0113

 

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