Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0519L
Helical PLC
14 July 2017
 

Helical plc (Company)

Annual General Meeting - 13 July 2017

 

At the ninety seventh Annual General Meeting of Helical plc held on Thursday 13 July 2017, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 13 June 2017, except for resolution 7, were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands.  The Company announced on 12 July 2017 that Duncan Walker had stepped down from the Board with immediate effect and as a consequence, resolution 7 to re-elect him as a Director was withdrawn.  Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:



Proxy Votes Received


Resolution

For the Resolution1 

% For

Against the Resolution

% Against

Total Votes Validly Cast

Votes Withheld2

1

To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2017

96,504,069

100%

0.0%

0.0%

96,504,069

53,045

2

To declare a final dividend of 6.20 pence per ordinary share

96,557,114

100%

0.0%

0.0%

96,557,114

0

3

To re-elect M. E. Slade as a Director

90,711,831

93.95%

5,845,283

6.05%

96,557,114

0

4

To re-elect G. A. Kaye as a Director

95,327,423

98.73%

1,229,691

1.27%

96,557,114

0

5

To re-elect T. J. Murphy as a Director

95,325,083

98.72%

1,232,031

1.28%

96,557,114

0

6

To re-elect M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director

95,325,083

98.73%

1,229,691

1.27%

96,554,774

2,340

7

To re-elect D. C. E. Walker as a Director - Resolution Withdrawn

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

To re-elect R. D. Gillingwater as a Director

94,906,222

98.29%

1,650,892

1.71%

96,557,114

0

9

To re-elect S. V. Clayton as a Director

96,418,677

99.86%

138,437

0.14%

96,557,114

0

10

To re-elect R. R. Cotton as a Director

96,416,337

99.86%

138,437

0.14%

96,554,774

2,340

11

To re-elect R. J. Grant as a Director

96,274,837

99.71%

282,277

0.29%

96,557,114

0

12

To re-elect M. K. O'Donnell as a

Director

95,898,916

99.32%

658,198

0.68%

96,557,114

0

13

To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors of the Company

95,080,997

99.98%

17,689

0.02%

95,098,686

1,458,428

14

To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor

96,531,961

99.97%

25,153

0.03%

96,557,114

0

15

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the section containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2017

81,173,041

84.07%

15,381,808

15.93%

96,554,849

2,265

16

To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006

89,381,316

93.04%

6,723,458

6.96%

96,554,774

2,340

17

To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 20063

96,550,169

99.99%

6,945

0.01%

96,557,114

0

18

To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 in addition to resolution 173

85,575,692

88.63%

10,981,422

11.37%

96,557,114

0

19

To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 20063

95,058,416

98.46%

1,483,071

1.54%

96,541,487

15,627

20

To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice3

94,869,964

98.25%

1,687,150

1.75%

96,557,114

0

Notes to the Disclosure:
As at the date of the meeting there were 118,534,278 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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

1  Includes discretionary votes

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

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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