Results of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 0887I
HSS Hire Group PLC
14 June 2017
 

14 June 2017

 

HSS Hire Group plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

At the AGM of HSS Hire Group plc held today at 11.00 am at Hilton Garden Inn Heathrow, Pavilion Centre, Eastern Perimeter Road, Hatton Cross, Heathrow, TW6 2SQ, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were voted on a poll and were passed by the requisite majorities.

Resolutions 1 to 11 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12 to 15 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.

Ordinary resolutions

Votes
for

% Votes for 1

Votes
against

% Votes against 1

Total votes validly cast

% of Issued share capital voted 1,2,3

Votes withheld 2

Resolution 1:

Receive annual report and accounts

135,523,587

99.99

6,904

0.01

135,530,491

79.63

0

Resolution 2:

Receive and approve remuneration report

135,332,906

99.86

195,585

0.14

135,528,491

79.63

2,000

Resolution 3:

Re-election of Alan Peterson

135,504,434

99.98

25,105

0.02

135,529,539

79.63

952

Resolution 4:

Re-election of Amanda Burton

135,510,276

99.99

19,263

0.01

135,529,539

79.63

952

Resolution 5:

Re-election of Douglas Robertson

135,510,752

99.99

18,787

0.01

135,529,539

79.63

952

Resolution 6:

Re-election of Thomas Sweet-Escott

135,490,516

99.97

39,023

0.03

135,529,539

79.63

952

Resolution 7:

Re-election of Paul Quested

135,510,276

99.99

19,263

0.01

135,529,539

79.63

952

Resolution 8:

Re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors

135,332,682

99.98

27,105

0.02

135,359,787

79.53

170,704

Resolution 9:

Authorise directors to agree auditors' remuneration

135,523,587

99.99

6,904

0.01

135,530,491

79.63

0

Resolution 10:

Renew authority to allot new shares

135,466,383

99.95

63,632

0.05

135,530,015

79.63

476

Resolution 11:

Political donations

135,472,142

99.97

45,349

0.03

135,517,491

79.62

13,000

 

VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE

RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Ordinary resolutions

Votes
for

% Votes for 1

Votes
against

% Votes against 1

Total votes validly cast

% of Issued share capital voted 1,2,4

Votes withheld 2

Resolution 4:

Re-election of Amanda Burton

49,828,568

99.96

19,263

0.04

49,847,831

58.97

952

Resolution 5:

Re-election of Douglas Robertson

49,829,044

99.96

18,787

0.04

49,847,831

58.97

952

 

Special resolutions

Votes for

% Votes for 1

Votes
against

% Votes against 1

Total votes validly cast

% of Issued share capital voted 1,2,3

Votes withheld 2

Resolution 12:

Disapplication of pre-emption rights

135,520,752

99.99

9,263

0.01

135,530,015

79.63

476

Resolution 13:

Disapplication of pre-emption rights

135,330,526

99.85

199,489

0.15

135,530,015

79.63

476

Resolution 14:

Authority to purchase own shares

135,500,669

99.98

29,346

0.02

135,530,015

79.63

476

Resolution 15:

Notice of general meetings

135,469,323

99.95

61,167

0.05

135,530,490

79.63

0

Notes:

1.    The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

2.    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.

3.    The number of ordinary shares in issue on 14 June 2017 was 170,207,142. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

4.    The number of ordinary shares in issue on 14 June 2017 controlled by Independent Shareholders as defined in the explanatory notes to the Notice of the Annual General Meeting circulated on 28 April 2017.

Copies of resolutions 12 to 15, being resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business passed by the Company at the above AGM, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

For further information, please contact:

HSS Hire Group plc

Tel: 020 8260 3343

Daniel Joll, Company Secretary


Robert Halls, Investor Relations Manager


 

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

Tel: 020 7638 9571

Kevin Smith


Nick Hayns


 


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