Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1941V

Electrocomponents PLC

19 July 2018

 

Electrocomponents plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

Electrocomponents plc (the 'Company') announces that all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 23 May 2018 were duly passed by conducting a poll at today's Annual General Meeting ('AGM').

The results of the poll held at the AGM are as follows:

		Votes For (incl. Chairman's discretion)		Votes Against		Total votes validly cast	Votes Withheld*
Resolution		No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes	% of vote
1.	Receive Annual Report and Accounts for 2018	366,942,801	100.00	605	0.00	366,943,406	2,477,739
2.	Approve Directors' Remuneration Report	362,434,444	98.21	6,620,086	1.79	369,054,530	366,614
3.	Approve Final Dividend for 2018	369,420,369	100.00	0	0.00	369,420,369	776
4.	Re-elect Bertrand Bodson	365,906,036	99.11	3,303,124	0.89	369,209,160	211,985
5.	Re-elect Louisa Burdett	366,244,579	99.20	2,953,374	0.80	369,197,953	223,192
6.	Re-elect David Egan	365,602,970	99.02	3,606,388	0.98	369,209,358	211,787
7.	Re-elect Karen Guerra	366,227,758	99.20	2,969,200	0.80	369,196,958	224,187
8.	Re-elect Peter Johnson	364,873,930	98.83	4,333,443	1.17	369,207,373	213,771
9.	Re-elect John Pattullo	366,169,485	99.18	3,040,290	0.82	369,209,775	211,370
10.	Re-elect Simon Pryce	365,470,181	99.08	3,390,480	0.92	368,860,661	560,482
11.	Re-elect Lindsley Ruth	368,510,960	99.81	684,196	0.19	369,195,156	225,989
12.	Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor	369,185,564	100.00	14,410	0.00	369,199,974	221,171
13.	Agree remuneration of the auditor	369,386,863	99.99	24,429	0.01	369,411,292	9,853
14.	Authority to allot shares	339,610,703	91.98	29,597,456	8.02	369,208,159	212,986
15.	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights up to 5%	346,766,636	93.88	22,622,077	6.12	369,388,713	32,432
16.	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for additional 5%	323,763,532	87.65	45,606,660	12.35	369,370,192	50,952
17.	Authority to purchase own shares	368,361,792	99.83	644,605	0.17	369,006,397	414,747
18.	Notice Period for General Meetings	342,993,343	92.85	26,424,883	7.15	369,418,226	2,919
19.	Renewal of share option scheme	367,282,836	99.43	2,121,732	0.57	369,404,568	16,577

* A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution, the total votes validly cast or the calculation of the proportion of issued share capital voted.

The Company has noted that the Resolutions are duly passed under the Companies Act 2006. 

The total number of shares in issue on Thursday, 19 July 2018 was 442,629,959 ordinary shares in the Company. A total of 83.46% of the share capital was voted.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2., a copy of the Resolutions relating to Special Business has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. 

Ian Haslegrave

Company Secretary

19 July 2018

LEI: 549300KVXDURRKVW7R37

 

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