Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9992P
Severfield PLC
06 September 2017
 

SEVERFIELD PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting 2017

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at 12 noon today, 6 September, all of the resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Copies of all the resolutions passed have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for review at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

A summary of Proxies received in respect of each resolution is set out below (a "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution):



In Favour

Against

Total

Withheld


Resolution

No of   votes

% of votes

No of votes

% of votes

No of   votes

No of votes


1. To receive and adopt the annual accounts and the reports of the Directors for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 together with the report of the auditor thereon.

230,966,066

100.00

7,906

0.00

230,973,972

1,572,906


2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy) for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2017.

232,317,280

99.96

91,930

0.04

232,409,210

137,668


3. To approve the Directors' remuneration policy, the full text of which is set out on pages 83 to 90 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2017.

231,684,761

99.66

801,189

0.34

232,485,950

60,928


4. To declare a final dividend of 1.6p per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2017 payable on 15th September 2017 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 18th August 2017.

232,546,878

100.00

0

0.00

232,546,878

0


5. To reappoint John Dodds as a Director.

227,963,446

98.03

4,571,981

1.97

232,535,427

11,451


6. To reappoint Ian Lawson as a Director.

229,145,681

98.54

3,389,746

1.46

232,535,427

11,451


7. To reappoint Ian Cochrane as a Director.

229,153,889

98.55

3,381,538

1.45

232,535,427

11,451


8. To reappoint Alan Dunsmore as a Director.

229,126,464

98.53

3,408,963

1.47

232,535,427

11,451


9. To reappoint Derek Randall as a Director.

229,157,347

98.55

3,378,080

1.45

232,535,427

11,451


10. To reappoint Alun Griffiths as a Director.

228,314,389

98.18

4,221,038

1.82

232,535,427

11,451


11. To reappoint Chris Holt as a Director.

228,323,546

98.19

4,201,215

1.81

232,524,761

22,117


12. To reappoint Tony Osbaldiston as a Director.

228,319,456

98.19

4,205,305

1.81

232,524,761

22,117


13. To reappoint Kevin Whiteman as a Director.

228,350,106

98.20

4,174,655

1.80

232,524,761

22,117


14. To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2017.

232,492,471

99.98

38,356

0.02

232,530,827

16,051


15. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.

232,499,004

99.99

19,648

0.01

232,518,652

28,226


16. To authorise the Directors to allot securities of the Company.

232,301,597

99.95

117,055

0.05

232,418,652

128,226


17. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of securities of the Company.

232,288,363

99.95

111,789

0.05

232,400,152

146,726


18. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment.

231,606,511

99.66

793,641

0.34

232,400,152

146,726


19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary shares.

231,570,101

99.59

953,929

0.41

232,524,030

22,848


20. That a general meeting of the Company (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

229,432,915

98.67

3,095,463

1.33

232,528,378

18,500


21. Amendment of the rules of the 2017 performance share plan

231,652,197

99.66

787,527

0.34

232,439,724

107,154


22. Increase fees for directors

231,521,220

99.89

263,171

0.11

231,784,391

762,487

 


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