Result of AGM

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Result of AGM 2018

Released : 11.09.2018

Ashtead Group PLC

Result of AGM

11th September 2018

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

Result of AGM

Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.30 pm on 11th September 2018 in London.

The Board is pleased to announce that all resolutions placed before the meeting were carried on a show of hands.

The proxy votes were as follows:

RESOLUTION FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
1.  That the account for the year ended 30 April 2018, the directors’ report and the auditor’s report be adopted. 343,116,546 538,958 923,851
2.  That the directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 30 April 2018 be approved. 307,156,710 30,726,880 6,695,763
3.  That a final dividend of 27.5 pence per ordinary share be declared for the year ended 30 April 2018. 344,465,170 33,269 80,916
4.  That Geoff Drabble be re-elected as a director of the Company. 327,001,859 17,493,478 84,016
5.  That Brendan Horgan be re-elected as a director of the Company. 334,262,566 10,235,772 81,016
6.  That Michael Pratt be re-elected as a director of the Company. 333, 877, 719 10,620,619 81,016
7.  That Ian Sutcliffe be re-elected as a director of the Company. 332,706,313 6,627,361 5,245,679
8.  That Lucinda Riches be re-elected as a director of the Company. 331, 138,814 13,356,025 84,516
9. That Tanya Fratto be re-elected as a director of the Company. 337,492,685 7,002,129 84,541
10.  That Paul Walker be elected as a director of the Company. 321,874,196 22,603,875 101,282
11. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed as auditor of the Company. 337,786,706 6,506,340 286,308
12. That the directors be authorised to determine the auditor’s remuneration. 343,500,086 921,156 158,113
13. That the directors are authorised to allot the shares under section 551 (1) (a) and (b) of the Companies Act 2006. 329,992,182 14,487,314 99,859
14. That the directors be empowered to disapply the provisions of section 561 (1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006. 342,505,756 1,635,331 438,268
15. That the directors be empowered to issue 
shares on a non pre-emptive basis.
331,097,216 13,043,870 438,268
16. That the directors be authorised to make market purchases of the Company’s shares under section 701 of the Companies Act. 337,697,470 6,345,480 536,404
17. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice. 323,796,968 19,067,080 1,715,307

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