Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6054U

Cropper(James) PLC

30 July 2020

 

30 July 2020

James Cropper Plc

(the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

Following the Annual general Meeting held on 29 July 2020, James Cropper plc announces that all resolutions as set out in the Company's notice of AGM, apart from the resolution withdrawn, were approved.

Prior to the start of the AGM and following the announcement made on 27 July 2020 that Karl David Watson announced his resignation as a Director with effect from 1 August 2020, the Board withdrew Resolution 5, being to re-elect him as a Director of the Company.

The withdrawal of Resolution 5 does not otherwise affect the validity of the Notice of meeting, the proxy form or any proxy votes submitted.

The proxy votes lodged in respect of the AGM resolutions were as follows:

Resolution	Result	Proxy votes for		Proxy votes against		Total Proxy votes cast (excluding withheld)	Proxy votes withheld *
		Number	% of proxy votes cast	Number	% of proxy votes cast	Number	Number
Resolution 1 To receive the 2020 Report and Accounts	For	3,693,244	99.89	4,000	0.11	3,697,244	5,347
Resolution 2 To Re-elect Mark A J Cropper as a Director of the Company	For	2,618,378	99.73	7,016	0.27	2,625,394	1,077,197
Resolution 3 To re-elect Jim Sharp as a Director of the Company	For	2,070,516	55.94	1,630,728	44.06	3,701,244	1,347
Resolution 4 To re-elect Lyndsey Scott as a Director of the Company	For	3,684,826	99.56	16,418	0.44	3,701,244	1,347
Resolution 5	Resolution withdrawn prior to commencement of AGM
Resolution 6 To Re-elect Steve Adams as a Director of the Company	For	3,487,379	94.22	213,865	5.78	3,701,244	1,347
Resolution 7 To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor	For	3,693,474	99.76	8,770	0.24	3,702,244	347
Resolution 8 To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration	For	3,695,231	99.81	7,013	0.19	3,702,244	347
Resolution 9 To approve the Report of the Remuneration Committee	For	2,272,878	61.48	1,423,853	38.52	3,696,731	5,860
Resolution 10 To renew the Directors' authority to issue shares	For	3,682,093	99.58	15,651	0.42	3,697,744	4,847
Resolution 11 To authorise issue of shares without pre-emptive rights	For	3,682,593	99.58	15,651	0.42	3,698,244	4,347

* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 9,554,803 ordinary shares of 25p each, each of which carries the right to one vote.

Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.jamescropper.com .

Enquiries:

James Cropper PLC (AIM: CRPR) Isabelle Maddock, Chief Finance Officer Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary Tel: [phone] www.jamescropper.com

Shore Capital Robert Finlay, Henry Willcocks, John More Tel:  + 44 (0) 20 7601 6100

 

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