Elementis plc - Result of 2013 AGM
The Company's AGM was held today (25 April 2013) at The Royal Institution of Great Britain in London and all resolutions proposed were passed on a vote on a show of hands.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6, copies of the resolutions, designated as being special business, passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
For information, the following table shows the proxy voting position received for the Meeting. The total number of shares in issue as at 23 April 2013 was 454,071,242. (Total voting rights: 454,071,242). Details of the proxy votes received prior to the Meeting are set out below. The percentage figure shown in each column is the percentage of the total number of proxy votes validly cast (under law) for each resolution (i.e. excludes votes withheld).
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FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD |
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RESOLUTION |
No of Votes |
No of votes at Chairman's discretion |
% of Vote |
No of Votes |
% of Vote |
No of Shares |
1. Receive annual report and accounts 2012 |
348,802,162 |
775,615 |
100.00% |
11,632 |
0.00% |
6,299 |
2. Final dividend |
348,783,495 |
776,924 |
100.00% |
2,551 |
0.00% |
32,738 |
3. Remuneration report |
345,517,129 |
782,579 |
99.73% |
938,723 |
0.27% |
2,357,277 |
4. Re-elect Robert Beeston (Chairman) |
347,421,903 |
790,764 |
99.61% |
1,348,880 |
0.39% |
34,161 |
5. Re-elect David Dutro (CEO) |
347,871,585 |
792,526 |
99.74% |
896,782 |
0.26% |
34,815 |
6. Re-elect Brian Taylorson (GFD) |
347,869,487 |
792,518 |
99.74% |
898,888 |
0.26% |
34,815 |
7. Re-elect Ian Brindle (SID) |
346,621,235 |
790,082 |
99.39% |
2,149,576 |
0.61% |
34,815 |
8. Re-elect Andrew Christie |
346,906,346 |
790,675 |
99.47% |
1,857,872 |
0.53% |
40,815 |
9. Re-elect Chris Girling |
346,900,888 |
797,756 |
99.47% |
1,862,249 |
0.53% |
34,815 |
10. Re-elect Kevin Matthews |
346,908,918 |
795,247 |
99.47% |
1,856,396 |
0.53% |
35,147 |
11. Re-appoint Auditors |
341,567,150 |
785,162 |
98.44% |
5,428,225 |
1.56% |
1,815,171 |
12. Auditors' remuneration |
344,721,461 |
790,831 |
98.95% |
3,666,259 |
1.05% |
417,157 |
13.Special dividend |
348,783,575 |
769,275 |
100.00% |
8,319 |
0.00% |
34,539 |
14. Authority to allot shares |
344,301,795 |
784,498 |
98.73% |
4,455,462 |
1.27% |
53,953 |
15. Adopt new Articles |
348,665,376 |
787,935 |
99.98% |
86,503 |
0.02% |
55,894 |
16. Hold general meetings at 14 clear days' notice |
328,014,108 |
792,471 |
94.06% |
20,766,378 |
5.94% |
22,751 |
17. Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
348,464,084 |
813,892 |
99.92% |
266,666 |
0.08% |
51,066 |
18. Authority to purchase own ordinary shares |
346,953,845 |
790,638 |
99.89% |
395,702 |
0.11% |
1,455,523 |
Resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.
Wai Wong
Company Secretary
0207 408 9300