Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4872L

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC

06 May 2010

 



James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 6 May 2010 were duly passed unanimously on a show of hands.  A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM are set out below.

Resolution	Total proxy votes cast	Proxy cards received	In favour *		Against		Withheld
			Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
1. To receive the reports and accounts.	38,733,854	346	38,429,989	100.00	0	0.00	303,865
2.  To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration	38,733,854	346	32,506,480	87.14	4,798,457	12.86	1,428,917
3.  To declare a final dividend	38,733,854	346	38,730,773	99.99	2,834	0.01	247
4.  To re-elect Mr M.J.Shields	38,733,854	346	38,685,269	99.89	41,338	0.11	7,247
5.  To re-elect Mr A.R.C.B.Cooke	38,733,854	346	38,621,235	99.87	48,398	0.13	64,221
6.  To re-elect Mr F.M.Everard	38,733,854	346	32,574,097	84.11	6,151,510	15.88	8,247
7.  To re-appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration	38,733,854	346	38,395,581	99.92	29,492	0.08	308,781
8.  To authorise the directors to allot shares	38,733,854	346	38,713,225	99.98	8,860	0.02	11,769
9.  To authorise dis-application of pre-emption rights	38,733,854	346	38,701,896	99.95	20,411	0.05	11,547
10.  To authorise market purchases of the Company's own shares	38,733,854	346	38,697,053	99.91	34,054	0.09	2,747
11.  To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days' notice	38,733,854	346	38,386,320	99.12	340,865	0.88	6,669

The percentage of votes cast exclude Withheld votes.  Votes in favour include votes at Chairman's discretion.

The total number of votes cast by proxy: 38,733,854.

Number of shares in issue and therefore the total number of voting rights: 49,922,840

 

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