Result of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 1067X

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

29 April 2021

 

James Fisher and Sons plc - Result of Annual General Meeting

29 April 2021

Following the Annual General Meeting held today, James Fisher and Sons plc announces the results for each resolution. Voting at the 2021 AGM was on a poll. The following table sets out the results of the poll on each resolution.

	Result	FOR	%	AGAINST	%	Total votes cast (excluding withheld)	Proxy votes withheld *
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 1 To receive the 2020 Report and Accounts	FOR	38,127,505	100.00	0	0.00	38,127,505	621,264
Resolution 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy in the Annual Report on Remuneration	FOR	37,499,177	97.56	938,426	2.44	38,437,603	311,166
Resolution 3 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report in the Annual Report on Remuneration	FOR	38,196,666	98.60	543,430	1.40	38,740,096	8,673
Resolution 4 To re-elect Mr M S Paul as a Director of the Company.	FOR	38,420,653	99.18	316,910	0.82	38,737,563	11,206
Resolution 5 To re-elect Mr E P O'Lionaird as a Director of the Company.	FOR	37,818,878	99.20	303,425	0.80	38,122,303	626,466
Resolution 6	WITHDRAWN
Resolution 7 To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey as a Director of the Company.	FOR	38,556,423	99.53	181,346	0.47	38,737,769	11,000
Resolution 8 To re-elect Mr J R Atkinson as a Director of the Company.	FOR	38,400,723	99.14	334,006	0.86	38,734,729	14,040
Resolution 9 To re-elect Mr M J L Salter as a Director of the Company.	FOR	38,556,539	99.53	181,024	0.47	38,737,563	11,206
Resolution 10 To re-elect Dr I Braunschmidt as a Director of the Company.	FOR	36,994,399	99.10	334,122	0.90	37,328,521	1,420,248
Resolution 11 To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	FOR	38,101,872	98.35	637,857	1.65	38,739,729	9,040
Resolution 12 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration.	FOR	38,498,269	99.37	244,294	0.63	38,742,563	6,206
Resolution 13 Approve the rules of the 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan	FOR	37,499,614	96.79	1,243,105	3.21	38,742,719	6,050
Resolution 14 To renew the directors' authority to allot shares	FOR	38,294,230	98.84	448,333	1.16	38,742,563	6,206
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 15 Disapply pre-emption (general)	FOR	38,421,003	99.17	321,560	0.83	38,742,563	6,206
Resolution 16 - Disapply pre-emption (acquisitions/ capital investments)	FOR	37,911,248	97.85	831,315	2.15	38,742,563	6,206
Resolution 17 - Authority to purchase own shares	FOR	38,028,395	98.16	714,374	1.84	38,742,769	6,000
Resolution 18 - Notice of general meetings	FOR	38,031,378	98.16	711,391	1.84	38,742,769	6,000
Resolution 19 - Approve the adoption of new articles of association	FOR	38,427,442	99.77	88,721	0.23	38,516,163	232,606

* 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.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . In addition, and in accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.6E, a copy of the articles of association of the Company has also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

As at 27 April 2021 (being the latest date by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the Annual General Meeting must have been entered on the company's Register of Members) the total number of voting rights in the company was 50,395,519 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each, and 100,000 preference shares carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company are 50,495,519.

Contact

Jim Marsh

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

01229 615 559

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800J975E5OYR6S216

 

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