Results of AGM

RNS Number : 8222W

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

29 April 2016

 

James Fisher and Sons plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

28 April 2016

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 28 April 2016 were duly passed.  A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.

Resolution	Total proxy votes cast (excluding withheld)	For		Against		Withheld
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
1. To receive the Annual Accounts and reports thereon	35,904,160	35,497,840	98.87	406,320	1.13	0
2.  To approve the Annual statement by the chairman of  the Remuneration Committee and the Annual report on remuneration	35,877,147	35,818,578	99.84	58,569	0.16	27,013
3.   To declare a final dividend	35,904,160	35,901,326	99.99	2,834	0.01	0
4.   To re-elect Mr C J Rice	35,898,251	35,895,066	99.99	3,185	0.01	5,909
5.   To re-elect Mr N P Henry	35,898,251	35,895,793	99.99	2,458	0.01	5,909
6.   To re-elect Mr S C Kilpatrick	35,897,501	35,895,793	99.99	1,708	0.01	6,659
7.   To re-elect Mr M S Paul	35,898,251	35,894,166	99.99	4,085	0.01	5,909
8.   To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey	35,898,371	35,896,850	99.99	1,521	0.01	5,789
9.   To re-elect Mr D G Moorhouse	35,897,621	35,896,970	99.99	651	0.01	6,539
10. To re-elect Mr M J L Salter	35,898,371	35,897,320	99.99	1,051	0.01	5,789
11. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	35,411,038	35,346,195	99.82	64,843	0.18	493,122
12. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	35,898,160	35,818,715	99.78	79,445	0.22	6,000
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	35,899,614	35,890,363	99.97	9,251	0.03	4,546
14. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	35,897,953	35,655,679	99.33	242,274	0.67	6,207
15. To authorise market purchases of Company's own shares	35,876,143	35,358,297	98.56	517,846	1.44	28,017
16. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days notice	35,903,709	35,218,843	98.09	684,866	1.91	450

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution. 

The percentage of issued share capital voted was 71.43%.

 

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