Results of AGM

RNS Number : 3423E

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

05 May 2017

 

James Fisher and Sons plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

4 May 2017

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 4 May 2017 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	41,335,850	41,316,850	99.95	19,000	0.05	179,200
2.  To approve the Annual statement by the chairman of  the Remuneration Committee and the Annual report on remuneration	41,508,525	40,757,830	98.19	750,695	1.81	6,525
3.   To declare a final dividend	41,515,050	41,445,216	99.83	69,834	0.17	0
4.   To re-elect Mr C J Rice	40,584,064	39,962,300	98.47	621,764	1.53	930,986
5.   To re-elect Mr N P Henry	41,509,980	41,492,595	99.96	17,385	0.04	5,070
6.   To re-elect Mr S C Kilpatrick	41,509,980	41,492,295	99.96	17,685	0.04	5,070
7.   To re-elect Mr M S Paul	41,509,980	41,504,595	99.99	5,385	0.01	5,070
8.   To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey	41,469,264	41,238,929	99.44	230,335	0.56	45,786
9.   To re-elect Mr D G Moorhouse	41,468,264	41,448,609	99.95	19,655	0.05	46,786
10. To re-elect Mr M J L Salter	41,469,264	41,449,209	99.95	20,055	0.05	45,786
11. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	40,815,118	40,807,599	99.98	7,519	0.02	699,932
12. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	41,511,375	41,475,908	99.91	35,467	0.09	3,675
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	41,512,930	41,463,818	99.88	49,112	0.12	2,120
14. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	41,513,535	41,232,741	99.32	280,794	0.68	1,515
15. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights on a further 5% of the Company's issued share capital.	29,077,632	25,878,185	89.00	3,199,447	11.00	12,437,418
16. To authorise market purchases of Company's own shares	41,484,718	40,739,097	98.20	745,621	1.80	30,332
17. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days notice	41,474,564	40,942,771	98.72	531,793	1.28	40,486

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 82.57%.

 

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