Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1837K

Helical Bar PLC

25 July 2013

 

At the ninety third Annual General Meeting of Helical Bar plc held on Wednesday 24 July 2013, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 24 June 2013 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands.  Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:

		Proxy Votes Received
	Resolution	For the Resolution[i]	% For	Against the Resolution	% Against	Total Votes Validly Cast	Votes Withheld[ii]
1	To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor thereon for the year ended 31 March 2013	95,097,755	99.99	13,082	0.01	95,110,837	0
2	To declare a final dividend of 3.70 pence per 1p share	95,110,837	100.00	0	0.00	95,110,837	0
3	To re-elect Mr N.G McNair Scott as a Director	87,148,597	92.48	7,091,999	7.52	94,240,596	871,141
4	To re-elect Mr M.E. Slade as a Director	91,527,953	96.23	3,582,884	3.77	95,110,837	0
5	To re-elect Mr T.J. Murphy as a Director	91,532,658	96.24	3,578,179	3.76	95,110,837	0
6	To re-elect Mr G.A. Kaye as a Director	91,532,658	96.24	3,578,179	3.76	95,110,837	0
7	To re-elect Mr M.C. Bonning-Snook as a Director	91,532,658	96.24	3,578,179	3.76	95,110,837	0
8	To re-elect Mr J.S. Pitman as a Director	91,531,658	96.24	3,578,179	3.76	95,109,837	1,000
9	To re-elect Mr D.C.E. Walker as a Director	91,531,658	96.24	3,578,179	3.76	95,109,837	1,000
10	To re-elect Mr A.E.G. Gulliford as a Director	91,586,861	96.29	3,523,976	3.71	95,110,837	0
11	To re-elect Mr M.K. O'Donnell as a Director	91,590,566	96.30	3,519,271	3.70	95,109,837	1,000
12	To re-elect Mr R.J. Grant as a Director	91,594,566	96.30	3,516,271	3.70	95,110,837	0
13	To re-elect Mr R.D. Gillingwater as a Director	91,593,066	96.30	3,517,771	3.70	95,110,837	0
14	To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Independent Auditor	93,767,510	98.53	1,401,361	1.47	95,168,871	28,066
15	To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor	95,167,061	99.99	1,810	0.01	95,168,871	28,066
16	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2013	86,151,196	91.34	8,165,120	8.66	94,316,316	880,621
17	To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	86,776,263	91.89	7,662,962	8.11	94,439,225	757,712
18	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006[iii]	95,186,887	99.99	10,050	0.01	95,196,937	0
19	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006iii	95,196,937	100.00	0	0	95,196,937	0
20	To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' noticeiii	90,849,515	95.43	4,347,422	4.57	95,196,937	0

Notes to the Disclosure

As at the date of the meeting there were 118,137,522 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

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[i] Includes discretionary votes

[ii] A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution

[iii] Special Resolution requires at least 75% of votes in favour

For further information please contact:

Timothy Murphy

Finance Director and Company Secretary

020 7629 0113

 

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