Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0519L

Helical PLC

14 July 2017

 

Helical plc (Company)

Annual General Meeting - 13 July 2017

At the ninety seventh Annual General Meeting of Helical plc held on Thursday 13 July 2017, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 13 June 2017, except for resolution 7, were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands.  The Company announced on 12 July 2017 that Duncan Walker had stepped down from the Board with immediate effect and as a consequence, resolution 7 to re-elect him as a Director was withdrawn.  Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:

		Proxy Votes Received
	Resolution	For the Resolution1	% For	Against the Resolution	% Against	Total Votes Validly Cast	Votes Withheld2
1	To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2017	96,504,069	100%	0.0%	0.0%	96,504,069	53,045
2	To declare a final dividend of 6.20 pence per ordinary share	96,557,114	100%	0.0%	0.0%	96,557,114	0
3	To re-elect M. E. Slade as a Director	90,711,831	93.95%	5,845,283	6.05%	96,557,114	0
4	To re-elect G. A. Kaye as a Director	95,327,423	98.73%	1,229,691	1.27%	96,557,114	0
5	To re-elect T. J. Murphy as a Director	95,325,083	98.72%	1,232,031	1.28%	96,557,114	0
6	To re-elect M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director	95,325,083	98.73%	1,229,691	1.27%	96,554,774	2,340
7	To re-elect D. C. E. Walker as a Director - Resolution Withdrawn	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	To re-elect R. D. Gillingwater as a Director	94,906,222	98.29%	1,650,892	1.71%	96,557,114	0
9	To re-elect S. V. Clayton as a Director	96,418,677	99.86%	138,437	0.14%	96,557,114	0
10	To re-elect R. R. Cotton as a Director	96,416,337	99.86%	138,437	0.14%	96,554,774	2,340
11	To re-elect R. J. Grant as a Director	96,274,837	99.71%	282,277	0.29%	96,557,114	0
12	To re-elect M. K. O'Donnell as a Director	95,898,916	99.32%	658,198	0.68%	96,557,114	0
13	To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors of the Company	95,080,997	99.98%	17,689	0.02%	95,098,686	1,458,428
14	To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor	96,531,961	99.97%	25,153	0.03%	96,557,114	0
15	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the section containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2017	81,173,041	84.07%	15,381,808	15.93%	96,554,849	2,265
16	To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	89,381,316	93.04%	6,723,458	6.96%	96,554,774	2,340
17	To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 20063	96,550,169	99.99%	6,945	0.01%	96,557,114	0
18	To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 in addition to resolution 173	85,575,692	88.63%	10,981,422	11.37%	96,557,114	0
19	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 20063	95,058,416	98.46%	1,483,071	1.54%	96,541,487	15,627
20	To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice3	94,869,964	98.25%	1,687,150	1.75%	96,557,114	0

Notes to the Disclosure:
As at the date of the meeting there were 118,534,278 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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

¹  Includes discretionary votes

² A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution

³  Special Resolution requires at least 75% of votes in favour

 For further information please contact:

James Moss
Company Secretary
020 7629 0113

 

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