AGM Results

RNS Number : 5593R

Boot(Henry) PLC

30 June 2020

 

HENRY BOOT PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM'): 30 June 2020

Henry Boot PLC ('the Company') announces that all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 20 May 2020 previously circulated to the Company's shareholders were passed by way of a show of hands at the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company held today.

Details of the proxy voting instructions lodged prior to the AGM for each resolution (all of which were passed on a show of hands) are shown in the table below:

Resolution	Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)	Total for and at discretion		Total against		Withheld
	No. of votes	No. of votes	% of vote	No. of votes	% of vote	No. of votes
Resolution 1 : To receive the Directors' Report, Auditors' Report, Strategic Report and the Financial Statements.	95,548,737	95,535,771	99.99	12,966	0.01	1,685,931
Resolution 2 : To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares.	97,211,104	97,206,850	100.00	4,254	0.00	23,565
Resolution 3 : To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.	97,202,829	91,440,756	94.07	5,762,073	5.93	31,839
Resolution 4 : To reappoint Tim Roberts as a Director.	97,068,271	97,064,271	100.00	4,000	0.00	165,398
Resolution 5 : To reappoint Jamie Boot as a Director.	97,186,477	93,550,239	96.26	3,636,238	3.74	48,191
Resolution 6 : To reappoint Darren Littlewood as a Director.	97,069,271	97,016,254	99.95	53,017	0.05	165,398
Resolution 7 : To reappoint Joanne Lake as a Director.	97,069,270	92,913,691	95.72	4,155,579	4.28	165,398
Resolution 8 : To reappoint James Sykes as a Director.	97,059,895	94,175,433	97.03	2,884,462	2.97	174,773
Resolution 9 : To reappoint Peter Mawson as a Director.	97,069,270	94,172,344	97.02	2,896,926	2.98	165,398
Resolution 10 : To reappoint Gerald Jennings as a Director.	97,067,271	95,860,342	98.76	1,206,929	1.24	167,398
Resolution 11 : To reappoint Ernst and Young as auditors.	97,206,290	97,000,949	99.79	205,341	0.21	28,379
Resolution 12: To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration.	97,051,686	96,846,906	99.79	204,780	0.21	182,983
Resolution 13: That the rules of the Henry Boot PLC 2020 Company Share Option Plan, be and are hereby approved.	97,158,513	94,228,285	96.98	2,930,228	3.02	76,155
Resolution 14: THAT the rules of the Henry Boot PLC 2020 Sharesave Plan, be and are hereby approved.	97,191,154	94,265,926	96.99	2,925,228	3.01	43,514
Resolution 15: To authorise the Directors under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot shares.	97,203,104	96,879,291	99.67	323,813	0.33	31,565
Resolution 16: To grant the authority requested in respect of the issue of equity securities for cash.	97,164,570	96,811,705	99.64	352,865	0.36	70,099
Resolution 17: To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares.	97,193,603	95,137,209	97.88	2,056,394	2.12	41,065

The 'for' vote includes those giving discretion to the Chairman.

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

On 26 June 2020, there were 133,177,602 Henry Boot PLC ordinary shares of 10p each in issue. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

A copy of the results for the AGM will also be available on the Company's website within the latest news section at www.henryboot.co.uk .

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of AGM. The 2019 Annual Report and Financial Statements, together with the Notice of AGM, are available to view on the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM') https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and a copy can also be found on the Company's website.

Enquiries:

Henry Boot PLC

Amy Stanbridge

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

www.henryboot.co.uk  

 

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