Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2776G

Boot(Henry) PLC

25 May 2017

 

HENRY BOOT PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM'): 25 MAY 2017

Henry Boot PLC ('the Company') announces that all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 21 April 2017 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.	89,741,038	89,741,038	100.00	0	0.00	0
Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares.	89,741,038	89,741,038	100.00	0	0.00	0
Resolution 3: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.	89,709,578	89,114,224	99.34	595,354	0.66	30,995
Resolution 4: To reappoint EJ Boot as a Director.	89,739,663	76,485,070	85.23	13,254,593	14.77	1,375
Resolution 5: To reappoint JT Sutcliffe as a Director.	89,740,038	85,496,056	95.27	4,243,982	4.73	1,000
Resolution 6: To reappoint DL Littlewood as a Director.	89,712,394	85,468,048	95.27	4,244,346	4.73	28,644
Resolution 7: To reappoint Ms JC Lake as a Director.	89,740,037	85,814,383	95.63	3,925,654	4.37	1,000
Resolution 8: To reappoint JJ Sykes as a Director.	89,677,965	76,334,155	85.12	13,343,810	14.88	63,073
Resolution 9: To reappoint P Mawson as a Director.	89,740,038	89,730,125	99.99	9,913	0.01	1,000
Resolution 10: To reappoint GR Jennings as a Director.	89,740,038	89,726,674	99.99	13,364	0.01	1,000
Resolution 11: To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors.	87,706,022	87,504,085	99.77	201,937	0.23	2,035,016
Resolution 12: To authorise the Audit Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration.	89,741,038	89,739,183	100.00	1,855	0.00	0
Resolution 13: To authorise the Directors under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot shares.	87,714,401	87,513,669	99.77	200,732	0.23	2,026,637
Resolution 14: To grant the authority requested in respect of the issue of equity securities for cash.	87,214,401	86,998,669	99.75	215,732	0.25	2,526,637
Resolution 15: To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares.	89,733,838	87,443,533	97.45	2,290,305	2.55	7,200

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 25 May 2017, there were 132,109,335 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 2016 Annual Report and Financial Statements, together with the Notice of AGM, are available to view on the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM') www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and a copy can also be found on the Company's website.

Enquiries:

Henry Boot PLC

Russell Deards

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

www.henryboot.co.uk 

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