Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3311Z

Boot(Henry) PLC

20 May 2021

 

HENRY BOOT PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM'): 20 MAY 2021

Henry Boot PLC ('the Company') announces that all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 16 April 2021 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.	87,381,837	87,373,874	99.99	7,963	0.01	1,685,932
Resolution 2 : To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares.	89,067,769	89,067,769	100.00	0	0.00	0
Resolution 3 : To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.	86,589,194	85,701,476	98.97	887,718	1.03	2,478,575
Resolution 4 : To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.	89,055,143	87,300,759	98.03	1,754,384	1.97	9,626
Resolution 5 : To reappoint Timothy Roberts as a Director.	89,053,649	88,697,991	99.60	355,658	0.40	14,120
Resolution 6 : To reappoint Jamie Boot as a Director.	87,374,593	84,520,483	96.73	2,854,110	3.27	1,693,176
Resolution 7 : To reappoint Darren Littlewood as a Director.	89,053,649	89,048,224	99.99	5,425	0.01	14,120
Resolution 8 : To reappoint Joanne Lake as a Director.	89,041,121	86,505,426	97.15	2,535,695	2.85	26,648
Resolution 9 : To reappoint James Sykes as a Director.	89,053,648	87,348,787	98.09	1,704,861	1.91	14,121
Resolution 10 : To reappoint Peter Mawson as a Director.	88,184,655	85,827,807	97.33	2,356,848	2.67	883,114
Resolution 11 : To reappoint Gerald Jennings as a Director.	89,053,649	87,489,247	98.24	1,564,402	1.76	14,120
Resolution 12 : To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors.	89,022,404	87,154,870	97.90	1,867,534	2.10	45,365
Resolution 13: To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration.	89,032,590	88,857,125	99.80	175,465	0.20	35,179
Resolution 14: To authorise the Directors under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot shares.	89,042,745	88,899,279	99.84	143,466	0.16	25,024
Resolution 15: To grant the authority requested in respect of the issue of equity securities for cash.	87,023,488	86,989,739	99.96	33,749	0.04	2,044,281
Resolution 16: To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares.	87,024,446	85,300,175	98.02	1,724,271	1.98	2,043,323

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 18 May 2021, there were 133,268,452 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 2020 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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