Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8436M

Boot(Henry) PLC

26 May 2022

 

HENRY BOOT PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM'): 26 MAY 2022

Henry Boot PLC ('the Company') announces that all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 13 April 2022 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.	86,402,031	86,391,708	99.99	10,323	0.01	1,685,931
Resolution 2 : To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares.	88,087,962	88,087,962	100.00	0	0.00	0
Resolution 3 : To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.	87,945,293	83,537,884	94.99	4,407,409	5.01	12,669
Resolution 4 : To reappoint Timothy Roberts as a Director.	88,066,196	79,259,719	90.00	8,806,477	10.00	21,766
Resolution 5 : To reappoint Darren Littlewood as a Director.	88,066,196	85,590,406	97.19	2,475,790	2.81	21,766
Resolution 6 : To reappoint Joanne Lake as a Director.	88,066,196	86,180,996	97.86	1,885,200	2.14	21,766
Resolution 7 : To reappoint James Sykes as a Director.	88,066,195	83,848,623	95.21	4,217,572	4.79	21,767
Resolution 8 : To reappoint Peter Mawson as a Director.	84,700,503	82,110,037	96.94	2,590,466	3.06	3,387,459
Resolution 9 : To reappoint Gerald Jennings as a Director.	88,056,696	86,279,372	97.98	1,777,324	2.02	31,266
Resolution 10 : To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors.	88,086,869	86,253,229	97.92	1,833,640	2.08	1,093
Resolution 11 : To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration.	88,071,869	87,927,584	99.84	144,285	0.16	16,093
Resolution 12 : To authorise the Directors under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot shares.	86,028,640	85,001,494	98.81	1,027,146	1.19	2,059,322
Resolution 13: To grant the authority requested in respect of the issue of equity securities for cash.	86,018,585	85,268,400	99.13	750,185	0.87	2,069,377
Resolution 14: To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares.	86,028,805	84,323,770	98.02	1,705,035	1.98	2,059,157

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 24 May 2022, there were 133,447,951 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 2021 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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