Result of AGM

Hill & Smith PLC

25 May 2023

 

25 May 2023

Hill & Smith PLC

Result of AGM

Hill & Smith PLC announces that, at its AGM on held on 25 May 2023, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 11 April 2023 and circulated to shareholders, were passed by the members entitled to vote.

Set out below is the result of the votes received, including where proxies were lodged, and voted in accordance with the instructions given.

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions dealing with items of special business will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly.

Resolution	Description	Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against	Votes Total	% of Issued Share Capital	Votes Withheld
1	Report & Accounts	62,318,441	99.90%	60,180	0.10%	62,378,621	77.87%	453,757
2	Remuneration Policy	61,858,119	98.46%	967,984	1.54%	62,826,103	78.42%	6,275
3	Remuneration Report	62,085,022	98.82%	740,007	1.18%	62,825,029	78.42%	7,349
4	Final Dividend	62,832,198	100.00%	180	0.00%	62,832,378	78.43%	0
5	Re-elect Alan Giddins	56,556,993	90.01%	6,273,842	9.99%	62,830,835	78.43%	1,543
6	Re-elect Tony Quinlan	61,603,752	98.05%	1,227,083	1.95%	62,830,835	78.43%	1,543
7	Re-elect Mark Reckitt	61,603,652	98.05%	1,227,183	1.95%	62,830,835	78.43%	1,543
8	Re-elect Pete Raby	61,351,257	98.04%	1,227,183	1.96%	62,578,440	78.11%	253,938
9	Re-elect Leigh-Ann Russell	61,351,257	98.04%	1,227,183	1.96%	62,578,440	78.11%	253,938
10	Re-elect Farrokh Batliwala	61,603,652	98.05%	1,227,183	1.95%	62,830,835	78.43%	1,543
11	Re-elect Hannah Nichols	62,439,546	99.38%	391,289	0.62%	62,830,835	78.43%	1,543
12	Re-appoint Auditors	62,573,184	99.59%	256,350	0.41%	62,829,534	78.43%	2,844
13	Auditor's Remuneration	62,828,231	100.00%	1,303	0.00%	62,829,534	78.43%	2,844
14	Allot/Grant Securities	62,069,279	98.79%	761,359	1.21%	62,830,638	78.43%	1,740
15	Allot/Grant Securities for Cash	62,814,544	99.97%	16,094	0.03%	62,830,638	78.43%	1,740
16	Allot Further Equity Securities for Cash	62,519,473	99.50%	311,165	0.50%	62,830,638	78.43%	1,740
17	Make Market Purchases	62,557,956	99.59%	257,048	0.41%	62,815,004	78.41%	17,374
18	Long Term Incentive Plan Rules	62,551,536	99.57%	272,418	0.43%	62,823,954	78.42%	8,424
19	Executive Share Option Scheme Rules	62,262,687	99.11%	561,267	0.89%	62,823,954	78.42%	8,424
20	Sharesave Scheme Rules	62,822,856	100.00%	1,252	0.00%	62,824,108	78.42%	8,270
21	US Stock Purchase Plan Rules	62,536,065	99.54%	288,301	0.46%	62,824,366	78.42%	8,012
22	Meeting Notice Period	61,926,177	98.56%	902,831	1.44%	62,829,008	78.43%	3,370
23	Make Political Donations	62,113,946	98.86%	717,361	1.14%	62,831,307	78.43%	1,071

Special resolutions (14 to 22 inclusive)

Note 1: The "For" vote includes those giving discretion to the Chair.

Note 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.

Contact:

Hill & Smith PLC

Tel:  + 44 (0) 121 704 7430

C A Henderson

Company Secretary

 

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